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.[1] [2] [3] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. This list shows albums that peaked in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 2014, as well as albums which peaked in 2013 and 2015 but were in the top 10 in 2014. 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).
One-hundred and fifty-eight albums were in the top ten this year. Two albums from 2012 and sixteen albums from 2013 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Hozier by Hozier was released in 2014 but did not reach its peak until 2015. Beyoncé by Beyoncé was the only album from 2013 to reach its peak in 2014. Halcyon by Ellie Goulding debuted in 2012 and re-entered the top 10 in 2013, but its peak position was not until 2014. Sam Smith and Ella Henderson were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2014.
The first new number-one album of the year was Halcyon by Ellie Goulding. Overall, thirty-two different albums peaked at number-one in 2014, with thirty-two unique artists hitting that position.
One-hundred and fifty-eight albums charted in the top 10 in 2014, with one-hundred and forty-two albums reaching their peak this year.
Six artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2014 as a lead artist (correct to 22 March 2014).
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.
| Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warpaint | 9 | - | ||
| 1 | Rave Tapes | 10 | - | ||
| Within Temptation | 1 | Hydra | 6 | - | |
| Temples | 1 | Sun Structures | 7 | - | |
| Wild Beasts | 1 | Present Tense | 7 | - | |
| Metronomy | 1 | Love Letters | 7 | - | |
| Nicholas McDonald | 1 | In the Arms of an Angel | 6 | - | |
| Sam Bailey | 1 | The Power of Love | 1 | - | |
| The Vamps | 1 | Meet the Vamps | 2 | - | |
| Iggy Azalea | 1 | The New Classic | 5 | - | |
| Black Stone Cherry | 1 | Magic Mountain | 5 | - | |
| Foxes | 1 | Glorious | 5 | - | |
| Nick Mulvey | 1 | First Mind | 10 | - | |
| Sam Smith | 1 | In the Lonely Hour | 1 | - | |
| Clean Bandit | 1 | New Eyes | 3 | - | |
| Mastodon | 1 | Once More 'Round the Sun | 10 | - | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 2 | - | |
| George Ezra | 1 | Wanted on Voyage | 1 | - | |
| Jungle | 1 | Jungle | 7 | - | |
| Neon Jungle | 1 | Welcome to the Jungle | 8 | - | |
| Collabro | 1 | Stars | 1 | - | |
| Twin Atlantic | 1 | Great Divide | 6 | - | |
| Royal Blood | 1 | Royal Blood | 1 | - | |
| Catfish and the Bottlemen | 1 | The Balcony | 10 | - | |
| Alt-J | 1 | This Is All Yours | 1 | - | |
| Hozier | 1 | Hozier | 3 | - | |
| Gorgon City | 1 | Sirens | 10 | - | |
| Ella Henderson | 1 | Chapter One | 1 | - | |
| You+Me | 1 | Rose Ave. | 10 | - |
Ed Sheeran had the best-selling album of the year with ×. In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith came in second place. George Ezra's Wanted on Voyage, Caustic Love from Paolo Nutini and Ghost Stories by Coldplay made up the top five. Albums by Paloma Faith, One Direction, Olly Murs, Pink Floyd and Take That were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.
| Symbol | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=lightblue | ‡ | Album peaked in 2012 or 2013 but still in chart in 2014. |
| ♦ | Album released in 2014 but peaked in 2015. | |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten album position and rank | |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. | |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2014, including albums that reached their peak in 2013. The figures only include main artists, with featured artists and appearances on compilation albums not counted individually for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2014 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Led Zeppelin | 3 | Four Symbols: Deluxe Edition, Led Zeppelin: Deluxe Edition, Led Zeppelin III: Deluxe Edition |
| 2 | David Guetta | 2 | Listen, Nothing but the Beat |
| Ed Sheeran | 27 | ×, + | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | Hounds of Love, The Whole Story | |
| Michael Bublé | 4 | Christmas, To Be Loved | |
| Oasis | 2 | Definitely Maybe, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | |
| Olly Murs | 5 | Never Been Better, Right Place Right Time | |
| One Direction | 7 | Four, Midnight Memories | |
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