List of UK top-ten albums in 2005

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 2005, as well as albums which peaked in 2004 and 2006 but were in the top 10 in 2005. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

One-hundred and twenty-nine albums were in the top ten this year. Nineteen albums from 2004 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson, Employment by Kaiser Chiefs, In Between Dreams by Jack Johnson, PCD by The Pussycat Dolls and Stars of CCTV by Hard-Fi were all released in 2005 but did not reach their peak until 2006. Hot Fuss by The Killers and Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and New by Phil Collins were the albums from 2004 to reach their peak in 2005. Eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2005. Akon, James Blunt, Kaiser Chiefs, Kelly Clarkson and The Pussycat Dolls were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2005.

The 2004 Christmas number-one album, Greatest Hits by Robbie Williams, remained at the top spot for the first week of 2005. American Idiot by Green Day returned for a second week as a chart topper after scaling the chart in October 2004, followed by the self titled album by Scissor Sisters which spent its third of four separate weeks as a chart topper. The first new number-one album of the year was Hot Fuss by The Killers. Overall, thirty-three different albums peaked at number-one in 2005, with Robbie Williams (2) having the most albums hit that position.

Multiple entries
One-hundred and twenty-nine albums charted in the top 10 in 2005, with one-hundred and two albums reaching their peak this year (including Greatest Hits (Mariah Carey) and Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, which both charted in previous years but reached a peak on their latest chart run).

Eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2005. Eminem, Franz Ferdinand, G4, Green Day, Il Divo, Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams and Westlife were the acts who had two top 10 albums this year. G4's two entries were both released this year, with Greatest Hits by Mariah Carey returning after missing the top 10 when it was first released in 2001.

Chart debuts
Thirty-one artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2005 as a lead artist.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.

Gwen Stefani kickstarted her solo career in 2005 with her debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. reaching number 4. Her previous album chart success was as part of her group No Doubt. Strange Sensation was a group created by former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant after years of success on his own. Their first album Dreamland had missed the top ten in 2002, stalling at number 20.
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Lee Ryan had three successive number-one albums in the line-up of Blue, beginning with All Rise in 2001, followed by One Love and Guilty in successive years. His self titled album was his first and only solo entry on the album chart. Babyshambles was a new project for former Libertines singer Pete Doherty, with their debut album Down in Albion reaching number ten.

Best-selling albums
James Blunt had the best-selling album of the year with Back to Bedlam. The album spent 40 weeks in the top 10 (including ten weeks at number one), sold almost 2.368 million copies and was certified 8× platinum by the BPI. X & Y by Coldplay came in second place. Robbie Williams' Intensive Care, Employment from Kaiser Chiefs and Demon Days by Gorillaz made up the top five. Albums by Westlife, KT Tunstall, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem and Faithless were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.

Top-ten albums

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Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2005, including albums that reached their peak in 2004. The figures only include main artists, with featured artists and appearances on compilation albums not counted individually for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2005 is also shown.