# List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s

The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Friday to Thursday in the United Kingdom; as of 15 February 2019, there had been 266 number-one albums during the 2010s, by 76 artists. 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; 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.
The chart is based on both physical and digital album sales, as well as audio streaming, and each week's new number one is first announced every Friday (previously Sunday) on The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1, which is currently hosted by Scott Mills. The album chart is published online by Radio 1 (Top 40), in Music Week magazine (Top 75), on the OCC website (Top 100) and the full Top 200 is published exclusively in UKChartsPlus. In June 2010, Time Flies... 1994–2009 by Oasis became the 900th album ever to top the UK Albums Chart, in November 2013, Swings Both Ways by Robbie Williams became the 1,000th, and in November 2016, 24 Hrs by Olly Murs became the 1,100th. Ed Sheeran, who released four albums during the decade, spent a total of 41 weeks at number one, more than any other artist, while the two albums released by Adele during the decade (21 and 25) spent 36 weeks at number one, and were the top two best-selling albums of the 2010s.
The following albums were all number one in the United Kingdom during the 2010s.

## 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 |
| ‡ | Best-selling album of the decade |
| No. | Artist | Album | Record label | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Certification |
| 2010 |||||||
| re | Paolo Nutini | Sunny Side Up | Atlantic | 3 January 2010 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
| 888 | Florence and the Machine | Lungs | Island | 17 January 2010 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
| re | Paolo Nutini | Sunny Side Up | Atlantic | 31 January 2010 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
| 889 | Alicia Keys | The Element of Freedom | J | 7 February 2010 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
| 890 | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Volume 1 | Epic | 21 February 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Interscope | 28 February 2010 | 1 | 11× Platinum |
| 891 | Ellie Goulding | Lights | Polydor | 7 March 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 892 | Boyzone | Brother | Polydor | 14 March 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Interscope | 21 March 2010 | 1 | 11× Platinum |
| re | Boyzone | Brother | Polydor | 28 March 2010 | 2 | Platinum |
| re | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Interscope | 11 April 2010 | 1 | 11× Platinum |
| 893 | Plan B | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | 679/Atlantic | 18 April 2010 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 894 | AC/DC | Iron Man 2 | Columbia | 25 April 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| re | Plan B | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | 679/Atlantic | 2 May 2010 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 895 | Diana Vickers | Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree | RCA | 9 May 2010 | 1 | Gold |
| 896 | Keane | Night Train | Island | 16 May 2010 | 1 | Silver |
| re | The Rolling Stones | Exile on Main St. | Polydor | 23 May 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
| 897 | Pendulum | Immersion | Warner Bros. | 30 May 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
| 898 | Jack Johnson | To the Sea | Brushfire/Island | 6 June 2010 | 1 | Gold |
| 899 | Christina Aguilera | Bionic | RCA | 13 June 2010 | 1 | Silver |
| 900 | Oasis | Time Flies... 1994–2009 | Big Brother | 20 June 2010 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
| 901 | Eminem | Recovery | Interscope | 27 June 2010 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
| 902 | Kylie Minogue | Aphrodite | Parlophone | 11 July 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Eminem | Recovery | Interscope | 18 July 2010 | 3 | 4× Platinum |
| 903 | Arcade Fire | The Suburbs | Mercury | 8 August 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Eminem | Recovery | Interscope | 15 August 2010 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 904 | Iron Maiden | The Final Frontier | EMI | 22 August 2010 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Eminem | Recovery | Interscope | 29 August 2010 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 905 | Katy Perry | Teenage Dream | Virgin | 5 September 2010 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
| 906 | Brandon Flowers | Flamingo | Vertigo | 12 September 2010 | 1 | Gold |
| 907 | The Script | Science & Faith | Phonogenic | 19 September 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 908 | Phil Collins | Going Back | Atlantic | 26 September 2010 | 1 | Gold |
| re | The Script | Science & Faith | Phonogenic | 3 October 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 909 | Tinie Tempah | Disc-Overy | Parlophone | 10 October 2010 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 910 | Robbie Williams | In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 | Virgin | 17 October 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 911 | Kings of Leon | Come Around Sundown | Hand Me Down | 24 October 2010 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
| 912 | Cheryl Cole | Messy Little Raindrops | Fascination | 7 November 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
| 913 | Susan Boyle | The Gift | Syco | 14 November 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 914 | Take That | Progress † | Polydor | 21 November 2010 | 6 | 8× Platinum |
| 2011 |||||||
| 915 | Rihanna | Loud | Def Jam | 2 January 2011 | 3 | 7× Platinum |
| 916 | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Elektra | 23 January 2011 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
| 917 | Adele | 21 ‡ | XL | 30 January 2011 | 11 | 18× Platinum |
| 918 | Foo Fighters | Wasting Light | RCA | 17 April 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Adele | 21 ‡ | XL | 24 April 2011 | 5 | 18× Platinum |
| 919 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way | Interscope | 29 May 2011 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
| 920 | Arctic Monkeys | Suck It and See | Domino | 12 June 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Take That | Progress | Polydor | 19 June 2011 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
