The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart compiled by the Official Charts Company, which for most of its history was based on album sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. The chart was founded in 1956 and began with a top five being unveiled. It was extended to a top ten from November 1958 onwards. It compiled physical format album sales until 2007, after which it has also included albums sold digitally. Since July 2014, it has incorporated music streaming service data. From 10 July 2015, it has been based on a Friday to Thursday album sales.
This list shows the sixteen artists with the most top-ten albums on the UK Albums Chart. American singer-actor Elvis Presley holds the record for the most top-ten albums with fifty-three entries. British musician Cliff Richard is in second place, with forty-eight. American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and English band The Rolling Stones both in third, with forty-two. Australian singer-songwriter-actress-businesswoman Kylie Minogue is the latest artist to score twenty top-ten albums.
| 53 | Elvis Presley | 1956 | Elvis Presley Rock n' Roll (1) | 2018 | Where No One Stands Alone (9) | [1] | ||||||||
| 48 | Cliff Richard | 1959 | Cliff (4) | 2023 | Cliff with Strings – My Kinda Life (5) | [2] | ||||||||
| 42 | Bob Dylan | 1964 | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1) | 2023 | (9) | [3] | ||||||||
| The Rolling Stones | 1964 | The Rolling Stones (1) | 2023 | Hackney Diamonds (1) | [4] | |||||||||
| 40 | Frank Sinatra | 1956 | Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1) | 2008 | Nothing but the Best (10) | [5] | ||||||||
| 38 | Rod Stewart | 1971 | Every Picture Tells a Story (1) | 2024 | Swing Fever (1) | [6] | ||||||||
| 36 | David Bowie | 1972 | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (5) | 2023 | Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture (10) | [7] | ||||||||
| 34 | 1963 | Please Please Me (1) | 2016 | Live at the Hollywood Bowl (3) | [8] | |||||||||
| 33 | Elton John | 1970 | Elton John (5) | 2021 | The Lockdown Sessions (1) | [9] | ||||||||
| 27 | Queen | 1974 | Queen II (5) | 2020 | Live Around the World (1) | [10] | ||||||||
| 23 | Madonna | 1984 | Madonna (6) | 2022 | (3) | [11] | ||||||||
| 1980 | The River (2) | 2022 | Only the Strong Survive (2) | [12] | ||||||||||
| Paul Weller | 1992 | Paul Weller (8) | 2024 | 66 (4) | [13] | |||||||||
| 22 | Paul McCartney | 1970 | McCartney (2) | 2020 | McCartney III (1) | [14] | ||||||||
| 21 | Genesis | 1973 | Genesis Live (9) | 2021 | The Last Domino? – The Hits (9) | [15] | ||||||||
| 20 | Kylie Minogue | 1988 | Kylie (1) | 2023 | Tension (1) | [16] | - | 19 | 1966 | Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (6) | 2016 | I Still Do | [17] | |
| 19 | Pink Floyd | 1967 | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (6) | 2023 | The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974 | [18] | ||||||||
| 19 | Michael Jackson | 1979 | Off the Wall (1) | 2017 | Scream | [19] | ||||||||
| 19 | Daniel O'Donnell | 1998 | Love Songs (9) | 2021 | 60 | [20] | ||||||||
| 19 | Pet Shop Boys | 1985 | West End Girls (1) | 2023 | Nonetheless | [21] | ||||||||
| 18 | Depeche Mode | 1981 | Speak & Spell (10) | 2023 | Memento Mori | [22] | ||||||||
| 18 | U2 | 1983 | War (1) | 2023 | Songs of Surrender | [23] --> |