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. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 2005, as well as albums which peaked in 2004 and 2006 but were in the top 10 in 2005. 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 twenty-nine albums were in the top ten this year. Nineteen albums from 2004 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson, Employment by Kaiser Chiefs, In Between Dreams by Jack Johnson, PCD by The Pussycat Dolls and Stars of CCTV by Hard-Fi were all released in 2005 but did not reach their peak until 2006. Hot Fuss by The Killers and Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and New by Phil Collins were the albums from 2004 to reach their peak in 2005. Eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2005. Akon, James Blunt, Kaiser Chiefs, Kelly Clarkson and The Pussycat Dolls were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2005.

The 2004 Christmas number-one album, Greatest Hits by Robbie Williams, remained at the top spot for the first week of 2005. American Idiot by Green Day returned for a second week as a chart topper after scaling the chart in October 2004, followed by the self titled album by Scissor Sisters which spent its third of four separate weeks as a chart topper. The first new number-one album of the year was Hot Fuss by The Killers. Overall, thirty-three different albums peaked at number-one in 2005, with Robbie Williams (2) having the most albums hit that position.

Background Multiple entries One-hundred and twenty-nine albums charted in the top 10 in 2005, with one-hundred and two albums reaching their peak this year (including Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey) and Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, which both charted in previous years but reached a peak on their latest chart run).

Eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2005. Eminem, Franz Ferdinand, G4, Green Day, Il Divo, Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams and Westlife were the acts who had two top 10 albums this year. G4's two entries were both released this year, with Greatest Hits by Mariah Carey returning after missing the top 10 when it was first released in 2001.

Chart debuts Thirty-one artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2005 as a lead artist.

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 entries1Who Killed...... The Zutons?6—Rooster1Rooster3—1The Documentary7—Athlete1Tourist1—Bloc Party1Silent Alarm3—Tony Christie1Definitive Collection1—G41G41—Kaiser Chiefs1Employment2—Mario1Turning Point8—1The Bravery5—Jem1Finally Woken6—Akon1Trouble1—Patrizio Buanne1The Italian10—Strange Sensation1Mighty ReArranger4—Steve Brookstein1Heart & Soul1—KT Tunstall1Eye to the Telescope3—System of a Down1Mezmerize2—James Blunt1Back to Bedlam1—Audioslave1Out of Exile5—1The Magic Numbers7—Hard-Fi1Stars of CCTV1—Kelly Clarkson1Breakaway3—Crazy Frog1Crazy Hits5—Daniel Powter1Daniel Powter5—Madeleine Peyroux1Careless Love7—Goldfrapp1Supernature2—Kanye West1Late Registration2—Jack Johnson1In Between Dreams1—1PCD7—Paul Anka1Rock Swings9—Babyshambles1Down in Albion10—

Notes Gwen Stefani kickstarted her solo career in 2005 with her debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. reaching number 4. Her previous album chart success was as part of her group No Doubt. Strange Sensation was a group created by former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant after years of success on his own. Their first album Dreamland had missed the top ten in 2002, stalling at number 20.

Lee Ryan had three successive number-one albums in the line-up of Blue, beginning with All Rise in 2001, followed by One Love and Guilty in successive years. His self titled album was his first and only solo entry on the album chart. Babyshambles was a new project for former Libertines singer Pete Doherty, with their debut album Down in Albion reaching number ten.

Best-selling albums James Blunt had the best-selling album of the year with Back to Bedlam. The album spent 40 weeks in the top 10 (including ten weeks at number one), sold almost 2.368 million copies and was certified 8× platinum by the BPI. X & Y by Coldplay came in second place. Robbie Williams' Intensive Care, Employment from Kaiser Chiefs and Demon Days by Gorillaz made up the top five. Albums by Westlife, KT Tunstall, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem and Faithless were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.

Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 2004 but still in chart in 2005.♦Album released in 2005 but peaked in 2006.(#)Year-end top-ten album position and rankEnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.

Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Album ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 2004 9Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ‡ Outkast 8 4 13Franz Ferdinand ‡Franz Ferdinand 3 1 41Scissor Sisters ‡ Scissor Sisters 1 4 29Songs About Jane ‡ Maroon 5 1 1 27Hopes and Fears ‡Keane 1 5 14Hot Fuss 1 2 5Up All Night ‡ Razorlight 3 1 6O ‡Damien Rice 8 4 4Kasabian ‡Kasabian 4 3 18American Idiot ‡Green Day 1 2 5Mind Body & Soul ‡Joss Stone 1 1 1110 Years of Hits ‡Ronan Keating 1 1 14Greatest Hits ‡Robbie Williams 1 4 11Il Divo ‡Il Divo 1 1 3Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New Phil Collins 9 1 11Encore ‡Eminem 1 2 4...Allow Us to Be Frank ‡Westlife 3 1 7How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb ‡U2 1 3 7Ultimate Kylie ‡Kylie Minogue 4 3Albums in 2005 3Who Killed...... The Zutons? 6 1 12Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Gwen Stefani 4 1 3Push the Button 1 1 2Rooster Rooster 3 1 1The Documentary 7 1 7Tourist Athlete 1 1 1Pushing the Senses Feeder 2 1 1It's Time Michael Bublé 4 1 3Love, Elvis Elvis Presley 8 2 2Silent Alarm Bloc Party 3 1 1Some Cities Doves 1 1 11Definitive Collection Tony Christie 1 2 8G4 G4 1 1 1Gold: Greatest Hits 4 1 1The Ultimate Matt Monro 7 1 1Rebirth Jennifer Lopez 8 1 9The Massacre 50 Cent 1 1 35Employment ♦ (#4)Kaiser Chiefs 2 1 1Turning Point Mario 8 1 1Warnings/Promises Idlewild 9 1 6Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Stereophonics 1 1 1The Bravery 5 1 1Hotel Moby 8 1 1Human After All Daft Punk 10 1 11The Singles Basement Jaxx 1 1 2Lullabies to Paralyze Queens of the Stone Age 4 1 1Waiting for the Sirens' Call New Order 5 1 3Finally Woken Jem 6 1 3Counting Down the Days Natalie Imbruglia 1 1 9Trouble Akon 1 2 6The Emancipation of Mimi Mariah Carey 7 2 1Bleed Like Me Garbage 4 1 3The CollectionShakin' Stevens 4 1 3Devils & Dust Bruce Springsteen 1 1 1The Italian Patrizio Buanne 10 1 1With Teeth Nine Inch Nails 3 1 1Mighty ReArranger Robert Plant & Strange Sensation 4 1 2I Feel Free - Ultimate Cream Cream 6 2 2Heart & Soul Steve Brookstein 1 1 19Eye to the Telescope (#7)KT Tunstall 3 2 16Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits (#10)Faithless 1 1 2Mezmerize System of a Down 2 1 1Magic Time Van Morrison 3 1 22Demon Days (#5)Gorillaz 1 1 1The Invisible Invasion 3 1 40Back to Bedlam (#1)James Blunt 1 10 1Out of Exile Audioslave 5 1 6Don't Believe the Truth Oasis 1 1 3Monkey Business 4 1 1Jackinabox Turin Brakes 9 1 18X & Y (#2)Coldplay 1 4 2Get Behind Me Satan 3 1 5In Your Honour Foo Fighters 2 1 1All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra 6 1 5The Magic Numbers 7 1 9Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds Jeff Wayne 5 1 2Dynamite Jamiroquai 3 1 7Stars of CCTV ♦Hard-Fi 1 1 1Tissues and Issues Charlotte Church 5 1 4The Essential Michael Jackson Michael Jackson 2 1 23Breakaway ♦ (#8)Kelly Clarkson 3 1 2Crazy Hits Crazy Frog 5 1 1Lee Ryan Lee Ryan 6 1 3Daniel Powter Daniel Powter 5 2 2Careless Love Madeleine Peyroux 7 1 1Road to Rouen Supergrass 9 1 2Supernature Goldfrapp 2 1 1The Story Goes... Craig David 5 1 2Wonderland McFly 1 1 6Late Registration Kanye West 2 1 1A Bigger Bang 2 1 17In Between Dreams ♦Jack Johnson 1 1 6Life in Slow Motion David Gray 1 2 5PCD ♦ 7 1 1Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Paul McCartney 10 1 2Have a Nice Day Bon Jovi 2 1 3Guilty Too Barbra Streisand 3 1 1The Greatest Ian Brown 5 1 1Teenage Dreams: 20 Great Rock 'N' Roll Memories Daniel O'Donnell 10 1 10Piece by Piece Katie Melua 1 1 2Catching Tales Jamie Cullum 4 1 1Odyssey Hayley Westenra 10 1 3You Could Have It So Much Better Franz Ferdinand 1 1 1Rock Swings Paul Anka 9 1 5Taller in More Ways Sugababes 1 1 1As Is Now Paul Weller 4 1 1Greatest Hits Mariah Carey 7 1 1Simple Gifts Bryn Terfel 10 1 4Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 1 1 2Simplified Simply Red 3 1 1Playing the Angel Depeche Mode 6 1 10Intensive Care (#3)Robbie Williams 1 1 1#1's Destiny's Child 6 1 1Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology Supertramp 9 1 8Face to Face (#6)Westlife 1 1 2Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV Rod Stewart 3 1 1Living a Dream Katherine Jenkins 4 1 1Greatest Hits Blink-182 6 1 7Ancora Il Divo 1 1 2Aerial Kate Bush 3 1 3Ultimate Collection Eurythmics 5 1 1Pieces of a Dream Anastacia 6 1 7Confessions on a Dance Floor Madonna 1 2 6Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection Take That 2 1 1Bullet in a Bible Green Day 6 1 1Down in Albion Babyshambles 10 1 10Keep On Will Young 2 1 1Amarantine Enya 8 1 8Curtain Call: The Hits (#9)Eminem 1 5 1G4 & Friends G4 6 1

