The Official biggest albums of 2025 so far

The Top 40 biggest albums of the first few months of the year, including Sabrina Carpenter, Central Cee, Sam Fender, SZA, Robbie Williams and more.

Sabrina Carpenter's impact on the Official Albums Chart is anything but Short N’ Sweet as she claims the Number 1 album of 2025 so far.

Racking up 196,000 chart units this year alone (with an all-time total of 569,000 since its release last summer), Sabrina’s sixth studio album storms ahead of the competition. Having spent four weeks in total at Number 1 in the UK – including two this year – it’s a strong start for the album, which finished as the third biggest album of 2024.

At Number 2 is the biggest album released in 2025 and the biggest album of the year so far by a British act, People Watching by Sam Fender, with 142,400 chart units. Fender’s third studio album broke records upon its release in February, becoming the fastest-selling vinyl album by a British act this century, boasting sales of 43,000 on the format in its first week. It’s the biggest seller overall and the biggest physical release of the year to date, with over 100,000 copies sold across all physical formats.

At Number 3 is Ed Sheeran’s +–=÷× (Tour Collection), with SZA’s 2022 album SOS at Number 4, bolstered by the release of its deluxe, expanded edition Lana, in two parts at the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024.
Chappell Roan’s 2023 debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which finally hit Number 1 in August 2024 (and again in January this year), lands at Number 5, closely followed by Central Cee’s debut studio album (and second UK chart-topper) CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS at Number 6.

After finally hitting Number 1 for the first time in January, more than seven years after its release, it’s no surprise to see Elton John’s Diamonds greatest hits collection earn a place in the year-to-date Top 10 at Number 8. Diamonds finally hit Number 1 following the release of new limited-edition releases across brand-new formats, including cassette and a sparkling diamond-effect vinyl.

Just outside the Top 10 is Lady Gaga’s latest Number 1 collection, MAYHEM (11) which manages this impressive feat just three weeks after its release.

The Weeknd’s ‘final’ album Hurry Up Tomorrow comes in at Number 15, finishing slightly ahead of Tate McRae’s third studio album So Close to What (16) and Kendrick Lamar’s headline-grabbing sixth album and first Number 1 in the UK, GNX (17).

Robbie Williams’ chart-topping Better Man OST comes in at 26, while the final new release to earn a place in the year-to-date Top 40 is PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake’s collaborative album Some Sexy Songs 4 U at Number 28. 