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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] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums anddigital 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 theUK Albums Chart during2024, as well as albums which peaked in2023 and2025 but were in the top 10 in 2024. 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 sixty-five albums were in the top 10 this year. One album from 2021, one album from 2022 and six albums from 2023 remained in the top ten for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while+–=÷× (Tour Collection) byEd Sheeran was released in 2024 but did not reach its peak until 2025.Christmas byMichael Bublé, originally released in 2011, andStick Season byNoah Kahan were the albums from 2023 to reach their peak in 2024.
The first new number-one album of the year wasChristmas by Michael Bublé. Overall, thirty-five different albums peaked at number-one so far in 2024, withShed Seven (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.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 2021, 2022 or 2023 but still in chart in 2024. |
| ♦ | Album released in 2024 but peaked in 2025. |
| (#) | 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 |
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| Albums in 2021 | ||||||
| 18 February 2021 | 174* | The Highlights ‡ | The Weeknd | 2 | 18 February 2021 | 7 |
| Albums in 2022 | ||||||
| 3 November 2022 | 57 | Midnights ‡ | Taylor Swift | 1 | 3 November 2022 | 5 |
| Albums in 2023 | ||||||
| 16 February 2023 | 4 | My 21st Century Blues ‡ | Raye | 2 | 16 February 2023 | 1 |
| 1 June 2023 | 7 | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent ‡ | Lewis Capaldi | 1 | 1 June 2023 | 3 |
| 21 September 2023 | 32 | Guts ‡ | Olivia Rodrigo | 1 | 21 September 2023 | 1 |
| 2 November 2023 | 11 | Hackney Diamonds ‡ | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 2 November 2023 | 2 |
| 9 November 2023 | 25 | 1989 (Taylor's Version) ‡ | Taylor Swift | 1 | 9 November 2023 | 3 |
| 23 November 2023 | 32 | Stick Season | Noah Kahan | 1 | 22 February 2024 | 1 |
| 14 December 2023 | 8 | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 1 | 4 January 2024 | 1 |
| Albums in 2024 | ||||||
| 4 January 2024 | 13 | Diamonds | Elton John | 4 | 4 January 2024 | 1 |
| 9 | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | ABBA | 4 | 11 January 2024 | 1 | |
| 16 | Curtain Call: The Hits | Eminem | 5 | 20 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 11 January 2024 | 2 | Folklore | Taylor Swift | 9 | 11 January 2024 | 1 |
| 18 January 2024 | 1 | A Matter of Time | Shed Seven | 1 | 18 January 2024 | 1 |
| 25 January 2024 | 1 | Rolling Stone | D-Block Europe | 1 | 25 January 2024 | 1 |
| 2 | American Dream | 21 Savage | 2 | 25 January 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations | The Vaccines | 3 | 25 January 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 February 2024 | 1 | Saviors | Green Day | 1 | 1 February 2024 | 1 |
| 25 | 50 Years – Don't Stop | Fleetwood Mac | 7 | 11 April 2024 | 2 | |
| 8 February 2024 | 1 | Bitter Sweet Love | James Arthur | 1 | 8 February 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Ballad of a Bystander | The Reytons | 2 | 8 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Wall of Eyes | The Smile | 3 | 8 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Black Friday | Tom Odell | 5 | 8 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | People Who Aren't There Anymore | Future Islands | 7 | 8 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Dark Rainbow | Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes | 10 | 8 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 15 February 2024 | 2 | Prelude to Ecstasy | The Last Dinner Party | 1 | 15 February 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | 10 for the People | Jamie Webster | 2 | 15 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 22 February 2024 | 3 | Vultures 1 | ¥$ | 2 | 22 February 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | What Happened to the Beach? | Declan McKenna | 3 | 22 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 29 February 2024 | 1 | Tangk | Idles | 1 | 29 February 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | The Glorification of Sadness | Paloma Faith | 2 | 29 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 | Legend | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 6 | 29 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Mess We Seem to Make | Crawlers | 7 | 29 February 2024 | 1 | |
| 7 March 2024 | 3 | Swing Fever | Rod Stewart &Jools Holland | 1 | 7 March 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Millennials | The Snuts | 2 | 7 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Thanks for Hating | Potter Payper | 5 | 7 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Western Approaches | Red Rum Club | 8 | 7 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 14 March 2024 | 2 | Liam Gallagher John Squire | Liam Gallagher &John Squire | 1 | 14 March 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | The Mandrake Project | Bruce Dickinson | 3 | 14 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Where's My Utopia? | Yard Act | 4 | 14 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Kaiser Chiefs' Easy Eighth Album | Kaiser Chiefs | 6 | 14 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mountainhead | Everything Everything | 9 | 14 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Reflection | Skrapz | 10 | 14 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 21 March 2024 | 8 | Eternal Sunshine | Ariana Grande | 1 | 21 March 2024 | 2 |
| 1 | Invincible Shield | Judas Priest | 2 | 21 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Bleachers | Bleachers | 5 | 21 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 28 March 2024 | 1 | Deeper Well | Kacey Musgraves | 3 | 28 March 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Everything I Thought It Was | Justin Timberlake | 5 | 28 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Still Learning | Caity Baser | 7 | 28 March 2024 | 1 | |
| 4 April 2024 | 1 | Audio Vertigo | Elbow | 1 | 4 April 2024 | 1 |
| 2 | We Don't Trust You | Future &Metro Boomin | 2 | 4 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Glasgow Eyes | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 7 | 4 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 11 April 2024 | 5 | Cowboy Carter | Beyoncé | 1 | 11 April 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Interplay | Ride | 8 | 11 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 18 April 2024 | 1 | All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade | The Libertines | 1 | 18 April 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | I Wonder If the World Knows | The K's | 3 | 18 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Found Heaven | Conan Gray | 4 | 18 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Might Delete Later | J. Cole | 7 | 18 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Black/Red | Feeder | 8 | 18 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 25 April 2024 | 1 | Yummy | James | 1 | 25 April 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | One Deep River | Mark Knopfler | 3 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 | Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023) | Linkin Park | 4 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Halo Effect | Kris Barras Band | 5 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | This Could Be Texas | English Teacher | 8 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hombres | Gun | 10 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 May 2024 | 31 | The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift | 1 | 2 May 2024 | 11 |
| 1 | Dark Matter | Pearl Jam | 2 | 2 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | UB45 | UB40 | 5 | 2 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 9 | 2 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 9 May 2024 | 1 | Nonetheless | Pet Shop Boys | 2 | 9 May 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | All Born Screaming | St. Vincent | 5 | 9 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Jess | Jess Glynne | 6 | 9 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Big Decider | The Zutons | 7 | 9 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 16 May 2024 | 5 | Radical Optimism | Dua Lipa | 1 | 16 May 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Undefeated | Frank Turner | 3 | 16 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Inevitable Incredible | Kelly Jones | 6 | 16 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sour | Olivia Rodrigo | 10 | 16 May 2024 | 2 | |
| 23 May 2024 | 1 | Can We Please Have Fun | Kings of Leon | 2 | 23 May 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | One of Wun | Gunna | 4 | 23 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hopes and Fears | Keane | 7 | 23 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 30 May 2024 | 32 | Hit Me Hard and Soft | Billie Eilish | 1 | 30 May 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Room Under the Stairs | Zayn | 3 | 30 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | 7 | 30 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Orgy of the Damned | Slash | 8 | 30 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Loophole | Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band | 10 | 30 May 2024 | 1 | |
| 6 June 2024 | 1 | Clancy | Twenty One Pilots | 2 | 6 June 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | 66 | Paul Weller | 4 | 6 June 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 | Post Human: Nex Gen | Bring Me the Horizon | 2 | 10 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 13 June 2024 | 1 | Believe Me Now? | Becky Hill | 3 | 13 June 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Golden Hour: Part.1 | Ateez | 4 | 13 June 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | In This City They Call You Love | Richard Hawley | 5 | 13 June 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Gravity Stairs | Crowded House | 8 | 13 June 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Smile? | K-Trap | 10 | 13 June 2024 | 1 | |
| 20 June 2024 | 35 | Brat | Charli XCX | 1 | 24 October 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Forever | Bon Jovi | 3 | 20 June 2024 | 1 | |
| 5 | Lover | Taylor Swift | 7 | 20 June 2024 | 3 | |
| 1 | What Happened to the Heart? | Aurora | 8 | 20 June 2024 | 1 | |
| 27 June 2024 | 1 | Midnight Butterflies | Sea Girls | 5 | 27 June 2024 | 1 |
| 43 | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | Chappell Roan | 1 | 15 August 2024 | 2 | |
| 1 | One Hand Clapping | Paul McCartney and Wings | 10 | 27 June 2024 | 1 | |
| 4 July 2024 | 6 | The Secret of Us | Gracie Abrams | 1 | 4 July 2024 | 1 |
| 11 July 2024 | 1 | Loom | Imagine Dragons | 5 | 11 July 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | 8 | 11 July 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Dua Lipa | 10 | 11 July 2024 | 1 | ||
| 18 July 2024 | 1 | Happenings | Kasabian | 1 | 18 July 2024 | 1 |
| 25 July 2024 | 7 | The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) | Eminem | 1 | 25 July 2024 | 3 |
