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