Amy Winehouse had the UK's best-selling album of 2007 withBack to Black, which first entered the top 10 in November 2006, eventually reaching number-one in January 2007. A deluxe edition of the album also entered the top 10 in December 2007 and later peaked at number-one in March 2008.
TheUK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by theOfficial Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of theUK Albums Chart during2007, as well as albums which peaked in2006 and2008 but were in the top 10 in 2007. 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).
The 2006Christmas number-one album,Beautiful World byTake That, remained at the top spot for the first two weeks of 2007. The first new number-one album of the year wasBack to Black byAmy Winehouse. Overall, thirty-three different albums peaked at number-one in 2007, with thirty-three unique artists hitting that position.
Six artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2007.Phil Collins had three top 10 albums, whileAmy Winehouse,The Killers,Kylie Minogue,Take That andWestlife were the acts who had two top 10 albums this year.Kylie Minogue andMichael Bublé's two entries were both released this year, with...Hits (1998) andLove Songs: A Compilation… Old and New (2004) by Phil Collins andNever Forget – The Ultimate Collection (2005) by Take That returning after making the top ten before.
Forty-two artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2007 as a lead artist.
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 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.
Damon Albarn,Tony Allen,Paul Simonon andSimon Tong were all part of an unnamed supergroup which was penned asThe Good, the Bad & the Queen on the album cover. Allen was the only member without a top 10 album before this point - Albarn had previous album success withBlur andGorillaz, Simonon was bassist withThe Clash while Tong featured in the groupThe Verve.
Mutya Buena leftSugababes in 2005 after three top 10 studio albums and a number 3greatest hits album. Her debut solo effort,Real Girl, went straight in at number ten.Richard Hawley saw the first of his solo albums reach the top 10 in 2007, however he was part of the line-up ofPulp for their 2001 albumWe Love Life which peaked at the number 6 spot.
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2007, including albums that reached their peak in 2006. 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 2007 is also shown.
This Is the Life reached its peak of number-one on 19 January 2008 (week ending).
Raising Sand reached its peak of number two on 2 February 2008 (week ending).
Back to Black: Deluxe Edition reached its peak of number-one on 8 March 2008 (week ending).
I'm Not Dead re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 6 January 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Under the Iron Sea re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 3 February 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Loose re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 3 March 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks, at number 6 on 31 March 2007 (week ending) for 7 weeks and at number 7 on 14 July 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
Razorlight re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 24 February 2007 (week ending).
Alright, Still re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 27 January 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 7 on 3 March 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
These Streets re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 13 January 2007 (week ending) for 4 weeks and at number 10 on 1 September 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Undiscovered re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 6 January 2007 (week ending) for 9 weeks.
FutureSex/LoveSounds re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 31 March 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 7 on 21 April 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
Costello Music re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 13 January 2007 (week ending) for 4 weeks and at number 10 on 3 March 2007 (week ending).
Sam's Town re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 3 March 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 9 on 7 July 2007 (week ending).
Back to Black re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 13 January 2007 (week ending) for 28 weeks, at number 8 on 28 July 2007 (week ending) for 18 weeks and at number 9 on 8 December 2007 (week ending) for 7 weeks.
Beautiful World re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 24 February 2007 (week ending) for 10 weeks, at number 9 on 24 November 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 10 on 15 December 2007 (week ending) for 8 weeks.
The Good, the Bad & the Queen was recorded by an unnamed supergroup consisting ofDamon Albarn,Tony Allen,Paul Simonon andSimon Tong, although the album cover credits it to a group of the same name.
Life in Cartoon Motion re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 7 April 2007 (week ending), at number 8 on 21 April 2007 (week ending) for 8 weeks, at number 4 on 28 July 2007 (week ending) for 9 weeks, at number 10 on 17 November 2007 (week ending), at number 9 on 5 January 2008 (week ending) for 5 weeks and at number 9 on 23 February 2008 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and New originally peaked at number 9 upon its initial release in 2004.
How to Save a Life re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 7 April 2007 (week ending).
Yours Truly, Angry Mob re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 2 June 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Everytime We Touch - The Album re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 2 June 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Because of the Times re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 21 July 2007 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
The Best of The Proclaimers originally peaked outside the top ten at number 30 upon its initial release in 2002.
Timbaland Presents: Shock Value re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 28 July 2007 (week ending) for 7 weeks, at number 9 on 17 November 2007 (week ending) and at number 10 on 12 January 2008 (week ending).
Version re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 4 August 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 8 on 27 October 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 4 on 1 March 2008 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
B'Day re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 5 May 2007 (week ending).
Call Me Irresponsible has two separate entries in theUK Albums Chart, one as a standard edition, and one as a special edition. Combining both editions, the album spent 12 non-consecutive weeks in the UK top 10 altogether. The special edition entered the top 10 at number 3 on 22 December 2007 (week ending), re-entered at number 6 on 23 February 2008 (week ending) and re-entered at number 4 on 8 March 2008 (week ending).
Wait for Me re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 1 September 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 2005.
Good Girl Gone Bad re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 4 August 2007 (week ending), at number 10 on 25 August 2007 (week ending), at number 6 on 8 September 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 9 on 26 January 2008 (week ending) for 4 weeks, at number 10 on 1 March 2008 (week ending), at number 10 on 28 June 2008 (week ending), at number 9 on 12 July 2008 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 9 on 16 August 2008 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 5 on 13 September 2008 (week ending) for 7 weeks.
This Is the Life re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 12 January 2008 (week ending) for 7 weeks and at number 10 on 15 March 2008 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Hand Built by Robots re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 19 January 2008 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
All the Lost Souls re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 12 April 2008 (week ending).
...Hits originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 1998.
The Trick to Life re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 12 January 2008 (week ending) and at number 8 on 26 January 2008 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
Raising Sand re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 19 January 2008 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
The Ultimate Collection (Whitney Houston) re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 8 December 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
Spirit re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 22 March 2008 (week ending) for 8 weeks and at number-one on 29 November 2008 (week ending) for 9 weeks.
Back to Black: Deluxe Edition re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 1 March 2008 (week ending) for 8 weeks, at number 10 on 8 May 2008 (week ending) and at number 7 on 12 July 2008 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
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