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

The UK Albums Chart is a music chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) that calculates the best-selling artist albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2005, the chart has been based on the sales of both physical and digital albums, on the condition that the album was available in both formats. In January 2007, the rules were changed so that legal downloads of all albums, irrespective of whether a physical copy was available, were eligible to chart. Further changes occurred in February 2015 when audio streaming was included for the first time.
On 11 December 2019, the OCC announced their list of the top 100 best-selling albums between January 2010 and December 2019. The best-selling album of the decade is Adele's 21, which sold 6 million following its release in January 2011. Adele is also one of two artists to achieve three million-selling albums since 2010 with 19 (released in 2008 but sold over a million copies since 2010), 21 and 25. The other is Ed Sheeran with +, x and ÷. Sheeran is also the only artist to feature in the top 10 three times.

## Best-selling albums since 2010

| No. | Title | Artist | Peak position | Year of release | Sales (where available) | No. of times Platinum |
| 1 | 21 | Adele | 1 | 2011 | 6,000,000 | 17× |
| 2 | 25 | Adele | 1 | 2015 | 3,600,000 | 12× |
| 3 | x | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 2014 | 3,600,000 | 12× |
| 4 | ÷ | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 2017 | 3,400,000 | 11× |
| 5 | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 1 | 2011 | 2,950,000 | 9× |
| 6 | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | 1 | 2014 | 2,590,000 | 8× |
| 7 | + | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 2011 | 2,443,000 | 8× |
| 8 | Our Version of Events | Emeli Sandé | 1 | 2012 | 2,430,000 | 8× |
| 9 | Progress | Take That | 1 | 2010 | 2,390,000 | 8× |
| 10 | The Greatest Showman | Various Artists | 1 | 2017 | 2,130,000 | 7× |
| 11 | Loud | Rihanna | 1 | 2010 | 1,997,500 | 6× |
| 12 | Crazy Love | Michael Bublé | 1 | 2009† | 1,890,300 | 6× |
| 13 | 19 | Adele | 1 | 2008† | 2,450,000 | 8× |
| 14 | AM | Arctic Monkeys | 1 | 2013 | 1,800,000 | 6× |
| 15 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars | 1 | 2010 | 1,713,000 | 5× |
| 16 | The Fame / The Fame Monster | Lady Gaga | 1 | 2009† | 1,578,000 | 5× |
| 17 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons | 2 | 2009† | 1,561,800 | 5× |
| 18 | Mylo Xyloto | Coldplay | 1 | 2011 | 1,536,700 | 5× |
| 19 | Wanted on Voyage | George Ezra | 1 | 2014 | 1,420,200 | 4× |
| 20 | Teenage Dream / Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection | Katy Perry | 1 | 2010 | 1,304,325 | 4× |
| 21 | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | Plan B | 1 | 2010 | 1,399,400 | 4× |
| 22 | Right Place Right Time | Olly Murs | 1 | 2012 | 1,380,000 | 4× |
| 23 | Who You Are | Jessie J | 2 | 2011 | 1,270,000 | 4× |
| 24 | Purpose | Justin Bieber | 2 | 2015 | 1,200,000 | 4× |
| 25 | Lungs | Florence and the Machine | 1 | 2009† | 1,813,557 | 6× |
| 26 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | 1 | 2014 | 1,500,000 | 5× |
| 27 | Halcyon / Halcyon Days | Ellie Goulding | 1 | 2012 | 1,200,000 | 4× |
| 28 | A Head Full of Dreams | Coldplay | 1 | 2015 | 1,375,805 | 4× |
| 29 | I Cry When I Laugh | Jess Glynne | 1 | 2015 | 1,200,000 | 4× |
| 30 | Human | Rag'n'Bone Man | 1 | 2017 | 1,200,000 | 4× |
| 31 | If I Can Dream | Elvis Presley | 1 | 2015 | 1,062,457 | 4× |
| 32 | Babel | Mumford & Sons | 1 | 2012 | 1,064,338 | 4× |
| 33 | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | 2 | 2010 | 1,200,000 | 3× |
| 34 | Born to Die | Lana Del Rey | 1 | 2012 | 1,174,000 | 3× |
| 35 | Up All Night | One Direction | 1 | 2011 | 1,086,434 | 3× |
| 36 | In Case You Didn't Know | Olly Murs | 1 | 2011 | 1,105,000 | 3× |
| 37 | Time Flies... 1994–2009 | Oasis | 1 | 2010 | 1,200,000 | 3× |
| 38 | Greatest Hits... So Far!!! | Pink | 5 | 2010 | 1,050,000 | 3× |
