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

Adele has the two best-selling albums of the 2010s: 21 and 25

This is a list of the 40 best-selling artist albums in the United Kingdom since 2010, as recorded by the Official Charts Company (OCC). Six of these were not released in the 2010s—including Crazy Love (2009) by Michael Bublé, which is the only album released in the 2000s to feature in the top ten.[1] Both Adele and One Direction feature on this list three times, more than anyone else,[1] while Adele, Bublé and Ed Sheeran all feature in the top 10 twice.[1] Adele is also the only artist to achieve three million-selling albums since 2010 with 19 (released in 2008 but sold over a million copies since 2010), 21 and 25.[2]

The best-selling album of the decade is Adele's 21, which has sold over 4,944,500 copies as of July 2016.[3]

Best-selling albums since 2010

Rihanna features twice on this list, with Loud (#9) and Talk That Talk (#26)
Olly Murs features twice on this list, with Right Place Right Time (#17) and In Case You Didn't Know (#24)
One Direction feature three times on the list, with Up All Night (#22), Take Me Home (#32) and Midnight Memories (#39)

Sales figures from the OCC on the date given in the reference; where no reference is given sales derived from order of OCC list of 9 June 2015.[1] The OCC differentiate 'chart sales' (which include streaming) from 'sales' (which are downloads and physical purchases).[4]

No.[1] Title Artist Peak
position		 Year of
release		 Sales
(where available)
1 21 Adele 1 2011 4,944,500[3]
2 25 Adele 1 2015 3,120,000[5]
3 x Ed Sheeran 1 2014 2,754,500
4 Christmas Michael Bublé 1 2011 2,400,000+
5 Progress Take That 1 2010 2,400,000[6]
6 Our Version of Events Emeli Sandé 1 2012 2,260,000[7]
7 In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 1 2014 2,263,000
8 + Ed Sheeran 1 2011 2,100,000
9 Loud Rihanna 1 2010 1,950,864[8]
10 Crazy Love Michael Bublé 1 2009dagger 1,890,300
11 19 Adele 1 2008dagger 1,770,000
12 Doo-Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars 1 2010 1,712,854[9]
13 The Fame/The Fame Monster Lady Gaga 1 2009dagger 1,519,900
14 Sigh No More Mumford & Sons 2 2009dagger 1,514,000
15 Mylo Xyloto Coldplay 1 2011 1,500,000
16 The Defamation of Strickland Banks Plan B 1 2010 1,290,199[10]
17 Right Place Right Time Olly Murs 1 2012 1,340,000[11]
18 Who You Are Jessie J 2 2011 1,257,049[12]
19 Teenage Dream Katy Perry 1 2010 1,255,300
20 Wanted on Voyage George Ezra 1 2014 1,165,000
21 Lungs Florence and the Machine 1 2009dagger 1,146,000[13]
22 Up All Night One Direction 1 2011 1,128,715[14]
23 Halcyon / Halcyon Days Ellie Goulding 1 2012 1,096,509[15]
24 In Case You Didn't Know Olly Murs 1 2011 1,081,395[16]
26 Greatest Hits Bon Jovi 2 2010 1,070,000
25 Babel Mumford & Sons 1 2012 1,064,338[17]
27 If I Can Dream Elvis Presley 1 2015 1,048,000
28 Born to Die Lana Del Rey 1 2012 1,041,000
29 Talk That Talk Rihanna 1 2011 1,034,032[8]
30 1989 Taylor Swift 1 2014 1,030,000[18]
31 Sunny Side Up Paolo Nutini 1 2009dagger 1,013,600
32 Take Me Home One Direction 1 2012 1,000,924[14]
33 Born This Way Lady Gaga 1 2011 997,000
34 Unorthodox Jukebox Bruno Mars 1 2012 987,854[9]
35 Recovery Eminem 1 2010 926,400
36 AM Arctic Monkeys 1 2013 921,000
37 Come Around Sundown Kings of Leon 1 2010 915,329[19]
38 Greatest Hits... So Far!!! Pink 5 2010 904,000
39 Midnight Memories One Direction 1 2013 900,000
40 18 Months Calvin Harris 1 2012 900,000

dagger Released before 2010; only sales from 2010 onwards included

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Copsey, Rob (9 June 2015). "Official Biggest Selling Albums of the decade so far revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Pakinkis, Tom (30 November 2015). "Adele's 25 enters record books for fastest million seller in the UK". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 30 November 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 Jones, Alan (1 July 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Adele's 25 back on top as sales surge 231%". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 17 July 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ Copsey, Rob (11 February 2015). "UK's Official Albums Chart to include streaming data for first time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Myers, Justin (26 November 2016). "Adele's 25 one year on: 14 incredible chart facts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Eames, Tom (29 January 2016). "Take That: All 8 albums ranked from worst to best". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  7. ↑ White, Jack (16 September 2016). "Emeli Sandé announces details of her second album, called Long Live the Angels". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 Jones, Alan (5 February 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Bowie scores consecutive No.1 albums". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 7 February 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  9. 1 2 Jones, Alan (25 November 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Little Mix top albums chart with Glory Days". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 26 November 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  10. ↑ Jones, Alan (30 July 2012). "Official Charts Analysis: Plan B album sells 37k to hit No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 10 June 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  11. ↑ Myers, Justin (16 November 2016). "These are officially Olly Murs' 10 biggest hits". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Jones, Alan (20 October 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: Henderson's debut LP tops charts with 43,824 sales". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 10 June 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  13. ↑ Jones, Alan (7 June 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Florence & The Machine leads all new Top 4 with sales of 68,788". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 10 June 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  14. 1 2 Jones, Alan (19 February 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Adele back at No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 19 February 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  15. ↑ Jones, Alan (13 November 2015). "Official Airplay Analysis: Elvis sees sales increase by 12.1% to stay atop on albums". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  16. ↑ Jones, Alan (1 December 2014). "Official Charts analysis: Olly Murs becomes second X Factor graduate to score three No.1s". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 10 June 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  17. ↑ Jones, Alan (11 May 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Mumford & Sons score second No.1 with sales of 81,351". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 10 June 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  18. ↑ Copsey, Rob (14 April 2016). "Taylor Swift's New Romantics video is no longer an Apple exclusive". Official Charts. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  19. ↑ Jones, Alan (21 October 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Kings of Leon score fifth No.1 album". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 26 November 2016. (subscription required (help)).
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