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It’s 2015’s UK best sellers
By Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 6 January 2016
Charts? For the end of the year? For albums? For vinyl? For streams? For all home entertainment product lines? Well, why the hell not?
Top Ten Albums of 2015 (compiled by Official Charts Company)
1. Adele – 25 (Beggars/XL)
2. Ed Sheeran – X (Warner/Atlantic)
3. Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour (Universal/Capitol)
4. Elvis Presley – If I Can Dream (Sony)
5. Justin Bieber – Purpose (Universal/Def Jam)
6. Taylor Swift – 1989 (Universal/Big Machine)
7. Jess Glynne – I Cry When I Laugh (Warner/Atlantic)
8. James Bay – Chaos And The Calm (Universal/Virgin EMI)
9. Coldplay – A Head Full Of Dreams (Warner/Parlophone)
10. George Ezra – Wanted on Voyage (Sony/Columbia)
Top Ten Vinyl Albums of 2015 (compiled by Official Charts Company)
1. Adele – 25 (Beggars/XL)
2. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black (Universal/Island)
3. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (Sony/Silvertone)
4. Ed Sheeran – X (Warner/Atlantic)
5. Various Artists – Guardians Of The Galaxy Original Soundtrack (Universal/Hollywood)
6. Arctic Monkeys – AM (Domino)
7. Royal Blood – Royal Blood (Warner/Warner Bros)
8. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon (Warner/Rhino)
9. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Chasing Yesterday (Sour Mash)
10. Nirvana – Unplugged In New York (Universal/Geffen)
Top Ten Singles of 2015 (compiled by Official Charts Company)
1. Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (Sony/Columbia)
2. OMI – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) (Sony/Ultra)
3. Hozier – Take Me To Church (Universal/Island)
4. Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do (Universal/Polydor)
5. Wiz Khalifa feat Charlie Puth – See You Again (Warner/Atlantic)
6. Adele – Hello (Beggars/XL)
7. Major Lazer feat Mo & DJ Snake – Lean On (Because Music)
8. James Bay – Hold Back The River (Universal/Virgin EMI)
9. Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean (Universal/Def Jam)
10. Justin Bieber – Sorry (Universal/Def Jam)
Top Ten Most Streamed Tracks of 2015 (compiled by Official Charts Company)
1. OMI – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) (Sony/Ultra)
2. Major Lazer feat Mo & DJ Snake – Lean On (Because Music)
3. Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (Sony/Columbia)
4. Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean (Universal/Def Jam)
5. Hozier – Take Me To Church (Universal/Island)
6. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (Warner/Atlantic)
7. Skrillex & Diplo/Justin Bieber – Where Are U Now (Warner/Mad Decent)
8. Wiz Khalifa feat Charlie Puth – See You Again (Warner/Atlantic)
9. Justin Bieber – Sorry (Universal/Def Jam)
10. James Bay – Hold Back The River (Universal/Virgin EMI)
Top Ten Most Streamed Artists of 2015 (compiled by Official Charts Company)
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Justin Bieber
3. Drake
4. The Weeknd
5. One Direction
6. Sam Smith
7. James Bay
8. Eminem
9. Years & Years
10. Calvin Harris
Top 20 Home Entertainment Releases of 2015 (compiled by the Entertainment Retailer’s Association based on OCC and GfK Chart-track data)
1. Adele – 25 (Beggars/XL)
2. FIFA 16 (Electronic Arts)
3. Call Of Duty: Black Ops III (Activision Blizzard)
4. Paddington (Elevation Sales)
5. Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks)
6. Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)
7. The Hobbit – Battle Of The Five Armies (Warner Home Video)
8. Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
9. Ed Sheeran – X (Warner Music)
10. Grand Theft Auto V (Take 2)
