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. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. 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).
One-hundred and thirty-two albums have been in the top 10 so far this year (as of 8 October 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, thirty-one albums have peaked at number-one so far in 2026, with Charli XCX (2) having the most albums hit that position.
An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the album is currently in the top 10.
Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡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 rankEnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Album ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 2021 208The Highlights ‡The Weeknd 2 7Albums in 2024 53Short n' Sweet ‡Sabrina Carpenter 1 5 72+–=÷× (Tour Collection) ‡Ed Sheeran 1 2Albums in 2025 8People Watching ‡Sam Fender 1 1 17So Close to What ‡Tate McRae 2 1 27You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)Alex Warren 1 1 2Fancy That ‡PinkPantheress 3 1 14*(What's the Story) Morning Glory? ‡Oasis 2 2 28Man's Best Friend ‡ Sabrina Carpenter 1 2 53*The Art of Loving ‡ Olivia Dean 1 8 17*The Life of a Showgirl ‡ Taylor Swift 1 5 5West End Girl ‡ Lily Allen 2 2 4ChristmasMichael Bublé 1 1 2Rebel EsDeeKid 8 1 3Rumours Fleetwood Mac 5 1Albums in 2026 39*50 Years – Don't StopFleetwood Mac 3 2 1DiamondsElton John 7 1 34*The Essential Michael JacksonMichael Jackson 1 2 1ReflectionsBlue 2 1 2With Heaven on TopZach Bryan 3 1 1Selling a VibeThe Cribs 5 1 1BritpopRobbie Williams 1 1 1LocketMadison Beer 3 1 1Angels' ShareNathan Evans and Saint Phnx 4 1 1The Demise of Planet XSleaford Mods 6 1 1Don't Be DumbASAP Rocky 8 1 1How Did I Get Here?Louis Tomlinson 1 1 1MegadethMegadeth 3 1 1IndiCallum Beattie 4 1 1Wasted on Youth The Molotovs 3 1 1OctaneDon Toliver 4 1 2Number OnesMichael Jackson 5 1 1Yeah Yeah YeahCast 8 1 1And I'd Do It AgainOnly the Poets 9 1 2Debí Tirar Más Fotos Bad Bunny 2 1 1The Fall-Off J. Cole 3 1 1Piss in the Wind Joji 6 1 2Wuthering Heights Charli XCX 1 1 1Prizefighter Mumford & Sons 1 1 1My Ego Told Me To Leigh-Anne 3 1 1Faith George Michael 4 1 1Luck... or Something Hilary Duff 5 1 2The Mountain Gorillaz 1 1 2The Romantic Bruno Mars 3 1 1Nothing's About to Happen to Me Mitski 4 1 14Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally Harry Styles 1 2 1Make-Up Is a Lie Morrissey 3 1 1Trying Times James Blake 3 1 1Stick Season Noah Kahan 10 1 4Arirang BTS 1 1 1The Way I Am Luke Combs 4 1 1Living the Dream Jane McDonald 10 1 4This Music May Contain Hope Raye 1 1 1Bully Kanye West 3 1 1Hades Melanie Martinez 5 1 1Nightmare Tripping Don Broco 7 1 1Full Circle Tom Misch 9 1 1Sexistential Robyn 10 1 1The Weight of the Woods Dermot Kennedy 1 1 1We Will Always Be the Way We Were Jack Savoretti 2 1 1Cruel World Holly Humberstone 4 1 1Dandelion Ella Langley 7 1 1You Got This Skindred 1 1 1Superbloom Jessie Ware 2 1 1Konnakol Zayn 4 1 14The Great Divide Noah Kahan 1 1 1Your Favorite Toy Foo Fighters 2 1 1Michael: Songs from the Motion Picture Michael Jackson 4 1 11Thriller 4 1 1Fenian Kneecap 2 1 1Sweat Melanie C 3 1 1Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves 7 1 5Bad Michael Jackson 6 1 125: The Ultimate Collection Westlife 2 1 1Is This How Happiness Feels? Reverend and the Makers 7 1 6Iceman Drake 1 1 1Maid of Honour 6 1 1Habibti 7 1 1Florescence Maisie Peters 1 1 1Glow Michael Ball 9 1 1The Boys of Dungeon Lane Paul McCartney 1 1 1Inferno Boards of Canada 3 1 1Eight Shinedown 8 1 1Dinner Party Niall Horan 1 1 1Elsewhere Always Overpass 5 1 1Night Blooms Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra 9 1 1Sanctuary Evanescence 10 1 16*You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Olivia Rodrigo 1 2 1Avalanche Embrace 5 1 1My Mess, My Heart, My Life Myles Smith 2 1 1The Wow! SignalMuse 1 1 1Dear GodThe Pretty Reckless 6 1 4The Ones That Got the PlaysKaty Perry 8 1 2Confessions IIMadonna 1 1 13*VisitorSienna Spiro 2 1 2Foreign TonguesThe Rolling Stones 1 1 1Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysMy Chemical Romance 2 1 1On Your SideDecember 10 5 1 1Count Your Blessings: RepentedBring Me the Horizon 6 1 1Daughter from HellGracie Abrams 1 1 1Music, Fashion, FilmCharli XCX 1 1 1Eyes OpenSnow Patrol 4 1 1Little Miss TwainShania Twain 7 1 1Reality AwaitsThe Strokes 8 1 3PetalAriana Grande 1 1 1A Love Letter to a Broken TownThe Reytons 1 1 1Therapy at the ClubFlo 5 1 1Chuck Timely & the HourglassRole Model 6 1 1Lost WeekendPhoebe Bridgers 1 1 1Wild (EP)Katseye 2 1 1The User's Guide to Being HumanThe Script 3 1 1SunshineJungle 4 1 1JeniusPaul Heaton 1 1 1ThrasherBrandon Flowers 3 1 1It Goes OnWestside Cowboy 5 1 2Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits CollectionDolly Parton 5 1 1DMA'sDMA's 9 1 1WildchildAlex Warren 1 1 1God Bless the BandCourteeners 2 1 1True ConfessionsBananarama 6 1 1Act IIIKasabian 1 1 1PrimaAdéla 2 1 1Blood of Your EmpirePresident 5 1 1Running Round the SunJamie Webster 10 1 1Here Because of HopeEzra Collective 1 1 3*Time Flies... 1994–2009Oasis 5 1 1Anatomy of a Brief RomanceBloc Party 6 1 1BloodlettingRØRY 8 1 1PylonBeabadoobee 1 1 1Violence Insane in a Beautiful WorldRoger Taylor 6 1 1*Put a Smile on for Me Keo 2 1 1*Stray DogsNothing but Thieves 3 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 Albums5Michael Jackson37*The Essential Michael Jackson, Number Ones, Michael: Songs from the Motion Picture, Thriller, Bad3Drake6Iceman, Maid of Honour, Habibti2Fleetwood Mac34Rumours, 50 Years – Don't StopNoah Kahan14Stick Season, The Great DivideSabrina Carpenter12Short n' Sweet, Man's Best FriendAlex Warren11You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1), WildchildOasis4*(What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Time Flies... 1994–2009Charli XCX3Wuthering Heights, Music, Fashion, Film
See also List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s
References
Sources
External links 2026 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)