| 39 | Glory Days | Little Mix | 1 | 2016 | 1,014,800 | 3× |
| 40 | Sunny Side Up | Paolo Nutini | 1 | 2009† | 1,033,000 | 3× |
| 41 | Take Me Home | One Direction | 1 | 2012 | 1,103,500 | 3× |
| 42 | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | 1 | 2011 | 1,000,000 | 3× |
| 43 | Recovery | Eminem | 1 | 2010 | 1,030,000 | 3× |
| 44 | Unorthodox Jukebox | Bruno Mars | 1 | 2012 | 987,854 | 3× |
| 45 | Born This Way | Lady Gaga | 1 | 2011 | 1,020,800 | 3× |
| 46 | Gold: Greatest Hits | ABBA | 1 | 1992† | | 18× |
| 47 | Legend | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 1 | 1984† | | 12× |
| 48 | 18 Months | Calvin Harris | 1 | 2012 | 923,861 | 3× |
| 49 | Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra | 1 | 2018 | 1,000,300 | 3× |
| 50 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 1977† | | 13× |
| 51 | Curtain Call: The Hits | Eminem | 1 | 2005† | | 7× |
| 52 | The Ultimate Collection | Whitney Houston | 3 | 2007† | | 5× |
| 53 | Greatest Hits | Foo Fighters | 4 | 2009† | | 4× |
| 54 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | 1 | 2006† | | 13× |
| 55 | Bad Blood | Bastille | 1 | 2013 | 1,000,640 | 3× |
| 56 | Midnight Memories | One Direction | 1 | 2013 | | 3× |
| 57 | Come Around Sundown | Kings of Leon | 1 | 2010 | 915,300 | 3× |
| 58 | Number Ones | Michael Jackson | 1 | 2003† | | 9× |
| 59 | The Truth About Love | Pink | 1 | 2012 | 907,000 | 3× |
| 60 | Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta | 1 | 2011 | | 3× |
| 61 | The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | 6 | 2002 | | 6× |
| 62 | Disc-Overy | Tinie Tempah | 1 | 2010 | | 3× |
| 63 | The Element of Freedom | Alicia Keys | 1 | 2009† | | 3× |
| 64 | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | Amy Winehouse | 1 | 2011 | | 2× |
| 65 | Never Been Better | Olly Murs | 1 | 2014 | 863,000 | 2× |
| 66 | All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 2005† | | 3× |
| 67 | Ceremonials | Florence and the Machine | 1 | 2011 | | 2× |
| 68 | Chaos and the Calm | James Bay | 1 | 2015 | 824,540 | 2× |
| 69 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | 1 | 2011 | 864,600 | 2× |
| 70 | Get Weird | Little Mix | 2 | 2015 | 883,000 | 3× |
| 71 | Lights | Ellie Goulding | 1 | 2010 | | 2x |
| 72 | Olly Murs | Olly Murs | 2 | 2010 | | 2x |
| 73 | My World / My World 2.0 | Justin Bieber | 3 | 2010 | | 2x |
| 74 | To Be Loved | Michael Bublé | 1 | 2013 | | 3x |
| 75 | Science & Faith | The Script | 1 | 2010 | | 2x |
| 76 | Every Kingdom | Ben Howard | 4 | 2011 | | 2x |
| 77 | Jake Bugg | Jake Bugg | 1 | 2012 | | 2x |
| 78 | A Perfect Contradiction | Paloma Faith | 2 | 2014 | | 2x |
| 79 | 4 | Beyoncé | 1 | 2011 | | 2x |
| 80 | Unapologetic | Rihanna | 1 | 2012 | | 2x |
| 81 | The Lady Killer | Cee Lo Green | 3 | 2010 | | 2x |
| 82 | No More Idols | Chase & Status | 2 | 2011 | | 2x |
| 83 | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | 1 | 2013 | | 2x |
| 84 | Only By the Night | Kings of Leon | 1 | 2008† | | 10x |
| 85 | Swings Both Ways | Robbie Williams | 1 | 2013 | | 2x |
| 86 | Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics | Stereophonics | 2 | 2008† | | 5x |
| 87 | In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010 | Robbie Williams | 1 | 2010 | | 2x |
| 88 | Fall to Grace | Paloma Faith | 2 | 2012 | | 2x |
| 89 | Greatest Hits | Queen | 1 | 1981† | | 22x |
| 90 | Caustic Love | Paolo Nutini | 1 | 2014 | | 2x |
| 91 | If You Wait | London Grammar | 2 | 2013 | | 2x |
| 92 | Since I Saw You Last | Gary Barlow | 2 | 2013 | | 2x |
| 93 | The Thrill of It All | Sam Smith | 1 | 2017 | | 2x |
| 94 | Ghost Stories | Coldplay | 1 | 2014 | 733,000 | 2x |
| 95 | Greatest Hits | Guns N' Roses | 1 | 2004† | | 7x |
| 96 | Red | Taylor Swift | 1 | 2012 | 695,000 | 2x |
| 97 | Greatest Hits | Westlife | 4 | 2011 | | 2x |
| 98 | Outta This World | JLS | 2 | 2010 | | 2x |
| 99 | Direct Hits | The Killers | 5 | 2013 | | 2x |
| 100 | Four | One Direction | 1 | 2014 | 600,000 | 2x |
† Released before 2010; only sales from 2010 onwards included

## Best-selling debut albums

| No. | Debut album | Artist | Peak position | Year of release | Sales |
| 1 | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | 1 | 2014 | 2,590,000 |
| 2 | 19 | Adele | 1 | 2008† | 2,450,000 |
| 3 | + | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 2011 | 2,443,000 |
| 4 | Our Version of Events | Emeli Sandé | 1 | 2012 | 2,430,000 |
| 5 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars | 1 | 2010 | 1,870,000 |
| 6 | Wanted on Voyage | George Ezra | 1 | 2014 | 1,420,000 |
| 7 | Who You Are | Jessie J | 2 | 2011 | 1,330,000 |
| 8 | I Cry When I Laugh | Jess Glynne | 1 | 2015 | 1,230,000 |
| 9 | Human | Rag'n'Bone Man | 1 | 2017 | 1,220,000 |
| 10 | Born to Die | Lana Del Rey | 1 | 2012 | 1,190,000 |
| 11 | Up All Night | One Direction | 2 | 2011 | 1,160,000 |
| 12 | Bad Blood | Bastille | 1 | 2013 | 975,000 |
| 13 | Disc-Overy | Tinie Tempah | 1 | 2010 | 905,000 |
| 14 | Chaos and the Calm | James Bay | 1 | 2015 | 867,000 |
| 15 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | 1 | 2011 | |
| 16 | Lights | Ellie Goulding | 1 | 2010 | 841,000 |
| 17 | Olly Murs | Olly Murs | 2 | 2010 | 839,000 |
| 18 | My World / My World 2.0 | Justin Bieber | 3 | 2010 | |
| 19 | Every Kingdom | Ben Howard | 4 | 2011 | |
| 20 | Jake Bugg | Jake Bugg | 1 | 2012 | |
| 21 | The Lady Killer | CeeLo Green | 3 | 2010 | |
| 22 | If You Wait | London Grammar | 2 | 2013 | |
| 23 | Heaven | Rebecca Ferguson | 3 | 2011 | 669,000 |
| 24 | Night Visions | Imagine Dragons | 2 | 2013 | |
| 25 | Home | Rudimental | 1 | 2013 | |
| 26 | The 1975 | The 1975 | 1 | 2013 | |
| 27 | Seasons of My Soul | Rumer | 3 | 2010 | |
| 28 | Royal Blood | Royal Blood | 1 | 2014 | |
| 29 | Hozier | Hozier | 3 | 2014 | |
| 30 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | 3 | 2017 | |
| 31 | All the Little Lights | Passenger | 3 | 2013 | |
| 32 | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | Lewis Capaldi | 1 | 2019 | 547,000 |
| 33 | Communion | Years & Years | 1 | 2015 | |
| 34 | The Wanted | The Wanted | 4 | 2010 | |
| 35 | Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor | Caro Emerald | 4 | 2011 | |
| 36 | The Lumineers | The Lumineers | 8 | 2012 | |
| 37 | Settle | Disclosure | 1 | 2013 | |
| 38 | Chapter One | Ella Henderson | 1 | 2014 | 476,000 |
| 39 | Good Ol' Fashioned Love | The Overtones | 4 | 2010 | |
| 40 | The Balcony | Catfish and the Bottlemen | 10 | 2014 | |