This is a list of the best-selling albums in the UK each year. The sales figures given are only within that year, but each album has sold more copies overall.
Best-selling by decade
Decade | Album | Artist | |
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1960s | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | |
1970s | Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | |
1980s | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | |
1990s | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | 4,160,000 |
2000s | Back to Bedlam | James Blunt | 3,200,000 |
2010s | 21 | Adele | 4,710,000 |
See also
- List of best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom
- List of best-selling compilation albums by year in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sales: Music Week (Best selling albums 1998–2008), pub. 17 January 2009
- ^ "2009: being Boyled". Music Week. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ The Official Charts Company. "Eminem/Rihanna & Take That scoop 2010 crowns". Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ Jones, Alan (25 December 2011). "Christmas Album Chart analysis: Buble dominates with 317k weekly sales". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Lane, Dan (2 January 2012). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Albums of 2012 revealed!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Lane, Dan (1 January 2014). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2013!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Moss, Liv (1 January 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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