This is the list of the number-one albums of the Classical Artist Albums Chart during the 2010s.
In April 2012, Noah Stewart became the first black artist ever to top the Classical Artist Albums Chart. In January 2013, In a Time Lapse by Ludovico Einaudi became the first classical album ever to sell more digital downloads than physical copies. In September 2014, Rebecca Newman became the first independent soprano to reach the top spot.Official Charts Company
Number ones +KeyBest-selling classical album of the year
ArtistAlbumRecord labelReached number oneWeeks atnumber oneForever Vienna Decca27Classic FM5Forever Vienna Decca7Central Band of the RAFReach for the SkiesDecca6Benedictine Nuns of Notre-DameVoices – Chant From AvignonDecca1 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraMoonlight SerenadeDecca18WEA2Band of the Coldstream GuardsPride of the NationDecca5 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraMoonlight SerenadeDecca4SummertimeClassic FM3Islands – EssentialDecca2Deutsche Grammophon2Decca5/Ennio MorriconeParadisoDecca5One Fine DayDecca5 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraAnd the Waltz Goes On Decca6Concerto: One Night in Central ParkDecca/Sugar1 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraAnd the Waltz Goes OnDecca1/Harry ChristophersRenaissance – Music for Inner PeaceDecca4 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraAnd the Waltz Goes OnDecca1Motif3Waltzing in EuropeMotif4NoahDecca5Islands – EssentialDecca4AnthemsSony Classical7Best of BritishDecca1West-Eastern Divan/Daniel BarenboimBeethoven for All – Music of Power, Passion & BeautyDecca2Islands – EssentialDecca2St. Petersburg Chamber ChoirTranquillity – Voices of Deep CalmDecca1Decca6AnthemsSony Classical1Friar AllesandroVoice From AssisiDecca3 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraMagic of the Movies Decca11In a Time LapseDecca2RomantiqueDecca2In a Time LapseDecca1RomantiqueDecca2In Love with MaastrichtDecca1 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraMagic of the Movies Decca1In Love with MaastrichtDecca1LatinoDeutsche Grammophon1In Love with MaastrichtDecca2In a Time LapseDecca1Dusk & DawnSony Classical1In a Time LapseDecca3London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX52In Love with MaastrichtDecca2London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX51MartynasMartynasDecca2Islands – EssentialDecca2SpheresDeutsche Grammophon1In a Time LapseDecca1BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry WordsworthPhilips2Rieu RoyaleDecca1Decca5 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraMagic of the Movies Decca3Rieu RoyaleDecca1This Is ChristmasWarner Bros.2December LightsDecca2Wonderful WorldDecca1December LightsDecca2Kings College Choir/David WillcocksEssential CarolsDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca4Ji LiuPiano ReflectionsClassic FM1Voces8EventideDecca2Karadaglic/LPO/Nezet-SequinAranjuezMercury Classics2Islands – EssentialDecca6RhydianOne Day Like ThisFutura Classics10Islands – EssentialDecca1Craig OgdenSummer GuitarClassic FM/Decca1Nicola BenedettiHomecomingDecca5Islands – EssentialDecca2Craig OgdenSummer GuitarClassic FM/Decca1Islands – EssentialDecca1ParisWEA Records1Dare to DreamRambling Rose1PureWEA Records1FantasiaSony Classical2TenoreSony Classical3Love In Venice Decca2Home Sweet HomeDecca1Love In Venice Decca14London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX51Love In VeniceDecca1Ólafur Arnalds/Alice Sara OttThe Chopin ProjectMercury Classics1London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX52/Harry ChristophersMonteverdi/Vespers of 1610CORO2Islands – EssentialDecca1London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX51 & Johann Strauss OrchestraMagic Of the ViolinDecca7Craig Ogden and FriendsClassic FM9Joyce DiDonato & Antonio PappanoJoyce & Tony Live at Wigmore HallErato1SleepDeutsche Grammophon1Nessun Dorma - The Puccini AlbumSony Classical2SleepDeutsche Grammophon1Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Antonio PappanoVerdi/AidaWarner Classics1Vivaldi/The New Four SeasonsSony Classical1ElementsDecca2CinemaDecca1A Year of Songs East West1 & the Johann Strauss OrchestraRoman HolidayDecca1A Year of Songs East West14Richard & AdamBelieve - Songs of InspirationSony Masterworks3 & Junkie XLBatman V Superman - Dawn of Justice OSTSony Classical2One Voice Decca3CelebrationDecca1One Voice Decca12Islands – EssentialDecca1Cinema Classics - The Piano At The MoviesSony Classical2Islands – EssentialDecca1Viva OlympiaDecca3/Scottish Festival Orchestra/The Lost Songs of St KildaDecca4Cantata Memoria - For The ChildrenDecca3Island SongsDecca1A Year of SongsEast West1Morricone 60Decca1A Year of SongsEast West1One Voice at ChristmasClassic FM5London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX52Islands – EssentialDecca2Three Worlds - Music From Woolf WorksDeutsche Grammophon3Islands – EssentialDecca2Love Was a DreamDecca1Stars Are RisingArts Records1/St Pauls Choir/Classic FM's Pts Jubilate - 500 Years of Cathedral MusicDecca5Islands – EssentialDecca3CantusNorthern LightsDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca2London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX52Islands – EssentialDecca4BelieveCavedish1Islands – EssentialDecca8L'OperaSony Classical1Ayoub SistersDecca1Symphonic AdiemusDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca4One Voice - BelieveGlobal3AmoreDecca9InspirationDecca2AmoreDecca1InspirationDecca1Tony BanksFiveBMG1, and National Symphony OrchestraThe Glorious GardenClassic FM3Islands – EssentialDecca1BlakeThe Anniversary AlbumBlake1Islands – EssentialDecca2Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)Channel Classics1Islands – EssentialDecca1London Symphony OrchestraJohn Williams - A Life In MusicDecca2InspirationDecca10Islands – EssentialDecca3InspirationDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca1EvolutionSony Classical3Islands – EssentialDecca2, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & National Youth Choir of Great BritainThe Great War SymphonyClassic FM1Islands – EssentialDecca1Dreams and SongsDeutsche Grammophon1SiDecca20Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca2/The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra&Gorecki/Symphony No 3Domino1SiDecca2Seven Days Walking Day TwoDecca1RiseDecca2Islands – EssentialDecca1Guiding LightDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca1 and Philharmonia OrchestraLise DavidsenDecca1SiDecca2Seven Days Walking Day FourDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca1Romance - The Piano Music of ClaraDecca1The Greatest HitsDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca8Sound of SilenceDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca3Miserere - Songs of Mercy & RedemptionDecca1Islands – EssentialDecca2 and Back in HarmonyBMG3 and Happy DaysDecca7
By artist
Eighteen artists have spent six or more weeks at the top of the Classical Artist Albums Chart during the 2010s. The totals below include only credited performances. ArtistNumber-one albumsWeeks at number one15142755693419531117211David Parry111London Philharmonic Orchestra111110611210114124Central Band of the RAF16The Sixteen26Harry Christophers2626
By record label Twenty one record labels have released chart-topping albums during the 2010s. Record labelNumber-one albumsWeeks at number oneEast West117Cavendish11Erato11Mercury Classics23Rambling Rose11Warner Bros.12Futura Classics110Classic FM826Decca Records62290Deutsche Grammophon610Motif Records27Philips Records12Sony Classical1025Sugar Music11CORO12WEA Records57X5 Music Group111Sony Masterworks13Global13BMG26Channel Classics11Domino11
See also
List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s
References
External links Classical Artist Albums Top 40 at the Official Charts Company