List of Classical Artist Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s explained

This is the list of the number-one albums of the Classical Artist Albums Chart during the 2010s.

In April 2012, Noah Stewart became the first black artist ever to top the Classical Artist Albums Chart.[1] In January 2013, In a Time Lapse by Ludovico Einaudi became the first classical album ever to sell more digital downloads than physical copies.[2] In September 2014, Rebecca Newman became the first independent soprano to reach the top spot.[3]

Number ones

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Best-selling classical album of the year
scope=colArtistscope=colAlbumscope=colRecord labelscope=colReached number onescope=colWeeks at
number one
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
Forever Vienna Decca27
Classic FM5
Forever Vienna Decca7
Central Band of the RAFReach for the SkiesDecca6
Benedictine Nuns of Notre-DameVoices – Chant From AvignonDecca1
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraMoonlight SerenadeDecca18
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
WEA2
Band of the Coldstream GuardsPride of the NationDecca5
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraMoonlight SerenadeDecca4
SummertimeClassic FM3
Islands – EssentialDecca2
Deutsche Grammophon2
Decca5
/Ennio MorriconeParadisoDecca5
One Fine DayDecca5
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraAnd the Waltz Goes On Decca6
Decca/Sugar1
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraAnd the Waltz Goes OnDecca1
/Harry ChristophersRenaissance – Music for Inner PeaceDecca4
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraAnd the Waltz Goes OnDecca1
Motif3
Waltzing in EuropeMotif4
NoahDecca5
Islands – EssentialDecca4
AnthemsSony Classical7
Best of BritishDecca1
West-Eastern Divan/Daniel BarenboimBeethoven for All – Music of Power, Passion & BeautyDecca2
Islands – EssentialDecca2
St. Petersburg Chamber ChoirTranquillity – Voices of Deep CalmDecca1
Decca6
AnthemsSony Classical1
Friar AllesandroVoice From AssisiDecca3
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraMagic of the Movies Decca11
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
In a Time LapseDecca2
RomantiqueDecca2
In a Time LapseDecca1
RomantiqueDecca2
In Love with MaastrichtDecca1
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraMagic of the Movies Decca1
In Love with MaastrichtDecca1
LatinoDeutsche Grammophon1
In Love with MaastrichtDecca2
In a Time LapseDecca1
Dusk & DawnSony Classical1
In a Time LapseDecca3
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX52
In Love with MaastrichtDecca2
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX51
MartynasMartynasDecca2
Islands – EssentialDecca2
SpheresDeutsche Grammophon1
In a Time LapseDecca1
BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry WordsworthPhilips2
Rieu RoyaleDecca1
Decca5
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraMagic of the Movies Decca3
Rieu RoyaleDecca1
This Is ChristmasWarner Bros.2
December LightsDecca2
Wonderful WorldDecca1
December LightsDecca2
Kings College Choir/David WillcocksEssential CarolsDecca1
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
Islands – EssentialDecca4
Ji LiuPiano ReflectionsClassic FM1
Voces8EventideDecca2
Karadaglic/LPO/Nezet-SequinAranjuezMercury Classics2
Islands – EssentialDecca6
RhydianOne Day Like ThisFutura Classics10
Islands – EssentialDecca1
Craig OgdenSummer GuitarClassic FM/Decca1
Nicola BenedettiHomecomingDecca5
Islands – EssentialDecca2
Craig OgdenSummer GuitarClassic FM/Decca1
Islands – EssentialDecca1
ParisWEA Records1
Dare to DreamRambling Rose1
PureWEA Records1
FantasiaSony Classical2
TenoreSony Classical3
Love In Venice Decca2
Home Sweet HomeDecca1
Love In Venice Decca14
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX51
Love In VeniceDecca1
Ólafur Arnalds/Alice Sara OttThe Chopin ProjectMercury Classics1
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX52
/Harry ChristophersMonteverdi/Vespers of 1610CORO2
Islands – EssentialDecca1
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX51
& Johann Strauss OrchestraMagic Of the ViolinDecca7
Craig Ogden and FriendsClassic FM9
Joyce DiDonato & Antonio PappanoJoyce & Tony Live at Wigmore HallErato1
SleepDeutsche Grammophon1
Nessun Dorma - The Puccini AlbumSony Classical2
SleepDeutsche Grammophon1
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Antonio PappanoVerdi/AidaWarner Classics1
Vivaldi/The New Four SeasonsSony Classical1
ElementsDecca2
CinemaDecca1
A Year of Songs East West1
& the Johann Strauss OrchestraRoman HolidayDecca1
A Year of Songs East West14
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
Richard & AdamBelieve - Songs of InspirationSony Masterworks3
& Junkie XLBatman V Superman - Dawn of Justice OSTSony Classical2
One Voice Decca3
CelebrationDecca1
One Voice Decca12
Islands – EssentialDecca1
Cinema Classics - The Piano At The MoviesSony Classical2
Islands – EssentialDecca1
Viva OlympiaDecca3
/Scottish Festival Orchestra/The Lost Songs of St KildaDecca4
Cantata Memoria - For The ChildrenDecca3
Island SongsDecca1
A Year of SongsEast West1
Morricone 60Decca1
A Year of SongsEast West1
One Voice at ChristmasClassic FM5
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX52
Islands – EssentialDecca2
Three Worlds - Music From Woolf WorksDeutsche Grammophon3
Islands – EssentialDecca2
Love Was a DreamDecca1
Stars Are RisingArts Records1
/St Pauls Choir/Classic FM's Pts Jubilate - 500 Years of Cathedral MusicDecca5
Islands – EssentialDecca3
CantusNorthern LightsDecca1
Islands – EssentialDecca2
London Philharmonic Orchestra/David ParryX52
Islands – EssentialDecca4
BelieveCavedish1
Islands – EssentialDecca8
L'OperaSony Classical1
Ayoub SistersDecca1
Symphonic AdiemusDecca1
Islands – EssentialDecca4
One Voice - BelieveGlobal3
AmoreDecca9
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
InspirationDecca2
AmoreDecca1
InspirationDecca1
Tony BanksFiveBMG1
, and National Symphony OrchestraThe Glorious GardenClassic FM3
Islands – EssentialDecca1
BlakeThe Anniversary AlbumBlake1
Islands – EssentialDecca2
Channel Classics1
Islands – EssentialDecca1
London Symphony OrchestraJohn Williams - A Life In MusicDecca2
InspirationDecca10
Islands – EssentialDecca3
InspirationDecca1
Islands – EssentialDecca1
EvolutionSony Classical3
Islands – EssentialDecca2
, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & National Youth Choir of Great BritainThe Great War SymphonyClassic FM1
Islands – EssentialDecca1
Dreams and SongsDeutsche Grammophon1
SiDecca20
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
Seven Days Walking Day OneDecca2
/The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra&Gorecki/Symphony No 3Domino1
SiDecca2
Seven Days Walking Day TwoDecca1
RiseDecca2
Islands – EssentialDecca1
Guiding LightDecca1
Islands – EssentialDecca1
and Philharmonia OrchestraLise DavidsenDecca1
SiDecca2
Seven Days Walking Day FourDecca1
Islands – EssentialDecca1
Romance - The Piano Music of ClaraDecca1
The Greatest HitsDecca1
Islands – EssentialDecca8
Sound of SilenceDecca1
Islands – EssentialDecca3
Miserere - Songs of Mercy & RedemptionDecca1
Islands – EssentialDecca2
and Back in HarmonyBMG3
and Happy DaysDecca7

By artist

Eighteen artists have spent six or more weeks at the top of the Classical Artist Albums Chart during the 2010s. The totals below include only credited performances.

scope=colArtistscope=colNumber-one albumsscope=colWeeks at number one
scope=row15142
scope=row755
scope=row693
scope=row419
scope=row531
scope=row117
scope=row211
scope=rowDavid Parry111
scope=rowLondon Philharmonic Orchestra111
scope=row110
scope=row611
scope=row210
scope=row114
scope=row124
scope=rowCentral Band of the RAF16
scope=rowThe Sixteen26
scope=rowHarry Christophers26
scope=row26

By record label

Twenty one record labels have released chart-topping albums during the 2010s.

scope=colRecord labelscope=colNumber-one albumsscope=colWeeks at number one
scope=rowEast West117
scope=rowCavendish11
scope=rowErato11
scope=rowMercury Classics23
scope=rowRambling Rose11
scope=rowWarner Bros.12
scope=rowFutura Classics110
scope=rowClassic FM826
scope=rowDecca Records62290
scope=rowDeutsche Grammophon610
scope=rowMotif Records27
scope=rowPhilips Records12
scope=rowSony Classical1025
scope=rowSugar Music11
scope=rowCORO12
scope=rowWEA Records57
scope=rowX5 Music Group111
scope=rowSony Masterworks13
scope=rowGlobal13
scope=rowBMG26
scope=rowChannel Classics11
scope=rowDomino11

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Noah Stewart becomes first black artist to top Official Classical Chart . 1 April 2012 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406234309/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/noah-stewart-becomes-first-black-artist-to-top-official-classical-chart-1316/ . 6 April 2012 . live . 2 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Ludovico Einaudi sets new chart record for a classical artist. 28 January 2013. Official Charts Company. London. 28 January 2013.
  3. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/classical-artist-albums-chart/20140921/147/ Official Charts Company

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