List of UK top-ten albums in 2019 explained

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] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads.[2] [3] Since 2015, the album chart has been based on both sales and streaming. This list shows albums that peaked in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart during 2019, as well as albums which peaked in 2018 and 2020 but were in the top 10 in 2019. 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 seventy-three albums were in the top ten this year. Two albums from 2017 and fifteen albums from 2018 remained in the top ten for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Heavy Is the Head by Stormzy was released in 2019 but did not reach its peak until 2020. Fine Line by Harry Styles debuted this year but its peak position was not until two years later in 2021. Christmas by Michael Bublé was originally released in 2011, launched a new chart run in 2018, reaching a peak on its latest run in 2019 and again in 2020. 50 Years – Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac and Unchained Melodies by Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra were the albums from 2018 to reach their peak in 2019. Four artists have scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2019, as of 12 September 2019 (week ending). AJ Tracey, Freya Ridings, Khalid, Lewis Capaldi, Sigrid and Tom Walker were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top ten album in 2019.

The Greatest Showman Cast's remained at the top of the chart for the opening four weeks of the year, totalling twenty-eight weeks at number-one since it was released in January 2018. The first new number-one album of the year was Amo by Bring Me the Horizon. Overall, thirty-one different albums peaked at number-one in 2019, with thirty-one unique artists hitting that position.

Background

Multiple entries

One-hundred and seventeen albums have charted in the top ten in 2019 (as of 12 September 2019, week ending), with one-hundred and three albums reaching their peak this year (including the re-entries Diamonds and Direct Hits, which charted in previous years but reached a peak on their latest chart run).

Four artists have scored multiple entries in the top ten in 2019 (as of 12 September 2019, week ending).

Chart debuts

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-ten solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
AJ Tracey1AJ Tracey3 -
D-Block Europe2Home Alone6PTSD (4)
Sleaford Mods1Eton Alive9 -
Tom Walker1What a Time to Be Alive1 -
Dave1Psychodrama1 -
Sigrid1Sucker Punch4 -
Billie Eilish1When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?1 -
Khalid1Free Spirit2 -
Marty Wilde1Dreamboats & Petticoats Presents The Very Best of Marty Wilde7 -
Fontaines D.C.1Dogrel9 -
Loyle Carner1Not Waving, but Drowning3 -
Jade Bird1Jade Bird10 -
Kiefer Sutherland1Reckless & Me9 -
Lewis Capaldi1Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent1 -
Rammstein1Rammstein3 -
Slowthai1Nothing Great About Britain9 -
Rocketman Cast15 -
MoStack1Stacko3 -
Freya Ridings1Freya Ridings3 -
NF1The Search7 -
Mabel1High Expectations3 -
Volbeat1Rewind, Replay, Rebound7 -
Young Thug1So Much Fun9 -
Headie One1Music x Road5 -
Aitch1AitcH20 (EP)3 -
Melanie Martinez1K-128 -
Jax Jones1Snacks (Supersize)9 -
Sam Fender1Hypersonic Missiles1 -
Dermot Kennedy1Without Fear1 -
Summer Walker1Over It7 -
Yungblud1The Underrated Youth6 -
Rex Orange County1Pony5 -
Notes

Claire Richards of the group Steps reached the top 10 with her debut solo album this year, Wildest Dreams. This added to her haul of six top 10 albums with Steps to date, including three which had topped the chart. Serge Pizzorno, the lead singer of Kasabian launched his solo project The S.L.P. and released an album of the same name which reached the top 10. All but one of Kasabian's six albums to date made number-one, the only one to miss out being their self-titled debut effort in 2004 which peaked at number four.

Soundtracks

Soundtrack albums for various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. This included . Bohemian Rhapsody and The Greatest Showman both remained in the top 10 for much of 2019, after first charting in 2018.

