List of Classical Artist Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s
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This is the list of the number-one albums of the Classical Artist Albums Chart during the 2010s.
In April 2012, Noah Stewart became the first black artist ever to top the Classical Artist Albums Chart.[1] In January 2013, In a Time Lapse by Ludovico Einaudi became the first classical album ever to sell more digital downloads than physical copies.[2] In September 2014, Rebecca Newman became the first independent soprano to reach the top spot.[3]
Number ones
† | Best-selling classical album of the year |
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← 2000s • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020s → |
Artist[a] | Album[a] | Record label[b] | Reached number one[a] | Weeks at number one[a] | |
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2010 | |||||
André Rieu | Forever Vienna † | Decca | 3 January 2010 | 27 | |
Craig Ogden | The Guitarist | Classic FM | 11 July 2010 | 5 | |
André Rieu | Forever Vienna † | Decca | 15 August 2010 | 7 | |
Central Band of the RAF | Reach for the Skies | Decca | 3 October 2010 | 6 | |
Benedictine Nuns of Notre-Dame | Voices – Chant From Avignon | Decca | 14 November 2010 | 1 | |
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | Moonlight Serenade | Decca | 21 November 2010 | 18 | |
2011 | |||||
Wynne Evans | A Song in My Heart | WEA | 27 March 2011 | 2 | |
Band of the Coldstream Guards | Pride of the Nation | Decca | 10 April 2011 | 5 | |
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | Moonlight Serenade | Decca | 15 May 2011 | 4 | |
Craig Ogden | Summertime | Classic FM | 12 June 2011 | 3 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 3 July 2011 | 2 | |
Miloš Karadaglić | The Guitar | Deutsche Grammophon | 17 July 2011 | 2 | |
Laura Wright | The Last Rose | Decca | 31 July 2011 | 5 | |
Hayley Westenra/Ennio Morricone | Paradiso | Decca | 4 September 2011 | 5 | |
Katherine Jenkins | One Fine Day | Decca | 9 October 2011 | 5 | |
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | And the Waltz Goes On † | Decca | 13 November 2011 | 6 | |
Andrea Bocelli | Concerto: One Night in Central Park | Decca/Sugar | 25 December 2011 | 1 | |
2012 | |||||
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | And the Waltz Goes On | Decca | 1 January 2012 | 1 | |
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers | Renaissance – Music for Inner Peace | Decca | 8 January 2012 | 4 | |
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | And the Waltz Goes On | Decca | 5 February 2012 | 1 | |
André Rieu | The Magic of | Motif | 12 February 2012 | 3 | |
André Rieu | Waltzing in Europe | Motif | 4 March 2012 | 4 | |
Noah Stewart | Noah | Decca | 1 April 2012 | 5 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 6 May 2012 | 4 | |
Russell Watson | Anthems | Sony Classical | 3 June 2012 | 7 | |
Katherine Jenkins | Best of British | Decca | 22 July 2012 | 1 | |
West-Eastern Divan/Daniel Barenboim | Beethoven for All – Music of Power, Passion & Beauty | Decca | 29 July 2012 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 12 August 2012 | 2 | |
St. Petersburg Chamber Choir | Tranquillity – Voices of Deep Calm | Decca | 26 August 2012 | 1 | |
Nicola Benedetti | The Silver Violin | Decca | 2 September 2012 | 6 | |
Russell Watson | Anthems | Sony Classical | 14 October 2012 | 1 | |
Friar Allesandro | Voice From Assisi | Decca | 21 October 2012 | 3 | |
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | Magic of the Movies † | Decca | 11 November 2012 | 11 | |
2013 | |||||
Ludovico Einaudi | In a Time Lapse | Decca | 27 January 2013 | 2 | |
Richard Clayderman | Romantique | Decca | 10 February 2013 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | In a Time Lapse | Decca | 24 February 2013 | 1 | |
Richard Clayderman | Romantique | Decca | 3 March 2013 | 2 | |
André Rieu | In Love with Maastricht | Decca | 17 March 2013 | 1 | |
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | Magic of the Movies † | Decca | 24 March 2013 | 1 | |
André Rieu | In Love with Maastricht | Decca | 31 March 2013 | 1 | |
Miloš Karadaglić | Latino | Deutsche Grammophon | 7 April 2013 | 1 | |
André Rieu | In Love with Maastricht | Decca | 14 April 2013 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | In a Time Lapse | Decca | 28 April 2013 | 1 | |
Amy Dickson | Dusk & Dawn | Sony Classical | 5 May 2013 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | In a Time Lapse | Decca | 12 May 2013 | 3 | |
