List of best-selling compilation albums by year in the United Kingdom

This is the list of the best-selling compilation albums in the UK each year.

Best-selling compilation albums
Year Album Artist Record label Ref.
1956 Carousel Original soundtrack Capitol [1]
1957 The King and I Original soundtrack Capitol [2]
1958 My Fair Lady Original soundtrack Philips [3]
1959 South Pacific Original soundtrack RCA Victor [4]
1960 South Pacific Original soundtrack RCA Victor [5]
1961 South Pacific Original soundtrack RCA Victor [6]
1962 West Side Story Original soundtrack Philips [7]
1963 West Side Story Original soundtrack Philips [8]
1964 West Side Story Original soundtrack Philips [9]
1965 The Sound of Music Original soundtrack RCA Victor [10]
1966 The Sound of Music Original soundtrack RCA Victor [11]
1967 The Sound of Music Original soundtrack RCA Victor [12]
1968 The Sound of Music Original soundtrack RCA Victor [13]
1969 The Sound of Music Original soundtrack RCA Victor [14]
1970 Easy Rider Original soundtrack Stateside [15]
1971 Motown Chartbusters Volume 5 Various artists Tamla Motown [16]
1972 20 Dynamic Hits Various artists K-tel [17]
1973 That'll Be the Day Original soundtrack Ronco [18]
1977 Disco Fever Various artists K-tel [19]
1978 Saturday Night Fever Original soundtrack RSO [19]
1983 Now 1 Various artists Virgin/EMI [20]
1984 Hits 1 Various artists CBS/WEA [20]
1985 Now 6 Various artists Virgin/EMI [20]
1986 Now 8 Various artists Virgin/EMI/PolyGram [20]
1987 Now 10 Various artists Virgin/EMI/PolyGram [20]
1988 Now 13 Various artists Virgin/EMI/PolyGram [20]
1999 Now 44 Various artists Virgin/EMI [21]
2000 Now 47 Various artists Virgin/EMI [22]
2001 Now 50 Various artists Virgin/EMI [23]
2002 Now 53 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [24]
2003 Now 56 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [25]
2004 Now 59 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [26]
2005 Now 62 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [27]
2006 Now 65 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [28]
2007 Now 68 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [29]
2008 Mamma Mia! Original soundtrack Polydor [30]
2009 Now 74 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [31]
2010 Now 77 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [32]
2011 Now 80 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [33]
2012 Now 83 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [34]
2013 Now 86 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [35]
2014 Now 89 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [36]
2015 Now 92 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV
2016 Now 95 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [37]
2017 Now 98 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV
2018 Now 100 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV [38]
2019 Now 104 Various artists EMI Virgin/UMTV

See also
  • List of UK Compilation Chart number ones

References
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  2. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1957". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1958". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  4. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1959". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  5. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1960". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  6. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1961". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  7. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1962". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  8. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1963". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  9. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1964". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  10. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1965". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  11. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1966". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  12. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1967". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  13. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1968". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  14. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1969". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  15. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1970". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  16. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1971". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  17. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1972". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  18. Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1973". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  19. "Chart Archive – 1970s Albums". everyHit. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  20. "Chart Archive – 1980s Albums". everyHit. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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  26. "The Official UK Compilation Albums Chart 2004" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: Musiqware (Special issue): 5. January 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  27. "The Official UK Compilation Albums Chart 2005" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: Musiqware (Special issue): 6. January 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  28. "The Official UK Compilation Albums Chart 2006" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: Musiqware (Special issue): 6. January 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  29. "The Official UK Compilation Albums Chart 2007" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: Musiqware (Special issue): 5. January 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  30. "The Official UK Compilation Albums Chart 2008" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Liverpool: UKChartsPlus (Special issue): 10. January 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  31. "The Official UK Compilation Albums Chart 2009" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Liverpool: UKChartsPlus (Special issue): 10. January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  32. "The Official UK Compilation Albums Chart 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Liverpool: UKChartsPlus (Special issue): 10. January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  33. "Official Compilations Chart 2011" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Liverpool: UKChartsPlus (Special issue): 10. January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  34. "Official Compilations Chart 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Liverpool: UKChartsPlus (Special issue): 10. January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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  36. "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Compilation Albums of 2014"
  37. "Now That's What I Call Music 95 was the UK's best-selling album in 2016"
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