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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.[1][2][3] 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 2011, as well as albums which peaked in 2010 and 2012 but were in the top 10 in 2011. 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-three albums were in the top ten this year. One album from 2009 and nineteen albums from 2010 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Stereo Typical by Rizzle Kicks was released in 2011 but did not reach its peak until 2012. Loud by Rihanna, Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons, The Beginning by The Black Eyed Peas and The Lady Killer by CeeLo Green were the albums from 2010 to reach their peak in 2011. Twelve artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2011. Drake, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Matt Cardle, One Direction, Rebecca Ferguson and Rizzle Kicks. were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2011.
The 2010 Christmas number-one album, Progress by Take That, remained at the top spot for the first week of 2011. The first new number-one album of the year was Loud by Rihanna. Overall, twenty-five different albums peaked at number-one in 2011, with Amy Winehouse (2) having the most albums hitting that position.
One-hundred and fifty-three albums charted in the top 10 in 2011, with one-hundred and thirty-five albums reaching their peak this year (including 19, All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra, Back to Black, Frank and Nevermind, which charted in previous years but reached a peak on their latest chart run).
Twelve artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2011. Amy Winehouse and Glee cast both had four top 10 albums in 2011. Adele, Alfie Boe, Daniel O'Donnell, JLS, Kate Bush, Michael Bublé, Olly Murs, Rihanna, Susan Boyle and The Wanted were the acts who had two top 10 albums this year. Alfie Boe, Daniel O'Donnell and Kate Bush's two entries were both released this year, with Frank by Amy Winehouse returning after missing the top 10 when it was first released in 2003 and 19 by Adele and Back to Black by Amy Winehouse both returning after making the top ten before.
Thirty-eight artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2011 as a lead artist. Alfie Boe had one other entry in his breakthrough year.
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.
The group Beady Eye was fronted by Liam Gallagher, one half of the Gallagher brothers from Oasis. Their entry Different Gear, Still Speeding went straight in at number 3. His brother Noel Gallagher made the chart again with his group Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, topping the rankings with their self-titled album. Nicole Scherzinger charted at number 8 with her debut solo album Killer Love, adding to her success as part of The Pussycat Dolls. Charlie Simpson previously featured in the line-ups of Busted and Fightstar. Young Pilgrim marked his first time in the top 10 as a solo artist.
The cast of the TV series Glee had four top-ten albums in 2011. This included Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers, Glee: The Music, Volume 4, Glee: The Music, Volume 5 and Glee: The Music, Volume 6.
Adele had the best-selling album of the year with 21. The album spent 76 weeks in the top 10 (including 23 weeks at number one), sold over 3.772 million copies and was certified 14× platinum by the BPI. Christmas by Michael Bublé came in second place. Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans, 19 from Adele and Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay made up the top five. Albums by Rihanna (Loud), Lady Gaga, Jessie J, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna (Talk That Talk) were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 2010 but still in chart in 2011. |
| ♦ | Album released in 2011 but peaked in 2012. |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten album position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Album | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 2009 | ||||||
| 31 October 2009 | 36 | Crazy Love ‡ | Michael Bublé | 1 | 2 January 2010 | 1 |
| Albums in 2010 | ||||||
| 16 January 2010 | 32 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons | 2 | 26 February 2011 | 1 |
| 13 March 2010 | 8 | Lights ‡ | Ellie Goulding | 1 | 13 March 2010 | 1 |
| 24 April 2010 | 30 | The Defamation of Strickland Banks ‡ | Plan B | 1 | 24 April 2010 | 2 |
| 24 July 2010 | 12 | Eliza Doolittle ‡ | Eliza Doolittle | 3 | 24 July 2010 | 1 |