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David Parry | The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music | X5 | 2 June 2013 | 2 | |
André Rieu | In Love with Maastricht | Decca | 16 June 2013 | 2 | |
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David Parry | The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music | X5 | 30 June 2013 | 1 | |
Martynas | Martynas | Decca | 7 July 2013 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 21 July 2013 | 2 | |
Daniel Hope | Spheres | Deutsche Grammophon | 4 August 2013 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | In a Time Lapse | Decca | 11 August 2013 | 1 | |
BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth | The Last Night of the Proms Collection | Philips | 18 August 2013 | 2 | |
André Rieu | Rieu Royale | Decca | 1 September 2013 | 1 | |
Luciano Pavarotti | The 50 Greatest Tracks | Decca | 8 September 2013 | 5 | |
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | Magic of the Movies † | Decca | 13 October 2013 | 3 | |
André Rieu | Rieu Royale | Decca | 3 November 2013 | 1 | |
Katherine Jenkins | This Is Christmas | Warner Bros. | 10 November 2013 | 2 | |
André Rieu | December Lights | Decca | 24 November 2013 | 2 | |
Jack Topping | Wonderful World | Decca | 8 December 2013 | 1 | |
André Rieu | December Lights | Decca | 15 December 2013 | 2 | |
Kings College Choir/David Willcocks | Essential Carols | Decca | 29 December 2013 | 1 | |
2014 | |||||
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 5 January 2014 | 4 | |
Ji Liu | Piano Reflections | Classic FM | 2 February 2014 | 1 | |
Voces8 | Eventide | Decca | 9 February 2014 | 2 | |
Karadaglic/LPO/Nezet-Sequin | Aranjuez | Mercury Classics | 23 February 2014 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 9 March 2014 | 6 | |
Rhydian | One Day Like This | Futura Classics | 20 April 2014 | 10 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 29 June 2014 | 1 | |
Craig Ogden | Summer Guitar | Classic FM/Decca | 6 July 2014 | 1 | |
Nicola Benedetti | Homecoming | Decca | 13 July 2014 | 5 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 17 August 2014 | 2 | |
Craig Ogden | Summer Guitar | Classic FM/Decca | 31 August 2014 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 7 September 2014 | 1 | |
Alison Balsom | Paris | WEA Records | 14 September 2014 | 1 | |
Rebecca Newman | Dare to Dream | Rambling Rose | 21 September 2014 | 1 | |
Maria Callas | Pure | WEA Records | 28 September 2014 | 1 | |
Lucy Kay | Fantasia | Sony Classical | 5 October 2014 | 2 | |
Jonathan Antoine | Tenore | Sony Classical | 19 October 2014 | 3 | |
André Rieu | Love In Venice † | Decca | 9 November 2014 | 2 | |
Katherine Jenkins | Home Sweet Home | Decca | 23 November 2014 | 1 | |
André Rieu | Love In Venice † | Decca | 30 November 2014 | 14 | |
2015 | |||||
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David Parry | The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music | X5 | 8 March 2015 | 1 | |
André Rieu | Love In Venice | Decca | 15 March 2015 | 1 | |
Ólafur Arnalds/Alice Sara Ott | The Chopin Project | Mercury Classics | 22 March 2015 | 1 | |
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David Parry | The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music | X5 | 29 March 2015 | 2 | |
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers | Monteverdi/Vespers of 1610 | CORO | 12 April 2015 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 26 April 2015 | 1 | |
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David Parry | The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music | X5 | 3 May 2015 | 1 | |
André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra | Magic Of the Violin | Decca | 10 May 2015 | 7 | |
Craig Ogden | Craig Ogden and Friends | Classic FM | 28 June 2015 | 9 | |
Joyce DiDonato & Antonio Pappano | Joyce & Tony Live at Wigmore Hall | Erato | 4 September 2015 | 1 | |
Max Richter | Sleep | Deutsche Grammophon | 11 September 2015 | 1 | |
Jonas Kaufmann | Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album | Sony Classical | 18 September 2015 | 2 | |
Max Richter | Sleep | Deutsche Grammophon | 2 October 2015 | 1 | |
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Antonio Pappano | Verdi/Aida | Warner Classics | 9 October 2015 | 1 | |
Nigel Kennedy | Vivaldi/The New Four Seasons | Sony Classical | 16 October 2015 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Elements | Decca | 23 October 2015 | 2 | |
