List of UK Dance Chart number-one albums of 2011
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Chart history
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Reference |
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| 2 January | The Beginning The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album) The Beginning received generally mixedreviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 47, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."Monica Herrera wrote for... |
The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide... |
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| 9 January | Running Trax 2 | Various artists | Ministry of Sound | |
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| 30 January | Cream Chilled Electronic | One More Tune | ||
| 6 February | No More Idols No More Idols No More Idols is the second album by British production duo Chase & Status, released on 28 January 2011. No More Idols marks the first major full-length release by Chase & Status since their debut album More Than Alot three years prior; a period in which the group signed a major management deal... |
Chase & Status Chase & Status Chase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.-2003-2005:... |
Mercury Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... |
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| 3 April | Back to the Old Skool | Various artists | Ministry of Sound | |
| 10 April | On a Mission On a Mission (Katy B album) On a Mission is the debut studio album by British dubstep singer Katy B. The album was released on April 1, 2011, by Rinse and Columbia Records and in the USA on the 13 September. Katy worked with producers and writers DJ Zinc, Benga, and Rinse FM founder Geeneus. Katy had been recording songs for... |
Katy B Katy B Kathleen "Katie" Brien, better known as Katy B, is an English singer-songwriter and a graduate of the BRIT School. She is a dubstep, R&B, funky, house and UK garage singer and has also performed under the name Baby Katy. She was born in Peckham, South London... |
Rinse | |
| 17 April | Ultimate Floorfillers | Various artists | AATW/EMI TV/UMTV UMTV Universal Music TV is a London-based record label that was formed in 1998.Owned by Universal Music Group, UMTV specialises in producing compilation albums and occasional single releases... |
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| 1 May | No More Idols | Chase & Status | Mercury | |
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| 29 May | World's on Fire World's on Fire (album) World's on Fire is the first live album and second DVD by English electronic dance music band The Prodigy, released on 11 May 2011.- Track listing :- DVD and Blu-ray bonus content :# "Run "# "Spitfire / Mescaline "... |
The Prodigy The Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s... |
Takemetothehosptial | |
| 5 June | No More Idols | Chase & Status | Mercury | |
| 12 June | Hot Hot (Inna album) - Weekly charts :- Certifications :- Year-end charts :*"Very Hot" Version-All-time charts:- Release history :... |
Inna Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania... |
3 Beat 3 Beat Records 3 Beat Records is a British record shop and independent record label which was founded by Jon Barlow in 1989.-History:3 Beat Records was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywell Williams who were students at... /AATW |
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| 19 June | No More Idols | Chase & Status | Mercury | |
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| 3 July | Clubland 19 | Various artists | AATW/UMTV | |
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| 17 July | Running Trax 3 | Ministry of Sound | ||
| 24 July | One Love One Love (David Guetta album) One Love received generally favourable reviews from most music critics. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on ten reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"... |
David Guetta David Guetta Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life... |
Positiva/Virgin Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| 31 July | No More Idols | Chase & Status | Mercury | |
| 7 August | Back to Life – 90's Soul Groove & Club | Various artists | EMI TV/UMTV | |
| 14 August | Hed Kandi Ibiza 2011 | Hed Kandi Hed Kandi Hed Kandi is an UK-based record label and a music brand which was established in 1999 by Mark Doyle, specialising in funky, soulful house music. Hed Kandi's catalogue includes both artist albums and various genres of club compilations. As well as producing music albums and compilations, Hed Kandi... |
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| 21 August | Welcome Reality Welcome Reality Welcome Reality is the first album by UK dubstep act Nero. A concept album, it was released in Ireland on 12 August 2011 and the rest of the world on 15 August 2011 except Australia and New Zealand which was released on 19 August 2011 on Chase & Status's MTA Records.-Singles:*"Innocence" was the... |
Nero Nero (band) Nero are an electronic music act from London, England consisting of Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray. Alana Watson provides vocals on many of the duo's songs, though she is not officially a band member. On 6 December 2010, Nero were announced as nominees for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.-History:Nero... |
MTA | |
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| 4 September | Nothing but the Beat Nothing but the Beat Nothing but the Beat is the fifth studio album by French DJ and record producer David Guetta. The album was released on August 26, 2011 through Virgin Records . Released as a double album, the first disc features collaborations with artists from the R&B, hip hop and pop world such as Lil Wayne,... |
David Guetta | Positiva/Virgin | |
| 11 September | Playing in the Shadows Playing in the Shadows -Other singles:*"Natural Disaster" was released on 16 October. It debuted at number 37 on the UK charts. Although the single is featured on Example's album, it was released as Laidback Luke's single.... |
Example | Ministry of Sound | |
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| 25 September | Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta | Positiva/Virgin | |
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| 16 October | Addicted to Bass Classics | Various artists | Ministry of Sound | |
| 23 October | Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta | Positiva/Virgin | |
| 30 October | Playing in the Shadows | Example | Ministry of Sound | |
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See also
- List of number-one albums of 2011 (UK)
- List of UK Dance Chart number-one singles of 2011
- List of UK Official Download Chart number-one albums of 2011
- List of UK Indie Chart number-one albums of 2011
- List of UK Rock Chart number-one albums of 2011
- List of UK R&B Chart number-one albums of 2011
External links
- Dance Albums Chart at The Official Charts Company
- UK Top 40 Dance Album Chart at BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...