| UK number-one albums |
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| UK Albums Chart Official Charts Company Christmas number one |
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. Since July 1997, the official album chart has been compiled by The Official Charts Company (OCC), jointly operated by the British Phonographic Industry and the British Association of Record Dealers. Prior to this, the chart was compiled by various market research companies, including Gallup.
From October 1987, the chart was announced on Mondays at 12pm, during the Gary Davies show on BBC Radio 1, and from April to October 1993 it was given its own show, hosted by Lynn Parsons, from 7-8pm on Sundays. Since October 1993 it has been included in the UK Top 40 show from 4-7pm on Sundays.
The following albums were all number one in the United Kingdom in the 1990s.[1][2][3]
The first number-one album of this decade was ...But Seriously by Phil Collins, a holdover from 1989, first reaching number-one on 2 December 1989, and went on to stay there for eight consecutive weeks.
The last number-one album of this decade was Come On Over by Shania Twain, which saw five weeks at the top of the charts, including one week in 2000, becoming the first number-one album of the new millennium.
Contents |
| Artist | Album | Reached number 1 (week ending) |
Weeks at number 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Christians | Colour | 27 January 1990 | 1 |
| Phil Collins | …But Seriously | 3 February 1990 | 7 |
| Sinéad O'Connor | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | 24 March 1990 | 1 |
| David Bowie | Changesbowie | 31 March 1990 | 1 |
| The Carpenters | Only Yesterday: Their Greatest Hits | 7 April 1990 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Mac | Behind the Mask | 21 April 1990 | 1 |
| The Carpenters | Only Yesterday: Their Greatest Hits | 28 April 1990 | 5 |
| Soul II Soul | Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade | 2 June 1990 | 3 |
| Luciano Pavarotti | The Essential Pavarotti | 23 June 1990 | 1 |
| New Kids on the Block | Step by Step | 30 June 1990 | 1 |
| Luciano Pavarotti | The Essential Pavarotti | 7 July 1990 | 3 |
| Elton John | Sleeping with the Past | 28 July 1990 | 5 |
| Prince | Graffiti Bridge | 1 September 1990 | 1 |
| The Three Tenors | In Concert | 8 September 1990 | 1 |
| George Michael | Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 | 15 September 1990 | 1 |
| The Three Tenors | In Concert | 22 September 1990 | 4 |
| The Charlatans | Some Friendly | 20 October 1990 | 1 |
| Paul Simon | The Rhythm of the Saints | 27 October 1990 | 2 |
| Elton John | The Very Best of Elton John | 10 November 1990 | 2 |
| Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | 24 November 1990 | 9 |
|-Enigma - MCMXC a.D.
|- Sting - The Soul Cages
|- Jesus Jones - Doubt
|- Oleta Adams - Circle of One
|- R.E.M. - Out of Time
|- Eurythmics - Greatest Hits
|- Eurythmics - Greatest Hits
|- Cher - Love Hurts
|- Luciano Pavarotti - Essential Pavarotti II
|- London Stage Cast - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
|- Paul Young - From Time to Time - The Singles Collection
|- Dire Straits - On Every Street
|- Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II
|- Bryan Adams - Waking Up the Neighbours
|- Simply Red - Stars
|- Simply Red - Stars
|- Queen - Greatest Hits II
|- Enya - Shepherd Moons
|- Genesis - We Can't Dance
|- Michael Jackson - Dangerous
|- Queen - Grestest Hits II
| Week Ending Date |
Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 3 January | Urban Hymns | The Verve |
| 10 January | ||
| 17 January | ||
| 24 January | ||
| 31 January | ||
| 7 February | ||
| 14 February | Titanic (OST) | James Horner |
| 21 February | Urban Hymns | The Verve |
| 28 February | Titanic (OST) | James Horner |
| 7 March | ||
| 14 March | Ray of Light | Madonna |
| 21 March | ||
| 28 March | Let's Talk About Love | Céline Dion |
| 4 April | The Best Of | James |
| 11 April | This Is Hardcore | Pulp |
| 18 April | Life Thru a Lens | Robbie Williams |
| 25 April | ||
| 2 May | Mezzanine | Massive Attack |
| 9 May | ||
| 16 May | International Velvet | Catatonia |
| 23 May | Version 2.0 | Garbage |
| 30 May | Blue | Simply Red |
| 6 June | Where We Belong | Boyzone |
| 13 June | Blue | Simply Red |
| 20 June | The Good Will Out | Embrace |
| 27 June | Talk on Corners | The Corrs |
| 4 July | 5ive | 5ive |
| 11 July | Talk on Corners | The Corrs |
| 18 July | Hello Nasty | Beastie Boys |
| 25 July | Jane McDonald | Jane McDonald |
| 1 August | ||
| 8 August | ||
| 15 August | Talk on Corners | The Corrs |
| 22 August | ||
| 29 August | ||
| 5 September | Where We Belong | Boyzone |
| 12 September | ||
| 19 September | Talk on Corners | The Corrs |
| 26 September | This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours | Manic Street Preachers |
| 3 October | ||
| 10 October | ||
| 17 October | Hits | Phil Collins |
| 24 October | Quench | The Beautiful South |
| 31 October | ||
| 7 November | I've Been Expecting You | Robbie Williams |
| 14 November | The Best of 1980-1990 | U2 |
| 21 November | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael | George Michael |
| 28 November | ||
| 5 December | ||
| 12 December | ||
| 19 December | ||
| 26 December | ||
| 2 January 1999 | ||
| 9 January 1999 |
| Artist | Album | Reached number 1 (week ending) |
Weeks at number 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Williams | I've Been Expecting You | 16 January 1999 | 1 |
| Fatboy Slim | You've Come a Long Way, Baby | 23 January 1999 | 4 |
| Robbie Williams | I've Been Expecting You | 20 February 1999 | 1 |
| The Corrs | Talk on Corners | 27 February 1999 | 3 |
| Stereophonics | Performance and Cocktails | 20 March 1999 | 1 |
| Blur | 13 | 27 March 1999 | 2 |
| The Corrs | Talk on Corners | 10 April 1999 | 1 |
| ABBA | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | 17 April 1999 | 1 |
| Catatonia | Equally Cursed and Blessed | 24 April 1999 | 1 |
| ABBA | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | 1 May 1999 | 2 |
| Suede | Head Music | 15 May 1999 | 1 |
| Texas | The Hush | 22 May 1999 | 1 |
| ABBA | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | 29 May 1999 | 2 |
| Boyzone | By Request | 12 June 1999 | 2 |
| Jamiroquai | Synkronized | 26 June 1999 | 1 |
| The Chemical Brothers | Surrender | 3 July 1999 | 1 |
| Boyzone | By Request | 10 July 1999 | 7 |
| Travis | The Man Who | 28 August 1999 | 2 |
| Shania Twain | Come on Over | 11 September 1999 | 3 |
| Leftfield | Rhythm and Stealth | 2 October 1999 | 1 |
| Tom Jones | Reload | 9 October 1999 | 1 |
| Shania Twain | Come on Over | 16 October 1999 | 3 |
| Steps | Steptacular | 6 November 1999 | 3 |
| Céline Dion | All the Way...A Decade of Song | 27 November 1999 | 1 |
| Steps | Steptacular | 4 December 1999 | 1 |
| Shania Twain | Come on Over | 11 December 1999 | 5 |
| Weeks at Nr. 1 | Band | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Spice Girls | Spice | 1996 |
| 12 | Simply Red | Stars | 1991 |
| 12 | The Verve | Urban Hymns | 1997 |
| 11 | Meat Loaf | Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell | 1993 |
| 11 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 1995 |
| 11 | Shania Twain | Come On Over | 1997 |
| 10 | Eurythmics | Greatest Hits | 1991 |
| 10 | Oasis | (What's The Story) Morning Glory? | 1995 |
| 10 | The Corrs | Talk On Corners | 1997 |
| 9 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | 1990 |
| 9 | Boyzone | By Request | 1999 |
The following artists achieved three or more number-one albums in the 1990s.
| Artist | Number one albums |
|---|---|
| Boyzone | 4 |
| Blur | 4 |
| Celine Dion | 4 |
| R.E.M. | 4 |
| Simply Red | 4 |
| Beautiful South | 3 |
| Bon Jovi | 3 |
| Bryan Adams | 3 |
| Erasure | 3 |
| George Michael | 3 |
| Madonna | 3 |
| Michael Jackson | 3 |
| Oasis | 3 |
| Phil Collins | 3 |
| Prince | 3 |
| Queen | 3 |
| Suede | 3 |
| Take That | 3 |
| The Charlatans | 3 |
| U2 | 3 |
| Wet Wet Wet | 3 |