The best selling album in 2005 in United Kingdom was BACK TO BEDLAM by JAMES BLUNT which sold 2,370,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
JAMES BLUNT |
BACK TO BEDLAM |
2,370,000 |
2004 |
| 2 |
COLDPLAY |
X&Y |
2,000,000 |
2005 |
| 3 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
INTENSIVE CARE |
1,430,000 |
2005 |
| 4 |
KAISER CHIEFS |
EMPLOYMENT |
1,310,000 |
2005 |
| 5 |
GORILLAZ |
DEMON DAYS |
1,210,000 |
2005 |
| 6 |
WESTLIFE |
FACE TO FACE |
1,140,000 |
2005 |
| 7 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 62 |
1,020,000 |
2005 |
| 8 |
KT TUNSTALL |
EYE TO THE TELESCOPE |
1,020,000 |
2004 |
| 9 |
KELLY CLARKSON |
BREAKAWAY |
950,000 |
2004 |
| 10 |
EMINEM |
CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS |
930,000 |
2005 |
| 11 |
FAITHLESS |
FOREVER FAITHLESS - THE GREATEST HITS |
920,000 |
2005 |
| 12 |
KATIE MELUA |
PIECE BY PIECE |
880,000 |
2005 |
| 13 |
THE KILLERS |
HOT FUSS |
860,000 |
2004 |
| 14 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 61 |
850,000 |
2005 |
| 15 |
OASIS |
DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH |
850,000 |
2005 |
| 16 |
IL DIVO |
ANCORA |
840,000 |
2005 |
| 17 |
MADONNA |
CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR |
830,000 |
2005 |
| 18 |
GREEN DAY |
AMERICAN IDIOT |
820,000 |
2004 |
| 19 |
SCISSOR SISTERS |
SCISSOR SISTERS |
790,000 |
2004 |
| 20 |
KEANE |
HOPES AND FEARS |
760,000 |
2004 |
| 21 |
TAKE THAT |
NEVER FORGET - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
750,000 |
2005 |
| 22 |
GWEN STEFANI |
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY |
750,000 |
2004 |
| 23 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 60 |
690,000 |
2005 |
| 24 |
THE BLACK EYED PEAS |
MONKEY BUSINESS |
690,000 |
2005 |
| 25 |
SUGABABES |
TALLER IN MORE WAYS |
640,000 |
2005 |
| 26 |
DAVID GRAY |
LIFE IN SLOW MOTION |
630,000 |
2005 |
| 27 |
BASEMENT JAXX |
THE SINGLES |
600,000 |
2005 |
| 28 |
THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS |
PCD |
570,000 |
2005 |
| 29 |
G4 |
G4 |
570,000 |
2005 |
| 30 |
FOO FIGHTERS |
IN YOUR HONOR |
570,000 |
2005 |
| 31 |
POP PARTY SERIES |
POP PARTY 3 |
560,000 |
2005 |
| 32 |
TONY CHRISTIE |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
560,000 |
2005 |
| 33 |
50 CENT |
THE MASSACRE |
550,000 |
2005 |
| 34 |
JACK JOHNSON |
IN BETWEEN DREAMS |
530,000 |
2005 |
| 35 |
MARIAH CAREY |
THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI |
530,000 |
2005 |
| 36 |
ATHLETE |
TOURIST |
500,000 |
2005 |
| 37 |
AKON |
TROUBLE |
490,000 |
2004 |
| 38 |
WILL YOUNG |
KEEP ON |
480,000 |
2005 |
| 39 |
THE PRODIGY |
THEIR LAW: THE SINGLES 1990-2005 |
470,000 |
2005 |
| 40 |
EURYTHMICS |
ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
450,000 |
2005 |
| 41 |
STEREOPHONICS |
LANGUAGE SEX VIOLENCE OTHER |
450,000 |
2005 |
| 42 |
JEFF WAYNE |
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS |
450,000 |
1978 |
| 43 |
THE MAGIC NUMBERS |
THE MAGIC NUMBERS |
440,000 |
2005 |
| 44 |
MARIAH CAREY |
GREATEST HITS |
440,000 |
2001 |
| 45 |
SUPERTRAMP |
RETROSPECTACLE-THE SUPERTRAMP ANTHOLOGY |
440,000 |
2005 |
| 46 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
IT'S TIME |
430,000 |
2005 |
| 47 |
KANYE WEST |
LATE REGISTRATION |
430,000 |
2005 |
| 48 |
KASABIAN |
KASABIAN |
410,000 |
2004 |
| 49 |
FRANZ FERDINAND |
FRANZ FERDINAND |
410,000 |
2004 |
| 50 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
GUILTY PLEASURES |
400,000 |
2005 |
