The top 40 albums of 2016 so far have been revealed

As we pass the halfway point in the year, we can finally take a look at the top 40 most popular albums in the UK within the first six months of the year.
This list comes directly from the Official Charts Company and the figures were calculated compiling digital, physical and streaming sales of all albums included.
Adele’s 25 reigns supreme, coming in at number one on the list with this album also slipping into the top 30 biggest selling albums in the UK of all time. Blackstar by the late David Bowie slips in at number two. Bowie has five different albums in the top 40, likely due to his passing in January 2016.
Elvis and Prince have also made it into the top 20 while the likes of One Direction, Taylor Swift and Ellie Goulding come behind them with their most recent releases.
The list is as follows:
25 — AdeleBlackstar — David BowiePurpose — Justin BieberA Head Full of Dreams — ColdplayBest of Bowie — David BowieI Cry When I Laugh — Jess GlynneLemonade — BeyonceViews — DrakeGet Weird — Little MixChaos and the Calm — James BayIf I Can Dream — Elvie PresleyThis is Acting — SiaX — Ed SheeranI like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it — The 1975Nothing has Changes — David BowieA Moon Shaped Pool — RadioheadThe Very Best Of — PrinceANTI — RihannaCommunion — Years & YearsDelirium — Ellie GouldingBeauty Behind The Madness — The WeekndMade in the A.M — One Direction1989 — Taylor SwiftNine Track Mind — Charlie PuthIn the Lonely Hour — Sam SmithDeath of a Bachelor — Panic! At the DiscoBlurryface — Twenty One PilotsThe Very Best Of — ELO21 — AdeleBack to Black — Amy WhinehouseKonnickiwa — SkeptaLukas Graham — Lukas GrahamEverything You’ve Come to Expect — Last Shadow PuppetsHunky Dory — David BowieThe Ride — Catfish and the BottlemenHozier — HozierThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust — David BowieThe Ultimate Collection — Whitney Houston50 — Rick Astley1000 Forms of Fear — SiaWhat are your thoughts on this list? Tweet us your favourite albums at @CelebMix!
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Update: 2024-05-12