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. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. 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 2025, as well as albums which peaked in 2024 and 2026 but were in the top 10 in 2025. 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 fifty-nine albums were in the top 10 this year. One album from 2021, one album from 2023 and nine albums from 2024 remained in the top ten for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Rebel by EsDeeKid, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, originally released in 1977, were both released in 2025, but did not reach their peak until 2026. Christmas by Michael Bublé, originally released in 2011, and +–=÷× (Tour Collection) by Ed Sheeran were the albums from 2024 to reach their peak in 2025.
The first new number-one album of the year was Christmas by Michael Bublé. Overall, thirty-nine albums peaked at number-one in 2025, with Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Pink Floyd and Taylor Swift (all 2) 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. Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 2021 or 2024 but still in chart in 2025.♦Album released in 2025 but peaked in 2026.(#)Year-end top ten album position and rankEnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Album ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 2021 208The Highlights ‡The Weeknd 2 7Albums in 2023 32Stick Season ‡Noah Kahan 1 1Albums in 2024 8Eternal Sunshine ‡Ariana Grande 1 2 31The Tortured Poets Department ‡Taylor Swift 1 11 32Hit Me Hard and Soft ‡Billie Eilish 1 1 35Brat ‡Charli XCX 1 1 43The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess ‡Chappell Roan 1 2 6The Secret of Us ‡Gracie Abrams 1 1 53Short n' Sweet ‡Sabrina Carpenter 1 5 72+–=÷× (Tour Collection)Ed Sheeran 1 2 7GNX ‡Kendrick Lamar 1 1 8ChristmasMichael Bublé 1 2Albums in 2025 11SOSSZA 3 3 9DiamondsElton John 1 1 4450 Years – Don't StopFleetwood Mac 4 3 1The Human FearFranz Ferdinand 3 1 1Better Man: Original SoundtrackRobbie Williams 1 1 5Can't Rush GreatnessCentral Cee 1 1 1I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)Teddy Swims 2 1 1EusexuaFKA Twigs 3 1 1The Bad FireMogwai 5 1 2Hurry Up TomorrowThe Weeknd 1 1 1Hallucinating LoveMaribou State 9 1 1RestorationRØRY 10 1 1Lover (Live from Paris)Taylor Swift 1 1 1Open WideInhaler 2 1 1Critical ThinkingManic Street Preachers 2 1 2Some Sexy Songs 4 UPartyNextDoor and Drake 3 1 1Oh! The OceanThe Wombats 4 1 1Be LuckyLouis Dunford 8 1 8People WatchingSam Fender 1 1 17So Close to WhatTate McRae 2 1 1The Sky, the Earth & All BetweenArchitects 2 1 1Matter Does Not DefineThe Lathums 3 1 1Constellations for the LonelyDoves 5 1 1The Panic YearsBradley Simpson 7 1 7MayhemLady Gaga 1 1 1RubyJennie 3 1 2MusicPlayboi Carti 1 1 1The OverviewSteven Wilson 3 1 1KOKOThe Lottery Winners 1 1 1The Great Western RoadDeacon Blue 3 1 1I Said I Love You FirstSelena Gomez and Benny Blanco 4 1 1RushmereMumford & Sons 1 1 1Dreams on ToastThe Darkness 2 1 1Forever Is a FeelingLucy Dacus 5 1 1Rent's DueNemzzz 6 1 27You'll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)Alex Warren 1 1 3Who Believes in Angels?Elton John and Brandi Carlile 1 1 1Forever HowlongBlack Country New Road 3 1 1Preacher's DaughterEthel Cain 10 1 1God Shaped HoleThose Damn Crows 1 1 21Time Flies... 1994–2009Oasis 1 2 1Sable, FableBon Iver 4 1 15iveDavido 7 1 1Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em WaitStereophonics 1 1 1SkeletáGhost 2 1 1PiscesJames Arthur 3 1 1A Complicated WomanSelf Esteem 5 1 1Still BloomingJeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra 10 1 1Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXIIPink Floyd 1 1 2Even in ArcadiaSleep Token 1 1 2Fancy ThatPinkPantheress 3 1 1Never/KnowThe Kooks 5 1 3I'm the ProblemMorgan Wallen 1 1 1Everything Must Make SenseThe Sherlocks 4 1 1Felt Better AlivePete Doherty 7 1 1Brothers in ArmsDire Straits 8 1 1Mad!Sparks 2 1 1Addicted to