List of UK top-ten albums in 2016
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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] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 2016, as well as albums which peaked in 2015 but were in the top 10 in 2016. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
Two albums from 2014 and eight albums from 2015 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay was the only album from 2015 to reach its peak in 2016. Giggs and Jack Garratt were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2016.
The first new number-one album of the year was Blackstar by David Bowie. Overall, thirty-five different albums peaked at number-one in 2016, with David Bowie (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Background
Chart debuts
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.
Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
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Jack Savoretti | 2 | Written in Scars | 7 | Sleep No More (6) |
Charlie Puth | 1 | Nine Track Mind | 6 | — |
Jack Garratt | 1 | Phase | 3 | — |
Kano | 1 | Made in the Manor | 8 | — |
Killswitch Engage | 1 | Incarnate | 10 | — |
Lukas Graham | 1 | Lukas Graham | 2 | — |
Skepta | 1 | Konnichiwa | 2 | — |
Kygo | 1 | Cloud Nine | 3 | — |
Fifth Harmony | 1 | 7/27 | 6 | — |
Christine and the Queens | 1 | Chaleur humaine | 2 | — |
Bear's Den | 1 | Red Earth & Pouring Rain | 6 | — |
Viola Beach | 1 | Viola Beach | 1 | — |
DJ Khaled | 1 | Major Key | 7 | — |
Blossoms | 1 | Blossoms | 1 | — |
Giggs | 1 | Landlord | 2 | — |
Moose Blood | 1 | Blush | 10 | — |
Twenty One Pilots | 1 | Blurryface | 5 | — |
Ward Thomas | 1 | Cartwheels | 1 | — |
A Day to Remember | 1 | Bad Vibrations | 6 | — |
Shawn Mendes | 1 | Illuminate | 3 | — |
Airbourne | 1 | Breakin' Outta Hell | 9 | — |
Blackberry Smoke | 1 | Like an Arrow | 8 | — |
Bradley Walsh | 1 | Chasing Dreams | 10 | — |
Soundtracks
The only film soundtrack album to enter the top 10 this year was Purple Rain by Prince and The Revolution. The album had previously charted in the top 10 upon its initial release in 1984 and peaked at number 7. On its 2016 re-entry, the album reached a brand new peak of number 4.
Best-selling albums
For the second year in a row, Adele had the best-selling album of the year with 25. A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay came in second place. Michael Ball & Alfie Boe's Together, Purpose from Justin Bieber and The Wonder of You by Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra made up the top five. Albums by David Bowie, Little Mix, Drake, Jess Glynne and David Bowie (Best of Bowie) were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.
Top-ten albums
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Symbol | Meaning |
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‡ | Album peaked in 2014 or 2015 but still in chart in 2016. |
(#) | 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 |
Album | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
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Albums in 2014 | ||||||
5 July 2014 | 97 | X ‡ | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 5 July 2014 | 13 |
8 November 2014 | 43 | 1989 ‡ | Taylor Swift | 1 | 8 November 2014 | 1 |
Albums in 2015 | ||||||
4 April 2015 | 32 | Chaos and the Calm ‡ | James Bay | 1 | 4 April 2015 | 1 |
3 September 2015 | 42 | I Cry When I Laugh ‡ (#9) | Jess Glynne | 1 | 3 September 2015 | 1 |
12 November 2015 | 13 | If I Can Dream ‡ | Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 1 | 12 November 2015 | 2 |
19 November 2015 | 20 | Get Weird ‡ | Little Mix | 2 | 19 November 2015 | 1 |
26 November 2015 | 9 | Made in the A.M. ‡ | One Direction | 1 | 26 November 2015 | 1 |
33 | Purpose ‡ (#4) | Justin Bieber | 2 | 26 November 2015 | 2 | |
3 December 2015 | 43 | 25 ‡ (#1) | Adele | 1 | 3 December 2015 | 13 |
17 December 2015 | 30 | A Head Full of Dreams (#2) | Coldplay | 1 | 18 February 2016 | 1 |
