List of fastest-selling albums in the United Kingdom
Below are the highest-selling albums in the week of their release selling over 200,000.
Artist |
Album |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
Oasis |
Be Here Now |
663,389* |
Coldplay |
X&Y |
464,471 |
Dido |
Life for Rent |
400,351 |
Leona Lewis |
Spirit |
375,872** |
Robbie Williams |
Intensive Care |
373,832 |
Arctic Monkeys |
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not |
363,735 |
U2 |
Rattle and Hum |
360,000 |
Michael Jackson |
Bad |
350,000 |
Oasis |
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? |
347,000 |
Madonna |
The Immaculate Collection |
340,000 |
Boyzone |
By Request |
329,176 |
Robbie Williams |
Greatest Hits |
320,081 |
The Beatles |
1 |
319,126 |
The Prodigy |
The Fat of the Land |
316,951 |
Robbie Williams |
Sing When You're Winning |
313,585 |
Oasis |
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants |
311,265 |
Hear'Say |
Popstars |
306,631 |
Robbie Williams |
Swing When You're Winning |
295,024 |
Simply Red |
Life |
290,000 |
Scissor Sisters |
Ta-Dah |
288,167 |
George Michael |
Older |
281,000 |
Take That |
Greatest Hits |
280,000 |
George Michael |
Patience |
274,816 |
Coldplay |
A Rush of Blood to the Head |
273,924 |
The Killers |
Sam's Town |
268,946 |
Robson & Jerome |
Robson & Jerome |
268,000 |
Robbie Williams |
Escapology |
264,104 |
The Verve |
Urban Hymns |
250,054 |
G4 |
G4 |
244,671 |
Oasis |
Don't Believe the Truth |
237,865 |
Norah Jones |
Feels Like Home |
235,890 |
Westlife |
Coast To Coast |
234,767 |
Oasis |
Heathen Chemistry |
230,551 |
Eminem |
The Eminem Show |
228,297 |
Arctic Monkeys |
''Favourite Worst Nightmare |
227,922 |
Craig David |
Born To Do It |
225,320 |
Take That |
Nobody Else |
225,000 |
Keane |
Under the Iron Sea |
222,297 |
Westlife |
The Love Album |
219,622 |
Madonna |
Confessions on a Dancefloor |
217,610 |
Westlife |
Face to Face |
216,879 |
Journey South |
Journey South |
216,843 |
Oasis |
Stop The Clocks |
213,289 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Stadium Arcadium |
202,409 |
Will Young |
Friday's Child |
201,900 |
Michael Jackson |
Dangerous |
201,841 |
Shayne Ward |
Shayne Ward |
201,266 |
U2 |
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb |
200,863 |
- NOTE: Be Here Now was released on a Thursday (August 21, 1997) which is three days after the traditional record release date (Monday) in the UK. Be Here Now sold nearly 700,000 copies in three days (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) and went to number on the chart on Sunday.
- ** Fastest selling debut album of all time.
Please note more albums need to be added and some need to be added in between albums.