Artist
|
Number ones
|
Number one studio albums
|
Number one album
|
Record label(s)
|
First reached number one
|
Ref.
|
The Beatles
|
16
|
11
|
Please Please Me
|
Parlophone
|
5 May 1963
|
|
With the Beatles
|
Parlophone
|
1 December 1963
|
A Hard Day's Night
|
Parlophone
|
19 July 1964
|
Beatles for Sale
|
Parlophone
|
13 December 1964
|
Help!
|
Parlophone
|
8 August 1965
|
Rubber Soul
|
Parlophone
|
19 December 1965
|
Revolver
|
Parlophone
|
7 August 1966
|
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
|
Parlophone
|
4 June 1967
|
The Beatles
|
Apple
|
1 December 1968
|
Abbey Road
|
Apple
|
28 September 1969
|
Let It Be
|
Apple
|
17 May 1970
|
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl
|
Parlophone
|
12 June 1977
|
Abbey Road
|
Apple
|
31 October 1987
|
Live at the BBC
|
Apple
|
4 December 1994
|
Anthology 2
|
Apple
|
24 March 1996
|
1
|
Apple
|
19 November 2000
|
The Rolling Stones
|
14
|
11
|
The Rolling Stones
|
Decca
|
26 April 1964
|
|
The Rolling Stones No. 2
|
Decca
|
31 January 1965
|
Aftermath
|
Decca
|
24 April 1966
|
Let It Bleed
|
Decca
|
14 December 1969
|
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
|
Decca
|
13 September 1970
|
Sticky Fingers
|
Rolling Stones
|
13 June 1971
|
Exile on Main St.
|
Rolling Stones
|
4 June 1972
|
Goats Head Soup
|
Rolling Stones
|
16 September 1973
|
Emotional Rescue
|
Rolling Stones
|
29 June 1980
|
Voodoo Lounge
|
Virgin
|
17 July 1994
|
Exile on Main St.
|
Polydor
|
29 May 2010
|
Blue & Lonesome
|
Polydor
|
9 December 2016
|
Goats Head Soup
|
Polydor
|
17 September 2020
|
Hackney Diamonds
|
Polydor
|
27 October 2023
|
Robbie Williams
|
14
|
11
|
Life thru a Lens
|
Chrysalis
|
12 April 1998
|
|
I've Been Expecting You
|
Chrysalis
|
1 November 1998
|
Sing When You're Winning
|
Chrysalis
|
3 September 2000
|
Swing When You're Winning
|
Chrysalis
|
25 November 2001
|
Escapology
|
EMI
|
24 November 2002
|
Greatest Hits
|
Chrysalis
|
24 October 2004
|
Intensive Care
|
Chrysalis
|
30 October 2005
|
Rudebox
|
Chrysalis
|
29 October 2006
|
In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010
|
Virgin
|
17 October 2010
|
Take the Crown
|
Island
|
11 November 2012
|
Swings Both Ways
|
Island
|
24 November 2013
|
The Heavy Entertainment Show
|
Columbia
|
11 November 2016
|
The Christmas Present
|
Columbia
|
6 December 2019
|
XXV
|
Columbia
|
9 September 2022
|
Elvis Presley
|
13
|
5
|
Rock 'N' Roll
|
His Master's Voice
|
4 November 1956
|
|
Loving You
|
RCA
|
1 September 1957
|
King Creole
|
RCA
|
14 September 1958
|
Elvis Is Back!
|
RCA
|
24 July 1960
|
G.I. Blues
|
RCA
|
1 August 1961
|
Blue Hawaii
|
RCA
|
31 December 1961
|
Pot Luck
|
RCA
|
22 July 1962
|
From Elvis in Memphis
|
RCA Victor
|
24 August 1969
|
Elvis' 40 Greatest
|
Arcade
|
4 September 1977
|
ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits
|
RCA
|
29 September 2002
|
The King
|
RCA
|
19 August 2007
|
If I Can Dream
|
RCA, Legacy
|
6 November 2015
|
The Wonder of You
|
RCA, Legacy
|
28 October 2016
|
Madonna
|
12
|
9
|
Like a Virgin
|
Sire
|
15 September 1985
|
|
True Blue
|
Sire
|
6 July 1986
|
Like a Prayer
|
Sire
|
26 March 1989
|
The Immaculate Collection
|
Sire
|
18 November 1990
|
Evita
|
Warner Bros.
|
26 January 1997
|
Ray of Light
|
Maverick
|
8 March 1998
|
Music
|
Maverick
|
24 September 2000
|
American Life
|
Maverick
|
27 April 2003
|
Confessions on a Dance Floor
|
Warner Bros.
