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This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Albums Chart, from its inception in 1956 to the present.The sources are the Record Mirror chart from 1956 to the end of 1958, the Melody Maker chart from November 1958 to March 1960, the Record Retailer chart from March 1960 to March 1972 and the Music Week chart from then onwards.
From 10 July 2015, it has been based on a Friday to Thursday album sales. This list shows the sixteen artists with the most number ones on the UK Albums Chart. English band The Beatles and English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, have the most number one albums with fifteen. [1]
Artists who reached the number one in the UK Albums Chart in six decades Artist Number one album Decade(s) it reached number one Ref. The Rolling Stones: The Rolling Stones: 1960s [3] The Rolling Stones No. 2: Aftermath: Let It Bleed: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 1970s Sticky Fingers: Exile on Main St. Goats Head Soup: Emotional Rescue: 1980s Voodoo ...
By most weeks at number one, the Beatles lead with a total of 176 weeks, and the most number one albums of all with 16. [19] Robbie Williams is the solo artist with the most number one albums with 15 as of January 2025, when his soundtrack album to Better Man was released, despite the film itself being a notorious box office flop. Equally ...
The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1960s, a total of 57 albums reached number one. The sources are the Melody Maker chart until March 1960, and the Record Retailer chart from March 1960 onwards.
The Beatles topped the chart 17 times during the 1960s, more than any other act that decade Madonna is the most successful female solo artist in the UK, having achieved 13 number one singles Bryan Adams' first number one, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one, longer than any other track Westlife were the ...
The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1970s, a total of 148 albums reached number one. In October 1971, Imagine by John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band became the 100th album to top the UK chart; seven years later, Nightflight to Venus by Boney M. became the 200th album to do so.
The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom; during the 2000s, a total of 274 different albums by 170 artists reached number one. The chart was compiled weekly by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British music industry—it listed only physical album sales ...