List of Specialist Classical Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s explained

This is a list of the number-one albums of the Specialist Classical Albums Chart during the 2010s.

Number ones

scope=colArtistscope=colAlbumscope=colRecord labelscope=colReached number onescope=colWeeks at
number one
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
Forever ViennaDecca42
Light & GoldDecca2
Forever ViennaDecca1
Benedictine Nuns of Notre-DameVoices – Chant From AvignonDecca3
Forever ViennaDecca14
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
/Robert HollingworthStriggio Mass in 40 PartsDecca3
Forever ViennaDecca2
Deutsche Grammophon15
Decca1
Deutsche Grammophon5
Lang LangLiszt – My Piano HeroSony Classical4
ItaliaDecca3
Lang LangLiszt – My Piano HeroSony Classical1
/Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraDecca1
Homage to Maria CallasEMI Classics1
Decca5
Deutsche Grammophon3
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
SeraphEMI Classics1
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Mike SealClassic FM1
Decca1
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Mike SealClassic FM4
/Orchestra Mozart/Claudio AbbadoHarmonia Mundi2
LegacyDecca2
/Lucy Crowe/Chloë Hanslip/London Symphony OrchestraEMI Classics5
/City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Paul EnglishbyNaxos2
Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot GardinerSoli Deo Gloria1
Berliner Philharmoniker/Simon RattleEMI Classics1
/Lucy Crowe/Chloë Hanslip/London Symphony OrchestraEMI Classics1
/Robert Hollingworth1612 Italian VespersDecca1
LatinoDeutsche Grammophon6
West-Eastern Divan/Daniel BarenboimBeethoven for All – Music of Power, Passion & BeautyDecca3
Rhapsody in BlueDecca1
LatinoDeutsche Grammophon1
Decca7
Friar AllesandroVoice From AssisiDecca4
Lang LangSony Classical1
Friar AllesandroVoice From AssisiDecca1
/Catrin FinchBlessingDeutsche Grammophon1
Decca6
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
Vienna Philharmonic/Franz Welser-MöstNew Year's Concert 2013Sony Classical1
Decca2
I Was Glad – Music of Stanford & ParryVivat1
/Orchester der Deutschen Oper BerlinWagnerDecca1
/Daniel BarenboimDecca1
/Orchester der Deutschen Oper BerlinWagnerDecca3
Dunedin Consort/John ButtLinn2
Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot GardinerSoli Deo Gloria1
Berliner Philharmoniker/Simon RattleEMI Classics1
/Il Giardino ArmonicoAlleluiaDecca1
/Orchester der Deutschen Oper BerlinWagnerDecca1
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Vasily PetrenkoNaxos5
/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan VolkovHyperion1
/Orchestra La Scintilla/Giovanni AntoniniDecca1
Orchestra Mozart/Claudio AbbadoSchumann Symphony No. 2Deutsche Grammophon1
Budapest Festival OrchestraChannel Classics1
/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Andrew ManzeHyperion1
/Harry ChristophersCORO1
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Mariss JansonsRCO Live1
Sound the Trumpet – Royal Music of Purcell and HandelWarner Classics1
SpheresDeutsche Grammophon2
VerdiDeutsche Grammophon1
VerdiSony Classical1
Berliner Philharmoniker/Simon RattleWarner Classics1
/Harry ChristophersCORO1
/I Barocchisti/Diego FasolisDecca1
Sony Classical4
/Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraDecca1
/Harry ChristophersCORO1
Friar AlessandroVoice of JoyDecca1
John Tavener/Missa Gloria Tibi TrinitasGimel5
Commotio/Matthew BerryChilcott/Rose In WinterNaxos1
A Tale of Two CellosNaxos1
Commotio/Matthew BerryChilcott/Rose In WinterNaxos1
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
John Tavener/Missa Gloria Tibi TrinitasGimel1
Frith/Ulster Orchestra/FallettaMoeran/In The Mountain CountryNaxos1
Vienna Philharmonic/Daniel BarenboimNew Years Concert 2014Sony Classical1
Tenebrae/Nigel ShortRussian TreasuresSignum Classics1
Ji LiuPiano ReflectionsClassic FM3
Karadaglic/LPO/Nezet-SequinAranjuezMercury Classics5
Patrick HawesAngelDecca1
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Vasily PetrenkoShostakovich/Symphony No. 14Naxos1
Schubert/WinterreiseSony Classical1
Karadaglic/LPO/Nezet-SequinAranjuezMercury Classics3
Polyphony/Stephen LaytonJenkins/MotetsDeutsche Grammophon3
/BarenboimElgar/Symphony No.2Decca1
Polyphony/Stephen LaytonJenkins/MotetsDeutsche Grammophon1
/Harry ChristophersCORO1
/BBC Symphony OrchestraWalton Symphony No.1 - Violin ConcertoChandos1
Polyphony/Stephen LaytonJenkins/MotetsDeutsche Grammophon1
/Steven OsborneProkofiev/Violin SonatasHyperion1
Lucerne Festival Orchestra/Bruckner/Symphony No. 9 In D MinorDeutsche Grammophon1
/Rival QueensSony Classical1
Lucerne Festival Orchestra/Bruckner/Symphony No. 9 In D MinorDeutsche Grammophon1
Ji LiuPiano ReflectionsClassic FM2
DancesDecca1
Ji LiuPiano ReflectionsClassic FM2
Stella Di NapoliErato1
ParisWarner Classics3
Bach/Art of FudgeHyperion3
