became the first global Afrobeats artist to earn a UK number-one album with
I Told Them... in September 2023. earned her fifth number-one album in April 2024 with
Cowboy Carter, which also became the first country album by a black artist to top the UK Albums chart. earned two number-one albums this decade with
Chromatica and
Mayhem. became just the fifth country artist to debut at number-one with ''
I'm the Problem''. topped the UK Album Charts for five non-consecutive weeks with
''Short n' Sweet. The album set a new record in June 2025 with the longest Top 5 streak in chart history. Carpenter went on to earn her second number one album in September 2025 with
Man's Best Friend''. returned to number one numerous times throughout the 2020s with
Definitely Maybe in September 2024 following the album's 30th anniversary, and
Time Flies... 1994–2009 in July 2025. earned three consecutive number-one albums throughout the 2020s with
Evering Road,
What Ifs & Maybes and
''Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be''. became a prominent breakout star in the mid-2020s when she topped the UK Albums Chart for eight non-consecutive weeks with
The Art of Loving, which has become the longest running number-one album this decade by a British artist, so far.
Artists with the most number ones in the 2020s • Originally reached number one in the 1970s, but went to number one again during the 2020s. • Originally reached number one in the 1990s, but went to number one again during the 2020s. • Originally reached number one in the 2000s, but went to number one again during the 2020s. • Originally reached number one in the 2010s, but went to number one again during the 2020s.
Albums with the most weeks at number one The following albums spent at least three weeks at number one during the 2020s.
Artists with the most weeks at number one Twenty-six different artists have spent three weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2020s.
Taylor Swift has spent the most weeks at number one, with a total of 32 weeks.
By record label Fourteen different record labels have spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2020s. == Fastest-selling number ones ==