Andrea Bocelli | Cinema | Decca | 6 November 2015 | 1 | |
Alexander Armstrong | A Year of Songs † | East West | 13 November 2015 | 1 | |
André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra | Roman Holiday | Decca | 20 November 2015 | 1 | |
Alexander Armstrong | A Year of Songs † | East West | 27 November 2015 | 14 | |
2016 | |||||
Richard & Adam | Believe - Songs of Inspiration | Sony Masterworks | 4 March 2016 | 3 | |
Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL | Batman V Superman - Dawn of Justice OST | Sony Classical | 25 March 2016 | 2 | |
Aled Jones | One Voice † | Decca | 8 April 2016 | 3 | |
Katherine Jenkins | Celebration | Decca | 29 April 2016 | 1 | |
Aled Jones | One Voice † | Decca | 6 May 2016 | 12 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 29 July 2016 | 1 | |
See Siang Wong | Cinema Classics - The Piano At The Movies | Sony Classical | 5 August 2016 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 19 August 2016 | 1 | |
André Rieu | Viva Olympia | Decca | 26 August 2016 | 3 | |
Trevor Morrison/Scottish Festival Orchestra/James MacMillan | The Lost Songs of St Kilda | Decca | 16 September 2016 | 4 | |
Karl Jenkins | Cantata Memoria - For The Children | Decca | 14 October 2016 | 3 | |
Olafur Arnalds | Island Songs | Decca | 4 November 2016 | 1 | |
Alexander Armstrong | A Year of Songs | East West | 11 November 2016 | 1 | |
Ennio Morricone | Morricone 60 | Decca | 18 November 2016 | 1 | |
Alexander Armstrong | A Year of Songs | East West | 25 November 2016 | 1 | |
Aled Jones | One Voice at Christmas | Classic FM | 2 December 2016 | 5 | |
2017 | |||||
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David Parry | The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music | X5 | 6 January 2017 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 20 January 2017 | 2 | |
Max Richter | Three Worlds - Music From Woolf Works | Deutsche Grammophon | 3 February 2017 | 3 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 24 February 2017 | 2 | |
Alfie Boe | Love Was a Dream | Decca | 10 March 2017 | 1 | |
Joanna Forest | Stars Are Rising | Arts Records | 17 March 2017 | 1 | |
Aled Jones/St Pauls Choir/Andrew Carwood | Classic FM's Pts Jubilate - 500 Years of Cathedral Music | Decca | 24 March 2017 | 5 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 28 April 2017 | 3 | |
Cantus | Northern Lights | Decca | 25 May 2017 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 1 June 2017 | 2 | |
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David Parry | The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music | X5 | 15 June 2017 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 29 June 2017 | 4 | |
Jonathan Antoine | Believe | Cavedish | 27 July 2017 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 3 August 2017 | 8 | |
Jonas Kaufmann | L'Opera | Sony Classical | 22 September 2017 | 1 | |
The Ayoub Sisters | Ayoub Sisters | Decca | 29 September 2017 | 1 | |
Karl Jenkins | Symphonic Adiemus | Decca | 6 October 2017 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 13 October 2017 | 4 | |
Aled Jones | One Voice - Believe | Global | 10 November 2017 | 3 | |
André Rieu | Amore | Decca | 1 December 2017 | 9 | |
2018 | |||||
Sheku Kanneh-Mason | Inspiration | Decca | 2 February 2018 | 2 | |
André Rieu | Amore | Decca | 16 February 2018 | 1 | |
Sheku Kanneh-Mason | Inspiration | Decca | 23 February 2018 | 1 | |
Tony Banks | Five | BMG | 2 March 2018 | 1 | |
Alan Titchmarsh, Debbie Wiseman and National Symphony Orchestra | The Glorious Garden | Classic FM | 9 March 2018 | 3 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 30 March 2018 | 1 | |
Blake | The Anniversary Album | Blake | 6 April 2018 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 13 April 2018 | 2 | |
Rachel Podger | Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) | Channel Classics | 27 April 2018 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 4 May 2018 | 1 | |
London Symphony Orchestra | John Williams - A Life In Music | Decca | 11 May 2018 | 2 | |
Sheku Kanneh-Mason | Inspiration | Decca | 25 May 2018 | 10 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 3 August 2018 | 3 | |
Sheku Kanneh-Mason | Inspiration | Decca | 24 August 2018 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 31 August 2018 | 1 | |
Alexis Ffrench | Evolution | Sony Classical | 7 September 2018 | 3 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 28 September 2018 | 2 | |