Stella Di NapoliErato1
Bach/Art of FudgeHyperion2
//Williams/Flowers of the FieldNaxos1
Bach/Art of FudgeHyperion1
Glass/The Complete Piano EtudesOrange Mountain1
King's College ChoirFavourite Carols from King'sKing's College, Cambridge5
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
/Hanover Band/Mozart/Horn ConcertosHyperion1
Vienna Philharmonic/New Years Concert 2015Sony Classical1
The Salburg RecitalDeutsche Grammophon2
Trinity College Choir/ Esenvalds/Northern LightsHyperion1
Jesus College Cambridge ChoirOut of DarknessSignum Classics1
Journey EastDeutsche Grammophon1
Mozart/Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 5Warner Classics1
Part/TintinnabuliGimel2
TaizéMusic of Unity and PeaceDeutsche Grammophon1
Vivaldi/Lestro ArmonicoChannel Classics2
/Harry ChristophersMonteverdi/Vespers of 1610CORO2
Pavel Haas QuartetSmetana/String Quartets 1&2Supraphon2
Grieg/Lyric PiecesHyperion1
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/The Tchaikovsky AlbumClassic FM6
Sonic WavesE Vass1
Opera Holland ParkTodd/Alice's Adventures in WonderlandSignum Classics1
Polyphony/Stephen LaytonPolyphonyHyperion2
/Turku Philharmonic Orchestra/Naxos1
/Mahler Chamber OrchestraThe Beethoven Journey - Piano Concertos No.1-5Sony Classical1
/Boston Symphony OrchestraShostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10Deutsche Grammophon1
/Mahler Chamber OrchestraThe Beethoven Journey - Piano Concertos No.1-5Sony Classical1
//Berliner PhilharmonikerLutoslawski/Piano Concerto/Symphony No 2Deutsche Grammophon1
/Boston Symphony OrchestraShostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10Deutsche Grammophon1
James O'Donnell/Westminster Abbey ChoirParry/I Was Glad/Coronation Te DuemHyperion1
The Hallé/Vaughan Williams A Sea SymphonyThe Hallé Concerts Society1
Nessun Dorma - The Puccini AlbumSony Classical3
/Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa CeciliaWarner Classics1
/Sistine Chapel ChoirCantate Domino - La Cappella Sistina e la musica del PapaDeutsche Grammophon1
Nessun Dorma - The Puccini AlbumSony Classical1
/Mahler Chamber OrchestraThe Beethoven Journey - Piano Concertos No.1-5Sony Classical1
/Peter PhilipsGimel1
/Arcangelo/Jonathan CohenHyperion1
Nessun Dorma - The Puccini AlbumSony Classical1
St. Paul's Cathedral Choir/Carols With St. Paul's Cathedral ChoirClassic FM/Decca6
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
Nessun Dorma - The Puccini AlbumSony Classical1
New Year's Concert 2016Sony Classical2
/The SixteenThe Deers CryCoro1
Ji LiuPure ChopinClassic FM4
Elgar & WaltonCello ConcertosHyperion1
Aurora Orchestra & Decca1
Elgar & WaltonCello ConcertosHyperion1
//John ButtLinn1
/Daniel BarenboimElgar/Symphony No.1Decca1
/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Hyperion1
BIS1
Paul Lewis/Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Harmonia Mundi1
/Daniel BarenboimElgar/Symphony No.1Decca1
/Hyperion1
AriasDecca1
/The SixteenThe Deers CryCoro2
/Boston Symphony OrchestraShostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9; Suite From "Hamlet" (Live)Deutsche Grammophon1
Sony Classical1
/Granada 1013-1526 by Hesperion XXIAlia Vox1
/In A South Downs WayDecca1
Delphian1
Decca4
/Minnesota OrchestraBIS1
James Rutherford//BBC National Orchestra of WalesBIS1
Decca2
Deutsche Grammophon1
/Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa CeciliaVerismoDeutsche Grammophon1
/Scottish Festival Orchestra/The Lost Songs of St KildaDecca4
TranscendentalDeutsche Grammophon1
/Scottish Festival Orchestra/The Lost Songs of St KildaDecca5
In War & PeaceErato1
/Scottish Festival Orchestra/The Lost Songs of St KildaDecca4
My WorldNeue Meister1
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
/Scottish Festival Orchestra/The Lost Songs of St KildaDecca1
//Jonathan CohenHyperion1
New Year's Concert 2017Sony Classical1
In War & PeaceErato1
GlassSony Classical1
//Jonathan CohenHyperion1
/Scottish Festival Orchestra/The Lost Songs of St KildaDecca1
/The HalléFor the FallenHalle Concerts Society1
Bach - Goldberg VariationsWarner Classics1
Choir of The Queen's College, OxfordA New HeavenSignum Classics1
The Sixteen & Harry Christophers/Britten SinfoniaJames Macmillan/Stabat MaterCoro1
/St Pauls Choir/Classic FM's Pts Jubilate - 500 Years of Cathedral MusicDecca6
/The 24/Monteverdi/The Other VespersDecca1
/St Pauls Choir/Classic FM's Pts Jubilate - 500 Years of Cathedral MusicDecca1
/The 24/Monteverdi/The Other VespersDecca1
/St Pauls Choir/Classic FM's Pts Jubilate - 500 Years of Cathedral MusicDecca2
/BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraRavel-Piano Concertos-Falla Nights In the Gardens of SpainHyperion2
A King of Instruments - A Voice RebornKing's College, Cambridge1
VisionsAlpha1
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Stanford/Choral MusicHyperion1
The Sixteen & Harry ChristophersPoulenc/Mass In G/Un Soir De NeigeCoro1