| re | Lady Gaga | Born This Way | Interscope | 26 June 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 921 | Beyoncé | 4 | Columbia/Parkwood | 3 July 2011 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
| re | Adele | 21 ‡ | XL | 17 July 2011 | 2 | 18× Platinum |
| re | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black | Island | 31 July 2011 | 3 | 14× Platinum |
| 922 | Nero | Welcome Reality | MTA | 21 August 2011 | 1 | Gold |
| 923 | Will Young | Echoes | RCA | 28 August 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
| 924 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | I'm with You | Warner | 4 September 2011 | 1 | Gold |
| 925 | Example | Playing in the Shadows | Ministry of Sound | 11 September 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
| 926 | Ed Sheeran | + | Asylum | 18 September 2011 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
| 927 | Kasabian | Velociraptor! | Columbia | 25 September 2011 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 928 | James Morrison | The Awakening | Island | 2 October 2011 | 2 | Platinum |
| 929 | Steps | The Ultimate Collection | Sony | 16 October 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
| 930 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Sour Mash | 23 October 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 931 | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | Parlophone | 30 October 2011 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
| 932 | Florence and the Machine | Ceremonials | Island | 6 November 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 933 | Susan Boyle | Someone to Watch Over Me | Syco | 13 November 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
| 934 | Michael Bublé | Christmas | Reprise | 20 November 2011 | 1 | 11× Platinum |
| 935 | Rihanna | Talk That Talk | Def Jam | 27 November 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 936 | Olly Murs | In Case You Didn't Know | Epic | 4 December 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 937 | Amy Winehouse | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | Island | 11 December 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| re | Michael Bublé | Christmas | Reprise | 18 December 2011 | 2 | 11× Platinum |
| 2012 |||||||
| re | Ed Sheeran | + | Asylum | 1 January 2012 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
| re | Adele | 21 ‡ | XL | 8 January 2012 | 1 | 18× Platinum |
| re | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Elektra | 15 January 2012 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
| re | Adele | 21 ‡ | XL | 22 January 2012 | 1 | 18× Platinum |
| re | Ed Sheeran | + | Asylum | 29 January 2012 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
| 938 | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die | Polydor | 5 February 2012 | 2 | 5× Platinum |
| 939 | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events † | Virgin | 19 February 2012 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
| re | Adele | 21 ‡ | XL | 26 February 2012 | 1 | 18× Platinum |
| re | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events † | Virgin | 4 March 2012 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
| 940 | Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball | Columbia | 11 March 2012 | 1 | Gold |
| 941 | Military Wives | In My Dreams | Decca | 18 March 2012 | 1 | Gold |
| 942 | Paul Weller | Sonik Kicks | Island | 25 March 2012 | 1 | Silver |
| 943 | Madonna | MDNA | Interscope | 1 April 2012 | 1 | Gold |
| 944 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | Cash Money/Island | 8 April 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Adele | 21 ‡ | XL | 15 April 2012 | 2 | 18× Platinum |
| 945 | Jack White | Blunderbuss | XL | 29 April 2012 | 1 | Gold |
| 946 | Marina and the Diamonds | Electra Heart | 679/Atlantic | 6 May 2012 | 1 | Gold |
| 947 | Keane | Strangeland | Island | 13 May 2012 | 2 | Gold |
| re | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events † | Virgin | 27 May 2012 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
| 948 | Gary Barlow and The Commonwealth Band | Sing | Decca | 3 June 2012 | 3 | Gold |
| 949 | Justin Bieber | Believe | Def Jam | 24 June 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
| 950 | Linkin Park | Living Things | Warner Bros. | 1 July 2012 | 1 | Gold |
| 951 | Chris Brown | Fortune | RCA | 8 July 2012 | 1 | Gold |
| 952 | Newton Faulkner | Write It On Your Skin | Ugly Truth | 15 July 2012 | 1 | Silver |
| 953 | Elton John vs. Pnau | Good Morning to the Night | Mercury | 22 July 2012 | 1 | |
| 954 | Plan B | Ill Manors | 679/Atlantic | 29 July 2012 | 1 | Gold |
| 955 | Conor Maynard | Contrast | Parlophone | 5 August 2012 | 1 | Silver |
| re | Rihanna | Talk That Talk | Def Jam | 12 August 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| re | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events † | Virgin | 19 August 2012 | 2 | 8× Platinum |
| 956 | Rita Ora | Ora | Columbia/Roc Nation | 2 September 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
| 957 | The Vaccines | Come of Age | Columbia | 9 September 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
| 958 | The xx | Coexist | Young Turks | 16 September 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
| 959 | The Killers | Battle Born | Vertigo | 23 September 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
| 960 | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Gentlemen of the Road/Island | 30 September 2012 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 961 | Muse | The 2nd Law | Helium 3/Warner | 7 October 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Gentlemen of the Road/Island | 14 October 2012 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 962 | Jake Bugg | Jake Bugg | Mercury | 21 October 2012 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 963 | Taylor Swift | Red | Big Machine | 28 October 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 964 | Calvin Harris | 18 Months | Columbia/Fly Eye | 4 November 2012 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 965 | Robbie Williams | Take the Crown | Island | 11 November 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
