Every Number 1 album of 2026 has been held by a British artist 🇬🇧

Harry Styles celebrates biggest opening week of his career with Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. 

It’s Harry’s second Official Chart Double as American Girls simultaneously tops Official Singles Chart Harry’s House and As It Was scored same feat in 2022 

British artists dominate Official Albums Chart in 2026 with unrelenting run of chart-toppers 

Harry Styles eclipses even his own superstar status as he achieves the biggest opening week of his career so far to claim his second Official Chart Double. Fourth studio album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. storms to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, while new single American Girls takes the top spot on the Official Singles Chart. 

According to Official Charts Company data, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. sold in excess of 183,000 copies in its first seven days to become Harry's third chart-topping LP in the UK, joining Harry Styles (2017) and Harry’s House (2022). The new record comfortably surpasses the first-week numbers of Harry’s House which shifted 113,000 copies on release. 

What’s more, Harry nets the biggest opening week for a male solo artist in nine years, since Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide) in 2017. 

The release simultaneously tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and nets Harry the biggest opening week on vinyl of his career, with over 66,000 sleeves sold in the past seven days to smash his previous personal best of 36,000, achieved with Harry’s House. These phenomenal numbers also mean it’s the biggest selling vinyl of 2026 so far. 

Moreover, American Girls becomes the British star’s fourth Number 1 single, joining strong company in Sign of the Times (2017), As It Was (2022) and Aperture (2026) in his tally of chart-toppers. 

This isn’t the first time Harry has earnt the Official Chart Double, having achieved the feat in 2022 when As It Was hit Number 1 the same week Harry’s House topped the Official Albums Chart. With Harry-mania at an all-time high, Harry’s House also re-enters the Top 40 this week (31). 

British artists dominate Official Albums Chart in 2026 with unrelenting run of chart-toppers 

Just two weeks after Harry Styles’ show-stopping BRIT Awards performance in Manchester, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.’s phenomenal numbers signal the best opening week for any album release so far this year, highlighting a buoyant start to 2026 for homegrown British music. 

Official Charts can confirm that the first opening 11 weeks of 2026 has seen the Number 1 position on the Official Albums Chart occupied solely by British artists - the first time this has happened in a decade. Harry joins Olivia Dean, Robbie Williams, Louis Tomlinson, Charli xcx, Mumford & Sons and Gorillaz in a seemingly unstoppable line of homegrown successes. The last time we witnessed such a chart-topping run of form for British music kicking off the year was 2016, with an unbroken 15-week stint of British talent. 

Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO, BPI, comments: 

“This phenomenal 11-week run of Number 1s by British artists in the Official Albums Chart is just the latest evidence of what an incredibly exciting time it is for British music right now, coming hot on the heels of a triumphant BRIT Awards and major UK successes at the GRAMMYs.

2026’s chart successes from UK artists reflect long term record label support across many stages of artist development, ranging from established superstar acts like Robbie Williams and recent global breakthroughs led by Olivia Dean, to such contemporary icons as Harry Styles. With further major releases and music moments to come in 2026, we can look ahead with a genuine sense of optimism.” 

This comes off the back of the BPI's recent report that UK recorded music revenue, which combines income from streaming, physical music, digital downloads, synchronisation (sync), and public performances from British artists, has risen to a new high of £1.57bn, marking an 11^th consecutive year of growth. Read more on that here. 

Every Official Number 1 album of 2026 so far: