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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. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. Since 2015, the album chart has been based on both sales and streaming. This list shows albums that peaked in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart during 2025, as well as albums which peaked in 2024 but were in the top 10 in 2025. 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).
Eleven albums have been in the top 10 so far this year (as of 9 January 2025, week ending). One album from 2021 and seven albums from 2024 remained in the top ten for several weeks at the beginning of the year. Christmas by Michael Bublé, originally released in 2011, and +–=÷× (Tour Collection) by Ed Sheeran were the albums from 2024 to reach their peak in 2025.
The first new number-one album of the year was Christmas by Michael Bublé. Overall, one different album has peaked at number-one so far in 2025, with one unique artist hitting that position.
An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the album is currently in the top 10.
Top-ten albums
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| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 2021 or 2024 but still in chart in 2025. |
| ♦ | Album released in 2024 but peaked in 2025. |
| (#) | Year-end top ten album position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song 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 2021 | ||||||
| 18 February 2021 | 144* | The Highlights ‡ | The Weeknd | 2 | 18 February 2021 | 7 |
| Albums in 2024 | ||||||
| 2 May 2024 | 30* | The Tortured Poets Department ‡ | Taylor Swift | 1 | 2 May 2024 | 10 |
| 30 May 2024 | 25* | Hit Me Hard and Soft ‡ | Billie Eilish | 1 | 30 May 2024 | 1 |
| 20 June 2024 | 25* | Brat ‡ | Charli XCX | 1 | 24 October 2024 | 1 |
| 27 June 2024 | 29* | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess ‡ | Chappell Roan | 1 | 15 August 2024 | 1 |
| 5 September 2024 | 19* | Short n' Sweet ‡ | Sabrina Carpenter | 1 | 5 September 2024 | 2 |
| 10 October 2024 | 12* | +–=÷× (Tour Collection) | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 9 January 2025 | 1 |
| 12 December 2024 | 4 | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 1 | 2 January 2025 | 1 |
| Albums in 2025 | ||||||
| 2 January 2025 | 2* | SOS | SZA | 3 | 2 January 2025 | 2 |
| 2* | Diamonds | Elton John | 6 | 9 January 2025 | 1 | |
| 9 January 2025 | 1* | 50 Years – Don't Stop | Fleetwood Mac | 10 | 9 January 2025 | 1 |
See also
References
- "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). 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.
Sources
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links
- 2025 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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| See also | Lists of UK Albums Chart number ones |
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