Albums in 2016 | ||||||
21 January 2016 | 6 | Blackstar (#6) | David Bowie | 1 | 21 January 2016 | 3 |
5 | Nothing Has Changed: The Very Best of David Bowie | 5 | 21 January 2016 | 2 | ||
28 January 2016 | 11 | Best of Bowie (#10) | 1 | 11 February 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Death of a Bachelor | Panic! at the Disco | 4 | 28 January 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Written in Scars | Jack Savoretti | 7 | 28 January 2016 | 1 | |
4 February 2016 | 1 | Night Thoughts | Suede | 6 | 4 February 2016 | 1 |
1 | Hunky Dory | David Bowie | 9 | 4 February 2016 | 1 | |
1 | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 10 | 4 February 2016 | 1 | ||
11 February 2016 | 9 | This Is Acting | Sia | 3 | 11 February 2016 | 1 |
2 | Nine Track Mind | Charlie Puth | 6 | 11 February 2016 | 1 | |
5 | Anti | Rihanna | 7 | 11 February 2016 | 2 | |
18 February 2016 | 1 | Wonderful Crazy Night | Elton John | 6 | 18 February 2016 | 1 |
25 February 2016 | 1 | Time of My Life | Ronan Keating | 4 | 25 February 2016 | 1 |
3 March 2016 | 1 | Phase | Jack Garratt | 3 | 3 March 2016 | 1 |
10 March 2016 | 4 | I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It | The 1975 | 1 | 10 March 2016 | 1 |
1 | Believe – Songs of Inspiration | Richard & Adam | 9 | 10 March 2016 | 1 | |
17 March 2016 | 1 | Untitled Unmastered | Kendrick Lamar | 7 | 17 March 2016 | 1 |
1 | Made in the Manor | Kano | 8 | 17 March 2016 | 1 | |
24 March 2016 | 1 | Incarnate | Killswitch Engage | 10 | 24 March 2016 | 1 |
31 March 2016 | 1 | Girl at the End of the World | James | 2 | 31 March 2016 | 1 |
1 | Post Pop Depression | Iggy Pop | 5 | 31 March 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future | Underworld | 10 | 31 March 2016 | 1 | |
7 April 2016 | 2 | Mind of Mine | Zayn | 1 | 7 April 2016 | 1 |
1 | Blues of Desperation | Joe Bonamassa | 3 | 7 April 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Beautiful Lies | Birdy | 4 | 7 April 2016 | 1 | |
14 April 2016 | 2 | Everything You've Come to Expect | The Last Shadow Puppets | 1 | 14 April 2016 | 1 |
3 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | 2 | 14 April 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Super | Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 14 April 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Kentucky | Black Stone Cherry | 5 | 14 April 2016 | 1 | |
4 | One Voice | Aled Jones | 3 | 28 April 2016 | 1 | |
21 April 2016 | 1 | Cleopatra | The Lumineers | 1 | 21 April 2016 | 1 |
1 | Red Flag | All Saints | 3 | 21 April 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Gore | Deftones | 5 | 21 April 2016 | 1 | |
28 April 2016 | 1 | The Hope Six Demolition Project | PJ Harvey | 1 | 28 April 2016 | 1 |
1 | Santana IV | Santana | 4 | 28 April 2016 | 1 | |
2 | Ultimate Prince | Prince | 3 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
5 May 2016 | 13 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | 1 | 5 May 2016 | 1 |
5 | The Very Best of Prince | Prince | 2 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Purple Rain | Prince and The Revolution | 4 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Celebration | Katherine Jenkins | 7 | 5 May 2016 | 1 | |
12 May 2016 | 16 | Views (#8) | Drake | 1 | 12 May 2016 | 2 |
3 | Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean | Billy Ocean | 4 | 12 May 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Everything at Once | Travis | 5 | 12 May 2016 | 1 | |
19 May 2016 | 5 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | 1 | 19 May 2016 | 2 |
2 | Konnichiwa | Skepta | 2 | 19 May 2016 | 1 | |
2 | Take Me to the Alley | Gregory Porter | 5 | 19 May 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise | Jean Michel Jarre | 8 | 19 May 2016 | 1 | |
26 May 2016 | 1 | Cloud Nine | Kygo | 3 | 26 May 2016 | 1 |
1 | Thank You | Meghan Trainor | 5 | 26 May 2016 | 1 | |
2 June 2016 | 2 | Dangerous Woman | Ariana Grande | 1 | 2 June 2016 | 1 |