| 11 September 2010 | 12 | Teenage Dream ‡ | Katy Perry | 1 | 11 September 2010 | 1 |
| 2 October 2010 | 2 | Hands All Over ‡ | Maroon 5 | 6 | 2 October 2010 | 1 |
| 16 October 2010 | 10 | Disc-Overy ‡ | Tinie Tempah | 1 | 16 October 2010 | 1 |
| 30 October 2010 | 9 | Come Around Sundown ‡ | Kings of Leon | 1 | 30 October 2010 | 2 |
| 6 November 2010 | 2 | The Wanted ‡ | The Wanted | 4 | 6 November 2010 | 1 |
| 13 November 2010 | 8 | Greatest Hits ‡ | Bon Jovi | 2 | 13 November 2010 | 2 |
| 7 | Seasons of My Soul ‡ | Rumer | 3 | 13 November 2010 | 1 | |
| 20 November 2010 | 7 | The Gift ‡ | Susan Boyle | 1 | 20 November 2010 | 1 |
| 13 | The Lady Killer | CeeLo Green | 3 | 22 January 2011 | 1 | |
| 27 November 2010 | 17 | Progress ‡ | Take That | 1 | 27 November 2010 | 7 |
| 32 | Loud (#6) | Rihanna | 1 | 8 January 2011 | 3 | |
| 4 December 2010 | 6 | Outta This World ‡ | JLS | 2 | 4 December 2010 | 1 |
| 11 December 2010 | 4 | Olly Murs ‡ | Olly Murs | 2 | 11 December 2010 | 1 |
| 18 December 2010 | 3 | The Beginning | The Black Eyed Peas | 8 | 1 January 2011 | 1 |
| 25 December 2010 | 2 | Michael ‡ | Michael Jackson | 4 | 25 December 2010 | 1 |
| Albums in 2011 | ||||||
| 22 January 2011 | 37 | 19 (#4) | Adele | 2 | 5 March 2011 | 5 |
| 29 January 2011 | 41 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans (#3) | Bruno Mars | 1 | 29 January 2011 | 2 |
| 1 | Ritual | White Lies | 3 | 29 January 2011 | 1 | |
| 5 February 2011 | 76 | 21 (#1) | Adele | 1 | 5 February 2011 | 23 |
| 2 | Mayhem | Imelda May | 7 | 5 February 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Bring Him Home | Alfie Boe | 9 | 5 February 2011 | 1 | |
| 12 February 2011 | 10 | No More Idols | Chase & Status | 2 | 12 February 2011 | 1 |
| 4 | Simply Eva | Eva Cassidy | 4 | 19 February 2011 | 1 | |
| 19 February 2011 | 1 | Computers and Blues | The Streets | 8 | 19 February 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | James Blake | James Blake | 9 | 19 February 2011 | 1 | |
| 26 February 2011 | 1 | Let England Shake | PJ Harvey | 8 | 26 February 2011 | 1 |
| 5 March 2011 | 1 | Glee: The Music, Volume 4 | Glee cast | 4 | 5 March 2011 | 1 |
| 12 March 2011 | 34 | Who You Are (#8) | Jessie J | 2 | 12 March 2011 | 1 |
| 2 | Different Gear, Still Speeding | Beady Eye | 3 | 12 March 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Light After Dark | Clare Maguire | 7 | 12 March 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Alexis Jordan | Alexis Jordan | 9 | 12 March 2011 | 1 | |
| 19 March 2011 | 5 | Build a Rocket Boys! | Elbow | 2 | 19 March 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Collapse into Now | R.E.M. | 5 | 19 March 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Last Night on Earth | Noah and the Whale | 8 | 19 March 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Goodbye Lullaby | Avril Lavigne | 9 | 19 March 2011 | 1 | |
| 26 March 2011 | 4 | What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? | The Vaccines | 4 | 26 March 2011 | 1 |
| 4 | Good Ol' Fashioned Love | The Overtones | 4 | 9 April 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Moon Over Ireland | Daniel O'Donnell | 9 | 26 March 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Heroes | Michael Ball | 10 | 26 March 2011 | 1 | |
| 2 April 2011 | 1 | Angles | The Strokes | 3 | 2 April 2011 | 1 |
| 2 | When Ronan Met Burt | Ronan Keating & Burt Bacharach | 3 | 9 April 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Killer Love | Nicole Scherzinger | 8 | 2 April 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | F.A.M.E. | Chris Brown | 10 | 2 April 2011 | 1 | |
| 9 April 2011 | 1 | Mine & Yours | Mary Byrne | 6 | 9 April 2011 | 1 |
| 2 | The King of Limbs | Radiohead | 7 | 9 April 2011 | 2 | |
| 1 | Femme Fatale | Britney Spears | 8 | 9 April 2011 | 1 | |
| 16 April 2011 | 3 | On a Mission | Katy B | 2 | 16 April 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Euphoric Heartbreak | Glasvegas | 10 | 16 April 2011 | 1 | |
| 23 April 2011 | 7 | Wasting Light | Foo Fighters | 1 | 23 April 2011 | 1 |
| 2 | Glee: The Music, Volume 5 | Glee cast | 4 | 23 April 2011 | 1 | |
| 30 April 2011 | 1 | Transition | Chipmunk | 10 | 30 April 2011 | 1 |
| 7 May 2011 | 1 | This Modern Glitch | The Wombats | 3 | 7 May 2011 | 1 |
| 14 May 2011 | 2 | Helplessness Blues | Fleet Foxes | 2 | 14 May 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Love? | Jennifer Lopez | 6 | 14 May 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Beastie Boys | 9 | 14 May 2011 | 1 | |
