List of UK top 10 albums in 2018
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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 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 2018, as well as albums which peaked in 2017 but were in the top 10 in 2018. 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).
Forty-seven albums have been in the top ten this year, as of 5 April 2018 (week ending). Thirteen albums from 2017 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. Dua Lipa by Dua Lipa and Christmas by Michael Bublé were the albums from 2017 to reach their peak in 2018. One artist has scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2018, as of 5 April 2018 (week ending). Calum Scott, First Aid Kit, The Greatest Showman Cast, Migos and XXXTentacion are among the many artists who have achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2018.
Ed Sheeran's ÷ returned to the top of the chart for the opening two weeks of the year, totalling twenty weeks at number-one since it was released in March 2017. The first new number-one album of the year was The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by The Greatest Showman Cast. Two different albums have peaked at number-one in 2018, with The Greatest Showman Cast and Ed Sheeran (1) having the joint most albums hit that position. An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the album is currently in the top 10.
Background[edit]
Multiple entries[edit]
Forty-seven albums have charted in the top 10 in 2018 (as of 5 April 2018), with thirty-five albums reaching their peak this year (including the re-entries Christmas and X which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).
One artist has scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2018 (as of 5 April 2018).
Chart debuts[edit]
Thirteen artists have achieved their first top 10 album in 2018 (as of 5 April 2018, week ending), as a lead artist. Of these, zero went on to record another hit album that year.
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.
| Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Greatest Showman Cast | 1 | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1 | — |
| First Aid Kit | 1 | Ruins | 3 | — |
| Migos | 1 | Culture II | 4 | — |
| Beth Hart | 1 | Black Coffee | 7 | — |
| Mist | 1 | Diamonds in the Dirt | 4 | — |
| Fredo | 1 | Tables Turn | 5 | — |
| The Temperance Movement | 1 | A Deeper Cut | 6 | — |
| Tory Lanez | 1 | Memories Don't Die | 8 | — |
| Calum Scott | 1 | Only Human | 4 | — |
| XXXTentacion | 1 | Question Mark | 3 | — |
| The Decemberists | 1 | "I'll Be Your Girl" | 8 | — |
| Fickle Friends | 1 | You Are Someone Else | 9 | — |
| Lissie | 1 | Castles | 9 | — |
- Notes
Camila Cabello's self-titled album Camila, was her first solo effort and her first top 10 album away from the group Fifth Harmony. She reached the top 10 with her bandmates when 7/27 peaked at number six in June 2016. The group had a second top 10 album in 2017 after Camila had left the lineup. Beth Hart collaborated with Joe Bonamassa on a first top 10 album together, Black Coffee. Bonamassa had reached the top ten with three albums previously, the best performing Driving Towards the Daylight making number two in 2012.
Three former members of UB40 - Ali Campbell, Terence Wilson (Astro) and Mickey Virtue - reunited in 2014 under the name UB40 featuring Ali, Astro & Mickey. Their 2018 album A Real Labour of Love was their first to reach the top 10. As a solo artist, Ali had recorded two top 10 albums to date - Big Love (number 6 in 1995) and Running Free (number 9 in 2007).
Rick Parfitt was part of the line-up of Status Quo, who had eighteen studio albums that reached the top 10. He achieved a posthumous top 10 album as a solo artist in 2018 with Over and Out.
Top-ten albums[edit]
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 2016 or 2017 but still in chart in 2018. |
| ♦ | Album released in 2018 but peaked in 2019. |
| (#) | 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 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 2016 | ||||||
| 1 December 2016 | 29 | Glory Days ‡ [A] | Little Mix | 1 | 1 December 2016 | 5 |
| Albums in 2017 | ||||||
| 23 February 2017 | 44 | Human ‡ [B] | Rag'n'Bone Man | 1 | 23 February 2017 | 2 |
| 9 March 2017 | 7 | Gang Signs & Prayer ‡ [C] | Stormzy | 1 | 9 March 2017 | 1 |
| 16 March 2017 | 56* | ÷ ‡ | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 16 March 2017 | 20 |
| 15 June 2017 | 19* | Dua Lipa [D] | Dua Lipa | 3 | 1 March 2018 | 2 |
| 26 October 2017 | 19 | Beautiful Trauma ‡ [E] | Pink | 1 | 26 October 2017 | 1 |
| 9 November 2017 | 11 | Together Again ‡ | Michael Ball and Alfie Boe | 1 | 9 November 2017 | 1 |
| 16 November 2017 | 19* | The Thrill of It All ‡ [F] | Sam Smith | 1 | 16 November 2017 | 2 |
| 16 November 2017 | 8 | A Love So Beautiful ‡ | Roy Orbison with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 2 | 16 November 2017 | 1 |
| 23 November 2017 | 5 | Reputation ‡ [G] | Taylor Swift | 1 | 23 November 2017 | 1 |
| 23 November 2017 | 3 | Diamonds ‡ [H] | Elton John | 5 | 23 November 2017 | 1 |
| 30 November 2017 | 8 | The Architect ‡ | Paloma Faith | 1 | 30 November 2017 | 1 |
| 21 December 2017 | 2 | Christmas [I] | Michael Bublé | 8 | 4 January 2018 | 2 |
| 28 December 2017 | 10 | Revival ‡ | Eminem | 1 | 28 December 2017 | 1 |
