The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1995, as well as albums which peaked in 1994 and 1996 but were in the top 10 in 1995. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was The Colour of My Love by Celine Dion. Overall, twenty-seven different albums peaked at number-one in 1995, with twenty-seven unique artists hitting that position.
Background
editBest-selling albums
editRobson & Jerome had the best-selling album of the year with Robson & Jerome. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis came in second place. The Colour of My Love by Celine Dion, Life by Simply Red and HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I by Michael Jackson made up the top five. Albums by Queen, Paul Weller, Wet Wet Wet, Blur and Pulp were also in the top-ten best selling albums of the year.
Top-ten albums
edit- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1994 but still in chart in 1995. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1994 or 1995 but peaked in 1996. |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten album position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1994 | ||||||
| 29 January 1994 | 24 | Always & Forever | Eternal | 2 | 7 January 1995 | 3 |
| 5 March 1994 | 32 | The Colour of My Love | Celine Dion | 1 | 28 January 1995 | 7 |
| 7 May 1994 | 36 | Parklife ‡ | Blur | 1 | 7 May 1994 | 1 |
| 4 June 1994 | 12 | Seal (1994) ‡ | Seal | 1 | 4 June 1994 | 2 |
| 10 September 1994 | 25 | Definitely Maybe ‡ | Oasis | 1 | 10 September 1994 | 1 |
| 15 October 1994 | 22 | No Need to Argue ‡ | The Cranberries | 2 | 15 October 1994 | 1 |
| 22 October 1994 | 15 | Cross Road ‡ | Bon Jovi | 1 | 22 October 1994 | 5 |
| 29 October 1994 | 9 | Steam ‡ | East 17 | 3 | 31 December 1994 | 3 |
| 19 November 1994 | 9 | Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 ‡ | Sting | 2 | 19 November 1994 | 1 |
| 18 | Carry on up the Charts: The Best of The Beautiful South ‡ | The Beautiful South | 1 | 3 December 1994 | 7 | |
| 26 November 1994 | 26 | Bizarre Fruit ♦ | M People | 3 | 17 February 1996 | 3 |
| 3 December 1994 | 4 | The Best of New Order ‡ | New Order | 4 | 3 December 1994 | 1 |
| 10 December 1994 | 5 | Live at the BBC ‡ | The Beatles | 1 | 10 December 1994 | 1 |
| 17 December 1994 | 14 | Crocodile Shoes (Original Songs from the BBC Television Serial) ‡ | Jimmy Nail | 2 | 24 December 1994 | 2 |
| Albums in 1995 | ||||||
| 7 January 1995 | 2 | Psyche – The Album | PJ & Duncan | 5 | 7 January 1995 | 1 |
| 21 January 1995 | 13 | Dummy | Portishead | 2 | 6 May 1995 | 1 |
| 28 January 1995 | 1 | University | Throwing Muses | 10 | 28 January 1995 | 1 |
| 4 February 1995 | 1 | Behind Closed Doors | Thunder | 5 | 4 February 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | Octopus | The Human League | 6 | 4 February 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Balance | Van Halen | 8 | 4 February 1995 | 1 | |
| 10 | Pan Pipe Moods | Free The Spirit | 2 | 18 February 1995 | 2 | |
| 11 February 1995 | 3 | Good News from the Next World | Simple Minds | 2 | 11 February 1995 | 1 |
| 3 | Leftism | Leftfield | 3 | 11 February 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Waiting for the Punchline | Extreme | 10 | 11 February 1995 | 1 | |
| 18 February 1995 | 2 | Greatest Hits | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | 6 | 18 February 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | Worry Bomb | Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | 9 | 18 February 1995 | 1 | |
| 25 February 1995 | 1 | Smart | Sleeper | 5 | 25 February 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | King | Belly | 6 | 25 February 1995 | 1 | |
| 4 March 1995 | 1 | Maxinquaye | Tricky | 3 | 4 March 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | Singles | The Smiths | 5 | 4 March 1995 | 1 | |
| 11 March 1995 | 12 | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 11 March 1995 | 2 |
| 2 | Twisted | Del Amitri | 3 | 11 March 1995 | 1 | |
| 18 March 1995 | 12 | Medusa | Annie Lennox | 1 | 18 March 1995 | 1 |
| 2 | Galore | Kirsty MacColl | 6 | 18 March 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Beggar on a Beach of Gold | Mike and the Mechanics | 9 | 18 March 1995 | 1 | |
| 25 March 1995 | 5 | Elastica | Elastica | 1 | 25 March 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | Faith No More | 5 | 25 March 1995 | 1 | |
| 5 | The Bends ♦ | Radiohead | 4 | 10 February 1996 | 1 | |
| 1 | Conversation Peace | Stevie Wonder | 8 | 25 March 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 April 1995 | 3 | Made in England | Elton John | 3 | 1 April 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | Olympian | Gene | 8 | 1 April 1995 | 1 | |
| 8 April 1995 | 3 | Wake Up! | The Boo Radleys | 1 | 8 April 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | Subhuman Race | Skid Row | 8 | 8 April 1995 | 1 | |
| 15 April 1995 | 4 | The Choir (Music from the BBC Television Series) | Anthony Way and Stanislas Syrewicz | 3 | 22 April 1995 | 1 |
| 22 April 1995 | 18 | Picture This | Wet Wet Wet | 1 | 22 April 1995 | 3 |
| 29 April 1995 | 1 | MTV Unplugged | Bob Dylan | 10 | 29 April 1995 | 1 |
| 13 May 1995 | 11 | Nobody Else | Take That | 1 | 13 May 1995 | 2 |
| 1 | Chas & Dave's Street Party | Chas & Dave | 3 | 13 May 1995 | 1 | |
| 20 May 1995 | 1 | Another Night (U.S. Album) | Real McCoy | 6 | 20 May 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | Pan Pipe | Inspirations | 10 | 20 May 1995 | 1 | |
| 27 May 1995 | 24 | Stanley Road | Paul Weller | 1 | 27 May 1995 | 1 |
| 11 | I Should Coco | Supergrass | 1 | 29 July 1995 | 3 | |
| 2 | The Complete Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | 4 | 27 May 1995 | 1 | |
| 3 June 1995 | 10 | Singles | Alison Moyet | 1 | 3 June 1995 | 1 |
| 3 | Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 5 | 3 June 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | P.H.U.Q. | The Wildhearts | 6 | 3 June 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Tuesday Night Music Club | Sheryl Crow | 8 | 3 June 1995 | 1 | |
| 10 June 1995 | 6 | Pulse | Pink Floyd | 1 | 10 June 1995 | 2 |
| 3 | A Spanner in the Works | Rod Stewart | 4 | 17 June 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Grand Prix | Teenage Fanclub | 7 | 10 June 1995 | 1 | |
| 17 June 1995 | 1 | Big Love | Ali Campbell | 6 | 17 June 1995 | 1 |
| 24 June 1995 | 22 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | 1 | 24 June 1995 | 1 |
| 4 | Post | Björk | 2 | 24 June 1995 | 1 | |
| 2 | Days Like This | Van Morrison | 5 | 24 June 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Infernal Love | Therapy? | 9 | 24 June 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 July 1995 | 8 | These Days | Bon Jovi | 1 | 1 July 1995 | 4 |
| 1 | Replenish | Reef | 9 | 1 July 1995 | 1 | |
| 8 July 1995 | 2 | Foo Fighters | Foo Fighters | 3 | 8 July 1995 | 1 |
| 2 | Mirror Ball | Neil Young | 4 | 8 July 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Exit Planet Dust | The Chemical Brothers | 9 | 8 July 1995 | 1 | |
| 22 July 1995 | 1 | Gorgeous George | Edwyn Collins | 8 | 22 July 1995 | 1 |
| 29 July 1995 | 1 | The Show, the After Party, the Hotel | Jodeci | 4 | 29 July 1995 | 1 |
| 5 | Sax Moods | Blowing Free | 6 | 5 August 1995 | 1 | |
| 12 August 1995 | 1 | La Carretera | Julio Iglesias | 6 | 12 August 1995 | 1 |
| 19 August 1995 | 4 | It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah | Black Grape | 1 | 19 August 1995 | 2 |
| 1 | Alternative | Pet Shop Boys | 2 | 19 August 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Timeless | Goldie | 7 | 19 August 1995 | 1 | |
| 26 August 1995 | 9 | CrazySexyCool | TLC | 4 | 23 September 1995 | 1 |
