List of UK Albums Chart Christmas number ones
uk album chart weekly record chart based sale album united kingdom term christmas number one refers record top chart christmas day typically christmas number one album announced number one sunday december christmas day fall sunday official number one one announced day chart december album christmas number one uk album chart based sunday saturday sale physical digital album compiled official chart company occ behalf uk music industry week new number one first announced sunday evening radio chart show album chart first published record mirror record number one december year original soundtrack film king making first ever uk christmas number one album king soundtrack also christmas number one following year original soundtrack south pacific became second christmas number one album staying top album chart total week also number one soundtrack movie sound music grease also became christmas number one record label earn much forty per cent annual sale festive season speaking music retailer geoff bonouvrie remarked whole psychology buying change around christmas people buying habit change buying gift people result topping album chart december considered prestigious among industry christmas number one album often sell high quantity christmas number one album featured top three respective yearend bestseller chart betting shop uk often run book regarding album number one christmas example british bookmaker william hill ladbrokes issued odds take top album chart christmas time lowest odds william hill ever offered prediction christmas numberone album christmas canadian singer michael bublé became christmas number one statement bublé announced thrilled achieved feat following year scottish singersongwriter emeli sandé topped chart christmas christmas number one claimed ed sheeran achieved biggest oneweek sale artist album year x next year adele topped christmas chart sale following december release first album thats call music series compilation album featuring various artist became popular uk mid late reflected album christmas number one time every album top christmas chart various artist compilation album either thats call music hit series uk album chart subsequently altered january release various artist longer eligible main album chart december christmas number one album successful act beatles topped christmas chart seven different album exception reached number one every christmas chart also topped chart single collection act release three christmas number one album british singer robbie williams topped chart four solo album williams also featured part take album progress take three christmas number one album successful record label virgin record released eight christmas number one album benefitting sale thats call music compilation series virgin achieved four five christmas number one january compilation album featuring various artist longer included uk album chart general specific official uk album top official chart company