Best-Selling Music of 2016

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2016 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

Domestic noir was at its commercial peak. A single psychological thriller could sell a million copies in weeks, and authors who'd laboured for years suddenly found themselves at the top of the charts.

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#1 — Now That's What I Call Music 95

Now That's What I Call Music 95

4.6 · 429

#2 — Together

Together

4.7 · 877

#3 — Blackstar

Blackstar

4.7 · 9

#4 — 25

25

4.7 · 6

#5 — The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic...

The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic...

4.8 · 839

#6 — Blue & Lonesome (Digi Pack)

Blue & Lonesome (Digi Pack)

4.5 · 784

#7 — A Head Full of Dreams

A Head Full of Dreams

4.7 · 6

#8 — NOW That’s What I Call Music! 93

NOW That’s What I Call Music! 93

4.6 · 453

#9 — NOW 94

NOW 94

4.5 · 322

#10 — You Want It Darker

You Want It Darker

4.8 · 542

#11 — The Heavy Entertainment Show

The Heavy Entertainment Show

4.6 · 504

#12 — 50

50

4.7 · 514

#13 — Glory Days

Glory Days

4.7 · 197

#14 — Nobody But Me

Nobody But Me

4.6 · 292

#15 — Before The Dawn

Before The Dawn

4.6 · 434

#16 — Best Of Bowie

Best Of Bowie

4.8 · 793

#17 — If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Or...

If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Or...

4.8 · 8

#18 — 24K Magic

24K Magic

4.6 · 325

#19 — Upon a Different Shore

Upon a Different Shore

4.1 · 421

#20 — Wonderland

Wonderland

4.6 · 270

#21 — A Moon Shaped Pool

A Moon Shaped Pool

4.5 · 328

#22 — Chaleur Humaine [UK Version]

Chaleur Humaine [UK Version]

4.8 · 397

#23 — NOW That’s What I Call Disney

NOW That’s What I Call Disney

4.7 · 607

#24 — Long Live The Angels

Long Live The Angels

4.6 · 252

#25 — All Over The World: The Very Best Of ELO

All Over The World: The Very Best Of ELO

4.8 · 7

#26 — Get Weird

Get Weird

4.7 · 705

#27 — I Cry When I Laugh

I Cry When I Laugh

4.8 · 2

#28 — Walls

Walls

4.6 · 229

#29 — One Voice

One Voice

4.8 · 575

#30 — LEMONADE

LEMONADE

4.5 · 249

#31 — The Heavy Entertainment Show

The Heavy Entertainment Show

4.6 · 504

#32 — Trolls

Trolls

4.8 · 241

#33 — 24 HRS

24 HRS

4.7 · 300

#34 — Wonderland

Wonderland

4.6 · 270

#35 — The Very Best of Prince

The Very Best of Prince

4.7 · 417

#36 — The Singles (3CD)

The Singles (3CD)

4.8 · 285

#37 — This Is Acting

This Is Acting

4.8 · 336

#38 — Sing Your Heart Out 2016

Sing Your Heart Out 2016

4.5 · 263

#39 — Blackstar [VINYL]

Blackstar [VINYL]

4.7 · 9

#40 — 21

21

4.7 · 9

#41 — Chaos And The Calm

Chaos And The Calm

4.8 · 875

#42 — 24 HRS

24 HRS

4.7 · 300

#43 — Blurryface

Blurryface

4.8 · 358

#44 — Nobody But Me [Deluxe Lenticular Sleeve Edition]

Nobody But Me [Deluxe Lenticular Sleeve Edition]

4.9 · 170

#45 — Glory Days

Glory Days

4.8 · 139

#46 — The Getaway

The Getaway

4.6 · 223

#47 — Back From The Edge

Back From The Edge

4.8 · 309

#48 — Christmas [Special Edition: Bonus Tracks]

Christmas [Special Edition: Bonus Tracks]

4.7 · 9

#49 — Take Me To The Alley

Take Me To The Alley

4.7 · 265

#50 — Just… Fabulous Rock ʻnʼ Roll

Just… Fabulous Rock ʻnʼ Roll

4.7 · 420

#51 — 1000 Forms Of Fear

1000 Forms Of Fear

4.8 · 674

#52 — Falling In Love

Falling In Love

4.7 · 246

#53 — Purpose

Purpose

4.7 · 601

#54 — Classic House

Classic House

4.7 · 391

#55 — Chasing Dreams

Chasing Dreams

4.7 · 334

#56 — Hardwired...To Self-Destruct

Hardwired...To Self-Destruct

4.6 · 247

#57 — I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so un...

I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so un...

4.5 · 175

#58 — Revolution Radio

Revolution Radio

4.7 · 197

#59 — Len Goodman's Crooners And Swooners

Len Goodman's Crooners And Swooners

4.5 · 207

#60 — Now That's What I Call Christmas

Now That's What I Call Christmas

4.6 · 594

#61 — My Universe

My Universe

4.7 · 233

#62 — The Annual 2017

The Annual 2017

4.6 · 115

#63 — Cartwheels

Cartwheels

4.9 · 255

#64 — One Voice At Christmas

One Voice At Christmas

4.8 · 209

#65 — 1989

1989

4.7 · 5

#66 — Skeleton Tree

Skeleton Tree

4.4 · 170

#67 — Can't Touch Us Now

Can't Touch Us Now

4.5 · 162

#68 — BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2016

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2016

4.5 · 72

#69 — 19

19

4.5 · 6

#70 — Dreamboats & Petticoats - 10th Anniversary Collection

Dreamboats & Petticoats - 10th Anniversary Collection

4.8 · 290

#71 — Hunky Dory (2015 Remastered Version)

Hunky Dory (2015 Remastered Version)

4.8 · 193

#72 — Keep Me Singing

Keep Me Singing

4.7 · 176

#73 — Love & Hate

Love & Hate

4.7 · 187

#74 — The Ride

The Ride

4.0 · 140

#75 — Chapter And Verse

Chapter And Verse

4.3 · 106

#76 — Elaine Paige Presents The Musicals

Elaine Paige Presents The Musicals

4.6 · 160

#77 — Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

4.8 · 7

#78 — Written In Scars (New Edition)

Written In Scars (New Edition)

4.8 · 746

#79 — Nine Track Mind

Nine Track Mind

4.8 · 250

#80 — The Lexicon Of Love II

The Lexicon Of Love II

4.6 · 228

#81 — Hardwired...To Self-Destruct

Hardwired...To Self-Destruct

4.4 · 170

#82 — The Country Album

The Country Album

4.7 · 338

#83 — The Wave

The Wave

4.6 · 191

#84 — Sleep No More

Sleep No More

4.8 · 290

#85 — 4EVER

4EVER

4.6 · 123

#86 — Legacy (The Very Best Of)

Legacy (The Very Best Of)

4.6 · 219

#87 — Stranger To Stranger

Stranger To Stranger

4.5 · 193

#88 — The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection

4.7 · 213

#89 — I Love The 90s

I Love The 90s

4.8 · 89

#90 — Immortalized (Deluxe Version)

Immortalized (Deluxe Version)

4.8 · 347

#91 — Long Live The Angels

Long Live The Angels

4.6 · 252

#92 — Views

Views

4.1 · 88

#93 — Tapestry

Tapestry

4.8 · 700

#94 — The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mar...

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mar...

4.6 · 493

#95 — Death Of A Bachelor

Death Of A Bachelor

4.6 · 189

#96 — Now That's What I Call Music! 92

Now That's What I Call Music! 92

4.5 · 734

#97 — A Year Of Songs

A Year Of Songs

4.5 · 766

#98 — The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl

The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl

4.6 · 181

#99 — NOW That's What I Call Love

NOW That's What I Call Love

4.8 · 113

#100 — Funk The Disco

Funk The Disco

4.7 · 104

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