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List of UK top-ten albums in 2006

Gary Lightbody and his band Snow Patrol had the best selling album of 2006 with Eyes Open. The album spent a total of 35 weeks inside the UK top 10, and had three non-consecutive weeks at number-one.
James Morrison reached number-one in August of this year with his debut album Undiscovered, which spent a total of 17 weeks in the top 10.

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.[1][2][3] 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 2006, as well as albums which peaked in 2005 and 2007 but were in the top 10 in 2006. 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 thirty-two albums were in the top ten this year. Fourteen albums from 2005 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Back to Black by Amy Winehouse and Loose by Nelly Furtado were both released in 2006 but did not reach their peak until 2007. 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 the albums from 2005 to reach their peak in 2006. Two artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2006. Arctic Monkeys, Editors, The Kooks, Rihanna and Shayne Ward were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2006.

The 2005 Christmas number-one album, Curtain Call: The Hits by Eminem, remained at the top spot for the first week of 2006. The first new number-one album of the year was First Impressions of Earth by The Strokes. Overall, thirty-three different albums peaked at number-one in 2006, with thirty-three unique artists hitting that position.

Background

Multiple entries

One-hundred and thirty-two albums charted in the top 10 in 2006, with one-hundred and twenty-one albums reaching their peak this year (including Snap!, which charted in previous years but reached a peak on its latest chart run).

Two artist scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2006. Robbie Williams had three top 10 albums this year, while Daniel O'Donnell had two entries. Daniel O'Donnell's two entries were both released this year.

Chart debuts

Thirty-six artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2006 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.

Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries
Editors 1 The Back Room 2
José González 1 Veneer 7
Arctic Monkeys 1 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 1
The Kooks 1 Inside In / Inside Out 2
Corinne Bailey Rae 1 Corinne Bailey Rae 1
Vittorio Grigolo 1 In the Hands of Love 6
Journey South 1 Journey South 1
Andy Abraham 1 The Impossible Dream 2
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 1 Show Your Bones 7
The Flaming Lips 1 At War with the Mystics 6
Shayne Ward 1 Shayne Ward 1
Peter Grant 1 New Vintage 8
Gnarls Barkley 1 St. Elsewhere 1
Rihanna 1 A Girl like Me 5
Emmylou Harris 1 All the Roadrunning 8
Jamie Foxx 1 Unpredictable 9
Tool 1 10,000 Days 4
Dirty Pretty Things 1 Waterloo to Anywhere 3
The Raconteurs 1 Broken Boy Soldiers 2
Angels & Airwaves 1 We Don't Need to Whisper 6
Orson 1 Bright Idea 1
Sandi Thom 1 Smile... It Confuses People 1
The Feeling 1 Twelve Stops and Home 2
The Automatic 1 Not Accepted Anywhere 3
Dixie Chicks 1 Taking the Long Way 10
Ray LaMontagne 1 Trouble 5
Lily Allen 1 Alright, Still 2
Paolo Nutini 1 These Streets 3
James Morrison 1 Undiscovered 1
The Fratellis 1 Costello Music 2
Trivium 1 The Crusade 7
John Legend 1 Once Again 10
Angelis 1 Angelis 2
All Angels 1 All Angels 9
Tenacious D 1 The Pick of Destiny 10
Fron Male Voice Choir 1 Voices of the Valley 9
Notes

Simon Webbe released his debut album in 2006 during his group Blue's hiatus - he had recorded 3 number-one albums and a number 6 peaking compilation album with his bandmates by that point. David Gilmour was part of the highly successful Pink Floyd but he secured his first solo top 10 album this year with On an Island going straight to the top of the chart. His previous two efforts - 1978's self-titled album (17) and 1984's About Face (21) - both fell short of the top ten.

Like fellow Libertines member Pete Doherty with Babyshambles the previous year, Carl Barat hit the chart with his new band Dirty Pretty Things with their debut album Waterloo to Anywhere, peaking at number three. Similarly another new rock band The Raconteurs included The White Stripes frontman Jack White among its line-up.

Thom Yorke stepped into the spotlight away from Radiohead with his debut album, The Eraser reaching third position in the chart. Pharrell Williams also reached the top 10 with his first solo effort, In My Mind. With his group N.E.R.D., Fly or Die had previously made the chart.

Best-selling albums

Snow Patrol had the best-selling album of the year with Eyes Open. The album spent 35 weeks in the top 10 (including three weeks at number one), sold 1.504 million copies and was certified 5× platinum by the BPI. Beautiful World by Take That came in second place. Scissor Sisters' Ta-Dah, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not from Arctic Monkeys and Inside In / Inside Out by The Kooks made up the top five. Albums by Razorlight, Oasis, Westlife, Pink and James Morrison were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.