Best-selling albums

Lewis Capaldi had the best-selling album of the year with Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent. The album spent 36 weeks in the top 10 (31 this year, including eight weeks at number one), recorded over 600,000 combined sales and was certified 2× platinum by the BPI. No. 6 Collaborations Project by Ed Sheeran came in second place. The Greatest Showman Cast's , When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish and Staying at Tamara's by George Ezra made up the top five. Albums by Queen, Ariana Grande, Tom Walker, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper and Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.

Top-ten albums

Key
SymbolMeaning
bgcolor=lightblueAlbum peaked in 2017 or 2018 but still in chart in 2019.
Album released in 2017, 2018 or 2019 but peaked in 2020 or 2021.
(#)Year-end top ten album position and rank
EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
data-sort-type="number"Weeks
in
top
10
AlbumArtistdata-sort-type="number"PeakPeak
reached
(week ending)
data-sort-type="number"Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 2017
88÷Ed Sheeran120
28Dua LipaDua Lipa32
Albums in 2018
88(#3)The Greatest Showman cast128
65Staying at Tamara's(#5)George Ezra11
17Mamma Mia! film cast15
23A Star is Born(#9)Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper12
13Always In BetweenJess Glynne11
45(#6) Queen35
10The Platinum Collection51
5You Know I KnowOlly Murs21
6LoveMichael Bublé11
8OdysseyTake That11
6Unchained Melodies Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra31
2A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships11
8ChristmasMichael Bublé21
2Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra81
850 Years – Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac51
Albums in 2019
1What Is Love? Clean Bandit91
1Human (EP)Dodie51
1Assume Form James Blake61
1Please Remain Seated Thunder81
2Amo Bring Me the Horizon11
1Toast to Our Differences Rudimental51
1DNA Backstreet Boys71
3Encore 11
1Half Way There Busted21
1Ripples Ian Brown41
1Third Avenue Fredo51
1My Wildest Dreams Claire Richards91
12Thank U, Next (#7) Ariana Grande13
2AJ Tracey AJ Tracey31
1Restless Minds Ward Thomas81
1Home Alone D-Block Europe61
1Head Above Water Avril Lavigne101
1Big Bad... Giggs61
1Eton Alive Sleaford Mods91
14What a Time to Be Alive (#8)Tom Walker11
1Shine a Light Bryan Adams21
1Wasteland, Baby! Hozier61
5Psychodrama Dave11
2Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 Foals21
2Still on My Mind Dido31
1Sucker Punch Sigrid41
1Other Aspects – Live At The Royal Festival Hall Paul Weller101
3Singing to Strangers Jack Savoretti11
2Coming Home to You Michael Ball11
50When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (#4)Billie Eilish13
2Free Spirit Khalid21
1Out of the Blue Mike and the Mechanics71
1What's It Like Over There? Circa Waves101
2Map of the Soul: Persona (EP)BTS11
1No Geography The Chemical Brothers41
1Dreamboats & Petticoats Presents The Very Best of Marty Wilde Marty Wilde71
1Dogrel Fontaines D.C.91
1Not Waving, but Drowning Loyle Carner31
1Honk The Rolling Stones81
1Jade Bird Jade Bird101
7Hurts 2B Human Pink13
2The Balance Catfish and the Bottlemen21
1Love + Fear Marina51
1Reckless & Me Kiefer Sutherland91
1In the End The Cranberries101
2Father of the Bride Vampire Weekend21
1End of Suffering Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes41
1Flesh & Blood Whitesnake71
85Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (#1)Lewis Capaldi110
1I Am Easy to Find The National21
1RammsteinRammstein31
1Igor Tyler the Creator41
1Father of Asahd DJ Khaled61
1Nothing Great About Britain Slowthai91
1California Son Morrissey41
2 Various artists51
5 Diamonds Elton John61
1Future Dust The Amazons91
2Ignorance Is Bliss Skepta21
1Further Richard Hawley31
1Ten Susan Boyle51
1Happiness Begins Jonas Brothers21
1Stacko MoStack31
1Office Politics The Divine Comedy51
1Tim Avicii71
4Western Stars Bruce Springsteen11
1Madame X Madonna21
1Doom Days Bastille41
1Unknown Pleasures Joy Division51
1Lexicon Will Young21
1Late Night Feelings Mark Ronson41
1False Alarm Two Door Cinema Club51
1Help Us Stranger The Raconteurs81
3 Kylie Minogue11
1Let's Rock The Black Keys31
3Direct Hits The Killers51
1Indigo Chris Brown71
1Gold Hank Marvin91
1Blue Sky in Your Head Lighthouse Family31
48No.6 Collaborations Project (#2)Ed Sheeran15
2Freya Ridings Freya Ridings31
1Anima Thom Yorke51
1Duck Kaiser Chiefs31
1The Search NF71
2High Expectations Mabel31
1Care Package Drake41
1Rewind, Replay, Rebound Volbeat71
3We Are Not Your Kind Slipknot11
1Tallulah Feeder41
1No Man's Land Frank Turner31
1This Is Not a Safe Place Ride71
1So Much Fun Young Thug91
6Lover Taylor Swift11
1Music x Road Headie One51
3Norman F**king Rockwell Lana Del Rey11
1Fear Inoculum Tool41
1Definitely Maybe Oasis61
1The S.L.P. The S.L.P.71
1Hoodies All Summer Kano81
1Threads Sheryl Crow101
13Hollywood's Bleeding Post Malone11
1AitcH2O (EP) Aitch31
1Backbone Status Quo61
1K-12 Melanie Martinez81
1Snacks (Supersize) Jax Jones91
3Hypersonic Missiles Sam Fender11
1Real Life Emeli Sandé61
1Beneath the Eyrie Pixies71
1III The Lumineers81
1The Nothing Korn91
4Why Me? Why Not. Liam Gallagher11
1Cause and Effect Keane21
1Nine Blink-18261
3 The Beatles11
4PTSD D-Block Europe41
1Without Fear Dermot Kennedy11
2Over It Summer Walker71
1Live in the City of Angels Simple Minds91
1Easter Is Cancelled The Darkness101
1Giants of All Sizes Elbow11
1Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 Foals11
2You James Arthur21
1Walk the Sky Alter Bridge41
1The Underrated Youth (EP)Yungblud61
2Halfway to Paradise Daniel O'Donnell81
2Kind Stereophonics11
2Jesus Is King Kanye West21
1Once Upon a Mind James Blunt31
1The Best of Me Rick Astley41
1Pony Rex Orange County51
2From Out of Nowhere Jeff Lynne's ELO11
2Kiwanuka Michael Kiwanuka21
1Revenge is Sweet Krept and Konan51
1 Bob Dylan61
1Back in Harmony Aled Jones & Russell Watson71
1Sunsets & Full Moons The Script11
9Back Together Michael Ball & Alfie Boe21
1Reworked Snow Patrol31
1Ghosteen Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds41
1Blue Eyed Soul Simply Red61
4Spectrum Westlife11
1Courage Celine Dion21
1Odyssey: Greatest Hits Live Take That51
1Kidz Bop 2020 Kidz Bop Kids71
1Here's to Christmas Chris Kamara81
1Last Christmas: Original Soundtrack George Michael & Wham!91
1Chixtape 5 Tory Lanez101
7Everyday Life Coldplay11
5The Christmas Present Robbie Williams11
8 (#10)Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra13
3Happy Days André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra62
1Thanks for the Dance Leonard Cohen71
2Bing at Christmas Bing Crosby with the London Symphony Orchestra92
2Who The Who31
15Heavy Is the HeadStormzy11
57Fine LineHarry Styles21

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2019, including albums that reached their peak in 2018. 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 2019 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksAlbums
37Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Unchained Melodies,
2D-Block Europe5Home Alone, PTSD
24÷, No.6 Collaborations Project
Foals3Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2
Liam Gallagher5Definitely Maybe, Why Me? Why Not.
4Christmas, Love
36, The Platinum Collection

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 28 December 2014.
  2. Book: Roberts, David. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 2005. 1-904994-00-8. 14. Guinness World Records Limited.
  3. Web site: New singles formats to save the charts. BBC News. 16 October 2003 . 21 February 2010.