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UK Number 1 Albums 2020

The OCC publishes the Official chart, which includes streaming data, the Downloads chart, which covers downloaded "digital bundles", and the Sales chart, which is based on sales only. Only the Downloads chart includes Various Artists albums.

This listing compares the No.1 on each of these charts through the year, starting with the chart dated 16th January which was the first chart based only on 2020 sales.

As with its sister list for singles, we pick out albums that make number one in all three charts in any week in bold. We will keep this list updated through the year.

Updated to 7/1/21

Chart Date

Official

Downloads

Sales

16/1

Heavy Is The Head - Stormzy

Heavy Is The Head - Stormzy

Heavy Is The Head - Stormzy

23/1

Divinely Inspired To A Hellish Extent - Lewis Capaldi

Divinely Inspired To A Hellish Extent - Lewis Capaldi

Rare - Selena Gomez

30/1

Music To Be Murdered By - Eminem

Music To Be Murdered By - Eminem

More. Again. Forever - Courteeners

6/2

Big Conspiracy - J Hus

Music To Be Murdered By - Eminem (2)

Hotspot - Pet Shop Boys

13/2

Foolish Loving Spaces - Blossoms

Acoustic Sessions - Liam Gallagher

Foolish Loving Spaces - Blossoms

20/2

Father Of All Motherfuckers - Green Day

Father Of All Motherfuckers - Green Day

Father Of All Motherfuckers - Green Day

27/2

Changes - Justin Bieber

Changes - Justin Bieber

The Slow Rush - Tame Impala

5/3

Map Of The Soul-7 - BTS

Map Of The Soul-7 - BTS

Map Of The Soul-7 - BTS

12/3

Divinely Inspired To A Hellish Extent - Lewis Capaldi (2)

F8 - Five Finger Death Punch

F8 - Five Finger Death Punch

19/3

Manchester Calling - Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

Manchester Calling - Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

Manchester Calling - Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

26/3

Heartbreak Weather - Niall Horan

Good Years - Shires

Good Years - Shires

2/4

After Hours - The Weeknd

After Hours - The Weeknd

I Am Not A Dog On A Chain - Morrissey

9/4

Calm - 5 Seconds Of Summer

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

Calm - 5 Seconds Of Summer

16/4

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa (2)

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

23/4

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa (2)

Song For Our Daughter - Laura Marling

The New Abnormal - The Strokes

30/4

The Bonny - Gerry Cinnamon

The Bonny - Gerry Cinnamon

The Bonny - Gerry Cinnamon

7/5

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa (3)

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa (3)

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa (2)

14/5

Dark Lane Demo Tapes - Drake

100 Hits Wartime Memories - Various Artists

The New Abnormal - The Strokes (2)

21/5

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa (4)

Now That's What I Call Music 105 - Various Artists

I'll Remember You - D-Day Darlings

28/5

Divinely Inspired To A Hellish Extent - Lewis Capaldi (3)

Now That's What I Call Music 105 - Various Artists (2)

All That Glue - Sleaford Mods

4/6

Notes On A Conditional Form - The 1975

Dissimulation - KSI

Notes On A Conditional Form - The 1975

11/6

Chromatica - Lady Gaga

Chromatica - Lady Gaga

Chromatica - Lady Gaga

18/6

Chromatica - Lady Gaga (2)

Deep Down Happy - Sports Team

Deep Down Happy - Sports Team

25/6

MTV Unplugged - Liam Gallagher

MTV Unplugged - Liam Gallagher

MTV Unplugged - Liam Gallagher

2/7

Rough And Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

Rough And Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

Rough And Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

9/7

Women In Music Pt 3 - Haim

Women In Music Pt 3 - Haim

Women In Music Pt 3 - Haim

16/7

On Sunset - Paul Weller

On Sunset - Paul Weller

On Sunset - Paul Weller

23/7

Legends Never Die - Juice Wrld

The Glow - DMA’s

None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive - The Streets

30/7

Brightest Blue - Ellie Goulding

Brightest Blue - Ellie Goulding

Brightest Blue - Ellie Goulding

6/8

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Twenty Twenty - Ronan Keating

13/8

Folklore - Taylor Swift (2)

Now That’s What I Call Music 106 - Various Artists

A Hero’s Death - Fontaines DC

20/8

Folklore - Taylor Swift (3)

Now That’s What I Call Music 106 - Various Artists (2)

Whoosh - Deep Purple

27/8

A Celebration Of Endings - Biffy Clyro

A Celebration Of Endings - Biffy Clyro

A Celebration Of Endings - Biffy Clyro

3/9

Imploding The Mirage - Killers

Imploding The Mirage - Killers

Imploding The Mirage - Killers

10/9

Crabs In A Bucket - Nines

Crabs In A Bucket - Nines

S&M2 - Metallica

17/9

Goats Head Soup - Rolling Stones

Zeros - Declan McKenna

Goats Head Soup - Rolling Stones

24/9

The Universal Want - Doves

The Universal Want - Doves

The Universal Want - Doves

1/10

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon - Pop Smoke

Heaven & Hell - Ava Max

Tea For The Tillerman 2 - Yusuf Cat Stevens

8/10

Ultra Mono - Idles

Kiwanuka - Michael Kiwanuka

Ultra Mono - Idles

15/10

Live Around The World - Queen/Adam Lambert

Live Around The World - Queen/Adam Lambert

Live Around The World - Queen/Adam Lambert

22/10

Edna - Headie One

10 Songs - Travis

Gimme Some Truth - John Lennon

29/10

Cherry Blossom - Vamps

Kiwanuka - Michael Kiwanuka (2)

Cherry Blossom - Vamps

5/11

Letter To You - Bruce Springsteen

Letter To You - Bruce Springsteen

Letter To You - Bruce Springsteen

12/11

Positions - Ariana Grande

Post Human - Survival Horror - Bring Me The Horizon

Love Goes - Sam Smith

19/11

Disco - Kylie Minogue

Disco - Kylie Minogue

Disco - Kylie Minogue

26/11

Power Up - AC/DC

Power Up - AC/DC

Power Up - AC/DC

3/12

Together At Christmas - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe

BE - BTS

Together At Christmas - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe

10/12

Music Played By Humans - Gary Barlow

What The Future Holds - Steps

Music Played By Humans - Gary Barlow

17/12

Weird - Yungblud

Now 100 Hits Christmas (2020) - Various Artists

Weird - Yungblud

24/12

Evermore - Taylor Swift

Evermore - Taylor Swift

Classic Diamonds - Neil Diamond & LSO

31/12

McCartney III - Paul McCartney

Now 100 Hits Christmas (2020)

McCartney III - Paul McCartney

7/1/21

Christmas - Michael Bublé

Various Artists - Now That’s What I Call Music! 107

Classic Diamonds - Neil Diamond/LSO



2 comments:

  1. I was going to say that it would be better to do streaming and sales since downloads is included in sales, but I'm not sure that OCC actually do an album streaming chart do they? The advantage with downloads is the inclusion of various artists etc...

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    1. You might be right. They do publish as streaming albums chart https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-streaming-chart/. It's interesting that it's quite different from the sales charts. I do like the downloads chart for the reason you mention.

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