List of artists who topped the UK Albums Chart in four or more decades

The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart compiled by the Official Charts Company, which for most of its history was based on album sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. The chart was founded in 1956, compiling physical format album sales until 2007, after which it has included albums sold digitally. Since March 2015, it has incorporated music streaming service data. From 10 July 2015, it has been based on a Friday to Thursday album sales.

This list shows the twenty-eight artists who have topped the UK Albums Chart, in four or more decades. The Rolling Stones have topped the albums chart in the most decades, with six. Bruce Springsteen, Kylie Minogue, Michael Jackson and Madonna are the only artists to score a number one album in five consecutive decades, all doing so from the 1980s to the 2020s.

Tally Six decades + Artists who reached the number one in the UK Albums Chart in six decades Artist Number one album Decade(s) it reachednumber one The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones 1960s The Rolling Stones No. 2 Aftermath Let It Bleed Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 1970s Sticky Fingers Exile on Main St. Goats Head Soup Emotional Rescue 1980s Voodoo Lounge 1990s Exile on Main St. 2010s Blue & Lonesome Goats Head Soup 2020s Hackney Diamonds Foreign Tongues

Five decades + Artists who reached the number one in the UK Albums Chart in five decades Artist Number one album Decade(s) it reachednumber one ABBA Greatest Hits 1970s Arrival ABBA: The Album Voulez-Vous Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Super Trouper 1980s The Visitors The Singles: The First Ten Years ABBA Gold 1990s ABBA Gold 2000s Voyage 2020s The Beatles Please Please Me 1960s With the Beatles A Hard Day's Night Beatles for Sale Help! Rubber Soul Revolver Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles Abbey Road Let It Be 1970s The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl Live at the BBC 1990s Anthology 2 1 2000s Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition 2010s Abbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 1960s Bringing It All Back Home John Wesley Harding Nashville Skyline Self Portrait 1970s New Morning Together Through Life 2000s Shadows in the Night 2010s Rough and Rowdy Ways 2020s Michael Jackson Thriller 1980s 18 Greatest Hits Bad Dangerous 1990s HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix Invincible 2000s Number Ones The Essential Michael Jackson Xscape 2010s The Essential Michael Jackson 2020s Tom Jones Delilah 1960s 20 Greatest Hits 1970s Reload 1990s, 2000s Surrounded by Time 2020s Madonna Like a Virgin 1980s True Blue Like a Prayer The Immaculate Collection 1990s Evita Ray of Light Music 2000s American Life Confessions on a Dance Floor Hard Candy Celebration MDNA 2010s Confessions II 2020s Kylie Minogue Kylie 1980s Enjoy Yourself Greatest Hits 1990s Fever 2000s Aphrodite 2010s Golden Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection Disco 2020s Tension Tension II Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) Pink Floyd Atom Heart Mother 1970s Wish You Were Here The Final Cut 1980s The Division Bell 1990s Pulse The Endless River 2010s Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII 2020s Wish You Were Here Elvis Presley Rock 'N' Roll 1950s Loving You King Creole Elvis Is Back! 1960s G.I. Blues Blue Hawaii Pot Luck From Elvis in Memphis Elvis' 40 Greatest 1970s ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits 2000s The King If I Can Dream 2010s The Wonder of You Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1980s Tunnel of Love Human Touch 1990s Greatest Hits The Rising 2000s Devils & Dust Magic Working on a Dream Wrecking Ball 2010s High Hopes Western Stars Letter to You 2020s

Four decades + Artists who reached the number one in the UK Albums Chart in four decades Artist Number one album Decade(s) it reachednumber one AC/DC Back in Black 1980s Black Ice 2000s Iron Man 2 2010s Power Up 2020s Blur Parklife 1990s The Great Escape Blur 13 Think Tank 2000s The Magic Whip 2010s The Ballad of Darren 2020s David Bowie Aladdin Sane 1970s Pin Ups Diamond Dogs Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 1980s Let's Dance Tonight Changesbowie 1990s Black Tie White Noise The Next Day 2010s Blackstar Best of Bowie Elton John Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player 1970s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Caribou Greatest Hits Sleeping with the Past 1990s The Very Best of Elton John Good Morning to the Night 2010s The Lockdown Sessions2020s Diamonds Who Believes in Angels? George Michael Faith 1980s Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 1990s Older Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael Patience 2000s Twenty Five Symphonica 2010s Oasis Definitely Maybe 1990s (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Be Here Now Standing on the Shoulder of Giants 2000s Heathen Chemistry Don't Believe the Truth Dig Out Your Soul Time Flies... 1994–2009 2010s Definitely Maybe 2020s Time Flies... 1994–2009 Queen A Night at the Opera 1970s A Day at the Races The Game 1980s Greatest Hits A Kind of Magic The Miracle Innuendo 1990s Greatest Hits II Made in Heaven Live Around the World 2020s Cliff Richard 21 Today 1960s The Young Ones Summer Holiday 40 Golden Greats 1970s Love Songs 1980s Private Collection: 1979–1988 The Album 1990s Paul Simon Paul Simon 1970s Graceland 1980s The Rhythm of the Saints 1990s The Ultimate Collection 2010s Stranger to Stranger Stereophonics Performance and Cocktails 1990s Just Enough Education to Perform 2000s You Gotta Go There to Come Back Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Pull the Pin Keep the Village Alive 2010s Kind Oochya! 2020s Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait Steps Steptacular 1990s Gold: Greatest Hits 2000s The Ultimate Collection 2010s Platinum Collection 2020s Barbra Streisand A Star Is Born 1970s Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 Guilty 1980s Memories The Essential Barbra Streisand 2000s Love Is the Answer Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway 2010s Take That Everything Changes 1990s Nobody Else Greatest Hits Beautiful World 2000s The Circus Progress 2010s III Odyssey This Life 2020s Shania Twain Come On Over 1990s, 2000s Now 2010s Queen of Me 2020s U2 War 1980s The Unforgettable Fire The Joshua Tree Rattle and Hum Zooropa 1990s Pop The Best of 1980–1990 All That You Can't Leave Behind 2000s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb No Line on the Horizon Songs of Surrender 2020s Paul Weller Stanley Road 1990s Illumination 2000s 22 Dreams Sonik Kicks 2010s On Sunset 2020s Fat Pop (Volume 1) Robbie Williams Life thru a Lens 1990s I've Been Expecting You Sing When You're Winning 2000s Swing When You're Winning Escapology Greatest Hits Intensive Care Rudebox In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 2010s Take the Crown Swings Both Ways The Heavy Entertainment Show The Christmas Present XXV 2020s Better Man Britpop

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