2018 in British music charts
Overview of the events of 2018 in British music charts
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The British music charts are compiled by the Official Charts Company to measure sales of recorded music on compact disc and digital download. From 6 July, video streaming was included into the charts.
Charts and sales
Number-one singles
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Chart date (week ending) |
Song |
Artist(s) |
Chart sales |
References
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4 January |
"Perfect" |
Ed Sheeran |
75,639 |
[1]
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11 January |
57,035 |
[2]
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18 January |
49,550 |
[3]
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25 January |
"River" |
Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran |
44,677 |
[4]
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1 February |
"God's Plan" |
Drake |
54,513 |
[5]
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8 February |
60,810 |
[6]
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15 February |
56,554 |
[7]
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22 February |
51,983 |
[8]
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1 March |
60,313 |
[9]
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8 March |
57,021 |
[10]
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15 March |
55,254 |
[11]
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22 March |
48,101 |
[12]
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29 March |
45,581 |
[13]
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5 April |
"These Days" |
Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen |
43,693 |
[14]
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12 April |
"Freaky Friday" |
Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown |
41,068 |
[15]
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19 April |
"Nice for What" |
Drake |
51,187 |
[16]
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26 April |
"One Kiss" † |
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa |
70,106 |
[17]
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3 May |
83,485 |
[18]
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10 May |
69,742 |
[19]
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17 May |
71,997 |
[20]
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24 May |
62,000 |
[21]
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31 May |
54,424 |
[22]
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7 June |
53,252 |
[23]
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14 June |
49,432 |
[24]
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21 June |
"I'll Be There" |
Jess Glynne |
37,959 |
[25]
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28 June |
"Solo" |
Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato |
41,584 |
[26]
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5 July |
"Shotgun" |
George Ezra |
53,696 |
[27]
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12 July |
75,986 |
[28]
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19 July |
"Three Lions" |
The Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel & Frank Skinner |
79,779 |
[29]
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26 July |
"In My Feelings" |
Drake |
90,887 |
[30]
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2 August |
94,787 |
[31]
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9 August |
82,569 |
[32]
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16 August |
83,085 |
[33]
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23 August |
"Shotgun" |
George Ezra |
68,287 |
[34]
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30 August |
53,892 |
[35]
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6 September |
"Eastside" |
Benny Blanco, Khalid and Halsey |
49,966 |
[36]
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13 September |
"Promises" |
Calvin Harris and Sam Smith |
61,813 |
[37]
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20 September |
62,958 |
[38]
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27 September |
59,398 |
[39]
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4 October |
59,059 |
[40]
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11 October |
56,888 |
[41]
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18 October |
"Funky Friday" |
Dave featuring Fredo |
54,421 |
[42]
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25 October |
"Promises" |
Calvin Harris and Sam Smith |
52,187 |
[43]
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1 November |
"Shallow" |
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
47,830 |
[44]
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8 November |
48,704 |
[45]
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15 November |
"Thank U, Next" |
Ariana Grande |
72,881 |
[46]
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22 November |
95,439 |
[47]
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29 November |
64,452 |
[48]
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6 December |
55,405 |
[49]
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13 December |
83,660 |
[50]
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20 December |
58,450 |
[51]
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27 December |
"We Built This City" |
LadBaby |
75,442 |
[52]
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Number-one albums
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Chart date (week ending) |
Album |
Artist(s) |
Chart sales |
References
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4 January |
÷ |
Ed Sheeran |
74,158 |
[53]
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11 January |
32,034 |
[54]
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18 January |
The Greatest Showman † |
Various artists |
26,445 |
[55]
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25 January |
40,048 |
[56]
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1 February |
38,572 |
[57]
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8 February |
40,824 |
[58]
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15 February |
41,433 |
[59]
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22 February |
51,462 |
[60]
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1 March |
42,604 |
[61]
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8 March |
36,312 |
[62]
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15 March |
41,547 |
[63]
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22 March |
45,963 |
[64]
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29 March |
35,256 |
[65]
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5 April |
Staying at Tamara's |
George Ezra |
62,564 |
[66]
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12 April |
The Greatest Showman † |
Various artists |
43,378 |
[67]
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19 April |
Golden |
Kylie Minogue |
48,032 |
[68]
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26 April |
The Greatest Showman † |
Various artists |
30,080 |
[69]
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3 May |
24,978 |
[70]
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10 May |
Beerbongs & Bentleys |
Post Malone |
43,190 |
[71]
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17 May |
The Greatest Showman † |
Various artists |
28,180 |
[72]
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24 May |
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino |
Arctic Monkeys |
86,359 |
[73]
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31 May |
The Greatest Showman † |
Various artists |
35,900 |
[74]
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7 June |
40,064 |
[75]
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14 June |
30,063 |
[76]
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21 June |
34,378 |
[77]
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28 June |
32,466 |
[78]
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5 July |
26,771 |
[79]
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12 July |
Scorpion |
Drake |
63,690 |
[80]
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19 July |
29,630 |
[81]
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26 July |
29,393 |
[82]
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2 August |
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again |