| Albums in 2018 | ||||||
| 11 January 2018 | 13* | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | The Greatest Showman Cast | 1 | 18 January 2018 | 11 |
| 25 January 2018 | 6 | Camila | Camila Cabello | 2 | 25 January 2018 | 1 |
| 1 February 2018 | 1 | Mania | Fall Out Boy | 2 | 1 February 2018 | 1 |
| 1 February 2018 | 2 | Ruins | First Aid Kit | 3 | 1 February 2018 | 1 |
| 8 February 2018 | 1 | The Time Is Now | Craig David | 2 | 8 February 2018 | 1 |
| 8 February 2018 | 1 | Culture II | Migos | 4 | 8 February 2018 | 1 |
| 8 February 2018 | 1 | Black Coffee | Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa | 7 | 8 February 2018 | 1 |
| 15 February 2018 | 4 | Man of the Woods | Justin Timberlake | 2 | 15 February 2018 | 1 |
| 15 February 2018 | 1 | Walk Between Worlds | Simple Minds | 4 | 15 February 2018 | 1 |
| 15 February 2018 | 1 | Technology | Don Broco | 5 | 15 February 2018 | 1 |
| 22 February 2018 | 1 | Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life | The Wombats | 3 | 22 February 2018 | 1 |
| 22 February 2018 | 1 | Diamond in the Dirt | Mist | 4 | 22 February 2018 | 1 |
| 22 February 2018 | 1 | Tables Turn | Fredo | 5 | 22 February 2018 | 1 |
| 22 February 2018 | 1 | Always Ascending | Franz Ferdinand | 6 | 22 February 2018 | 1 |
| 1 March 2018 | 1 | A Deeper Cut | The Temperance Movement | 6 | 1 March 2018 | 1 |
| 8 March 2018 | 2 | X [J] | Ed Sheeran | 10 | 8 March 2018 | 2* |
| 15 March 2018 | 3 | A Real Labour of Love | UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro & Mickey | 2 | 15 March 2018 | 1 |
| 15 March 2018 | 1 | Love Is a Basic Need | Embrace | 5 | 15 March 2018 | 1 |
| 15 March 2018 | 1 | Memories Don't Die | Tory Lanez | 8 | 15 March 2018 | 1 |
| 15 March 2018 | 1 | All Nerve | The Breeders | 9 | 15 March 2018 | 1 |
| 22 March 2018 | 2 | Only Human | Calum Scott | 4 | 22 March 2018 | 1 |
| 22 March 2018 | 1 | Firepower | Judas Priest | 5 | 22 March 2018 | 1 |
| 22 March 2018 | 1 | Violence | Editors | 6 | 22 March 2018 | 1 |
| 22 March 2018 | 1 | Both Sides of the Sky | Jimi Hendrix | 8 | 22 March 2018 | 1 |
| 29 March 2018 | 2* | Question Mark | XXXTentacion | 3 | 29 March 2018 | 1 |
| 29 March 2018 | 1 | In Your Own Sweet Time | The Fratellis | 5 | 29 March 2018 | 1 |
| 29 March 2018 | 1 | I'll Be Your Girl | The Decemberists | 8 | 29 March 2018 | 1 |
| 29 March 2018 | 1 | You Are Someone Else | Fickle Friends | 9 | 29 March 2018 | 1 |
| 5 April 2018 | 1* | Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra | 1 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
| 5 April 2018 | 1* | Over and Out | Rick Parfitt | 4 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
| 5 April 2018 | 1* | Boarding House Reach | Jack White | 5 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
| 5 April 2018 | 1* | Kidz Bop Summer '18 | Kidz Bop Kids | 8 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
| 5 April 2018 | 1* | Castles | Lissie | 9 | 5 April 2018 | 1 |
Entries by artist[edit]
The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2018, including albums that reached their peak in 2017. 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 2018 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Weeks | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ed Sheeran [K] |  United Kingdom
|
15* | ÷*, X* |
Notes[edit]
- a Glory Days re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 18 January 2018 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
- b Human re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 1 March 2018 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
- c Gang Signs & Prayer re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 1 March 2018 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
- d Dua Lipa re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 25 January 2018 (week ending) for 4 weeks, and at number 3 on 1 March 2018 (week ending) for 5 weeks (as of 29 March 2018).
- e Beautiful Trauma re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 15 February 2018 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
- f The Thrill of It All re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 8 March 2018 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 10 on 5 April 2018 (week ending).
- g Reputation re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 11 January 2018 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
- h Diamonds re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 11 January 2018 (week ending).
- i Christmas originally peaked at number 1 on 26 November 2011 (week ending) upon its initial release. It re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 23 December 2017 (week ending), rising to a peak of number 8 on its current run on 4 January 2018 (week ending).
- j X originally peaked at number 1 on 5 July 2014 (week ending) upon its initial release. It re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 8 March 2018 (week ending) and at number 10 on 29 March 2018 (week ending).
- k Figure includes album that peaked in 2017.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ↑ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8. Search this book on
- ↑ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links[edit]
- 2018 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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