Entries by artist The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2005, including albums that reached their peak in 2004. 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 2005 is also shown.

Entries Artist Weeks Albums2Eminem9Curtain Call: The Hits, EncoreFranz Ferdinand10Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much BetterG49G4, G4 & FriendsGreen Day13American Idiot, Bullet in a BibleIl Divo11Ancora, Il DivoMariah Carey 7Greatest Hits, The Emancipation of MimiRobbie Williams12Greatest Hits, Intensive Care Westlife9...Allow Us to Be Frank, Face to Face

Notes

Stars of CCTV reached its peak of number-one on 28 January 2006 (week ending). Breakaway reached its peak of number three on 7 January 2006 (week ending). Employment reached its peak of number two on 25 February 2006 (week ending). In Between Dreams reached its peak of number-one on 4 March 2006 (week ending). PCD reached its peak of number seven on 8 July 2006 (week ending). Hopes and Fears re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 15 January 2005 (week ending) for 10 weeks, at number 5 on 16 July 2005 (week ending) and at number 9 on 30 July 2005 (week ending) for 2 weeks. Il Divo re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 5 March 2005 (week ending) for 2 weeks. Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and New re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 19 February 2005 (week ending) and at number 10 on 12 March 2005 (week ending). How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 22 January 2005 (week ending) and at number 10 on 26 February 2005 (week ending). Mind Body & Soul re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 26 February 2005 (week ending). American Idiot re-entered the top 10 at number-one on 8 January 2005 (week ending) for 9 weeks, at number 9 on 2 April 2005 (week ending), and at number 7 on 30 July 2005 (week ending) for 2 weeks. Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album) re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 7 January 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks.