List of UK top-ten albums in 2026
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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 2026, as well as albums which peaked in 2025 but were in the top 10 in 2026. 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).
Sixty-five albums have been in the top 10 so far this year (as of 30 April 2026, week ending). One album from 2021, two albums from 2024 and twelve albums from 2025 remained in the top ten for several weeks at the beginning of the year. Rebel by EsDeeKid, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, originally released in 1977, and Christmas by Michael Bublé, originally released in 2011, were the albums from 2025 to reach their peak in 2026.
The first new number-one album of the year was Christmas by Michael Bublé. Overall, eleven albums have peaked at number-one so far in 2026, with eleven unique artists hitting that position.
An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the album is currently in the top 10.
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| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 2021, 2024 or 2025 but still in chart in 2026. |
| ♦ | Album released in 2026 but peaked in 2027. |
| (#) | Year-end top ten album position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Album | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 2021 | ||||||
| 18 February 2021 | 196 | The Highlights ‡ | The Weeknd | 2 | 18 February 2021 | 7 |
| Albums in 2024 | ||||||
| 5 September 2024 | 53 | Short n' Sweet ‡ | Sabrina Carpenter | 1 | 5 September 2024 | 5 |
| 10 October 2024 | 69 | +–=÷× (Tour Collection) ‡ | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 9 January 2025 | 2 |
| Albums in 2025 | ||||||
| 6 March 2025 | 8 | People Watching ‡ | Sam Fender | 1 | 6 March 2025 | 1 |
| 17 | So Close to What ‡ | Tate McRae | 2 | 6 March 2025 | 1 | |
| 10 April 2025 | 24* | You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) | Alex Warren | 1 | 31 July 2025 | 1 |
| 22 May 2025 | 2 | Fancy That ‡ | PinkPantheress | 3 | 22 May 2025 | 1 |
| 17 July 2025 | 12 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? ‡ | Oasis | 2 | 17 July 2025 | 2 |
| 11 September 2025 | 28* | Man's Best Friend ‡ | Sabrina Carpenter | 1 | 11 September 2025 | 2 |
| 9 October 2025 | 30* | The Art of Loving ‡ | Olivia Dean | 1 | 9 October 2025 | 8 |
| 16 October 2025 | 16 | The Life of a Showgirl ‡ | Taylor Swift | 1 | 16 October 2025 | 4 |
| 6 November 2025 | 5 | West End Girl ‡ | Lily Allen | 2 | 13 November 2025 | 2 |
| 11 December 2025 | 4 | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 1 | 1 January 2026 | 1 |
| 2 | Rebel | EsDeeKid | 8 | 1 January 2026 | 1 | |
| 18 December 2025 | 3 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 5 | 1 January 2026 | 1 |
| Albums in 2026 | ||||||
| 1 January 2026 | 18* | 50 Years – Don't Stop | Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 15 January 2026 | 2 |
| 8 January 2026 | 1 | Diamonds | Elton John | 7 | 8 January 2026 | 1 |
| 13* | The Essential Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson | 5 | 30 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 22 January 2026 | 1 | Reflections | Blue | 2 | 22 January 2026 | 1 |
| 2 | With Heaven on Top | Zach Bryan | 3 | 22 January 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Selling a Vibe | The Cribs | 5 | 22 January 2026 | 1 | |
| 29 January 2026 | 1 | Britpop | Robbie Williams | 1 | 29 January 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | Locket | Madison Beer | 3 | 29 January 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Angels' Share | Nathan Evans and Saint Phnx | 4 | 29 January 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Demise of Planet X | Sleaford Mods | 6 | 29 January 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Don't Be Dumb | ASAP Rocky | 8 | 29 January 2026 | 1 | |
| 5 February 2026 | 1 | How Did I Get Here? | Louis Tomlinson | 1 | 5 February 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | Megadeth | Megadeth | 3 | 5 February 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Indi | Callum Beattie | 4 | 5 February 2026 | 1 | |
| 12 February 2026 | 1 | Wasted on Youth | The Molotovs | 3 | 12 February 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | Octane | Don Toliver | 4 | 12 February 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Number Ones | Michael Jackson | 7 | 12 February 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Yeah Yeah Yeah | Cast | 8 | 12 February 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | And I'd Do It Again | Only the Poets | 9 | 12 February 2026 | 1 | |
| 19 February 2026 | 2 | Debí Tirar Más Fotos | Bad Bunny | 2 | 19 February 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | The Fall-Off | J. Cole | 3 | 19 February 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Piss in the Wind | Joji | 6 | 19 February 2026 | 1 | |
| 26 February 2026 | 2 | Wuthering Heights | Charli XCX | 1 | 26 February 2026 | 1 |
| 5 March 2026 | 1 | Prizefighter | Mumford & Sons | 1 | 5 March 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | My Ego Told Me To | Leigh-Anne | 3 | 5 March 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Faith | George Michael | 4 | 5 March 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Luck... or Something | Hilary Duff | 5 | 5 March 2026 | 1 | |
| 12 March 2026 | 2 | The Mountain | Gorillaz | 1 | 12 March 2026 | 1 |
| 2 | The Romantic | Bruno Mars | 3 | 12 March 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Nothing's About to Happen to Me | Mitski | 4 | 12 March 2026 | 1 | |
| 19 March 2026 | 7* | Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally | Harry Styles | 1 | 19 March 2026 | 2 |
| 1 | Make-Up Is a Lie | Morrissey | 3 | 19 March 2026 | 1 | |
| 26 March 2026 | 1 | Trying Times | James Blake | 3 | 26 March 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | Stick Season | Noah Kahan | 10 | 26 March 2026 | 1 | |
| 2 April 2026 | 4 | Arirang | BTS | 1 | 2 April 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | The Way I Am | Luke Combs | 4 | 2 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Living the Dream | Jane McDonald | 10 | 2 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 9 April 2026 | 4* | This Music May Contain Hope | Raye | 1 | 9 April 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | Bully | Kanye West | 3 | 9 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hades | Melanie Martinez | 5 | 9 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Nightmare Tripping | Don Broco | 7 | 9 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Full Circle | Tom Misch | 9 | 9 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Sexistential | Robyn | 10 | 9 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 16 April 2026 | 1 | The Weight of the Woods | Dermot Kennedy | 1 | 16 April 2026 | 1 |
| 23 April 2026 | 1 | We Will Always Be the Way We Were | Jack Savoretti | 2 | 23 April 2026 | 1 |
| 1 | Cruel World | Holly Humberstone | 4 | 23 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 1 | Dandelion | Ella Langley | 7 | 23 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 30 April 2026 | 1* | You Got This | Skindred | 1 | 30 April 2026 | 1 |
| 1* | Superbloom | Jessie Ware | 2 | 30 April 2026 | 1 | |
| 1* | Konnakol | Zayn | 4 | 30 April 2026 | 1 | |
Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2025, including albums that reached their peak in 2025. 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 2026 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fleetwood Mac | 18* | Rumours, 50 Years – Don't Stop |
| Michael Jackson | 14* | The Essential Michael Jackson, Number Ones | |
| Sabrina Carpenter | 12* | Short n' Sweet, Man's Best Friend | |