| 966 | One Direction | Take Me Home | Syco | 18 November 2012 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 967 | Rihanna | Unapologetic | Def Jam | 25 November 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 968 | Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | Epic | 2 December 2012 | 2 | 5× Platinum |
| 969 | Bruno Mars | Unorthodox Jukebox | Atlantic | 16 December 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| re | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events † | Virgin | 23 December 2012 | 2 | 8× Platinum |
| 2013 |||||||
| re | Calvin Harris | 18 Months | Columbia/Fly Eye | 6 January 2013 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| re | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 13 January 2013 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
| 970 | Motion Picture Cast Recording | Les Misérables | Polydor | 20 January 2013 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
| 971 | Biffy Clyro | Opposites | 14th Floor | 3 February 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Motion Picture Cast Recording | Les Misérables | Polydor | 10 February 2013 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
| re | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 24 February 2013 | 2 | 8× Platinum |
| 972 | Bastille | Bad Blood | Virgin | 10 March 2013 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 973 | David Bowie | The Next Day | RCA | 17 March 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
| 974 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | RCA | 24 March 2013 | 3 | Platinum |
| 975 | Paramore | Paramore | Atlantic/Fueled by Ramen | 14 April 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
| 976 | Michael Bublé | To Be Loved | Reprise | 21 April 2013 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
| 977 | Rudimental | Home | Asylum | 5 May 2013 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 978 | Caro Emerald | The Shocking Miss Emerald | Grandmono/Dramatico | 12 May 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 979 | Rod Stewart | Time | Capitol/Decca | 19 May 2013 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 980 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | Columbia | 26 May 2013 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
| 981 | Disclosure | Settle | PMR | 9 June 2013 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 982 | Black Sabbath | 13 | Vertigo | 16 June 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 983 | Kanye West | Yeezus | Def Jam | 23 June 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 984 | Tom Odell | Long Way Down | Columbia | 30 June 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Gentlemen of the Road/Island | 7 July 2013 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 985 | Jay-Z | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Roc Nation | 14 July 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 986 | Robin Thicke | Blurred Lines | Interscope | 21 July 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 987 | Jahméne Douglas | Love Never Fails | RCA | 28 July 2013 | 1 | Silver |
| 988 | Richard & Adam | The Impossible Dream | Sony Music | 4 August 2013 | 4 | Gold |
| 989 | Avenged Sevenfold | Hail to the King | Warner Bros. | 1 September 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 990 | The 1975 | The 1975 | Dirty Hit/Polydor | 8 September 2013 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 991 | Arctic Monkeys | AM | Domino | 15 September 2013 | 2 | 7× Platinum |
| 992 | Kings of Leon | Mechanical Bull | RCA | 29 September 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
| 993 | Haim | Days Are Gone | Polydor | 6 October 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
| 994 | Miley Cyrus | Bangerz | RCA | 13 October 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 995 | John Newman | Tribute | Island | 20 October 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
| 996 | Katy Perry | Prism | Virgin | 27 October 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
| 997 | Arcade Fire | Reflektor | Sonovox | 3 November 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 998 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Interscope | 10 November 2013 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 999 | Lady Gaga | Artpop | Interscope | 17 November 2013 | 1 | Gold |
| 1000 | Robbie Williams | Swings Both Ways | Island | 24 November 2013 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1001 | One Direction | Midnight Memories † | Syco | 1 December 2013 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
| re | Robbie Williams | Swings Both Ways | Island | 15 December 2013 | 3 | 2× Platinum |
| 2014 |||||||
| 1002 | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon | Polydor | 5 January 2014 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
| 1003 | Bruce Springsteen | High Hopes | Columbia | 19 January 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon | Polydor | 26 January 2014 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 1004 | You Me at Six | Cavalier Youth | BMG Rights | 2 February 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1005 | Bombay Bicycle Club | So Long, See You Tomorrow | Island | 9 February 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1006 | Katy B | Little Red | Columbia | 16 February 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Bastille | Bad Blood | Virgin | 23 February 2014 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
| 1007 | Pharrell Williams | Girl | Columbia | 9 March 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1008 | Elbow | The Take Off and Landing of Everything | Fiction | 16 March 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1009 | George Michael | Symphonica | Virgin EMI | 23 March 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1010 | Sam Bailey | The Power of Love | Sony | 30 March 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1011 | Kaiser Chiefs | Education, Education, Education & War | Fiction | 6 April 2014 | 2 | Gold |
| 1012 | Paolo Nutini | Caustic Love | Atlantic | 20 April 2014 | 3 | 2× Platinum |
| 1013 | Lily Allen | Sheezus | Parlophone | 11 May 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1014 | Michael Jackson | Xscape | MJJ | 18 May 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1015 | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | Parlophone | 25 May 2014 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1016 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 1 June 2014 | 2 | 10× Platinum |
