List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s

The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Friday to Thursday in the United Kingdom. The Official Charts Company (OCC) defines an "album" as being a type of music release that feature more than four tracks and last longer than 25 minutes;[1] sales of albums in the UK are recorded on behalf of the British music industry by the OCC and compiled weekly as the UK Albums Chart.[2]

UK Albums Chart
number ones
UK Albums Chart
Official Charts Company
Christmas number one

The chart is based on both physical and digital album sales,[3] as well as audio streaming,[4] and each week's new number one is first announced every Friday on The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1, which is currently hosted by Scott Mills.[5] The album chart is published online by Radio 1 (Top 40),[6] in Music Week magazine (Top 75),[7] and on the OCC website (Top 100).[8] Lewis Capaldi was the first artist to top the albums chart in the 2020s with Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent.

The following albums have all been number one in the United Kingdom during the 2020s.[8][6]

Number-one albums
Key
No. nth album to top the UK Albums Chart
re Return of an album to number one
Best-selling album of the year
Contents
← 2010s • 2020
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift earned her fifth number one album Folklore. The album went on to become her longest reigning number one album so far, for three weeks. In December 2020, Swift subsequently earned her sixth number one album Evermore, which topped the charts for two non-consecutive weeks. This made her the first artist of the decade to have two separate albums to reach number one in the same calendar year—a feat last achieved by David Bowie in 2016.
Australian singer Kylie Minogue became the first female artist to earn a number-one album in five consecutive decades, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s with her eighth number one album Disco.
American singer Bruce Springsteen earned his twelfth number-one album Letter to You. This made him the first credited solo artist to earn a number one album in five consecutive decades: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
British singer Dua Lipa earned her first number one album Future Nostalgia. The album topped the charts for four non-consecutive weeks, the longest number one album for a solo British female artist since Adele's album 25 in 2015, which topped the charts for 13 non-consecutive weeks.
The 2020 recipient of the Rising Star Award at the Brit Awards, Celeste debuted at number one in February 2021 with her debut album Not Your Muse. This made her the first British female artist in five years to have a number one debut album since Jess Glynne with I Cry When I Laugh (2015).
No. Artist[lower-alpha 1] Album[lower-alpha 1] Record label[lower-alpha 2] Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] Weeks at
number one[lower-alpha 1]		 Certification[lower-alpha 3]
2020
re Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent EMI 3 January 2020 1 3× Platinum
1181 Stormzy Heavy Is the Head Atlantic/Merky 10 January 2020 1 Platinum
re Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent EMI 17 January 2020 1 3× Platinum
1182 Eminem Music to Be Murdered By Interscope 24 January 2020 1 Gold
1183 J Hus Big Conspiracy Black Butter 31 January 2020 1 Gold
1184 Blossoms Foolish Loving Spaces EMI 7 February 2020 1
1185 Green Day Father of All Motherfuckers Reprise 14 February 2020 1
1186 Justin Bieber Changes Def Jam 21 February 2020 1 Silver
1187 BTS Map of the Soul: 7 Big Hit 28 February 2020 1 Gold
re Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent EMI 6 March 2020 1 3× Platinum
1188 Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott Manchester Calling EMI 13 March 2020 1
1189 Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather Virgin EMI 20 March 2020 1 Silver
1190 The Weeknd After Hours Republic/XO 27 March 2020 1 Gold
1191 5 Seconds of Summer Calm Interscope 3 April 2020 1 Silver
1192 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Warner 10 April 2020 2 Gold
1193 Gerry Cinnamon The Bonny Little Runaway 24 April 2020 1 Gold
re Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Warner 1 May 2020 1 Gold
1194 Drake Dark Lane Demo Tapes Republic/OVO 8 May 2020 1 Silver
re Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Warner 15 May 2020 1 Gold
re Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent EMI 22 May 2020 1 3× Platinum
1195 The 1975 Notes on a Conditional Form Dirty Hit/Polydor 29 May 2020 1 Silver
1196 Lady Gaga Chromatica Streamline/Interscope 5 June 2020 2 Gold
1197 Liam Gallagher MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) Warner 19 June 2020 1
1198 Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways Columbia 26 June 2020 1 Silver
1199 Haim Women in Music Pt. III Polydor/Vertigo Berlin/Columbia 3 July 2020 1
1200 Paul Weller On Sunset Polydor 10 July 2020 1
1201 Juice Wrld Legends Never Die Grade A/Interscope 17 July 2020 1 Gold
1202 Ellie Goulding Brightest Blue Polydor 24 July 2020 1
1203 Taylor Swift Folklore Republic 31 July 2020 3 Gold
1204 Biffy Clyro A Celebration of Endings Warner 21 August 2020 1
1205 The Killers Imploding the Mirage EMI 28 August 2020 1 Silver
1206 Nines Crabs in a Bucket Zino/Warner 4 September 2020 1
re The Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup Rolling Stones 11 September 2020 1
1207 Doves The Universal Want Virgin 18 September 2020 1
1208 Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Victor Victor/Republic 25 September 2020 1 Gold
1209 Idles Ultra Mono Partisan 2 October 2020 1
1210 Queen + Adam Lambert Live Around the World EMI 9 October 2020 1 Silver
1211 Headie One Edna Relentless 16 October 2020 1
1212 The Vamps Cherry Blossom Virgin EMI/Universal 23 October 2020 1
1213 Bruce Springsteen Letter to You Columbia 30 October 2020 1 Gold
1214 Ariana Grande Positions Republic 6 November 2020 1 Silver
1215 Kylie Minogue Disco BMG 13 November 2020 1 Gold
1216 AC/DC Power Up Columbia 20 November 2020 1 Gold
1217 Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Together at Christmas Decca 27 November 2020 1 Gold
1218 Gary Barlow Music Played by Humans Polydor 4 December 2020 1 Silver
1219 Yungblud Weird! Interscope Records 11 December 2020 1
1220 Taylor Swift Evermore Republic 18 December 2020 1 Silver
1221 Paul McCartney McCartney III Capitol 25 December 2020 1
2021
re Michael Bublé Christmas 143/Reprise 1 January 2021 1 10× Platinum
re Taylor Swift Evermore Republic 8 January 2021 1 Silver
1222 Barry Gibb Greenfields EMI 15 January 2021 1
1223 You Me at Six Suckapunch Underdog 22 January 2021 1
1224 Bring Me the Horizon Post Human: Survival Horror RCA 29 January 2021 1
1225 Celeste Not Your Muse Polydor 5 February 2021 1