|
20 November 2005
|
Hard Candy
|
Warner Bros.
|
4 May 2008
|
Celebration
|
Warner Bros.
|
27 September 2009
|
MDNA
|
Interscope
|
1 April 2012
|
Bruce Springsteen
|
12
|
11
|
Born in the U.S.A.
|
CBS
|
16 June 1984
|
|
Tunnel of Love
|
CBS
|
17 October 1987
|
Human Touch
|
Columbia
|
4 April 1992
|
Greatest Hits
|
Columbia
|
11 March 1995
|
The Rising
|
Columbia
|
10 August 2002
|
Devils & Dust
|
Columbia
|
7 May 2005
|
Magic
|
Columbia
|
13 October 2007
|
Working on a Dream
|
Columbia
|
2 July 2009
|
Wrecking Ball
|
Columbia
|
11 March 2012
|
High Hopes
|
Columbia
|
19 January 2014
|
Western Stars
|
Columbia
|
27 June 2019
|
Letter to You
|
Columbia
|
5 November 2020
|
Taylor Swift
|
12
|
12
|
Red
|
Mercury
|
3 November 2012
|
|
1989
|
EMI
|
8 November 2014
|
Reputation
|
EMI
|
23 November 2017
|
Lover
|
EMI
|
5 September 2019
|
Folklore
|
EMI
|
6 August 2020
|
Evermore
|
EMI
|
24 December 2020
|
Fearless (Taylor's Version)
|
EMI
|
22 April 2021
|
Red (Taylor's Version)
|
EMI
|
25 November 2021
|
Midnights
|
EMI
|
3 November 2022
|
Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
|
EMI
|
20 July 2023
|
1989 (Taylor's Version)
|
EMI
|
3 November 2023
|
The Tortured Poets Department
|
EMI
|
26 April 2024
|
David Bowie
|
11
|
9
|
Aladdin Sane
|
RCA
|
5 May 1973
|
|
Pin Ups
|
RCA
|
3 November 1973
|
Diamond Dogs
|
RCA
|
8 June 1974
|
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
|
RCA
|
27 September 1980
|
Let's Dance
|
EMI
|
23 April 1983
|
Tonight
|
EMI
|
6 October 1984
|
Changesbowie
|
EMI
|
24 March 1990
|
Black Tie White Noise
|
Arista
|
17 April 1993
|
The Next Day
|
ISO/Columbia
|
23 March 2013
|
Blackstar
|
RCA
|
15 January 2016
|
Best of Bowie
|
EMI
|
5 February 2016
|
Rod Stewart
|
11
|
8
|
Every Picture Tells a Story
|
Mercury
|
2 October 1971
|
|
Never a Dull Moment
|
Philips
|
16 September 1972
|
Sing It Again Rod
|
Mercury
|
1 September 1973
|
Smiler
|
Mercury
|
19 October 1974
|
Atlantic Crossing
|
Warner Bros.
|
30 August 1975
|
A Night on the Town
|
Riva
|
10 July 1976
|
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
|
Riva
|
8 December 1979
|
Time
|
Capitol
|
25 May 2013
|
Blood Red Roses
|
Decca
|
11 October 2018
|
You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
|
Rhino
|
13 December 2019
|
Swing Fever
|
Warner
|
1 March 2024
|
U2
|
11
|
10
|
War
|
Island
|
6 March 1983
|
|
The Unforgettable Fire
|
Island
|
7 October 1984
|
The Joshua Tree
|
Island
|
15 March 1987
|
Rattle and Hum
|
Island
|
16 October 1988
|
Zooropa
|
Island
|
11 July 1993
|
Pop
|
Island
|
9 March 1997
|
The Best of 1980–1990
|
Island
|
8 November 1998
|
All That You Can't Leave Behind
|
Island
|
5 November 2000
|
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
|
Island
|
28 November 2004
|
No Line on the Horizon
|
Vertigo
|
8 March 2009
|
Songs of Surrender
|
Island
|
24 March 2023
|
ABBA
|
10
|
6
|
Greatest Hits
|
Epic
|
2 May 1976
|
|
Arrival
|
Epic
|
9 January 1977
|
ABBA: The Album
|
Epic
|
29 January 1978
|
Voulez-Vous
|
Epic
|
13 May 1979
|
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
|
Epic
|
11 November 1979
|
Super Trouper
|
Epic
|
16 November 1980
|
The Visitors
|
Epic
|
13 December 1981
|
The Singles: The First Ten Years
|
Epic
|
21 November 1982
|
Gold: Greatest Hits
|
Polydor
|
27 September 1992
|
Voyage
|
Universal
|
12 November 2021
|
Eminem
|
10
|
9
|
The Marshall Mathers LP
|
Interscope
|
23 May 2000
|
|
The Eminem Show
|
Interscope
|
26 May 2002
|
Encore
|
Interscope
|
11 December 2004
|
Curtain Call: The Hits
|
Interscope
|
6 December 2005
|
Relapse
|
Interscope
|
15 May 2009
|
Recovery
|
Interscope
|
18 June 2010
|
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
|
Interscope
|
5 November 2013
|
Revival
|
Interscope
|
15 December 2017
|
Kamikaze
|
Interscope
|
31 August 2018
|
Music to Be Murdered By
|
Interscope
|
17 January 2020
|
Michael Jackson
|
10
|
5
|
Thriller
|
Epic
|
27 February 1983
|
|
18 Greatest Hits
|
Telstar
|
14 August 1983
|
Bad
|
Epic
|
6 September 1987
|
Dangerous
|
Epic
|
24 November 1991
|
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
|
Epic
|
18 June 1995
|
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
|
Epic
|
18 May 1997
|
Invincible
|
Epic
|
4 November 2001
|
Number Ones
|
Epic
|
23 November 2003
|
The Essential Michael Jackson
|
Epic
|
5 July 2009
|
Xscape
|
Epic
|
18 May 2014
|
Queen
|
10
|
7
|
A Night at the Opera
|
EMI
|
21 December 1975
|
|
A Day at the Races
|
EMI
|
2 January 1977
|
The Game
|
EMI
|
13 July 1980
|
Greatest Hits
|
EMI
|
8 November 1981
|
A Kind of Magic
|
EMI
|
8 June 1986
|
The Miracle
|
Parlophone
|
28 May 1989
|
Innuendo
|
Parlophone
|
10 February 1991
|
Greatest Hits II
|
Parlophone
|
3 November 1991
|
Made in Heaven
|
Parlophone
|
12 November 1995
|
Live Around the World
|
EMI
|
2 October 2020
|
Coldplay
|
9
|
9
|
Parachutes
|
Parlophone
|
22 July 2000
|
|
A Rush of Blood to the Head
|
Parlophone
|
7 September 2002
|
X&Y
|
Parlophone
|
6 June 2005
|
Viva la Vida/Death and All His Friends
|
Parlophone
|
18 June 2008
|
Mylo Xyloto
|
Parlophone
|
5 November 2011
|
Ghost Stories
|
Parlophone
|
19 May 2014
|
A Head Full of Dreams
|
Parlophone
|
18 February 2016
|
Everyday Life
|
Parlophone
|
5 December 2019
|
Music of the Spheres
|
Parlophone
|
28 October 2021
|
Bob Dylan
|
9
|
9
|
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
|
CBS
|
23 May 1964
|
|
Bringing It All Back Home
|
CBS
|
15 May 1965
|
John Wesley Harding
|
CBS
|
3 February 1968
|
Nashville Skyline
|
CBS
|
17 May 1969
|
Self Portrait
|
CBS
|
11 June 1970
|
New Morning
|
CBS
|
28 November 1970
|
Together Through Life
|
Columbia
|
9 May 2009
|
Shadows in the Night
|
Columbia
|
14 February 2015
|
Rough and Rowdy Ways
|
Columbia
|
2 July 2020
|
Kylie Minogue
|
9
|
7
|
Kylie
|
PWL
|
16 July 1988
|
|
Enjoy Yourself
|
PWL
|
21 October 1989
|
Greatest Hits
|
PWL
|
5 September 1992
|
Fever
|
Parlophone
|
13 October 2001
|
Aphrodite
|
Parlophone
|
17 July 2010
|
Golden
|
BMG
|
19 April 2018
|
Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection
|
BMG
|
11 July 2019
|
Disco
|
BMG
|
19 November 2020
|
Tension
|
BMG
|
29 September 2023
|
Take That
|
9
|
7
|
Everything Changes
|
Records
|
18 October 1993
|
|
Nobody Else
|
RCA
|
13 May 1995
|
Greatest Hits
|
RCA
|
1 April 1996
|
Beautiful World
|
Polydor
|
4 December 2006
|
The Circus
|
Polydor
|
8 December 2008
|
Progress
|
Polydor
|
22 November 2010
|
III
|
Polydor
|
8 December 2014
|
Odyssey
|
Polydor
|
30 November 2018
|
This Life
|
EMI
|
1 December 2023
|