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List of best-selling albums of the 2010s in the United Kingdom

List of best-selling albums of the 2010s in the United Kingdom

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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.[1] 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.[2] Further changes occurred in February 2015 when audio streaming was included for the first time.[3]

Adele's two albums released in the decade, 21 and 25, are the top two best-sellers of the 2010s, while 19 (released in 2008) also features at #13 for the decade.
Ed Sheeran features three times in the top ten, with x (#3), ÷ (#4) and + (#7)
Sam Smith features twice on the list, with In the Lonely Hour (#6), which was the best-selling debut album of the 2010s, and The Thrill of It All (#93)

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.[4]

Best-selling albums since 2010

Rihanna has three albums on this list, with Loud (#11), Talk That Talk (#41) and Unapologetic (#80)
Coldplay have three albums, with Mylo Xyloto (#18), A Head Full of Dreams (#27) and Ghost Stories (#94)
Mumford & Sons have two albums, with Sigh No More (#17) and Babel (#32)
Florence and the Machine (lead singer Florence Welch pictured) feature twice, with Lungs (#24) and Ceremonials (#67)
Taylor Swift features twice, 1989 (#25) and Red (#96)
Olly Murs features four times, with Right Place Right Time (#19), In Case You Didn't Know (#32), Never Been Better (#65) and Olly Murs (#72)
Ellie Goulding features twice, with Halcyon (#26) and Lights (#71)
One Direction have three albums, with Up All Night (#29), Take Me Home (#45) and Four (#100)
Little Mix feature twice, with Glory Days (#39) and Get Weird (#70)
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† Released before 2010; only sales from 2010 onwards included

Best-selling debut albums

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See also

Notes

  1. Sales
  2. The certifications are those given by the BPI as of December 2019.[5]

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