| 1017 | Kasabian | 48:13 | Columbia/Sony | 15 June 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1018 | Lana Del Rey | Ultraviolence | Interscope/Polydor | 22 June 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1019 | Ed Sheeran | x † | Asylum/Atlantic | 29 June 2014 | 8 | 13× Platinum |
| 1020 | Collabro | Stars | Syco | 24 August 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1021 | Royal Blood | Royal Blood | Warner Bros. | 31 August 2014 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 7 September 2014 | 2 | 10× Platinum |
| 1022 | The Script | No Sound Without Silence | Columbia | 21 September 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1023 | alt-J | This Is All Yours | Infectious | 28 September 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1024 | George Ezra | Wanted on Voyage | Columbia | 5 October 2014 | 2 | 5× Platinum |
| 1025 | Ella Henderson | Chapter One | Syco | 19 October 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1026 | Ben Howard | I Forget Where We Were | Island | 26 October 2014 | 1 | Gold |
| 1027 | Taylor Swift | 1989 | Big Machine | 2 November 2014 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
| re | Ed Sheeran | x † | Asylum/Atlantic | 9 November 2014 | 1 | 13× Platinum |
| 1028 | Pink Floyd | The Endless River | Parlophone | 16 November 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1029 | One Direction | Four | Columbia/Syco | 23 November 2014 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 1030 | Olly Murs | Never Been Better | Syco/Epic | 30 November 2014 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 1031 | Take That | III | Polydor | 7 December 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Ed Sheeran | x † | Asylum/Atlantic | 14 December 2014 | 3 | 13× Platinum |
| 2015 |||||||
| re | George Ezra | Wanted on Voyage | Columbia | 4 January 2015 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
| re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 11 January 2015 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
| re | George Ezra | Wanted on Voyage | Columbia | 18 January 2015 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
| 1032 | Mark Ronson | Uptown Special | Columbia | 25 January 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1033 | Meghan Trainor | Title | Epic | 1 February 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1034 | Bob Dylan | Shadows in the Night | Columbia | 8 February 2015 | 1 | |
| re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 15 February 2015 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
| 1035 | Imagine Dragons | Smoke + Mirrors | Interscope | 22 February 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 1 March 2015 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
| 1036 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Chasing Yesterday | Sour Mash | 8 March 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 15 March 2015 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
| 1037 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | Interscope | 22 March 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1038 | James Bay | Chaos and the Calm | Virgin | 29 March 2015 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 1039 | The Prodigy | The Day Is My Enemy | Cooking Vinyl | 5 April 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1040 | All Time Low | Future Hearts | Hopeless | 12 April 2015 | 1 | Silver |
| 1041 | Paul Simon | The Ultimate Collection | Sony | 19 April 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1042 | Josh Groban | Stages | Reprise | 26 April 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1043 | Blur | The Magic Whip | Parlophone | 3 May 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1044 | Mumford & Sons | Wilder Mind | Gentlemen of the Road/Island | 10 May 2015 | 2 | Platinum |
| 1045 | Brandon Flowers | The Desired Effect | Vertigo | 24 May 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1046 | Will Young | 85% Proof | Island | 31 May 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1047 | Florence and the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Island | 7 June 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1048 | Muse | Drones | Warner Bros. | 14 June 2015 | 2 | Gold |
| re | Florence and the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Island | 28 June 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1049 | Lionel Richie | The Definitive Collection | Motown | 5 July 2015 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| re | Ed Sheeran | x | Asylum/Atlantic | 10 July 2015 | 1 | 13× Platinum |
| 1050 | Years & Years | Communion | Polydor | 17 July 2015 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
| 1051 | The Chemical Brothers | Born in the Echoes | Virgin | 31 July 2015 | 1 | Silver |
| 1052 | The Maccabees | Marks to Prove It | Polydor | 7 August 2015 | 1 | Silver |
| 1053 | Dr. Dre | Compton | Interscope | 14 August 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1054 | Cilla Black | The Very Best of Cilla Black | Parlophone | 21 August 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1055 | Jess Glynne | I Cry When I Laugh | Atlantic | 28 August 2015 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
| 1056 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | Republic | 4 September 2015 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1057 | Iron Maiden | The Book of Souls | Parlophone | 11 September 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1058 | Stereophonics | Keep the Village Alive | Stylus | 18 September 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1059 | David Gilmour | Rattle That Lock | Columbia | 25 September 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1060 | Disclosure | Caracal | Island | 2 October 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1061 | Rudimental | We the Generation | Atlantic | 9 October 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1062 | Faithless | Faithless 2.0 | Sony | 16 October 2015 | 1 | Silver |
| 1063 | Jamie Lawson | Jamie Lawson | Atlantic | 23 October 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1064 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Good Feels Good | Capitol | 30 October 2015 | 1 | Gold |
| 1065 | Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | If I Can Dream | RCA | 6 November 2015 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