1 | These People | Richard Ashcroft | 3 | 2 June 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Fallen Angels | Bob Dylan | 5 | 2 June 2016 | 1 | |
1 | I Still Do | Eric Clapton | 6 | 2 June 2016 | 1 | |
9 June 2016 | 3 | The Ride | Catfish and the Bottlemen | 1 | 9 June 2016 | 1 |
1 | The Lexicon of Love II | ABC | 5 | 9 June 2016 | 1 | |
1 | 7/27 | Fifth Harmony | 6 | 9 June 2016 | 1 | |
16 June 2016 | 2 | Stranger to Stranger | Paul Simon | 1 | 16 June 2016 | 1 |
1 | Facing Time | Bugzy Malone | 6 | 16 June 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish And Country Soul | Dexys | 10 | 16 June 2016 | 1 | |
23 June 2016 | 9 | 50 | Rick Astley | 1 | 23 June 2016 | 1 |
1 | Wrong Crowd | Tom Odell | 2 | 23 June 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Pure McCartney | Paul McCartney | 3 | 23 June 2016 | 1 | |
11 | All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 4 August 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Soulsville | Beverley Knight | 9 | 23 June 2016 | 1 | |
30 June 2016 | 3 | The Getaway | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 30 June 2016 | 1 |
1 | On My One | Jake Bugg | 4 | 30 June 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Johannesburg (EP) | Mumford & Sons with Baaba Maal | 6 | 30 June 2016 | 1 | |
11 | Chaleur humaine | Christine and the Queens | 2 | 4 August 2016 | 1 | |
7 July 2016 | 1 | 21 | Adele | 10 | 7 July 2016 | 1 |
14 July 2016 | 2 | California | Blink-182 | 1 | 14 July 2016 | 1 |
1 | The Bride | Bat for Lashes | 9 | 14 July 2016 | 1 | |
21 July 2016 | 4 | Ellipsis | Biffy Clyro | 1 | 21 July 2016 | 1 |
1 | Wildflower | The Avalanches | 10 | 21 July 2016 | 1 | |
28 July 2016 | 4 | Love & Hate | Michael Kiwanuka | 1 | 28 July 2016 | 1 |
9 | Legend | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 5 | 25 August 2016 | 2 | |
4 August 2016 | 1 | Red Earth & Pouring Rain | Bear's Den | 6 | 4 August 2016 | 1 |
11 August 2016 | 2 | Viola Beach | Viola Beach | 1 | 11 August 2016 | 1 |
1 | Major Key | DJ Khaled | 7 | 11 August 2016 | 1 | |
18 August 2016 | 2 | Blossoms | Blossoms | 1 | 18 August 2016 | 2 |
1 | Landlord | Giggs | 2 | 18 August 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Boy King | Wild Beasts | 9 | 18 August 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Blush | Moose Blood | 10 | 18 August 2016 | 1 | |
25 August 2016 | 5 | Blurryface | Twenty One Pilots | 5 | 8 September 2016 | 1 |
1 September 2016 | 2 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | 1 | 1 September 2016 | 1 |
2 | Pure & Simple | Dolly Parton | 2 | 1 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Life on the Road | David Brent & Foregone Conclusion | 3 | 1 September 2016 | 1 | |
8 September 2016 | 2 | Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway | Barbra Streisand | 1 | 8 September 2016 | 1 |
1 | Glory | Britney Spears | 2 | 8 September 2016 | 1 | |
15 September 2016 | 3 | Cartwheels | Ward Thomas | 1 | 15 September 2016 | 1 |
2 | The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Songs | The Carpenters | 2 | 15 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Trick | Jamie T | 3 | 15 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Growing Over Life | Wretch 32 | 5 | 15 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Bad Vibrations | A Day to Remember | 6 | 15 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Foreverland | The Divine Comedy | 7 | 15 September 2016 | 1 | |
22 September 2016 | 4 | Wild World | Bastille | 1 | 22 September 2016 | 2 |
2 | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 2 | 22 September 2016 | 2 | |
2 | Live at the Hollywood Bowl (The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years) | The Beatles | 3 | 22 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Braver Than We Are | Meat Loaf | 4 | 22 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Kin | KT Tunstall | 7 | 22 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | GLA | Twin Atlantic | 9 | 22 September 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Here | Teenage Fanclub | 10 | 22 September 2016 | 1 | |