Various artists |
35,000 |
[83]
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9 August |
40,708 |
[84]
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16 August |
35,488 |
[85]
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23 August |
30,129 |
[86]
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30 August |
Sweetener |
Ariana Grande |
44,755 |
[87]
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6 September |
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again |
Various artists |
21,099 |
[88]
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13 September |
Kamikaze |
Eminem |
55,115 |
[89]
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20 September |
35,761 |
[90]
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27 September |
29,402 |
[91]
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4 October |
18,339 |
[92]
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11 October |
Blood Red Roses |
Rod Stewart |
41,186 |
[93]
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18 October |
A Star Is Born |
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
31,816 |
[94]
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25 October |
Always In Between |
Jess Glynne |
36,449 |
[95]
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1 November |
A Star Is Born |
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
24,982 |
[96]
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8 November |
Sì |
Andrea Bocelli |
25,829 |
[97]
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15 November |
No Tourists |
The Prodigy |
23,952 |
[98]
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22 November |
Simulation Theory |
Muse |
44,320 |
[99]
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29 November |
Love |
Michael Bublé |
66,794 |
[100]
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6 December |
Odyssey |
Take That |
105,721 |
[101]
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13 December |
A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships |
The 1975 |
50,209 |
[102]
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20 December |
The Greatest Showman † |
Various artists |
56,694 |
[103]
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27 December |
68,606 |
[104]
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Number-one compilation albums
Chart date (week ending) |
Album |
Chart sales |
References
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4 January |
Now 98 |
68,334 |
[105]
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11 January |
21,486 |
[106]
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18 January |
13,039 |
[107]
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25 January |
11,006 |
[108]
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1 February |
MTV Rocks |
15,555 |
[109]
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8 February |
12,777 |
[110]
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15 February |
11,830 |
[111]
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22 February |
11,791 |
[112]
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1 March |
7,560 |
[113]
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8 March |
Magic 80s |
10,227 |
[114]
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15 March |
Now Mum |
9,978 |
[115]
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22 March |
10,584 |
[116]
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29 March |
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Unmasked |
9,067 |
[117]
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5 April |
Now 99 |
114,571 |
[118]
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12 April |
60,163 |
[119]
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19 April |
33,768 |
[120]
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26 April |
24,030 |
[121]
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3 May |
19,774 |
[122]
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10 May |
16,793 |
[123]
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17 May |
80s Soul Jams |
16,803 |
[124]
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24 May |
13,816 |
[125]
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31 May |
Now 99 |
11,095 |
[126]
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7 June |
11,751 |
[127]
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14 June |
Throwback Reggae Dancehall |
13,629 |
[128]
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21 June |
16,301 |
[129]
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28 June |
I Love Ibiza |
12,659 |
[130]
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5 July |
Now Summer Party 18 |
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[131]
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12 July |
11,847 |
[132]
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19 July |
Love Island – The Pool Party |
18,284 |
[133]
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26 July |
10,561 |
[134]
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2 August |
Now 100† |
176,282 |
[135]
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9 August |
75,657 |
[136]
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16 August |
43,908 |
[137]
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23 August |
27,550 |
[138]
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30 August |
20,260 |
[139]
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6 September |
16,642 |
[140]
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13 September |
I Love 80s |
16,025 |
[141]
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20 September |
Now 100† |
11,004 |
[142]
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27 September |
9,447 |
[143]
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4 October |
8,494 |
[144]
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11 October |
8,303 |
[145]
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18 October |
7,186 |
[146]
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25 October |
6,465 |
[147]
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1 November |
Sing Your Heart Out Disney |
7,551 |
[148]
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8 November |
Soul Legends |
6,458 |
[149]
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15 November |
Dreamboats & Petticoats – Golden Years |
17,102 |
[150]
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22 November |
13,630 |
[151]
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29 November |
The Greatest Showman: Reimagined |
25,911 |
[152]
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6 December |
Now 101 |
82,507 |
[153]
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13 December |
59,806 |
[154]
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20 December |
48,642 |
[155]
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27 December |
51,773 |
[156]
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Top singles of the year
This chart was published by the Official Charts Company in January 2019
Notes:
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 2 in 2017
Best-selling albums
Notes:
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 1992
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2014
- ^ Reached number 3 in 2019
- ^ Reached number 2 in 2002
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2011
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2005
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2016
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2010
- ^ Reached number 5 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 1984
- ^ Reached number 6 in 2009
- ^ Reached number 1 in 1981
- ^ Reached number 5 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 10 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 5 in 2019
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2014
- ^ Reached number 1 in 1978
- ^ Reached number 1 in 1995
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2014
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2013
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2015
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2011
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 2 in 2017
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2003
- ^ Reached number 1 in 2006
- ^ Reached number 6 in 2017
See also
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