Top-ten albums

Key
Symbol Meaning
Album peaked in 2005 but still in chart in 2006.
Album released in 2006 but peaked in 2007.
(#) Year-end top-ten album position and rank
Entered The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
Album Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 2005
19 March 2005 35 Employment Kaiser Chiefs 2 25 February 2006 1
21 May 2005 19 Eye to the Telescope KT Tunstall 3 24 September 2005 2
4 June 2005 22 Demon Days Gorillaz 1 4 June 2005 1
40 Back to Bedlam James Blunt 1 16 July 2005 10
18 June 2005 18 X & Y Coldplay 1 18 June 2005 4
16 July 2005 7 Stars of CCTV Hard-Fi 1 28 January 2006 1
30 July 2005 23 Breakaway Kelly Clarkson 3 7 January 2006 1
17 September 2005 17 In Between Dreams Jack Johnson 1 4 March 2006 1
24 September 2005 5 PCD The Pussycat Dolls 7 8 July 2006 1
8 October 2005 10 Piece by Piece Katie Melua 1 8 October 2005 1
5 November 2005 10 Intensive Care Robbie Williams 1 5 November 2005 1
26 November 2005 7 Confessions on a Dance Floor Madonna 1 26 November 2005 2
3 December 2005 10 Keep On Will Young 2 3 December 2005 1
10 December 2005 8 Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem 1 10 December 2005 5
Albums in 2006
7 January 2006 2 Greatest Hits Robbie Williams 5 7 January 2006 1
14 January 2006 3 First Impressions of Earth The Strokes 1 14 January 2006 1
21 January 2006 3 The Back Room Editors 2 28 January 2006 1
28 January 2006 4 Veneer José González 7 28 January 2006 2
4 February 2006 8 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (#4) Arctic Monkeys 1 4 February 2006 4
3 Keys to the World Richard Ashcroft 2 4 February 2006 2
3 From Daniel with Love: A Collection of 20 Great Love Songs Daniel O'Donnell 5 4 February 2006 1
25 Inside In / Inside Out (#5) The Kooks 2 15 July 2006 2
18 February 2006 1 The Very Best of Johnny Mathis Johnny Mathis 6 18 February 2006 1
1 The Life Pursuit Belle and Sebastian 8 18 February 2006 1
25 February 2006 3 Snap! The Jam 8 4 March 2006 2
4 March 2006 3 12 Songs Neil Diamond 5 4 March 2006 1
11 March 2006 10 Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae 1 11 March 2006 2
2 Sanctuary Simon Webbe 7 18 March 2006 1
18 March 2006 2 On an Island David Gilmour 1 18 March 2006 1
4 Amore Andrea Bocelli 4 18 March 2006 1
1 Pay the Devil Van Morrison 8 18 March 2006 1
25 March 2006 3 The Voice: The Ultimate Collection Russell Watson 2 25 March 2006 1
2 In the Hands of Love Vittorio Grigolo 6 25 March 2006 1
1 Meds Placebo 7 25 March 2006 1
2 Greatest Hits David Essex 7 1 April 2006 1
1 April 2006 3 Journey South Journey South 1 1 April 2006 1
3 The Impossible Dream Andy Abraham 2 1 April 2006 1
1 3121 Prince 9 1 April 2006 1
3 Voice – The Best of Beverley Knight Beverley Knight 9 22 April 2006 2
8 April 2006 3 This New Day Embrace 1 8 April 2006 1
7 Collected Massive Attack 2 8 April 2006 3
1 Show Your Bones Yeah Yeah Yeahs 7 8 April 2006 1
15 April 2006 2 Ringleader of the Tormentors Morrissey 1 15 April 2006 1
7 I'm Not Dead (#9) Pink 3 15 April 2006 1
1 At War with the Mystics The Flaming Lips 6 15 April 2006 1
22 April 2006 2 The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living The Streets 1 22 April 2006 1
29 April 2006 5 Shayne Ward Shayne Ward 1 29 April 2006 1
7 Tired of Hanging Around The Zutons 2 29 April 2006 1
1 New Vintage Peter Grant 8 29 April 2006 1
1 Simpatico The Charlatans 10 29 April 2006 1
6 May 2006 7 St. Elsewhere Gnarls Barkley 1 6 May 2006 1
1 We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Bruce Springsteen 3 6 May 2006 1
9 A Girl Like Me Rihanna 5 22 July 2006 1
1 All the Roadrunning Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris 8 6 May 2006 1
1 Unpredictable Jamie Foxx 9 6 May 2006 1
13 May 2006 35 Eyes Open (#1) Snow Patrol 1 13 May 2006 3
1 10,000 Days Tool 4 13 May 2006 1
1 Pearl Jam Pearl Jam 5 13 May 2006 1
20 May 2006 6 Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers 1 20 May 2006 3
2 Waterloo to Anywhere Dirty Pretty Things 3 20 May 2006 1
27 May 2006 2 Broken Boy Soldiers The Raconteurs 2 27 May 2006 1
4 The Singles Feeder 2 3 June 2006 1
1 Superbi The Beautiful South 6 27 May 2006 1
3 June 2006 2 The Garden Zero 7 4 3 June 2006 1
