List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1990s

Until 1 February 1994, the chart was compiled each week by Gallup – after this date, it was managed by Millward Brown, who expanded the number of sales figures sampled, and extended the use of electronic point of sale machines.

[1] From July 1998 onwards, compilation of the chart was overseen by the Chart Information Network, jointly operated by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the British Association of Record Dealers.

[7] The first number-one album of the 1990s was ...But Seriously by Phil Collins[8] – released in 1989, ...But Seriously first reached number one in December of that year, and remained at the top for eight weeks.

[3] The Spice Girls' record label, Virgin Records, was the most successful label of the decade – with an artist roster that included the Spice Girls, Phil Collins and Meat Loaf, Virgin topped the albums chart with 19 different albums for a total of 62 weeks.

Typically, this will refer to the album that was announced as number one on the Sunday before 25 December—when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday itself, the official number one is considered by the OCC to be the one announced on that day's chart.

Colour photograph of Simply Red performing live onstage in 2009.
British band Simply Red spent 19 weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart during the 1990s, longer than any other act.
Colour photograph of the Spice Girls standing in a line onstage in 2008.
The Spice Girls ' debut, Spice , spent a total of 15 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart during the 1990s, longer than any other album.
Colour photograph of Liam and Noel Gallagher performing live in 2005.
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis was the biggest-selling album of the decade.
Colour photograph of all five members of Boyzone performing in concert in 2009. They are suspended from the ceiling by wires.
Irish group Boyzone topped the albums chart with four different releases this decade.
Head-and-shoulders colour photograph of Celine Dion in 2008.
Canadian singer Celine Dion achieved four number-one albums during the 1990s.
Head-and-shoulders colour photograph of Cher in 2011.
Cher 's greatest hits album 1965–1992 was the 1992 Christmas number-one album .