This is the list of the number-one albums of the UK Album Downloads Chart during the 2010s. As of 4 October 2019[update], thirty albums have returned to number one. They are: Recovery by Eminem, Now That's What I Call Xmas by various artists, Loud by Rihanna, 21 by Adele, Progress by Take That, Beyoncé's self-titled album Beyoncé, Bad Blood by Bastille, AM by Arctic Monkeys, In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith, x by Ed Sheeran, Wanted on Voyage by George Ezra, 1989 by Taylor Swift, Now That's What I Call Music! 90 by various artists, Now That's What I Call a Summer Party by Various Artists and Now That's What I Call Music! 91 by Various Artists, 25 by Adele, Now That's What I Call Christmas! by Various Artists, A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay, Now That's What I Call Summer Hits, Now That's What I Call Music! 94, Now That's What I Call Music! 95 by Various Artists, Classic House by Pete Tong, Now That's What I Call Music! 96, Now That's What I Call Music! 98, The Greatest Showman, Now That's What I Call Music! 99, Now That's What I Call Music! 100,A Star Is Born, Now That's What I Call Music! 103 and Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent by Lewis Capaldi.
Number-one albums
edit| No. | nth album to top the UK Album Downloads Chart |
|---|---|
| re | Return of an album to number one |
| † | Most-downloaded album of the year[a] |
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- ^ In 2010, the most-downloaded album of the year was Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons. It first entered the chart in 2009 and, during 2010, peaked at number three on 10 March and 4 July.
- ^ a b c d The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.
- ^ The record labels are those given by the Official Charts Company.[1]
By artist
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Sixteen different artists have spent four or more weeks at the top of the UK Official Download Chart so far during the 2010s. The totals below do not include compilation albums credited to various artists.
| Artist | Number-one albums |
Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| Adele | 2 | 29 |
| Ed Sheeran | 4 | 12 |
| Eminem | 4 | 11 |
| Coldplay | 4 | 7 |
| Florence and the Machine | 3 | 4 |
| Glee Cast | 4 | 6 |
| Beyoncé | 3 | 6 |
| Rihanna | 3 | 6 |
| Lady Gaga | 5 | 6 |
| Emeli Sandé | 2 | 5 |
| Arctic Monkeys | 3 | 5 |
| Taylor Swift | 3 | 6 |
| Mumford & Sons | 3 | 6 |
| Jay-Z | 3 | 4 |
| Sam Smith | 2 | 4 |
| Ariana Grande | 3 | 4 |
By record label
editTwenty seven different record labels have released chart-topping albums so far during the 2010s.The totals below do not include compilation albums credited to various artists apart from soundtracks which are included.
| Record label | Number-one albums |
Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| XL | 3 | 31 |
| Beggars Group | 3 | 3 |
| Domino Records | 3 | 5 |
| EMI | 25 | 54 |
| Ministry of Sound | 4 | 4 |
| Ill Gotten | 2 | 2 |
| MTA Records | 1 | 1 |
| MTV Networks | 1 | 1 |
| Nate's Tunes | 1 | 1 |
| Boys Don't Cry | 1 | 2 |
| Sony Music Entertainment | 70 | 84 |
| Sour Mash | 3 | 3 |
| Universal Music Group | 114 | 174 |
| Warner Music Group | 41 | 69 |
| Disney | 3 | 3 |
| BMG | 6 | 7 |
| Black Crow | 1 | 1 |
| Young Turks | 1 | 1 |
| Merky | 1 | 1 |
| Asylum | 2 | 6 |
| Steps Music LLP | 1 | 1 |
| Infectious | 1 | 1 |
| Roc Nation | 2 | 2 |
| Matador | 1 | 1 |
| 4AD | 1 | 1 |
| Dirty Hit | 1 | 1 |
| Ghosteen | 1 | 1 |
| Because Music | 1 | 1 |
| Cooking Vinyl | 1 | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2017.