The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 United Kingdom Album Chart
for the Week of May 8, 2021
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Collapsed in Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Transgressive | R&B |
| ▲ | 2 | 4 | Dark Side of the Blues (Live in Prague) | Pat Fulgoni | Chocolate Fireguard | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | The Fray | John Smith | Commoner | Singer/Songwriter |
| ▲ | 4 | 6 | Hate for Sale | Pretenders | BMG | Classic Rock |
| - | 5 | 5 | McCartney III | Paul McCartney | UMG | Pop Rock |
| ▲ | 6 | 8 | With Every Turn | Roberto Restuccia | Trippin N Rhythm | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 7 | 9 | As the Love Continues | Mogwai | Third Verse PTY Ltd | Rock |
| *NEW* | 8 | - | Stand for Myself | Yola | Easy Eye Sound | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 9 | 7 | A Dark Murmuration of Words | Emily Barker | Thirty Tigers | Alternative Folk |
| - | 10 | 10 | No Cactus | Jackdaw | Cutthroat | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 11 | 14 | Truth | Jeff Beck | Epic | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 12 | 3 | One More Mile | Dave Thomas | Blonde On Blonde Direct | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 13 | 13 | The Real Story | Elford, Davies and Baldini | Self-Release | Christian Rock |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | Glowing in the Dark | Django Django | Because | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 15 | 16 | Uppers | TV Priest | Sub Pop | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 16 | 18 | The Death of the Forest is the End of Our Life | Less Than Nothing | Self-Release | Jam Band |
| - | 17 | 17 | June is Short, July is Long | Jeb Loy Nichols | Compass | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 18 | 19 | For the First Time | Black Country, New Road | Ninja Tune | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 19 | 22 | Still Time | Karen Matheson | Compass Records | Traditional Folk |
| ▲ | 20 | 24 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons | Glassnote | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 21 | 25 | All the Little Lights | Passenger | Netterk | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 22 | 26 | Babel | Mumford & Sons | Universal | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 23 | 27 | Sailing to Philadelphia | Mark Knopfler | Mercury | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 24 | - | Everyday Life | Coldplay | Atlantic | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 25 | 31 | Me and Mr. Johnson | Eric Clapton | Reprise | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 26 | 21 | Collections from the Whiteout | Ben Howard | Republic | Singer/Songwriter |
| ▲ | 27 | 30 | Maverick Thinker | William The Conqueror | Chrysalis | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 28 | - | Good Woman | The Staves | Atlantic | Alternative |
| ▲ | 29 | - | Delta | Mumford & Sons | Glassnote | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 30 | 33 | Colour Me Free! | Joss Stone | Virgin America | Pop |
| ▼ | 31 | 23 | Still | Malaya Blue | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 32 | 37 | Song for Our Daughter | Laura Marling | Chrysalis | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 33 | 38 | The Temperance Movement | The Temperance Movement | Fantasy / Concord Music Group | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 34 | 39 | White Bear | The Temperance Movement | Concord | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 35 | 40 | Reckless Heart | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Sony | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 36 | 41 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Nonesuch | Soul |
| ▲ | 37 | - | Acoustic Classics II | Richard Thompson | Beeswing | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 38 | - | Berry Hill | Million Miles | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 39 | 45 | Kisses on the Bottom | Paul McCartney | Universal | Pop/Rock |
| ▲ | 40 | - | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Polydor | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 41 | 11 | How Blue Can You Get | Gary Moore | Mascot | Contemporary Blues |
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