| 2005 |
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| TW | Artist | Title | Sales |
| 1 | James Blunt | Back To Bedlam | 2,367,758 |
| 2 | Coldplay | X&y | 1,999,000 |
| 3 | Robbie Williams | Intensive Care | 1,434,000 |
| 4 | Kaiser Chiefs | Employment | 1,312,000 |
| 5 | Gorillaz | Demon Days | 1,205,000 |
| 6 | Westlife | Face To Face | 1,143,000 |
| 7 | Kt Tunstal | Eye To The Telescope | 1,018,000 |
| 8 | Kelly Clarkson | Breakaway | 952,631 |
| 9 | Eminem | Curtain Call | 926,012 |
| 10 | Faithless | Forever Faithless | 915,000 |
| 11 | Katie Melua | Piece By Piece | 869,000 |
| 12 | The Killers | Hot Fuss | 859,000 |
| 13 | Oasis | Don't Believe The Truth | 848,000 |
| 14 | Il Divo | Ancora | 840,000 |
| 15 | Madonna | Confessions On A Dancefloor | 830,000 |
| 16 | Green Day | American Idiot | 814,000 |
| 17 | Scissor Sisters | Scissor Sisters | 787,000 |
| 18 | Keane | Hopes And Fears | 757,000 |
| 19 | Take That | Never Forget | 755,000 |
| 20 | Gwen Stefani | Love Angel Music Baby | 746,000 |
| 21 | Black Eyed Peas | Monkey Business | 689,000 |
| 22 | The Sugababes | Taller In More Ways | 640,000 |
| 23 | David Gray | Life In Slow Motion | 625,000 |
| 24 | Basement Jaxx | The Singles | 595,000 |
| 25 | Pussycat Dolls | PCD | 574,000 |
| 26 | G4 | G4 | 573,000 |
| 27 | Foo Fighters | In Your Honour | 571,000 |
| 28 | Tony Christie | Definitive Collection | 561,000 |
| 29 | 50 Cent | The Massacre | 554,000 |
| 30 | Jack Johnson | In Between Dreams | 531,000 |
| 31 | Mariah Carey | The Emancipation Of Mimi | 526,965 |
| 32 | Athlete | Tourist | 499,000 |
| 33 | Akon | Trouble | 487,000 |
| 34 | Will Young | Keep On | 477,974 |
| 35 | The Prodigy | The Singles - Their Law | 468,000 |
| 36 | Eurythmics | Ultimate Collection | 453,000 |
| 37 | Stereophonics | Language, Sex, Violence, Other | 451,000 |
| 38 | Jeff Wayne | The War Of The Worlds | 446,000 |
| 39 | The Magic Numbers | The Magic Numbers | 444,000 |
| 40 | Mariah Carey | Greatest Hits | 439,000 |
| 41 | Supertramp | Retrospectacle | 438,000 |
| 42 | Michael Buble | It's Time | 431,300 |
| 43 | Kanye West | Late Registration | 431,200 |
| 44 | Kasabian | Kasabian | 412,000 |
| 45 | Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand | 411,000 |
| 46 | Barbara Streisand | Guilty Too | 397,000 |
| 47 | Katherine Jenkins | Living A Dream | 372,500 |
| 48 | Il Divo | Il Divo | 371,300 |
| 49 | Joss Stone | Mind Body & Soul | 368,200 |
| 50 | Franz Ferdinand | You Could Have It So Much Better | 368,000 |
| 51 | Razorlight | Up All Night | 358,000 |
| 52 | Damien Rice | O | 355,000 |
| 53 | G4 | G4 & Friends | 349,000 |
| 54 | U2 | How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb | 348,200 |
| 55 | Hard-fi | Stars Of Cctv | 347,897 |
| 56 | Jem | Finally Woken | 343,000 |
| 57 | The White Stripes | Get Behind Me Satan | 343,000 |
| 58 | Maroon 5 | Songs About Jane | 337,000 |
| 59 | Anastacia | Pieces Of A Dream | 333,300 |
| 60 | Rod Stewart | Thanks For The Memory | 329,600 |
| 61 | John Legend | Get Lifted | 314,500 |
| 62 | Daniel Powter | Daniel Powter | 312,500 |
| 63 | Kate Bush | Aerial | 312,300 |
| 64 | Green Day | Bullet In A Bible | 309,000 |
| 65 | Simon Webb | Sanctury | 307,500 |
| 66 | The Game | The Documentary | 298,000 |
| 67 | Snow Patrol | Final Straw | 298,000 |
| 68 | Jamiroquai | Dymanite | 294,000 |