1 Fundamental Pet Shop Boys 5 3 June 2006 1
1 We Don't Need to Whisper Angels & Airwaves 6 3 June 2006 1
10 June 2006 5 Bright Idea Orson 1 10 June 2006 1
13 The Very Best of Nina Simone Nina Simone 6 8 July 2006 1
17 June 2006 4 Smile... It Confuses People Sandi Thom 1 17 June 2006 1
9 Twelve Stops and Home The Feeling 2 17 June 2006 1
1 Bring You Home Ronan Keating 3 17 June 2006 1
2 Surprise Paul Simon 4 17 June 2006 2
1 Riot City Blues Primal Scream 5 17 June 2006 1
24 June 2006 9 Under the Iron Sea Keane 1 24 June 2006 2
18 Loose Nelly Furtado 4 21 April 2007 1
1 The Complete Greatest Hits Eagles 9 27 June 2006 1
1 July 2006 4 The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder Fatboy Slim 2 1 July 2006 1
2 Not Accepted Anywhere The Automatic 3 1 July 2006 1
1 Taking the Long Way Dixie Chicks 10 1 July 2006 1
8 July 2006 2 Liberation Transmission Lostprophets 1 8 July 2006 1
15 July 2006 6 Black Holes and Revelations Muse 1 15 July 2006 2
1 American V: A Hundred Highways Johnny Cash 9 15 July 2006 1
22 July 2006 1 The Eraser Thom Yorke 3 22 July 2006 1
5 Trouble Ray LaMontagne 5 12 August 2006 1
29 July 2006 23 Razorlight (#6) Razorlight 1 29 July 2006 2
12 Alright, Still Lily Allen 2 29 July 2006 1
15 These Streets Paolo Nutini 3 29 July 2006 1
5 August 2006 1 In My Mind Pharrell Williams 7 5 August 2006 1
12 August 2006 17 Undiscovered (#10) James Morrison 1 12 August 2006 2
26 August 2006 3 Back to Basics Christina Aguilera 1 26 August 2006 1
9 September 2006 4 Empire Kasabian 1 9 September 2006 1
5 Modern Times Bob Dylan 3 9 September 2006 1
1 A Matter of Life and Death Iron Maiden 4 9 September 2006 1
16 September 2006 2 B'Day Beyoncé 3 16 September 2006 1
1 Lover of Life, Singer of Songs: The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo Freddie Mercury 6 16 September 2006 1
1 Respect M.E. Missy Elliot 7 16 September 2006 1
23 September 2006 9 FutureSex/LoveSounds Justin Timberlake 1 23 September 2006 1
11 Costello Music The Fratellis 2 23 September 2006 3
3 The Truth About Love Lemar 3 23 September 2006 1
30 September 2006 8 Ta-Dah (#3) Scissor Sisters 1 30 September 2006 2
1 The Captain & the Kid Elton John 6 30 September 2006 1
14 October 2006 8 Sam's Town The Killers 1 14 October 2006 3
3 The Open Door Evanescence 2 14 October 2006 1
1 Until the Next Time Daniel O'Donnell 10 14 October 2006 1
21 October 2006 1 The Crusade Trivium 7 21 October 2006 1
28 October 2006 1 The Ultimate Luther Vandross 10 28 October 2006 1
4 November 2006 3 Rudebox Robbie Williams 1 4 November 2006 1
2 The Black Parade My Chemical Romance 2 4 November 2006 1
2 Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose Meat Loaf 3 4 November 2006 1
2 Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time Rod Stewart 4 4 November 2006 1
1 Once Again John Legend 10 4 November 2006 1
11 November 2006 7 The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Girls Aloud 1 11 November 2006 1
54 Back to Black Amy Winehouse 1 20 January 2007 3
1 Endless Wire The Who 9 11 November 2006 1
18 November 2006 6 High Times: Singles 1992–2006 Jamiroquai 1 18 November 2006 1
3 Angelis Angelis 2 18 November 2006 1
1 9 Damien Rice 4 18 November 2006 1
2 Serenade Katherine Jenkins 5 18 November 2006 1
1 Motion in the Ocean McFly 6 18 November 2006 1
2 Hit Parade Paul Weller 7 18 November 2006 1
1 Two's Company: The Duets Cliff Richard 8 18 November 2006 1
25 November 2006 7 Twenty Five George Michael 1 25 November 2006 1
2 Overloaded: The Singles Collection Sugababes 3 25 November 2006 1
1 All Angels All Angels 9 25 November 2006 1
1 The Pick of Destiny Tenacious D 10 25 November 2006 1
2 December 2006 6 The Love Album (#8) Westlife 1 2 December 2006 1
8 Stop the Clocks (#7) Oasis 2 2 December 2006 4
9 Love The Beatles 3 2 December 2006 1
6 U218 Singles U2 4 2 December 2006 1
9 December 2006 28 Beautiful World (#2) Take That 1 9 December 2006 8
4 Siempre Il Divo 2 9 December 2006 1
2 Voices of the Valley Fron Male Voice Choir 9 9 December 2006 2

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2006, including albums that reached their peak in 2005. 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 2006 is also shown.