Staatskapelle Berlin/Elgar/The Dream of GerontisDecca2
//Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraPiano Concertos Nos 2 & 4Hyperion2
/The 24/Monteverdi/The Other VespersDecca2
/Freiburger Barockorchester/Harmonia Mundi1
/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie BremenJoseph Haydn/Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach/Cello ConcertosHyperion1
Deutsche Grammophon1
L'OperaSony Classical1
The Baroque Bohemians Gypsy Fever FromRed Priest1
The Piano AlbumSony Classical1
The Baroque Bohemians Gypsy Fever FromRed Priest1
//Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicPeter and the WolfWarner Classics1
//Pavel Haas QuartetDvorak/QuintetsSupraphon1
Deutsche Grammophon1
//Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicPeter and the WolfWarner Classics1
/Dolce DuelloDecca1
/Royal Holloway ChoirWinter SongsDecca2
/City of London Choir/Royal Philharmonic OrchestraThe Nation's Favourite CarolsClassic FM/Decca4
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
/BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraHyperion1
/Bergen Philharmonic OrchestraGreig/Piano ConcertoChandos1
Fire on All SidesSignum1
Voces8EquinoxVCM1
Ji LiuFire & WaterClassic FM1
Valencian Community ChoirVerdiDecca1
Beethoven/Piano SonatasDeutsche Grammophon1
/ Bartok/Poulenc/Ravel/DeuxAlpha1
Beethoven/Piano SonatasDeutsche Grammophon1
, and National Symphony OrchestraThe Glorious GardenClassic FM7
Channel Classics3
, and National Symphony OrchestraThe Glorious GardenClassic FM1
, Harmonia Mundi1
, Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Naxos1
Stephen Hough's Dream AlbumHyperion1
Choir of Queens College OxfordThe House of the MindSignum Classics1
Stephen Hough's Dream AlbumHyperion1
Journey to NidarosAlexander Chapman Campbell1
BBC Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/John AdamsNoneSuch1
/Boston Symphony OrchestraDeutsche Grammophon1
Dudok Quartet AmsterdamResonus Classics1
&La Serenissimavivaldi x2 double concertos for oboesAvie1
Rachmaninov/Etudes-TableauxHyperion1
&La Serenissimavivaldi x2 double concertos for oboesAvie1
&Saint Cecilia OrchestraBernstein/The 3 SymphoniesWarner Classics1
Bach/Six Evolutions - Cello SuitesSony Classical2
Kantos Chamber Choir/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/The Cantus Ensemble & The Studio OrchestraDecca1
Bach/Six Evolutions - Cello SuitesSony Classical2
, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & National Youth Choir of Great BritainThe Great War SymphonyClassic FM3
LifeSony Classical1
, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & National Youth Choir of Great BritainThe Great War SymphonyClassic FM1
The Soldiers TaleSony Classical1
, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & National Youth Choir of Great BritainThe Great War SymphonyClassic FM1
Choir of King's College, Cambridge,, 100 Years of Nine Lessons & CarolsKing's College, Cambridge9
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
New Year's Concert 2019Sony Classical1
Stile AnticoIn a Strange LandHarmonia Mundi1
Chopin/Nocturnes/Mazurkas/BerceuseDeutsche Grammophon1
Shostakovich/Kabalevsky/Prokofiev/CelloHyperion1
Liszt/Sardanapalo/MazeppaAudite1
Johann Sebastian BachDeutsche Grammophon1
and the Academy of ancient Music Baroque JourneyDecca1
& Vierne/Franck/Violin SonatasHyperion1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Chamber Choir of London & Fuller/Animal RequiemWistle1
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca2
/The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra&Gorecki/Symphony No 3Domino1
Piano BookDeutsche Grammophon1
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca1
Seven Days Walking Day TwoDecca1
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca3
Seven Days Walking Day ThreeDecca1
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca1
Lise DavidsenDecca1
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca2
Seven Days Walking Day FourDecca1
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca1
Romance - The Piano Music of ClaraDecca1
/Philadelphia Orchestra/Marsalis/Violin Concerto/Fiddle DanceDecca1
Seven Days Walking Day FiveDecca1
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca3
Seven Days Walking Day SixDecca2
& The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles & John WilliamsAcross the StarsDeutsche Grammophon1
Johann Sebastian BachDeutsche Grammophon1
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca1
Seven Days Walking Day SevenDecca1
& The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles & John WilliamsAcross the StarsDeutsche Grammophon1
Academy of Ancient Music Orchestra, Choir of AAM and Academy of Ancient Music1
Miserere - Songs of Mercy & RedemptionDecca2
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca2
Music for HealingDecca8