Patrick Hawes, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & National Youth Choir of Great Britain | The Great War Symphony | Classic FM | 12 October 2018 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 19 October 2018 | 1 | |
Bryn Terfel | Dreams and Songs | Deutsche Grammophon | 26 October 2018 | 1 | |
Andrea Bocelli | Si | Decca | 2 November 2018 | 20 | |
2019 | |||||
Ludovico Einaudi | Seven Days Walking Day One | Decca | 28 March 2019 | 2 | |
Beth Gibbons/The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra&Krystof Penderecki | Gorecki/Symphony No 3 | Domino | 11 April 2019 | 1 | |
Andrea Bocelli | Si | Decca | 18 April 2019 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Seven Days Walking Day Two | Decca | 2 May 2019 | 1 | |
Jess Gillam | Rise | Decca | 9 May 2019 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 23 May 2019 | 1 | |
Katherine Jenkins | Guiding Light | Decca | 30 May 2019 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 6 June 2019 | 1 | |
Lise Davidsen and Philharmonia Orchestra | Lise Davidsen | Decca | 13 June 2019 | 1 | |
Andrea Bocelli | Si | Decca | 20 June 2019 | 2 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Seven Days Walking Day Four | Decca | 4 July 2019 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 11 July 2019 | 1 | |
Isata Kanneh-Mason | Romance - The Piano Music of Clara | Decca | 18 July 2019 | 1 | |
Luciano Pavarotti | The Greatest Hits | Decca | 25 July 2019 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 1 August 2019 | 8 | |
Miloš Karadaglić | Sound of Silence | Decca | 26 September 2019 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 3 October 2019 | 3 | |
Karl Jenkins | Miserere - Songs of Mercy & Redemption | Decca | 24 October 2019 | 1 | |
Ludovico Einaudi | Islands – Essential | Decca | 31 October 2019 | 2 | |
Aled Jones and Russell Watson | Back in Harmony | BMG | 14 November 2019 | 3 | |
André Rieu and The Johann Strauss Orchestra | Happy Days | Decca | 5 December 2019 | 7 |
- ^ a b c d The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.[4][5][6][7]
- ^ The record labels are those given by the Official Charts Company.[8]
By artist
Eighteen artists have spent six or more weeks at the top of the Classical Artist Albums Chart during the 2010s. The totals below include only credited performances.
Artist | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
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André Rieu | 15 | 142 |
The Johann Strauss Orchestra | 7 | 55 |
Ludovico Einaudi | 6 | 93 |
Craig Ogden | 4 | 19 |
Aled Jones | 5 | 31 |
Alexander Armstrong | 1 | 17 |
Nicola Benedetti | 2 | 11 |
David Parry | 1 | 11 |
London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1 | 11 |
Rhydian Roberts | 1 | 10 |
Katherine Jenkins | 6 | 11 |
Russell Watson | 2 | 10 |
Sheku Kanneh-Mason | 1 | 14 |
Andrea Bocelli | 1 | 24 |
Central Band of the RAF | 1 | 6 |
The Sixteen | 2 | 6 |
Harry Christophers | 2 | 6 |
Ennio Morricone | 2 | 6 |
By record label
Twenty one record labels have released chart-topping albums during the 2010s.
Record label | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
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East West | 1 | 17 |
Cavendish | 1 | 1 |
Erato | 1 | 1 |
Mercury Classics | 2 | 3 |
Rambling Rose | 1 | 1 |
Warner Bros. | 1 | 2 |
Futura Classics | 1 | 10 |
Classic FM | 8 | 26 |
Decca Records | 62 | 290 |
Deutsche Grammophon | 6 | 10 |
Motif Records | 2 | 7 |
Philips Records | 1 | 2 |
Sony Classical | 10 | 25 |
Sugar Music | 1 | 1 |
CORO | 1 | 2 |
WEA Records | 5 | 7 |
X5 Music Group | 1 | 11 |
Sony Masterworks | 1 | 3 |
Global | 1 | 3 |
BMG | 2 | 6 |
Channel Classics | 1 | 1 |
Domino | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ "Noah Stewart becomes first black artist to top Official Classical Chart". London: Official Charts Company. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Ludovico Einaudi sets new chart record for a classical artist". London: Official Charts Company. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Official Charts Company
- ^ "Top 40 Classical Artist Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Top 40 Classical Artist Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Top 40 Classical Artist Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Top 40 Classical Artist Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
- Classical Artist Albums Top 40 at the Official Charts Company