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Charts - United Kingdom

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Artists with the Most Number One Albums

This list features the artists that have had the most number one albums in UK Chart history.

RANK

MUSICIAN

NUMBER ONES

ALBUMS

1

Robbie Williams

16

"Life thru a Lens" (1998), "I've Been Expecting You" (1998), "Sing When You're Winning" (2000), "Swing When You're Winning" (2001), "Escapology" (2002), "Greatest Hits" (2004), "Intensive Care" (2005), "Rudebox" (2006), "In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010" (2010), "Take the Crown" (2012), "Swings Both Ways" (2013), "The Heavy Entertainment Show" (2016), "The Christmas Present" (2019), "XXV" (2022), “Better Man” (2025), “Britpop” (2026)

2

The Beatles

15

"Please Please Me" (1963), "With the Beatles" (1963), "A Hard Day's Night" (1964), "Beatles for Sale" (1964), "Help!" (1965), "Rubber Soul" (1965), "Revolver" (1966), "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), "The Beatles" (1968), "Abbey Road" (1969), "Let It Be" (1970), "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" (1977), "Live at the BBC" (1994), "Anthology 2" (1996), "1" (2000)

3

The Rolling Stones

14

"The Rolling Stones" (1964), "The Rolling Stones No. 2" (1965), "Aftermath" (1966), "Let It Bleed" (1969), "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" (1970), "Sticky Fingers" (1971), "Exile on Main St." (1972), "Goats Head Soup" (1973), "Emotional Rescue" (1980), "Voodoo Lounge" (1994), "Exile on Main St." (2010), "Blue & Lonesome" (2016), "Goats Head Soup" (2020), "Hackney Diamonds" (2023)

4

Taylor Swift

14

"Red" (2012), "1989" (2014), "Reputation" (2017), "Lover" (2019), "Folklore" (2020), "Evermore" (2020), "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" (2021), "Red (Taylor's Version)" (2021), "Midnights" (2022), "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" (2023), "1989 (Taylor's Version)" (2023), "The Tortured Poets Department" (2024), “Lover (Live from Paris) (2025), “The Life of a Showgirl” (2025)

5

Elvis Presley

13

"Rock 'N' Roll" (1956), "Loving You" (1957), "King Creole" (1958), "Elvis Is Back!" (1960), "G.I. Blues" (1961), "Blue Hawaii" (1961), "Pot Luck" (1962), "From Elvis in Memphis" (1969), "Elvis' 40 Greatest" (1977), "ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits" (2002), "The King" (2007), "If I Can Dream" (2015), "The Wonder of You" (2016)

6

Madonna

12

"Like a Virgin" (1985), "True Blue" (1986), "Like a Prayer" (1989), "The Immaculate Collection" (1990), "Evita" (1997), "Ray of Light" (1998), "Music" (2000), "American Life" (2003), "Confessions on a Dance Floor" (2005), "Hard Candy" (2008), "Celebration" (2009), "MDNA" (2012)

7

Bruce Springsteen

12

"Born in the U.S.A." (1984), "Tunnel of Love" (1987), "Human Touch" (1992), "Greatest Hits" (1995), "The Rising" (2002), "Devils & Dust" (2005), "Magic" (2007), "Working on a Dream" (2009), "Wrecking Ball" (2012), "High Hopes" (2014), "Western Stars" (2019)

8

David Bowie

11

"Aladdin Sane" (1973), "Pin Ups" (1973), "Diamond Dogs" (1974), "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" (1980), "Let's Dance" (1983), "Tonight" (1984), "Changesbowie" (1990), "Black Tie White Noise" (1993), "The Next Day" (2013), "Blackstar" (2016), "Best of Bowie" (2016)

9

Eminem

11

"The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000), "The Eminem Show" (2002), "Encore" (2004), "Curtain Call: The Hits" (2005), "Relapse" (2009), "Recovery" (2010), "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" (2013), "Revival" (2017), "Kamikaze" (2018), "Music to Be Murdered By" (2020), "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)" (2024)

10

Rod Stewart

11

"Every Picture Tells a Story" (1971), "Never a Dull Moment" (1972), "Sing It Again Rod" (1973), "Smiler" (1974), "Atlantic Crossing" (1975), "A Night on the Town" (1976), "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" (1979), "Time" (2013), "Blood Red Roses" (2018), "You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" (2019), "Swing Fever" (2024)

11

U2

11

"War" (1983), "The Unforgettable Fire" (1984), "The Joshua Tree" (1987), "Rattle and Hum" (1988), "Zooropa" (1993), "Pop" (1997), "The Best of 1980–1990" (1998), "All That You Can't Leave Behind" (2000), "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (2004), "No Line on the Horizon" (2009), "Songs of Surrender" (2023)

12

Kylie Minogue

11

“Kylie” (1988), “Enjoy Yourself” (1989), “Greatest Hits” (1992), “Fever” (2001), “Aphrodite” (2010), “Golden” (2018), “Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection” (2019), “Disco” (2020), “Tension” (2023), “Tension II” (2024), “Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)” (2025)


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References

Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). List of artists with the most UK Albums Chart number ones. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artists_with_the_most_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones#Tally [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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