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;^[1] 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.^[2]

The chart is based on both physical and digital album sales,^[3] as well as audio streaming,^[4] 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.^[5] The album chart is published online by Radio 1 (Top 40),^[6] in Music Week magazine (Top 75),^[7] and on the OCC website (Top 100).^[8] 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 December 2022, This Is What I Mean by Stormzy became the 1300th album to ever top the UK Albums Chart.

The following albums have all been number one in the United Kingdom during the 2020s.^[8][6]

Number-one albums

Artists with the most number ones in the 2020s

The following artists have had more than one album number-one album in the 2020s. Taylor Swift reached the top position in August 2020 with Folklore, December 2020 with Evermore, April 2021 with Fearless (Taylor's Version), November 2021 with Red (Taylor's Version), October 2022 with Midnights, July 2023 with Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and in November 2023 with 1989 (Taylor's Version). Drake reached the top position in May 2020 with Dark Lane Demo Tapes, September 2021 with Certified Lover Boy, November 2022 with the collaborative album Her Loss and in October 2023 with For All the Dogs. Liam Gallagher reached number one in June 2020 with MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall), June 2022 with C'mon You Know and in August 2023 with Knebworth 22. Ed Sheeran reached number one in November 2021 with =, in May 2023 with - and in October 2023 with Autumn Variations. The Killers reached the top position in August 2020 with Imploding the Mirage, August 2021 with Pressure Machine and December 2023 with Rebel Diamonds. Paul Weller reached the top position in July 2020 with On Sunset and in May 2021 with Fat Pop (Volume 1). The Weeknd reached the top position in March 2020 with After Hours and in January 2022 with Dawn FM. Michael Bublé returned to number one in January 2021 with Christmas, originally reaching number one in November 2011, and in April 2022 with Higher. Blossoms reached number one in February 2020 with Foolish Loving Spaces and in May 2022 with Ribbon Around the Bomb. Yungblud reached number one in December 2020 with Weird! and in September 2022 with Yungblud. 5 Seconds of Summer reached number one in April 2020 with Calm and in September 2022 with 5SOS5. The duo of Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott reached number one in March 2020 with Manchester Calling and in October 2022 with N.K-Pop. The 1975 reached number one in May 2020 with Notes on a Conditional Form and in October 2022 with Being Funny in a Foreign Language. Stormzy reached number one in January 2020 with Heavy Is the Head and in December 2022 with This Is What I Mean. The Lathums reached number one in October 2021 with How Beautiful Life Can Be and in March 2023 with From Nothing to a Little Bit More. Lana Del Rey reached number one in March 2021 with Chemtrails over the Country Club and in March 2023 with Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Ellie Goulding reached number one in July 2020 with Brightest Blue and in April 2023 with Higher Than Heaven. Lewis Capaldi reached number one in January 2020 with Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent and in May 2023 with Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent. Niall Horan reached number one in March 2020 with Heartbreak Weather and in June 2023 with The Show. Tom Grennan reached number one in March 2021 with Evering Road and in June 2023 with What Ifs & Maybes. J Hus reached number one in January 2023 with Big Conspiracy and in July 2023 with Beautiful and Brutal Yard. Royal Blood reached number one in May 2021 with Typhoons and in September 2023 with Back to the Water Below. Olivia Rodrigo reached number one in May 2021 with Sour and in September 2023 with Guts. Kylie Minogue reached number one in November 2020 with Disco and in September 2023 with Tension. The Rolling Stones returned to number one in September 2020 with Goats Head Soup, originally reaching number one in September 1973, and in October 2023 with Hackney Diamonds. Green Day reached number one in January 2024 with Father of All Motherfuckers, and in January 2024 with Saviors.

• † Originally reached number one in the 1970s, but went to number one again during the 2020s.
• †† Originally reached number one in the 2010s, but went to number one again during the 2020s.

Albums with the most weeks at number one

The following albums spent at least three weeks at number one during the 2020s.

Artists with the most weeks at number one

Nine different artists have spent three weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2020s. Taylor Swift has spent the most weeks at number one, with a total of 16 weeks.

By record label

Twelve different record labels have spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2020s.

Christmas number ones

In the UK, Christmas number one albums are those that are at the top of the UK Albums Chart on Christmas Day. Typically, this will refer to the album that was announced as number one on the Friday before 25 December—when Christmas Day falls on a Friday itself, the official number one is considered by the OCC to be the one announced on that day's chart.^[12] During the 2020s, the following albums were Christmas number ones.