| 1 | Vertigo | Griff | 3 | 25 July 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | L.A. Times | Travis | 4 | 25 July 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Early Twenties | Cat Burns | 7 | 25 July 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 August 2024 | 1 | Heavy Jelly | Soft Play | 3 | 1 August 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | I Love You So F***ing Much | Glass Animals | 5 | 1 August 2024 | 1 | |
| 8 August 2024 | 1 | Live at Wembley | Blur | 6 | 8 August 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Hi, My Name Is Insecure | Sam Tompkins | 8 | 8 August 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Rite Here Rite Now | Ghost | 10 | 8 August 2024 | 1 | |
| 15 August 2024 | 1 | Vultures 2 | ¥$ | 7 | 15 August 2024 | 1 |
| 22 August 2024 | 1 | This Is How Tomorrow Moves | Beabadoobee | 1 | 22 August 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Light It Up | Will Young | 5 | 22 August 2024 | 1 | |
| 29 August 2024 | 2 | F-1 Trillion | Post Malone | 1 | 29 August 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Satellites | The Script | 2 | 29 August 2024 | 1 | |
| 5 September 2024 | 50 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | 1 | 5 September 2024 | 5 |
| 2 | Romance | Fontaines D.C. | 2 | 5 September 2024 | 1 | |
| 6 | Time Flies... 1994–2009 | Oasis | 3 | 5 September 2024 | 3 | |
| 3 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | 4 | 5 September 2024 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Definitely Maybe | 1 | 12 September 2024 | 1 | ||
| 12 September 2024 | 1 | Wild God | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 5 | 12 September 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Midas | Wunderhorse | 6 | 12 September 2024 | 1 | |
| 19 September 2024 | 1 | Luck and Strange | David Gilmour | 1 | 19 September 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Ten Days | Fred Again | 7 | 19 September 2024 | 1 | |
| 26 September 2024 | 1 | The Forest Is the Path | Snow Patrol | 1 | 26 September 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | The Greatest Love | London Grammar | 3 | 26 September 2024 | 1 | |
| 3 October 2024 | 1 | Gary | Blossoms | 1 | 3 October 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | I Am | Tom Walker | 4 | 3 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | In Waves | Jamie xx | 5 | 3 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | 143 | Katy Perry | 6 | 3 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 10 October 2024 | 1 | Liquid Gold | Shed Seven | 1 | 10 October 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Quit While You're Ahead | Nines | 4 | 10 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 52* | +–=÷× (Tour Collection) ♦ | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 9 January 2025 | 2 | |
| 1 | Dance, No One's Watching | Ezra Collective | 7 | 10 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 17 October 2024 | 2 | Moon Music | Coldplay | 1 | 17 October 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | The Last Flight | Public Service Broadcasting | 3 | 17 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Changes All the Time | James Bay | 4 | 17 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Cutouts | The Smile | 7 | 17 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Key | Alison Moyet | 8 | 17 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 24 October 2024 | 1 | The Mighty Several | Paul Heaton | 2 | 24 October 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Back to Bedlam | James Blunt | 7 | 24 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 31 October 2024 | 1 | Tension II | Kylie Minogue | 1 | 31 October 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | What Do You Believe In? | Rag'n'Bone Man | 3 | 31 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3AM (La La La) | Confidence Man | 9 | 31 October 2024 | 1 | |
| 7 November 2024 | 3 | Chromakopia | Tyler, the Creator | 1 | 7 November 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Pink Cactus Café | Courteeners | 2 | 7 November 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | "&" | Bastille | 4 | 7 November 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Songs for a Nervous Planet | Tears for Fears | 6 | 7 November 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Cartoon Darkness | Amyl and the Sniffers | 9 | 7 November 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Queen I | Queen | 10 | 7 November 2024 | 1 | |
| 14 November 2024 | 2 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | 1 | 14 November 2024 | 1 |
| 21 November 2024 | 1 | Together At Home | Michael Ball &Alfie Boe | 1 | 21 November 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Earth to Grace | Massive Wagons | 4 | 21 November 2024 | 1 | |
| 28 November 2024 | 3 | From Zero | Linkin Park | 1 | 28 November 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Access All Areas | Flo | 3 | 28 November 2024 | 1 | |
| 1 | Golden Hour: Part.2 | Ateez | 4 | 28 November 2024 | 1 | |
| 5 December 2024 | 7 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | 1 | 5 December 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Small Changes | Michael Kiwanuka | 2 | 5 December 2024 | 1 | |
| 12 December 2024 | 1 | The Party Never Ends | Juice Wrld | 5 | 12 December 2024 | 1 |
| 19 December 2024 | 1 | Rosie | Rosé | 4 | 19 December 2024 | 1 |
| 1 | Fruitcake (EP) | Sabrina Carpenter | 5 | 19 December 2024 | 1 | |
| 26 December 2024 | 1 | Clifton Park | The Reytons | 5 | 26 December 2024 | 1 |
The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2024, including albums that reached their peak in 2023. 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 2024 is also shown.