| 21 May 2011 | 3 | Let Them Talk | Hugh Laurie | 2 | 21 May 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers | Glee cast | 7 | 21 May 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Ultimate Collection | Sade | 8 | 21 May 2011 | 1 | |
| 28 May 2011 | 1 | Director's Cut | Kate Bush | 2 | 28 May 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Pala | Friendly Fires | 6 | 28 May 2011 | 1 | |
| 10 | Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor | Caro Emerald | 4 | 30 July 2011 | 1 | |
| 4 June 2011 | 12 | Born This Way (#7) | Lady Gaga | 1 | 4 June 2011 | 3 |
| 1 | World's On Fire | The Prodigy | 5 | 4 June 2011 | 1 | |
| 11 June 2011 | 1 | You & I | The Pierces | 4 | 11 June 2011 | 1 |
| 3 | You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks | Seasick Steve | 6 | 11 June 2011 | 3 | |
| 1 | Good Things | Aloe Blacc | 8 | 11 June 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Quid Pro Quo | Status Quo | 10 | 11 June 2011 | 1 | |
| 18 June 2011 | 3 | Suck It and See | Arctic Monkeys | 1 | 18 June 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Dream with Me | Jackie Evancho | 4 | 18 June 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Glee: The Music, Volume 6 | Glee cast | 6 | 18 June 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Wonderland | Wonderland | 8 | 18 June 2011 | 1 | |
| 25 June 2011 | 1 | So Beautiful or So What | Paul Simon | 6 | 25 June 2011 | 1 |
| 2 | Hell: The Sequel (EP) | Bad Meets Evil | 7 | 25 June 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | 10 | 25 June 2011 | 1 | |
| 2 July 2011 | 1 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver | 4 | 2 July 2011 | 1 |
| 9 July 2011 | 11 | 4 | Beyoncé | 1 | 9 July 2011 | 2 |
| 1 | Revolutions: Live at Wembley | Biffy Clyro | 9 | 9 July 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Future Is Medieval | Kaiser Chiefs | 10 | 9 July 2011 | 1 | |
| 23 July 2011 | 1 | Skying | The Horrors | 5 | 23 July 2011 | 1 |
| 30 July 2011 | 1 | Sorry for Party Rocking | LMFAO | 8 | 30 July 2011 | 1 |
| 6 August 2011 | 6 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | 1 | 6 August 2011 | 3 |
| 3 | Frank | 3 | 13 August 2011 | 1 | ||
| 1 | Frank/Back to Black | 10 | 6 August 2011 | 1 | ||
| 20 August 2011 | 4 | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | 3 | 20 August 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | The Best of Randy Crawford | Randy Crawford | 7 | 20 August 2011 | 1 | |
| 27 August 2011 | 2 | Welcome Reality | Nero | 1 | 27 August 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Young Pilgrim | Charlie Simpson | 6 | 27 August 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Ultimate Collection | John Denver | 7 | 27 August 2011 | 1 | |
| 3 September 2011 | 5 | Echoes | Will Young | 1 | 3 September 2011 | 1 |
| 6 | Classic | Joe McElderry | 2 | 3 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Black and White | Wretch 32 | 4 | 3 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | What Matters Most | Barbra Streisand | 7 | 3 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Killer Sounds | Hard-Fi | 9 | 3 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 10 September 2011 | 3 | I'm with You | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1 | 10 September 2011 | 1 |
| 15 | Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta | 2 | 10 September 2011 | 3 | |
| 1 | A Different Kind of Fix | Bombay Bicycle Club | 6 | 10 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Tha Carter IV | Lil Wayne | 8 | 10 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Better Day | Dolly Parton | 9 | 10 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 17 September 2011 | 4 | Playing in the Shadows | Example | 1 | 17 September 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | The Beatles | 6 | 17 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | My Heart | Doris Day | 9 | 17 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 24 September 2011 | 49 | + (#9) | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 24 September 2011 | 3 |
| 1 | A Creature I Don't Know | Laura Marling | 4 | 24 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Junk of the Heart | The Kooks | 10 | 24 September 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 October 2011 | 4 | Velociraptor! | Kasabian | 1 | 1 October 2011 | 1 |
| 2 | Duets II | Tony Bennett | 5 | 1 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Lovestrong | Christina Perri | 9 | 1 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 8 October 2011 | 4 | The Awakening | James Morrison | 1 | 8 October 2011 | 2 |
| 1 | Nevermind | Nirvana | 5 | 8 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Neighborhoods | Blink-182 | 6 | 8 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 15 October 2011 | 1 | Sinners Never Sleep | You Me at Six | 3 | 15 October 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Own the Night | Lady Antebellum | 4 | 15 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Every Kingdom | Ben Howard | 7 | 15 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 22 October 2011 | 3 | The Ultimate Collection | Steps | 1 | 22 October 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Evanescence | Evanescence | 4 | 22 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Daydream | Katherine Jenkins | 6 | 22 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Future History | Jason Derulo | 7 | 22 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Ashes & Fire | Ryan Adams | 9 | 22 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Soulicious | Cliff Richard | 10 | 22 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 29 October 2011 | 7 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | 1 | 29 October 2011 | 1 |
| 2 | Letters | Matt Cardle | 2 | 29 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Ultimate Collection | Daniel O'Donnell | 7 | 29 October 2011 | 1 | |
| 5 November 2011 | 28 | Mylo Xyloto (#5) | Coldplay | 1 | 5 November 2011 | 1 |
| 9 | Christmas (#2) | Michael Bublé | 1 | 26 November 2011 | 3 | |
| 1 | Stronger | Kelly Clarkson | 5 | 5 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Bad as Me | Tom Waits | 10 | 5 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 12 November 2011 | 7 | Ceremonials | Florence + The Machine | 1 | 12 November 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | At Your Inconvenience | Professor Green | 3 | 12 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Alfie | Alfie Boe | 6 | 12 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 4 | Stereo Typical ♦ | Rizzle Kicks | 5 | 4 February 2012 | 1 | |
| 1 | National Treasures – The Complete Singles | Manic Street Preachers | 10 | 12 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 19 November 2011 | 2 | Someone to Watch Over Me | Susan Boyle | 1 | 19 November 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Sticks + Stones | Cher Lloyd | 4 | 19 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Battleground | The Wanted | 5 | 19 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 2 | And the Waltz Goes On | André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | 7 | 19 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 26 November 2011 | 2 | Jukebox | JLS | 2 | 26 November 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Fallen Empires | Snow Patrol | 3 | 26 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Take Care | Drake | 5 | 26 November 2011 | 1 | |
| 3 December 2011 | 18 | Talk That Talk (#10) | Rihanna | 1 | 3 December 2011 | 2 |
| 7 | Up All Night | One Direction | 2 | 3 December 2011 | 1 | |
| 4 | Greatest Hits | Westlife | 4 | 3 December 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | 50 Words for Snow | Kate Bush | 5 | 3 December 2011 | 1 | |
| 1 | Here and Now | Nickelback | 10 | 3 December 2011 | 1 | |
| 10 December 2011 | 9 | In Case You Didn't Know | Olly Murs | 1 | 10 December 2011 | 1 |
| 1 | Wicked Game | Il Divo | 6 | 10 December 2011 | 1 | |
| 17 December 2011 | 6 | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | Amy Winehouse | 1 | 17 December 2011 | 1 |
| 9 | Heaven | Rebecca Ferguson | 3 | 17 December 2011 | 1 | |
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2011, including albums that reached their peak in 2010. 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 2011 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amy Winehouse | 9 | Back to Black, Frank, Frank/Back to Black, Lioness: Hidden Treasures |
| Glee cast | 5 | Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers, Glee: The Music, Volume 4, Glee: The Music, Volume 5, Glee: The Music, Volume 6 | |
| 2 | Adele | 51 | 19, 21 |
| Alfie Boe | 2 | Alfie, Bring Him Home | |
| Daniel O'Donnell | 2 | Moon Over Ireland, The Ultimate Collection | |
| JLS | 4 | Jukebox, Outta This World | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 50 Words for Snow, Director's Cut | |
| Michael Bublé | 12 | Christmas, Crazy Love | |
| Olly Murs | 5 | In Case You Didn't Know, Olly Murs | |
| Rihanna | 32 | Loud, Talk That Talk | |
| Susan Boyle | 3 | Someone to Watch Over Me, The Gift | |
| The Wanted | 2 | Battleground, The Wanted |
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