| 1066 | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | Columbia/Syco | 20 November 2015 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1067 | Adele | 25 † | XL | 27 November 2015 | 7 | 13× Platinum |
| 2016 |||||||
| 1068 | David Bowie | Blackstar | RCA | 15 January 2016 | 3 | Platinum |
| 1069 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | EMI | 5 February 2016 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| 1070 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | Parlophone | 12 February 2016 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| re | Adele | 25 † | XL | 19 February 2016 | 2 | 13× Platinum |
| 1071 | The 1975 | I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It | Dirty Hit/Polydor | 4 March 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Adele | 25 † | XL | 11 March 2016 | 3 | 13× Platinum |
| 1072 | Zayn | Mind of Mine | RCA | 1 April 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1073 | The Last Shadow Puppets | Everything You've Come to Expect | Domino | 8 April 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1074 | The Lumineers | Cleopatra | Dualtone | 15 April 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1075 | PJ Harvey | The Hope Six Demolition Project | Island | 22 April 2016 | 1 | |
| 1076 | Beyoncé | Lemonade | Parkwood/Columbia | 29 April 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1077 | Drake | Views | Young Money/Republic | 6 May 2016 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1078 | Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool | XL | 13 May 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Drake | Views | Young Money/Republic | 20 May 2016 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1079 | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | Republic | 27 May 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1080 | Catfish and the Bottlemen | The Ride | Capitol | 3 June 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1081 | Paul Simon | Stranger to Stranger | Concord | 10 June 2016 | 1 | Silver |
| 1082 | Rick Astley | 50 | BMG | 17 June 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool | XL | 24 June 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Adele | 25 † | XL | 1 July 2016 | 1 | 13× Platinum |
| 1083 | Blink-182 | California | BMG | 8 July 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1084 | Biffy Clyro | Ellipsis | 14th Floor | 15 July 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1085 | Michael Kiwanuka | Love & Hate | Polydor | 22 July 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1086 | Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Sony | 29 July 2016 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
| 1087 | Viola Beach | Viola Beach | Fuller Beans | 5 August 2016 | 1 | Silver |
| 1088 | Blossoms | Blossoms | Virgin | 12 August 2016 | 2 | Gold |
| 1089 | Frank Ocean | Blonde | Boys Don't Cry | 26 August 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1090 | Barbra Streisand | Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway | Columbia | 2 September 2016 | 1 | |
| 1091 | Ward Thomas | Cartwheels | WTW Music | 9 September 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1092 | Bastille | Wild World | Virgin EMI | 16 September 2016 | 2 | Gold |
| 1093 | Passenger | Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea | Nettwerk | 30 September 2016 | 1 | Silver |
| 1094 | Craig David | Following My Intuition | Insanity | 7 October 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1095 | Green Day | Revolution Radio | Reprise | 14 October 2016 | 1 | Gold |
| 1096 | Kings of Leon | Walls | RCA | 21 October 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1097 | Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | The Wonder of You | RCA | 28 October 2016 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1098 | James Arthur | Back from the Edge | Columbia | 4 November 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1099 | Robbie Williams | The Heavy Entertainment Show | Columbia | 11 November 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1100 | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Sony | 18 November 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1101 | Little Mix | Glory Days | Syco | 25 November 2016 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
| 1102 | The Rolling Stones | Blue & Lonesome | Polydor | 9 December 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1103 | Michael Ball and Alfie Boe | Together | Decca | 16 December 2016 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
| re | Little Mix | Glory Days | Syco | 30 December 2016 | 3 | 4× Platinum |
| 2017 |||||||
| 1104 | The xx | I See You | Young Turks | 20 January 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1105 | Pete Tong, The Heritage Orchestra and Jules Buckley | Classic House | Universal | 27 January 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1106 | Various artists | La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Interscope | 3 February 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1107 | Elbow | Little Fictions | Polydor | 10 February 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1108 | Rag'n'Bone Man | Human | Columbia | 17 February 2017 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
| 1109 | Stormzy | Gang Signs & Prayer | Merky | 3 March 2017 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1110 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ † | Asylum/Atlantic | 10 March 2017 | 9 | 14× Platinum |
| 1111 | Kasabian | For Crying Out Loud | Columbia | 12 May 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1112 | Harry Styles | Harry Styles | Erskine/Columbia | 19 May 2017 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Ed Sheeran | ÷ † | Asylum/Atlantic | 26 May 2017 | 1 | 14× Platinum |
| re | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Parlophone | 2 June 2017 | 1 | 18× Platinum |
| re | Ed Sheeran | ÷ † | Asylum/Atlantic | 9 June 2017 | 1 | 14× Platinum |
| 1113 | London Grammar | Truth Is a Beautiful Thing | Metal & Dust/Ministry of Sound | 16 June 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1114 | Royal Blood | How Did We Get So Dark? | Warner Bros. | 23 June 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Ed Sheeran | ÷ † | Asylum/Atlantic | 30 June 2017 | 3 | 14× Platinum |
| 1115 | The Vamps | Night & Day | Mercury/Virgin EMI | 21 July 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1116 | Lana Del Rey | Lust for Life | Polydor/Interscope | 28 July 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1117 | Arcade Fire | Everything Now | Columbia/Sonovox | 4 August 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Ed Sheeran | ÷ † | Asylum/Atlantic | 11 August 2017 | 3 | 14× Platinum |
| 1118 | Queens of the Stone Age | Villains | Matador | 1 September 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1119 | The Script | Freedom Child | Columbia/Sony | 8 September 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1120 | The National | Sleep Well Beast | 4AD | 15 September 2017 | 1 | Silver |
| 1121 | Foo Fighters | Concrete and Gold | RCA | 22 September 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1122 | The Killers | Wonderful Wonderful | Island | 29 September 2017 | 1 | Gold |
| 1123 | Shania Twain | Now | Mercury Nashville | 6 October 2017 | 1 | Silver |
| 1124 | Liam Gallagher | As You Were | Warner Bros. | 13 October 2017 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1125 | Pink | Beautiful Trauma | RCA | 20 October 2017 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1126 | George Michael | Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 / MTV Unplugged | Columbia | 27 October 2017 | 1 | |
| 1127 | Michael Ball and Alfie Boe | Together Again | Decca | 3 November 2017 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1128 | Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All | Capitol | 10 November 2017 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1129 | Taylor Swift | Reputation | Big Machine | 17 November 2017 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 1130 | Paloma Faith | The Architect | RCA, Epic | 24 November 2017 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1131 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Who Built the Moon? | Sour Mash | 1 December 2017 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All | Capitol | 8 December 2017 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| re | Ed Sheeran | ÷ † | Asylum/Atlantic | 15 December 2017 | 1 | 14× Platinum |
| 1132 | Eminem | Revival | Interscope | 22 December 2017 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Ed Sheeran | ÷ † | Asylum/Atlantic | 29 December 2017 | 2 | 14× Platinum |
| 2018 |||||||
| 1133 | Hugh Jackman & Various artists | The Greatest Showman † | Atlantic | 12 January 2018 | 11 | 8× Platinum |
| 1134 | George Ezra | Staying at Tamara's | Columbia | 30 March 2018 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
| re | Hugh Jackman & Various artists | The Greatest Showman † | Atlantic | 6 April 2018 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
| 1135 | Kylie Minogue | Golden | BMG | 13 April 2018 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Hugh Jackman & Various artists | The Greatest Showman † | Atlantic | 20 April 2018 | 2 | 8× Platinum |
| 1136 | Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys | Republic | 4 May 2018 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| re | Hugh Jackman & Various artists | The Greatest Showman † | Atlantic | 11 May 2018 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
| 1137 | Arctic Monkeys | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Domino | 18 May 2018 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Hugh Jackman & Various artists | The Greatest Showman † | Atlantic | 25 May 2018 | 6 | 8× Platinum |
| 1138 | Drake | Scorpion | Young Money/Republic | 6 July 2018 | 3 | 2× Platinum |
| 1139 | Various artists | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | Polydor | 27 July 2018 | 4 | 2× Platinum |
| 1140 | Ariana Grande | Sweetener | Republic | 24 August 2018 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Various artists | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | Polydor | 31 August 2018 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1141 | Eminem | Kamikaze | Interscope | 7 September 2018 | 4 | Platinum |
| 1142 | Rod Stewart | Blood Red Roses | Decca | 5 October 2018 | 1 | Gold |
| 1143 | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | Interscope | 12 October 2018 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1144 | Jess Glynne | Always in Between | Atlantic | 19 October 2018 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | Interscope | 26 October 2018 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1145 | Andrea Bocelli | Sì | Decca | 2 November 2018 | 1 | Gold |
| 1146 | The Prodigy | No Tourists | BMG | 9 November 2018 | 1 | Silver |
| 1147 | Muse | Simulation Theory | Helium 3/Warner Bros. | 16 November 2018 | 1 | Gold |
| 1148 | Michael Bublé | Love | Reprise | 23 November 2018 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1149 | Take That | Odyssey | Polydor | 30 November 2018 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1150 | The 1975 | A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships | Dirty Hit/Polydor | 7 December 2018 | 1 | Platinum |
| re | Hugh Jackman & Various artists | The Greatest Showman † | Atlantic | 14 December 2018 | 7 | 8× Platinum |
| 2019 |||||||
| 1151 | Bring Me the Horizon | Amo | RCA | 1 February 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| 1152 | The Specials | Encore | UMG | 8 February 2019 | 1 | |
| 1153 | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next | Republic | 15 February 2019 | 3 | Platinum |
| 1154 | Tom Walker | What a Time to Be Alive | Relentless | 8 March 2019 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1155 | Dave | Psychodrama | Dave/Neighbourhood | 15 March 2019 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1156 | Jack Savoretti | Singing to Strangers | BMG | 22 March 2019 | 1 | Silver |
| 1157 | Michael Ball | Coming Home to You | Decca | 29 March 2019 | 1 | |
| 1158 | Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Interscope | 5 April 2019 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
| 1159 | BTS | Map of the Soul: Persona | Big Hit | 19 April 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Interscope | 26 April 2019 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 1160 | Pink | Hurts 2B Human | RCA | 3 May 2019 | 3 | Gold |
| 1161 | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent † | EMI | 24 May 2019 | 4 | 5× Platinum |
