List of UK top-ten albums in 2026

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).

Thirty-six albums have been in the top 10 so far this year (as of 19 February 2026, week ending). One album from 2021, two albums from 2024 and eleven 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, three albums have peaked at number-one so far in 2026, with three unique artists hitting 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
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 189* The Highlights ‡ The Weeknd 2 18 February 2021 7
Albums in 2024
5 September 2024 52 Short n' Sweet ‡ Sabrina Carpenter 1 5 September 2024 5
10 October 2024 62* +–=÷× (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
16 So Close to What ‡ Tate McRae 2 6 March 2025 1
10 April 2025 18* You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) Alex Warren 1 31 July 2025 1
17 July 2025 12 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? ‡ Oasis 2 17 July 2025 2
11 September 2025 24* Man's Best Friend ‡ Sabrina Carpenter 1 11 September 2025 2
9 October 2025 20* The Art of Loving ‡ Olivia Dean 1 9 October 2025 7
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 8* 50 Years – Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac 3 15 January 2026 1
8 January 2026 1 Diamonds Elton John 7 8 January 2026 1
4* The Essential Michael Jackson Michael Jackson 8 19 February 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 1* 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

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 8* Rumours, 50 Years – Don't Stop
Michael Jackson 5* The Essential Michael Jackson, Number Ones
Sabrina Carpenter 8* Short n' Sweet, Man's Best Friend

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

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