The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Friday to Thursday in the United Kingdom. The Official Charts Company (OCC) defines an "album" as being a type of music release that feature more than four tracks and last longer than 25 minutes; sales of albums in the UK are recorded on behalf of the British music industry by the OCC and compiled weekly as the UK Albums Chart.
The chart is based on both physical and digital album sales, as well as audio streaming, and each week's new number one is first announced every Friday on The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1, which is currently hosted by Jack Saunders. The album chart is published in Music Week magazine (Top 75), and on the OCC website (Top 100). Lewis Capaldi was the first artist to top the albums chart in the 2020s with Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent. In July 2020, On Sunset by Paul Weller became the 1200th album to ever top the UK Albums Chart. In November 2022, Sonder by Dermot Kennedy became the 1300th album to ever top the UK Albums Chart. In May 2025, I'm the Problem by Morgan Wallen became the 1400th album to ever top the UK Albums Chart.
The following albums have all been number one in the United Kingdom during the 2020s.
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