By artist

, Twenty five artists have spent six or more weeks at the top of the Specialist Classical Albums Chart so far during the 2010s. The totals below include only credited performances.

scope=colArtistscope=colNumber-one albumsscope=colWeeks at number one
scope=row159
scope=row232
scope=row325
scope=row723
scope=row516
scope=row115
scope=row115
scope=row214
scope=rowJi Liu312
scope=row39
scope=rowKaradaglic18
scope=rowNezet-Sequin18
scope=row49
scope=row610
scope=row19
scope=row19
scope=row18
scope=row27
scope=row26
scope=row28
scope=row18
scope=row18
scope=row18
scope=rowLang Lang37
scope=row16

By record label

, 35 record labels have released chart-topping albums so far during the 2010s.

scope=colRecord labelscope=colNumber-one albumsscope=colWeeks at number one
scope=rowDecca51209
scope=rowDeutsche Grammophon2765
scope=rowSony Classical2039
scope=rowNaxos915
scope=rowEMI Classics510
scope=rowMercury Classics18
scope=rowClassic FM1045
scope=rowGimel38
scope=rowCORO611
scope=rowHarmonia Mundi56
scope=rowHyperion2231
scope=rowLinn Records23
scope=rowOrange Mountain11
scope=rowSupraphon23
scope=rowWarner Classics912
scope=rowChandos22
scope=rowE Vass11
scope=rowRCO Live11
scope=rowSoli Deo Gloria11
scope=rowSignum Classics66
scope=rowErato24
scope=rowChannel Classics25
scope=rowHalle Concerts Society22
scope=rowBIS33
scope=rowAlia Vox11
scope=rowDelphian11
scope=rowNeue Meister11
scope=rowKing's College, Cambridge315
scope=rowAlpha2align=Center2
scope=rowRed Priest12
scope=rowVCM11
scope=rowNoneSuch11
scope=rowResonus Classics11
scope=rowAvie11
scope=rowAudite11
scope=rowWistle11
scope=rowDomino11

See also

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