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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.
The first number one on the UK Albums Chart was Songs for Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra for the week ending 22 July 1956. As of the week ending 16 January 2025, the UK Albums Chart has had 1384 different number one albums. The current number one album is Diamonds by Elton John. [17]
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 have the most number one albums with sixteen. English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams has the most number one albums for a solo artist, with fourteen. [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 ...
The Beatles went on to earn the most best-selling albums of the year, five times with With the Beatles (1963), Beatles for Sale (1964), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Abbey Road (1969) and 1 (2000). Adele had the best-selling album four times, the most for a female artist with 21 (2011), 25 (2015, 2016) and 30 (2021).
Graph showing number of UK number-one singles for each year since 1953. The 2011 figure is projected. Al Martino's track "Here in My Heart" was the first single ever to top the UK Singles Chart, and the only single to reach number one during 1952.
The Guinness Book of Number One Hits (3rd edition) (1994) Guinness Top 40 Charts 2 (1996) In the late 1990s and 2000s several other merchandise was produced, such as karaoke CDs, a calendar, a DVD quiz (British Hit Albums and Singles No. 1 Music Quiz) and a series of themed compilation CDs with original hits from the book.
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 ...