Entries Artist Weeks Albums
3 Robbie Williams 6 Greatest Hits, Intensive Care, Rudebox
2 Daniel O'Donnell 4 From Daniel with Love: A Collection of 20 Great Love Songs, Until the Next Time

Notes

  • Employment re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 7 January 2006 (week ending) for 10 weeks.
  • Eye to the Telescope re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 14 January 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 4 on 25 February 2006 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
  • Demon Days re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 25 February 2006 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
  • Monkey Business re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 22 April 2006 (week ending).
  • X & Y re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 25 February 2006 (week ending).
  • Stars of CCTV re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 7 January 2006 (week ending) for 6 weeks.
  • Breakaway re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 28 January 2006 (week ending) and at number 10 on 11 February 2006 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
  • In Between Dreams re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 28 January 2006 (week ending), at number 6 on 25 February 2006 (week ending) for 10 weeks and at number 10 on 13 May 2006 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
  • PCD re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 7 January 2006 (week ending) and at number 7 on 8 July 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • Piece by Piece re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 14 January 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • Keep On re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 21 January 2006 (week ending) for 6 weeks and at number 10 on 6 May 2006 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
  • Greatest Hits by Robbie Williams originally peaked at number-one on its initial release in 2004.
  • Inside In / Inside Out re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 8 April 2006. (week ending) for 10 weeks, at number 7 on 24 June 2006 (week ending) for 12 weeks and at number 8 on 7 October 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • Snap! originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 1983.
  • Corinne Bailey Rae re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 20 May 2006 (week ending) and at number 10 on 21 October 2006 (week ending).
  • Voice: The Best of Beverley Knight re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 22 April 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • I'm Not Dead re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 10 June 2006 (week ending), at number 10 on 16 September 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 6 on 6 January 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • Tired of Hanging Around re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 8 July 2006 (week ending) for 4 weeks.
  • St. Elsewhere re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 12 August 2006 (week ending).
  • A Girl like Me re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 8 July 2006 (week ending) for 7 weeks.
  • Eyes Open re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 22 July 2006 (week ending) for 16 weeks and at number 7 on 23 December 2006 (week ending) for 12 weeks.
  • Bright Idea re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 19 August 2006 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
  • Twelve Stops and Home re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 26 August 2006 (week ending) for 6 weeks.
  • Under the Iron Sea re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 26 August 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 8 on 3 February 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • Loose re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 9 September 2006 (week ending) for 3 weeks, at number 9 on 3 March 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks, at number 6 on 31 March 2007 (week ending) for 7 weeks and at number 7 on 14 July 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
  • Black Holes and Revelations re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 9 September 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • Razorlight re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 23 September 2006 (week ending) for 8 weeks, at number 7 on 25 November 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 9 on 30 December 2006 (week ending) for 6 weeks and at number 9 on 24 February 2007 (week ending).
  • Alright, Still re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 7 October 2006 (week ending) for 4 weeks, at number 6 on 27 January 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 7 on 3 March 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • These Streets re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 7 October 2006 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 8 on 28 October 2006 (week ending), at number 9 on 13 January 2007 (week ending) for 4 weeks and at number 10 on 1 September 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
  • Undiscovered re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 21 October 2006 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 8 on 6 January 2007 (week ending) for 9 weeks.
  • FutureSex/LoveSounds re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 11 November 2006 (week ending), at number 9 on 31 March 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 7 on 21 April 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
  • Costello Music re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 13 January 2007 (week ending) for 4 weeks and at number 10 on 3 March 2007 (week ending).
  • Ta-Dah re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 30 December 2006 (week ending).
  • Sam's Town re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 3 March 2007 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 9 on 7 July 2007 (week ending).
  • Back to Black re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 13 January 2007 (week ending) for 28 weeks, at number 8 on 28 July 2007 (week ending) for 18 weeks and at number 9 on 8 December 2007 (week ending) for 7 weeks.
  • Beautiful World re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 24 February 2007 (week ending) for 10 weeks, at number 9 on 24 November 2007 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 10 on 15 December 2007 (week ending) for 8 weeks.
  • B'Day re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 5 May 2007 (week ending).
  • Figure includes album that peaked in 2005.

See also

References

General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

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