29 September 2016 | 1 | The Complete BBC Sessions | Led Zeppelin | 3 | 29 September 2016 | 1 |
1 | Hard II Love | Usher | 7 | 29 September 2016 | 1 | |
6 October 2016 | 2 | Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea | Passenger | 1 | 6 October 2016 | 1 |
2 | Chapter and Verse | Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 6 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Illuminate | Shawn Mendes | 3 | 6 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | F E A R | Marillion | 4 | 6 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Breakin' Outta Hell | Airbourne | 9 | 6 October 2016 | 1 | |
13 October 2016 | 2 | Following My Intuition | Craig David | 1 | 13 October 2016 | 1 |
1 | 22, A Million | Bon Iver | 2 | 13 October 2016 | 1 | |
2 | My Universe | The Shires | 3 | 13 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Keep Me Singing | Van Morrison | 4 | 13 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Take Control | Slaves | 6 | 13 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Head Carrier | Pixies | 7 | 13 October 2016 | 1 | |
20 October 2016 | 2 | Revolution Radio | Green Day | 1 | 20 October 2016 | 1 |
1 | In the Now | Barry Gibb | 2 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | The Last Hero | Alter Bridge | 3 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Stay Together | Kaiser Chiefs | 4 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Oh My My | OneRepublic | 6 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Keepin' the Horse Between Me and the Ground | Seasick Steve | 8 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Day Breaks | Norah Jones | 9 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | All Bright Electric | Feeder | 10 | 20 October 2016 | 1 | |
27 October 2016 | 3 | Walls | Kings of Leon | 1 | 27 October 2016 | 1 |
4 | The Singles | Phil Collins | 2 | 27 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | The Wave | Tom Chaplin | 3 | 27 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Be Here Now: Chasing the Sun Deluxe Edition | Oasis | 4 | 27 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Gameshow | Two Door Cinema Club | 5 | 27 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Superwoman | Rebecca Ferguson | 7 | 27 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Like an Arrow | Blackberry Smoke | 8 | 27 October 2016 | 1 | |
1 | In Winter | Katie Melua | 9 | 27 October 2016 | 1 | |
3 November 2016 | 12 | The Wonder of You (#5) | Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 1 | 3 November 2016 | 1 |
9 | Nobody but Me | Michael Bublé | 2 | 3 November 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Joanne | Lady Gaga | 3 | 3 November 2016 | 1 | |
2 | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | 4 | 3 November 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Aquostic II: That's a Fact | Status Quo | 7 | 3 November 2016 | 1 | |
1 | The Serenity of Suffering | Korn | 9 | 3 November 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Lazarus (Original Cast Recording) | David Bowie and the New York Cast of Lazarus | 10 | 3 November 2016 | 1 | |
10 November 2016 | 4 | Back from the Edge | James Arthur | 1 | 10 November 2016 | 1 |
1 | Mapping the Rendezvous | The Courteeners | 4 | 10 November 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Can't Touch Us Now | Madness | 5 | 10 November 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Sleep No More | Jack Savoretti | 6 | 10 November 2016 | 1 | |
2 | Upon a Different Shore | Alexander Armstrong | 8 | 10 November 2016 | 2 | |
1 | Greatest Hits | Robbie Williams | 9 | 10 November 2016 | 1 | |
17 November 2016 | 8 | The Heavy Entertainment Show | 1 | 17 November 2016 | 1 | |
10 | Together (#3) | Michael Ball & Alfie Boe | 1 | 22 December 2016 | 2 | |
1 | This House Is Not for Sale | Bon Jovi | 5 | 17 November 2016 | 1 | |
