The UK Albums Chart is a music chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) that calculates the best-selling artist albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2005, the chart has been based on the sales of both physical and digital albums, on the condition that the album was available in both formats. In January 2007, the rules were changed so that legal downloads of all albums, irrespective of whether a physical copy was available, were eligible to chart. Further changes occurred in February 2015 when audio streaming was included for the first time.

On 11 December 2019, the OCC announced their list of the top 100 best-selling albums between January 2010 and December 2019. The best-selling album of the decade is Adele's 21, which sold 6 million following its release in January 2011. Adele is also one of two artists to achieve three million-selling albums since 2010 with 19 (released in 2008 but sold over a million copies since 2010), 21 and 25. The other is Ed Sheeran with +, x and ÷. Sheeran is also the only artist to feature in the top 10 three times.

Best-selling albums since 2010

Title Artist Peakposition Year ofrelease Sales(where available) No. of timesPlatinum 1 21Adele 1 2011 6,000,00017× 2 25 1 2015 3,600,00012× 3 xEd Sheeran 1 2014 3,600,00012× 4 ÷ 1 2017 3,400,00011× 5 Christmas Michael Bublé 1 2011 2,950,0009× 6 In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 1 2014 2,590,0008× 7 + Ed Sheeran 1 2011 2,443,0008× 8 Our Version of Events Emeli Sandé 1 2012 2,430,0008× 9 Progress Take That 1 2010 2,390,0008× 10 The Greatest Showman Various Artists 1 2017 2,130,0007× 11 Loud Rihanna 1 2010 1,997,5006× 12 Crazy Love Michael Bublé 1 2009 1,890,3006× 13 19 Adele 1 2008 2,450,0008× 14 AM Arctic Monkeys 1 2013 1,800,0006× 15 Doo-Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars 1 2010 1,713,0005× 16 The Fame / The Fame Monster Lady Gaga 1 2009 1,578,0005× 17 Sigh No More Mumford & Sons 2 2009 1,561,8005× 18 Mylo Xyloto Coldplay 1 2011 1,536,7005× 19 Wanted on Voyage George Ezra 1 2014 1,420,2004× 20 Teenage Dream / Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection Katy Perry 1 2010 1,304,3254× 21 The Defamation of Strickland Banks Plan B 1 2010 1,399,4004× 22 Right Place Right Time Olly Murs 1 2012 1,380,0004× 23 Who You Are Jessie J 2 2011 1,270,0004× 24 Purpose Justin Bieber 2 2015 1,200,0004× 25 Lungs Florence and the Machine 1 2009 1,813,5576× 26 1989 Taylor Swift 1 2014 1,500,0005× 27 Halcyon / Halcyon Days Ellie Goulding 1 2012 1,200,0004× 28 A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay 1 2015 1,375,8054× 29 I Cry When I Laugh Jess Glynne 1 2015 1,200,0004× 30 Human Rag'n'Bone Man 1 2017 1,200,0004× 31 If I Can Dream Elvis Presley 1 2015 1,062,4574× 32 Babel Mumford & Sons 1 2012 1,064,3384× 33 Greatest Hits Bon Jovi 2 2010 1,200,0003× 34 Born to Die Lana Del Rey 1 2012 1,174,0003× 35 Up All Night One Direction 1 2011 1,086,4343× 36 In Case You Didn't Know Olly Murs 1 2011 1,105,0003× 37 Time Flies... 1994–2009 Oasis 1 2010 1,200,0003× 38 Greatest Hits... So Far!!! Pink 5 2010 1,050,0003× 39 Glory Days Little Mix 1 2016 1,014,8003× 40 Sunny Side Up Paolo Nutini 1 2009 1,033,0003× 41 Take Me Home One Direction 1 2012 1,103,5003× 42 Talk That Talk Rihanna 1 2011 1,000,0003× 43 Recovery Eminem 1 2010 1,030,0003× 44 Unorthodox Jukebox Bruno Mars 1 2012 987,8543× 45 Born This Way Lady Gaga 1 2011 1,020,8003× 46 Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 1 1992 18× 47 Legend Bob Marley and the Wailers 1 1984 12× 48 18 Months Calvin Harris 1 2012 923,8613× 49 Staying at Tamara's George Ezra 1 2018 1,000,3003× 50 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 1 1977 13× 51 Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem 1 2005 7× 52 The Ultimate Collection Whitney Houston 3 2007 5× 53 Greatest Hits Foo Fighters 4 2009 4× 54 Back to Black Amy Winehouse 1 2006 13× 55 Bad Blood Bastille 1 2013 1,000,6403× 56 Midnight Memories One Direction 1 2013 3× 57 Come Around Sundown Kings of Leon 1 2010 915,3003× 58 Number Ones Michael Jackson 1 2003 9× 59 The Truth About Love Pink 1 2012 907,0003× 60 Nothing but the Beat David Guetta 1 2011 3× 61 The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac 6 2002 6× 62 Disc-Overy Tinie Tempah 1 2010 3× 63 The Element of Freedom Alicia Keys 1 2009 3× 64 Lioness: Hidden Treasures Amy Winehouse 1 2011 2× 65 Never Been Better Olly Murs 1 2014 863,0002× 66 All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra 1 2005 3× 67 Ceremonials Florence and the Machine 1 2011 2× 68 Chaos and the Calm James Bay 1 2015 824,5402× 69 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 1 2011 864,6002× 70 Get Weird Little Mix 2 2015 883,0003× 71 Lights Ellie Goulding 1 20102x 72 Olly Murs Olly Murs 2 20102x 73 My World / My World 2.0 Justin Bieber 3 20102x 74 To Be Loved Michael Bublé 1 20133x 75 Science & Faith The Script 1 20102x 76 Every Kingdom Ben Howard 4 20112x 77 Jake Bugg Jake Bugg 1 20122x 78 A Perfect Contradiction Paloma Faith 2 20142x 79 4 Beyoncé 1 20112x 80 Unapologetic Rihanna 1 20122x 81 The Lady Killer Cee Lo Green 3 20102x 82 No More Idols Chase & Status 2 20112x 83 The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Eminem 1 20132x 84 Only By the Night Kings of Leon 1 200810x 85 Swings Both Ways Robbie Williams 1 20132x 86 Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics Stereophonics 2 20085x 87 In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010 Robbie Williams 1 20102x 88 Fall to Grace Paloma Faith 2 20122x 89 Greatest Hits Queen 1 198122x 90 Caustic Love Paolo Nutini 1 20142x 91 If You Wait London Grammar 2 20132x 92 Since I Saw You Last Gary Barlow 2 20132x 93 The Thrill of It All Sam Smith 1 20172x 94 Ghost Stories Coldplay 1 2014 733,0002x 95 Greatest Hits Guns N' Roses 1 20047x 96 Red Taylor Swift 1 2012695,0002x 97 Greatest Hits Westlife 4 20112x 98 Outta This World JLS 2 20102x 99 Direct Hits The Killers 5 20132x 100 Four One Direction 1 2014600,0002x Released before 2010; only sales from 2010 onwards included

Best-selling debut albums Debut album Artist Peakposition Year ofrelease Sales 1 In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 1 2014 2,590,000 2 19 Adele 1 2008 2,450,000 3 + Ed Sheeran 1 2011 2,443,000 4 Our Version of Events Emeli Sandé 1 2012 2,430,000 5 Doo-Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars 1 2010 1,870,000 6 Wanted on Voyage George Ezra 1 2014 1,420,000 7 Who You Are Jessie J 2 2011 1,330,000 8 I Cry When I Laugh Jess Glynne 1 2015 1,230,000 9 Human Rag'n'Bone Man 1 2017 1,220,000 10 Born to Die Lana Del Rey 1 2012 1,190,000 11 Up All Night One Direction 2 2011 1,160,000 12 Bad Blood Bastille 1 2013 975,000 13 Disc-Overy Tinie Tempah 1 2010 905,000 14 Chaos and the Calm James Bay 1 2015 867,000 15 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 1 2011 16 Lights Ellie Goulding 1 2010 841,000 17 Olly Murs Olly Murs 2 2010 839,000 18 My World / My World 2.0 Justin Bieber 3 2010 19 Every Kingdom Ben Howard 4 2011 20 Jake Bugg Jake Bugg 1 2012 21 The Lady Killer CeeLo Green 3 2010 22 If You Wait London Grammar 2 2013 23 Heaven Rebecca Ferguson 3 2011 669,000 24 Night Visions Imagine Dragons 2 2013 25 Home Rudimental 1 2013 26 The 1975 The 1975 1 2013 27 Seasons of My Soul Rumer 3 2010 28 Royal Blood Royal Blood 1 2014 29 Hozier Hozier 3 2014 30 Dua Lipa Dua Lipa 3 2017 31 All the Little Lights Passenger 3 2013 32 Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent Lewis Capaldi 1 2019 547,000 33 Communion Years & Years 1 2015 34 The Wanted The Wanted 4 2010 35 Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor Caro Emerald 4 2011 36 The Lumineers The Lumineers 8 2012 37 Settle Disclosure 1 2013 38 Chapter One Ella Henderson 1 2014 476,000 39 Good Ol' Fashioned Love The Overtones 4 2010 40 The Balcony Catfish and the Bottlemen 10 2014

See also List of best-selling albums of the 21st century in the United Kingdom List of best-selling singles of the 2010s in the United Kingdom

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