| 69 | Enya | Amarantine | 293,000 |
| 70 | Mcfly | Wonderland | 291,000 |
| 71 | Robbie Williams | Greatest Hits | 287,999 |
| 72 | Eminem | Encore | 285,000 |
| 73 | Lucie Silvas | Breathe In | 269,300 |
| 74 | Girls Aloud | Chemistry | 269,000 |
| 75 | Bloc Party | Silent Alarm | 261,000 |
| 76 | Goldfrapp | Supernature | 260,000 |
| 77 | Craig David | The Story Goes | 256,000 |
| 78 | Snoop Dogg | Rhythm & Gangsta | 256,000 |
| 79 | The Chemical Brothers | Push The Button | 250,000 |
| 80 | Blink 182 | Greatest Hits | 247,000 |
| 81 | Lemar | Time To Grow | 240,000 |
| 82 | Madeleine Peyroux | Careless Love | 236,000 |
| 83 | Green Day | International Superhits | 231,000 |
| 84 | Charlotte Church | Tissues And Issues | 224,000 |
| 85 | Natasha Bedingfield | Unwritten | 222,000 |
| 86 | Kylie Minogue | Ultimate Kylie | 217,000 |
| 87 | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Private Investigations | 215,000 |
| 88 | Michael Jackson | The Essential | 206,000 |
| 89 | Bryan Adams | Anthology | 206,000 |
| 90 | Usher | Confrssions | 203,000 |
| 91 | Mario | Turning Point | 199,000 |
| 92 | Choirboys | The Choirboys | 197,000 |
| 93 | E.l.o | All Over The World | 196,000 |
| 94 | Katie Melua | Call Off The Search | 195,879 |
| 95 | Joss Stone | The Soul Sessions | 194,000 |
| 96 | Rooster | Rooster | 192,000 |
| 97 | Bryn Terfel | Simple Gifts | 192,000 |
| 98 | Rem | In Time The Best Of | 191,000 |
| 99 | Michael Ball | Music | 189,000 |
| 100 | Natalie Imbruglia | Counting Down The Days | 185,000 |
| 101 | Coldplay | Parachutes | 184,000 |
| 102 | Pill Collins | Love Songs | 182,000 |
| 103 | Coldplay | A Rush Of Blood To The Head | 180,000 |
| 104 | Michael Bolton | The Very Best Of | 179,000 |
| 105 | Doves | Some Cities | 178,000 |
| 106 | Embrace | Out Of Nothing | 173,000 |
| 107 | Feeder | Pushing The Senses | 172,000 |
| 108 | System Of A Down | Mezmerise | 170,000 |
| 109 | Nelly | Suit | 169,000 |
| 110 | Mylo | Destroy Rock & Roll | 168,000 |
| 111 | Jamie Cullum | Catching Tales | 167,000 |
| 112 | The Darkness | One Way Ticket To Hell And Back | 166,000 |
| 113 | The Carpenters | Gold-Greatest Hits | 165,000 |
| 114 | Simply Red | Simplified | 164,000 |
| 115 | Lionel R & The Commodores | The Definitive Collection | 163,000 |
| 116 | My Chemical Romance | Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge | 162,000 |
| 117 | Elvis Presley | Hitstory | 161,000 |
| 118 | Abba | Gold-Greatest Hits | 160,000 |
| 119 | Patrizio Baunne | The Italian | 159,000 |
| 120 | Destiny's Child | No 1's | 158,000 |
| 121 | Ciara | Goodies | 157,000 |
| 122 | Matt Monro | The Ultimate Collection | 156,000 |
| 123 | Elvis Presley | Elvis-30 No 1 Hits | 155,000 |
| 124 | Sam Cooke | Portrait Of A Legend | 154,000 |
| 125 | Elvis Presley | Love Elvis | 153,000 |
| 126 | Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust | 152,000 |
| 127 | Antony & The Johnsons | I Am A Bird Now | 151,000 |
| 128 | Bon Jovi | Have A Nice Day | 150,000 |
| 129 | Queen | Greatest Hits I, Ii & Iii | 149,000 |
| 130 | Rod Stewart | The Story So Far | 148,000 |
| 131 | Arcade Fire | Funeral | 148,000 |
| 132 | Mcfly | Room On The 3rd Floor | 147,000 |
| 133 | Oasis | What's The Story Morning Glory | 147,000 |
| 134 | Queens Of The Stone Age | Lullabies To Paralyze | 146,000 |
| 135 | Britney Spears | Greatest Hits: My Prerogative | 145,000 |
