list of best - selling albums in the united kingdom 

Statements about this table:
when bat out of hell be the album the number be 22
the album but seriously with artist keane have number 35 with record label island
the lowest number be 23 when bat out of hell be the album by the beatles
the album be gold : greatest hit when king of leon be the artist
no
album
artist
record label
released
chart peak
number of times certified platinum
1
greatest hits
queen
parlophone
1981
1
11
2
gold : greatest hits
abba
polydor
1992
1
14
3
sgt pepper 's lonely hearts club band
the beatles
parlophone
1967
1
3
4
21
adele
xl
2011
1
16
5
(what 's the story) morning glory
oasis
creation
1995
1
14
6
thriller
michael jackson
epic
1982
1
11
7
brothers in arms
dire straits
vertigo
1985
1
13
9
bad
michael jackson
epic
1987
1
13
10
greatest hits ii
queen
parlophone
1991
1
8
12
back to black
amy winehouse
island
2006
1
11
13
stars
simply red
east west
1991
1
12
14
rumours
fleetwood mac
warner bros
1977
1
11
no
album
artist
record label
released
chart peak
number of times certified platinum
15
come on over
shania twain
mercury
1998
1
11
16
back to bedlam
james blunt
atlantic
2004
1
10
17
urban hymns
the verve
hut
1997
1
10
18
bridge over troubled water
simon & garfunkel
cbs
1970
1
1
19
no angel
dido
cheeky
2000
1
10
20
spirit
leona lewis
syco
2007
1
10
21
legend
bob marley & the wailers
island / tuff gong
1984
1
6
22
bat out of hell
meat loaf
epic
1977
9
6
23
dirty dancing
original soundtrack
rca
1987
4
5
24
1
the beatles
apple
2000
1
10
25
talk on corners
the corrs
atlantic
1997
1
9
26
white ladder
david gray
iht / east west
1998
1
9
no
album
artist
record label
released
chart peak
number of times certified platinum
27
spice
spice girls
virgin
1996
1
10
28
crazy love
michael bublé
reprise
2009
1
10
29
life for rent
dido
cheeky
2003
1
9
30
beautiful world
take that
polydor
2006
1
8
31
the fame
lady gaga
interscope
2009
1
9
33
hopes and fears
keane
island
2004
1
9
34
the joshua tree
u2
island
1987
1
6
35
but seriously
phil collins
virgin
1989
1
8
36
scissor sisters
scissor sisters
polydor
2004
1
9
37
only by the night
kings of leon
hand me down
2008
1
9
39
the man who
travis
independiente
1999
1
9