| 2 September 1995 | 10 | Said and Done | Boyzone | 1 | 2 September 1995 | 1 |
| 9 September 1995 | 3 | The Charlatans | The Charlatans | 1 | 9 September 1995 | 1 |
| 3 | Zeitgeist | Levellers | 1 | 16 September 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Southpaw Grammar | Morrissey | 4 | 9 September 1995 | 1 | |
| 16 September 1995 | 1 | Take Me Higher | Diana Ross | 10 | 16 September 1995 | 1 |
| 23 September 1995 | 7 | The Great Escape | Blur | 1 | 23 September 1995 | 2 |
| 2 | One Hot Minute | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 23 September 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Circus | Lenny Kravitz | 5 | 23 September 1995 | 1 | |
| 30 September 1995 | 5 | Greatest Hits (1985–1995) | Michael Bolton | 2 | 30 September 1995 | 2 |
| 1 | On | Echobelly | 4 | 30 September 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | World | D:Ream | 5 | 30 September 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Paranoid & Sunburnt | Skunk Anansie | 8 | 30 September 1995 | 1 | |
| 2 | Pan Pipe Dreams | Inspirations | 10 | 30 September 1995 | 2 | |
| 7 October 1995 | 5 | Daydream | Mariah Carey | 1 | 7 October 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | The Gold Experience | Prince | 4 | 7 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Ballbreaker | AC/DC | 6 | 7 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | D'eux | Celine Dion | 7 | 7 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Outside | David Bowie | 8 | 7 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 14 October 1995 | 51 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | 1 | 14 October 1995 | 10 |
| 6 | Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 | Janet Jackson | 2 | 14 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 2 | All You Can Eat | k.d. lang | 7 | 14 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | The X Factor | Iron Maiden | 8 | 14 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 21 October 1995 | 15 | Life | Simply Red | 1 | 21 October 1995 | 3 |
| 1 | Insomniac | Green Day | 8 | 21 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 28 October 1995 | 3 | The Very Best of Robert Palmer | Robert Palmer | 4 | 28 October 1995 | 1 |
| 3 | All Change | Cast | 7 | 28 October 1995 | 1 | |
| 2 | Chants and Dances of the Native Americans | Sacred Spirit | 9 | 4 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 4 November 1995 | 3 | Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) | Def Leppard | 3 | 4 November 1995 | 1 |
| 1 | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | The Smashing Pumpkins | 4 | 4 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits | Roxette | 5 | 4 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 11 November 1995 | 23 | Different Class | Pulp | 1 | 11 November 1995 | 1 |
| 5 | Welcome to the Neighbourhood | Meat Loaf | 3 | 11 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 4 | Power of a Woman | Eternal | 6 | 11 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 18 November 1995 | 10 | Made in Heaven | Queen | 1 | 18 November 1995 | 1 |
| 12 | Something to Remember | Madonna | 3 | 18 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 8 | Love Songs | Elton John | 4 | 16 December 1995 | 1 | |
| 11 | Big River | Jimmy Nail | 8 | 18 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 25 November 1995 | 13 | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome | 1 | 25 November 1995 | 7 |
| 2 | Up All Night | East 17 | 7 | 25 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 1 | Stripped | The Rolling Stones | 9 | 25 November 1995 | 1 | |
| 2 December 1995 | 3 | Anthology 1 | The Beatles | 2 | 2 December 1995 | 1 |
| 8 | The Memory of Trees | Enya | 5 | 9 December 1995 | 1 | |
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
edit- 1995 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)