| 1162 | Bruce Springsteen | Western Stars | Columbia | 21 June 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent † | EMI | 28 June 2019 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
| 1163 | Kylie Minogue | Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection | BMG | 5 July 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent † | EMI | 12 July 2019 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
| 1164 | Ed Sheeran | No.6 Collaborations Project | Asylum | 19 July 2019 | 4 | 3× Platinum |
| 1165 | Slipknot | We Are Not Your Kind | Roadrunner | 16 August 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| re | Ed Sheeran | No.6 Collaborations Project | Asylum | 23 August 2019 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 1166 | Taylor Swift | Lover | Republic | 30 August 2019 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 1167 | Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Polydor | 6 September 2019 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1168 | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | Republic | 13 September 2019 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1169 | Sam Fender | Hypersonic Missiles | Polydor | 20 September 2019 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1170 | Liam Gallagher | Why Me? Why Not. | Warner | 27 September 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| re | The Beatles | Abbey Road | Apple Corps | 4 October 2019 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
| 1171 | Dermot Kennedy | Without Fear | Island | 11 October 2019 | 1 | Platinum |
| 1172 | Elbow | Giants of All Sizes | Polydor | 18 October 2019 | 1 | Silver |
| 1173 | Foals | Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 | Warner | 25 October 2019 | 1 | Silver |
| 1174 | Stereophonics | Kind | Parlophone | 1 November 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| 1175 | Jeff Lynne's ELO | From Out of Nowhere | RCA | 8 November 2019 | 1 | Silver |
| 1176 | The Script | Sunsets & Full Moons | Columbia | 15 November 2019 | 1 | Silver |
| 1177 | Westlife | Spectrum | EMI | 22 November 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| 1178 | Coldplay | Everyday Life | Parlophone | 29 November 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| 1179 | Robbie Williams | The Christmas Present | Columbia | 6 December 2019 | 1 | Gold |
| 1180 | Rod Stewart and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Rhino | 13 December 2019 | 3 | Platinum |

### Artists with the most number ones in the 2010s

Eighteen different artists had three number ones on the UK Albums Chart during the 2010s, whilst eight artists have had four number ones. In 2012, Rihanna became the first artist to have three albums reach number one: Loud, which spent three weeks at number one; Talk That Talk, which spent two weeks at number one, and Unapologetic, which spent one week at number one. One Direction gained their fourth UK number-one album in 2015, followed by Robbie Williams and Olly Murs in 2016. Eminem, Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Coldplay later scored their fourth chart-toppers of the decade as well. In December 2019, Williams' album The Christmas Present claimed the number 1 spot, making him the first artist of the decade to have five number-one albums and the artist with the most-chart topping albums for the second consecutive decade.
| Artist | Number ones | Albums |
| Robbie Williams | 5 | List In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 (2010) Take the Crown (2012) Swings Both Ways (2013) The Heavy Entertainment Show (2016) The Christmas Present (2019) |
| Coldplay | 4 | List Mylo Xyloto (2011) Ghost Stories (2014) A Head Full of Dreams (2016) Everyday Life (2019) |
| Lana Del Rey | 4 | List Born to Die (2012) Ultraviolence (2014) Lust for Life (2017) Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019) |
| Eminem | 4 | List Recovery (2010) The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) Revival (2017) Kamikaze (2018) |
| Lady Gaga | 4 | List The Fame (2009)† Born This Way (2011) Artpop (2013) A Star Is Born (2018) |
| Olly Murs | 4 | List In Case You Didn't Know (2011) Right Place Right Time (2012) Never Been Better (2014) 24 Hrs (2016) |
| One Direction | 4 | List Take Me Home (2012) Midnight Memories (2013) Four (2014) Made in the A.M. (2015) |
| The Script | 4 | List Science & Faith (2010) No Sound Without Silence (2014) Freedom Child (2017) Sunsets & Full Moons (2019) |
| Ed Sheeran | 4 | List + (2011) x (2014) ÷ (2017) No.6 Collaborations Project (2019) |
| Taylor Swift | 4 | List Red (2012) 1989 (2014) Reputation (2017) Lover (2019) |
| Arcade Fire | 3 | List The Suburbs (2010) Reflektor (2013) Everything Now (2017) |
| Arctic Monkeys | 3 | List Suck It and See (2011) AM (2013) Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018) |
| David Bowie | 3 | List The Next Day (2013) Blackstar (2016) Best of Bowie (2002)† |
| Michael Bublé | 3 | List Christmas (2011) To Be Loved (2013) Love (2018) |
| Elbow | 3 | List The Take Off and Landing of Everything (2014) Little Fictions (2017) Giants of All Sizes (2019) |
| Florence and the Machine | 3 | List Lungs (2009)† Ceremonials (2011) How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015) |
| Ariana Grande | 3 | List Dangerous Woman (2016) Sweetener (2018) Thank U, Next (2019) |
| Kasabian | 3 | List Velociraptor! (2011) 48:13 (2014) For Crying Out Loud (2017) |
| Kings of Leon | 3 | List Come Around Sundown (2010) Mechanical Bull (2013) WALLS (2016) |
| Kylie Minogue | 3 | List Aphrodite (2010) Golden (2018) Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection (2019) |
| Muse | 3 | List The 2nd Law (2012) Drones (2015) Simulation Theory (2018) |
| Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | 3 | List Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (2011) Chasing Yesterday (2015) Who Built the Moon? (2017) |
| Rihanna | 3 | List Loud (2010) Talk That Talk (2011) Unapologetic (2012) |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | List Wrecking Ball (2012) High Hopes (2014) Western Stars (2019) |
| Rod Stewart | 3 | List Time (2013) Blood Red Roses (2018) You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2019) |
| Take That | 3 | List Progress (2010) III (2014) Odyssey (2018) |
| The 1975 | 3 | List The 1975 (2013) I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It (2016) A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships (2018) |
* † Originally released in the 2000s, but went to number one during the 2010s.

### Albums with the most weeks at number one

The following albums spent at least seven weeks at number one during the 2010s.
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
| Hugh Jackman & Various artists | The Greatest Showman | 28 |
| Adele | 21 | 23 |
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 20 |
| Adele | 25 | 13 |
| Ed Sheeran | x | 13 |
| Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | 10 |
| Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | 8 |
| Take That | Progress | 7 |
| Eminem | Recovery | 7 |

### Artists with the most weeks at number one

Twenty different artists spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart during the 2010s. Ed Sheeran spent the most weeks at number one, with a total of 41 weeks.
| Artist | Weeks at number one | Albums |
| Ed Sheeran | 41 | List + (3 weeks) x (13 weeks) ÷ (20 weeks) No.6 Collaborations Project (5 weeks) |
| Adele | 36 | List 21 (23 weeks) 25 (13 weeks) |
| Eminem | 13 | List Recovery (7 weeks) The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (1 week) Revival (1 week) Kamikaze (4 weeks) |
| Emeli Sandé | 10 | List Our Version of Events (10 weeks) |
| Sam Smith | 10 | List In the Lonely Hour (8 weeks) The Thrill of It All (2 weeks) |
| Lady Gaga | 9 | List The Fame (3 weeks) Born This Way (3 weeks) Artpop (1 week) A Star Is Born (2 weeks) |
| Take That | 9 | List Progress (7 weeks) III (1 week) Odyssey (1 week) |
| Robbie Williams | 7 | List In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 (1 week) Take the Crown (1 week) Swings Both Ways (3 weeks) The Heavy Entertainment Show (1 week) The Christmas Present (1 week) |
| Michael Bublé | 6 | List Crazy Love (1 week) Christmas (4 weeks) Love (1 week) |
| Lewis Capaldi | 6 | List Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (6 weeks) |
| Paolo Nutini | 6 | List Sunny Side Up (3 weeks) Caustic Love (3 weeks) |
| Rihanna | 6 | List Loud (3 weeks) Talk That Talk (2 weeks) Unapologetic (1 weeks) |
| David Bowie | 5 | List The Next Day (1 week) Blackstar (3 weeks) Best of Bowie (1 week) |
| Lana Del Rey | 5 | List Born to Die (2 weeks) Ultraviolence (1 week) Lust for Life (1 week) Norman Fucking Rockwell (1 week) |
| Drake | 5 | List Views (2 weeks) Scorpion (3 weeks) |
| George Ezra | 5 | List Wanted on Voyage (4 weeks) Staying at Tamara's (1 week) |
| Florence and the Machine | 5 | List Lungs (2 weeks) Ceremonials (1 week) How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2 weeks) |
| Ariana Grande | 5 | List Dangerous Woman (1 week) Sweetener (1 week) Thank U, Next (3 weeks) |
| Little Mix | 5 | List Glory Days (5 weeks) |
| Olly Murs | 5 | List In Case You Didn't Know (1 week) Right Place Right Time (1 week) Never Been Better (2 weeks) 24 Hrs (1 week) |
| One Direction | 5 | List Take Me Home (1 week) Midnight Memories (2 weeks) Four (1 week) Made in the A.M. (1 week) |
| Rod Stewart | 5 | List Time (1 week) Blood Red Roses (1 week) You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (3 weeks) |

### By record label

Thirteen different record labels have spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2010s.
| Record label | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
| XL Recordings | 4 | 39 |
| Polydor Records | 14 | 29 |
| Atlantic Records | 12 | 29 |
| Island Records | 17 | 26 |
| Virgin Records | 9 | 25 |
| Columbia Records | 18 | 23 |
| RCA Records | 15 | 20 |
| Interscope Records | 11 | 20 |
| Parlophone | 11 | 11 |
| Syco Music | 8 | 10 |
| Sony Music | 7 | 10 |
| Def Jam Recordings | 5 | 8 |
| Reprise Records | 4 | 7 |

## Christmas number ones

In the UK, Christmas number one albums are those that are at the top of the UK Albums Chart on Christmas Day. Typically, this will refer to the album that was announced as number one on the Sunday before 25 December—when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday itself, the official number one is considered by the OCC to be the one announced on that day's chart. During the 2010s, the following albums were Christmas number ones.
| Year | Artist | Album | Record label | Weeks at number one |
| 2010 | Take That | Progress | Polydor | 7 |
| 2011 | Michael Bublé | Christmas | 143/Reprise | 4 |
| 2012 | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 10 |
| 2013 | Robbie Williams | Swings Both Ways | Island | 4 |
| 2014 | Ed Sheeran | X | Asylum | 13 |
| 2015 | Adele | 25 | XL | 13 |
| 2016 | Michael Ball & Alfie Boe | Together | Decca | 2 |
| 2017 | Eminem | Revival | Interscope | 1 |
| 2018 | Various Artists | The Greatest Showman | Atlantic | 28 |
| 2019 | Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Warner | 3 |