| 136 | Girls Aloud | What Will The Neighbours Say | 144,000 |
| 137 | The Zoutons | Who Killed.. | 143,000 |
| 138 | Shakin' Stevens | The Collection | 142,000 |
| 139 | Ian Brown | The Greatest | 141,000 |
| 140 | Savage Garden | Truly Madly Completely: The Best Of | 140,000 |
| 141 | Sean Paul | The Trinity | 139,000 |
| 142 | Destiny's Child | Destiny Fulfilled | 138,000 |
| 143 | 2 Pac | Loyal To The Game | 137,000 |
| 144 | Jools Holland | Swinging The Blues Dancind The Ska | 136,000 |
| 145 | Sing | The Number 1's | 135,000 |
| 146 | Ost - 50 Cent & G Unit | Get Rich Or Die Tryin' | 134,000 |
| 147 | The Bravery | The Bravery | 133,000 |
| 148 | John Lennon | Working Class Hero | 132,000 |
| 149 | Jay-z & Linkin Park | Collision Course | 131,000 |
| 150 | Katherine Jenkins | Second Nature | 130,000 |
| 151 | Crazy Frog | Crazy Hits | 129,000 |
| 152 | Ronan Keating | 10 Years Of Hits | 128,000 |
| 153 | Kings Of Leon | Aha Shake Heartbreak | 127,000 |
| 154 | Green Day | Dookie | 126,000 |
| 155 | Jennifer Lopez | Rebirth | 124,000 |
| 156 | Pink Floyd | Echoes: The Best Of | 122,000 |
| 157 | Johnny Cash | Ring Of Fire: The Legend Of | 121,000 |
| 158 | Fleetwood Mac | The Very Best Of | 120,000 |
| 159 | Futureheads | The Futureheads | 118,000 |
| 160 | Nirvana | Nevermind | 116,000 |
| 161 | The Best Of - Vol 1 & 2 | | 114,000 |
| 162 | Pink Floyd | The Dark Side Of The Moon | 112,000 |
| 163 | Vehicles & Animals | | 111,000 |
| 164 | Teenage Dreams | | 110,000 |
| 165 | Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang | 109,000 |
| 166 | Andrea Bocelli | Aria: The Opera Album | 108,000 |
| 167 | Shania Twain | Greatest Hits | 108,000 |
| 168 | Paul Weller | As Is Now | 107,000 |
| 169 | Van Morrison | Magic Time | 107,000 |
| 170 | Ray Charles | Genius Loves Company | 106,000 |
| 171 | Muse | Absolution | 105,000 |
| 172 | System Of A Down | Hypnotise | 105,000 |
| 173 | Daniel Bedingfield | Second First Impression | 104,000 |
| 174 | Maximo Mark | A Certain Trigger | 103,000 |
| 175 | Steve Brookstein | Heart & Soul | 102,000 |
| 176 | Michael Jackson | Number Ones | 101,000 |
| 177 | The Best Of 1980-1990 | | 100,000 |
| 178 | The Pogues | The Ultimate Collection | 100,000 |
| 179 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | 99,000 |
| 180 | The Streets | A Grand Don't Come For Free | 99,000 |
| 181 | Christina Aguilera | Stripped | 98,000 |
| 182 | The Editors | The Back Room | 98,000 |
| 183 | Black Eyed Peas | Elephunk | 97,000 |
| 184 | Oasis | Definitely Maybe | 97,000 |
| 185 | Gorillaz | Gorillaz | 96,000 |
| 186 | David Gray | White Ladder | 96,000 |
| 187 | Slade | The Very Best Of | 95,000 |
| 188 | Cream | Ultimate Cream | 95,000 |
| 189 | Kirsty Maccoll | The Best Of | 94,000 |
| 190 | Libertines | The Libertines | 94,000 |
| 191 | Guns N Roses | Greatest Hits | 93,000 |
| 192 | Hayley Westenra | Odyssey | 93,000 |
| 193 | The Great American Iii - Rod Srewart | Stardust | 92,000 |
| 194 | Jamelia | Thank You | 92,000 |
| 195 | Babyshambles | Down In Albion | 91,000 |
| 196 | Blondie | Greatest Hits | 91,000 |
| 197 | Tony Christie | The Best Of | 90,500 |
| 198 | Will Young | Friday's Child | 90,036 |
| 199 | Cliff Richard | The Platinum Collection | 89,000 |
| 200 | Jamie Cullum | Twentysomething | 89,000 |
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