YouWhen Rivers Meet 4 1 1The Painful TruthSkunk Anansie 7 1 1ConfessionsLouise 8 1 1Something BeautifulMiley Cyrus 3 1 1ReputationTaylor Swift 7 1 1ABBA GoldABBA 9 1 2MorePulp 1 1 1AddisonAddison Rae 2 1 1LotusLittle Simz 3 1 1Princess of PowerMarina 7 1 1Three Cheers for Sweet RevengeMy Chemical Romance 9 1 1Don't Tell the DogJames Marriott 1 1 1Mixes of a Lost WorldThe Cure 9 1 1IdolsYungblud 1 1 1Hopefully!Loyle Carner 2 1 1I QuitHaim 3 1 1American HeartBenson Boone 4 1 14Aitch 7 1 2VirginLorde 1 1 1Tracks II: The Lost AlbumsBruce Springsteen 2 1 1Ultimate HitsRod Stewart 5 1 1GutsOlivia Rodrigo 8 1 14*(What's the Story) Morning Glory?Oasis 2 2 7Definitely Maybe 4 1 1MoisturizerWet Leg 1 1 3SwagJustin Bieber 4 1 1No Sign of WeaknessBurna Boy 6 1 1Is This What You've Been Waiting For?Amy Macdonald 8 1 1LonerBarry Can't Swim 10 1 1Don't Tap the GlassTyler, the Creator 2 1 1Pretty on the Internet The K's 1 1 1Find El Dorado Paul Weller 5 1 1The Revenge of Alice Cooper Alice Cooper 9 1 1Bite Me Reneé Rapp 1 1 3The Essential Michael Jackson Michael Jackson 8 1 1Lost Americana MGK 2 1 1Songs for the Spine The Royston Club 4 1 1The Last Wun Gunna 9 1 1Commitment Craig David 10 1 1Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be Tom Grennan 1 1 1Wishbone Conan Gray 2 1 1The Clearing Wolf Alice 1 1 1Private Music Deftones 2 1 1A Matter of Time Laufey 3 1 1Halcyon Kingfishr 7 1 1Inertia Pendulum 8 1 1I Barely Know Her Sombr 10 1 28Man's Best Friend Sabrina Carpenter 1 2 1Euro-Country CMAT 2 1 1Roll with the Punches Bryan Adams 3 1 1The Hives Forever Forever the Hives The Hives 5 1 1Antidepressants Suede 2 1 1Buck Red Rum Club 7 1 1International Saint Etienne 8 1 3Play Ed Sheeran 1 1 1That's Showbiz Baby Jade 3 1 1Breach Twenty One Pilots 4 1 1Perimenopop Sophie Ellis-Bextor 5 1 1Futique Biffy Clyro 1 1 1I'm Only F**king Myself Lola Young 3 1 1Rainy Sunday Afternoon The Divine Comedy 4 1 1Buckingham Nicks Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks 6 1 53*The Art of Loving Olivia Dean 1 8 1Perrie Perrie 3 1 1Saving Grace Robert Plant 4 1 1Vie Doja Cat 5 1 17*The Life of a Showgirl Taylor Swift 1 5 1Fight Another Day James Morrison 5 1 1Lovin' You Richard Ashcroft 3 1 1From the Pyre The Last Dinner Party 2 1 1Deadbeat Tame Impala 4 1 2The Boy Who Played the Harp Dave 1 1 1Forever (Legendary Edition) Bon Jovi 2 1 5West End Girl Lily Allen 2 2 1Everybody Scream Florence and the Machine 1 1 1How to Be Human Cat Burns 5 1 1We Are Love The Charlatans 8 1 1Lux Rosalía 4 1 1Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party Hayley Williams 10 1 1Everyone's a Star! 5 Seconds of Summer 1 1 1PTSD 2 D-Block Europe 4 1 1One More Time (EP) Aerosmith & Yungblud 1 1 1Knees Up Olly Murs 5 1 1Nothing but Love: The Definitive Best Of James 6 1 1Hit Parade Madness 8 1 1Anthology 4 The Beatles 9 1 1Contact Sub Focus 10 1 2Rebel ♦ EsDeeKid 8 1 1Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) Kylie Minogue 1 1 3Rumours ♦ Fleetwood Mac 5 1 1Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 1 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 2024. 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 2025 is also shown.
Entries Artist Weeks Albums4Taylor Swift16The Tortured Poets Department, Lover (Live from Paris), Reputation, The Life of a Showgirl3Lindsey Buckingham4550 Years – Don't Stop, Buckingham Nicks, RumoursStevie Nicks4550 Years – Don't Stop, Buckingham Nicks, RumoursOasis22Time Flies... 1994–2009, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Definitely Maybe2Ed Sheeran47+–=÷× (Tour Collection), PlayElton John11Diamonds, Who Believes in Angels?Pink Floyd2Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, Wish You Were HereSabrina Carpenter48Short n' Sweet, Man's Best FriendYungblud2Idols, One More Time (EP)
See also List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s
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External links 2025 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)