Every Number 1 album of 2017
From w/e 12 January: Little Mix - Glory Days, 2 weeks.
From w/e 26 January: The xx - I See You, 1 week.
From w/e 2 February: Pete Tong/Heritage Orchestra/Jules Buckley - Classic House, 1 week.
From w/e 9 February: Motion Picture Cast Recording - La La Land, 1 week.
From w/e 16 February: Elbow - Little Fictions, 1 week.
From w/e 23 February: Rag'n'Bone Man - Human, 2 weeks.
From w/e 9 March: Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer, 1 week.
2017: Ed Sheeran - ÷
2017 was the year of Ed Sheeran. While ÷ was his second album to top a Year End list, it was by far his most successful.
The album spent 19 weeks at Number 1 in 2017, spawned more Top 10 hits than any other studio album in history, and became the fastest-selling record ever by a male soloist.
From w/e 18 May: Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud, 1 week.
From w/e 25 May: Harry Styles - Harry Styles, 1 week.
2017: Ed Sheeran - ÷
2017 was the year of Ed Sheeran. While ÷ was his second album to top a Year End list, it was by far his most successful.
The album spent 19 weeks at Number 1 in 2017, spawned more Top 10 hits than any other studio album in history, and became the fastest-selling record ever by a male soloist.
From w/e 8 June: The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1 week.
Sgt Pepper's 50th anniversary release hit Number 1, two days shy of 50 years since it first hit the Official Albums Chart top spot. This marks its 28th week at Number 1.
2017: Ed Sheeran - ÷
2017 was the year of Ed Sheeran. While ÷ was his second album to top a Year End list, it was by far his most successful.
The album spent 19 weeks at Number 1 in 2017, spawned more Top 10 hits than any other studio album in history, and became the fastest-selling record ever by a male soloist.
From w/e 22 June: London Grammar - Truth Is A Beautiful Thing, 1 week.
From w/e 29 June: Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?, 1 week.
2017: Ed Sheeran - ÷
2017 was the year of Ed Sheeran. While ÷ was his second album to top a Year End list, it was by far his most successful.
The album spent 19 weeks at Number 1 in 2017, spawned more Top 10 hits than any other studio album in history, and became the fastest-selling record ever by a male soloist.
From w/e 27 July: The Vamps - Night & Day, 1 week.
Night & Day is The Vamps' third Top 10 album and their first Number 1!
From w/e 3 August: Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life, 1 week.
Lust For Life is Lana's third Number 1 album!
From w/e 10 August: Arcade Fire - Everything Now, 1 week.
The record is the band's third consecutive Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
2017: Ed Sheeran - ÷
2017 was the year of Ed Sheeran. While ÷ was his second album to top a Year End list, it was by far his most successful.
The album spent 19 weeks at Number 1 in 2017, spawned more Top 10 hits than any other studio album in history, and became the fastest-selling record ever by a male soloist.
From w/e 7 September: Queens of the Stone Age - Villains, 1 week.
Villains was produced by Mark Ronson and marks QOTSA's first UK Number 1 album!
From w/e 14 September: The Script - Freedom Child, 1 week.
Freedom Child in the Irish band's fourth chart topping album.
From w/e 21 September: The National - Sleep Well Beast, 1 week.
The album is the Ohio band's first ever Number 1 LP in the UK.
From w/e September 28: Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold, 1 week.
It's the band's fourth Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart. See their full UK chart history.
From w/e October 12: Shania Twain - Now, 1 week.
Now is Shania's first UK Number 1 album in 18 years since Come On Over hit the top spot in 1999.
From w/e October 19: Liam Gallagher - As You Were, 1 week.
As You Were sold 16,000 copies on vinyl, the best one-week sales total for any album in over 20 years.
From w/e October 26: P!nk - Beautiful Trauma, 1 week.
The record is P!nk's first UK Number 1 in the UK for nearly nine years and second overall.
From w/e 2 November: George Michael – Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George's classic album returned to Number 1 27 years after it originally achieved the feat.
From w/e 9 November: Michael Ball & Alfie Boe – Together Again, 1 week.
The follow-up to Together, the duo's first pairing, which was the biggest artist album of 2016 to be released that year.
From w/e 14 December: Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All, 1 week.
This marks Sam's second spell at Number 1 with The Thrill Of It All.
From w/e November 23: Taylor Swift - reputation, 1 week.
Reputation earns Taylor a hat-trick of Number 1s on the Official Albums Chart, following Red (2012) and 1989 (2014).
From w/e November 30: Paloma Faith - The Architect, 1 week.
The Architect is Paloma's very first Official Albums Chart Number 1.
From w/e 7 December: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Who Built The Moon?, 1 week.
Who Built The Moon is Noel's 11th UK Number 1 album, including his chart history with Oasis.
From w/e 14 December: Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All, 1 week.
This marks Sam's second spell at Number 1 with The Thrill Of It All.
2017: Ed Sheeran - ÷
2017 was the year of Ed Sheeran. While ÷ was his second album to top a Year End list, it was by far his most successful.
The album spent 19 weeks at Number 1 in 2017, spawned more Top 10 hits than any other studio album in history, and became the fastest-selling record ever by a male soloist.
From w/e 28 December: Eminem - Revival, 1 week.
Revival is Eminem's 8th UK Number 1 album in a row!
2017: Ed Sheeran - ÷
2017 was the year of Ed Sheeran. While ÷ was his second album to top a Year End list, it was by far his most successful.
The album spent 19 weeks at Number 1 in 2017, spawned more Top 10 hits than any other studio album in history, and became the fastest-selling record ever by a male soloist.