Artists with the most number ones in the 2020s

One artist has had more than one album number-one album in the 2020s. Taylor Swift reached the top position in August 2020 with Folklore and in December 2020 with Evermore.

Artist Number ones Albums
Taylor Swift 2

Albums with the most weeks at number one

The following albums spent at least two weeks at number one during the 2020s.

Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia 4
Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Taylor Swift Folklore 3
Evermore 2
Lady Gaga Chromatica

Artists with the most weeks at number one

Three different artists have spent three weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2020s. Taylor Swift has spent the most weeks at number one, with a total of 5 weeks.

Artist Weeks at
number one		 Albums
Taylor Swift 5
Dua Lipa 4
Lewis Capaldi

By record label

Five different record labels have spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2020s.

Record label Number-one
albums		 Weeks at
number one
EMI 8 11
Republic 6 9
Warner 4 8
Polydor 6 6
Interscope 5

See also

Notes
  1. The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.[9]
  2. The record labels are those given by the Official Charts Company.[10]
  3. The certifications are those given by the British Phonographic Industry.[11]

References
  1. "Rules For Chart Eligibility – Albums" (PDF). Official Charts Company. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "Who We Are – Our Charts & data". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. "Getting into the charts – Meeting the chart rules". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. "UK's Official Albums Chart to include streaming data for first time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. BBC Radio 1. "The Official Chart with Scott Mills". Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. "The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. MusicWeek. "Music Week – Music Week – Music business magazine". Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. "The Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. "All the Official Albums Chart Number 1s". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. "Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  11. "BRIT Certified". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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