7 | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 6 | 15 December 2016 | 1 | |
1 | The Ultimate Collection | Roy Orbison | 10 | 17 November 2016 | 1 | |
24 November 2016 | 9 | 24 Hrs | Olly Murs | 1 | 24 November 2016 | 1 |
6 | Long Live the Angels | Emeli Sandé | 2 | 24 November 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll | Cliff Richard | 4 | 24 November 2016 | 1 | |
1 December 2016 | 29 | Glory Days (#7) | Little Mix | 1 | 1 December 2016 | 5 |
1 | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | Metallica | 2 | 1 December 2016 | 1 | |
8 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | 3 | 1 December 2016 | 1 | |
8 December 2016 | 1 | Before the Dawn | Kate Bush | 4 | 8 December 2016 | 1 |
9 | Starboy | The Weeknd | 5 | 8 December 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Falling in Love | Andre Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | 7 | 8 December 2016 | 1 | |
1 | Chasing Dreams | Bradley Walsh | 10 | 8 December 2016 | 1 | |
15 December 2016 | 7 | Blue & Lonesome | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 15 December 2016 | 1 |
Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2016, including albums that reached their peak in 2015. The figures only include main artists, with featured artists and appearances on compilation albums not counted individually for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2016 is also shown.
Notes
- Nothing Has Changed: The Best of David Bowie originally peaked at number 9 upon its initial release in 2014. It re-entered the top 10 at its brand new peak of number 5 on 21 January 2016 (week ending) following the death of David Bowie.
- Best of Bowie originally peaked outside the top-ten at number 11 upon its initial release in 2002. It made the top 10 for the first time in January 2016, following David Bowie's death, entering on 28 January (week ending) at number 3 and rising to number-one two weeks later.
- Hunky Dory first entered the UK Albums Chart in 1972 and made the top 10 for the first time in 1973, peaking at number 3. Following David Bowie's death, the album re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 4 February 2016 (week ending).
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars first entered the top 10 in 1972 and rose to its peak of number 5 in 1973. Following David Bowie's death, the album re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 4 February 2016 (week ending).
- Ultimate Prince originally peaked at number 24 upon its initial release in 2006. It made the top 10 for the first time in 2007, peaking at number 6. Following Prince's death, the album re-entered the top 10 and reached a brand new peak of number 3.
- The Very Best of Prince originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 2001. Following Prince's death, the album re-entered the top 10 at number 2, the second time the album had made the runner-up spot.
- Purple Rain originally peaked at number 7 upon its initial release in 1984. Following Prince's death, the album re-entered the top 10 and reached a brand new peak of number 4.
- All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra originally peaked at number 6 upon its initial release in 2005. It re-entered the top 10 in both 2011 and 2012 and would ultimately reach its peak of number-one in 2016 following Electric Light Orchestra's performance at that year's Glastonbury festival.
- 21 originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 2011.
- Legend originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 1984. It re-entered the top 10 in 2014, this time reaching number 7.
- Greatest Hits originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 2004. It re-entered the top 10 in 2006, this time reaching number 5.
- Figure includes album that peaked in 2015.
See also
References
General
- "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
- 2016 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)