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Official Albums Chart on 29/12/2017

29 December 2017 - 4 January 2018

The UK's Top 100 biggest artist albums of the week, compiled by the Official Charts Company based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. View the biggest albums of 2024.

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David Sutton

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Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 4th Jan.

Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley

Amy and Fleetwood Mac continue their battle
Note-there is bug in OCC chart of 11th May-Best of Fleetwood MAc was indeed present.
(Same bug affect Legend and several other albums)

+1. Abba - Gold - 817
+2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 805
+2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 805
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 712
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
+6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 516
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10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 329
+11. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 325
+12. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 320
+13=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 317
+13=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 317 (294 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
15=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
15=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
+17.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 312
+18. ED SHEERAN – + – 301
19. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
20. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 287
+20=. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 287 (271+16 for 1987 re-issue))
22=. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
22=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
+24.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 285
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28. ADELE – 21 – 264
+29. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 259
30. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
30=. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 252
+32. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 250
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34. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
35. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
+35. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 225
+37. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 224
38. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+39. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 220
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53. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
+54. Ed Sheerhan - X 184 CONSECUTIVE
+54=. STONE ROSES - STONE ROSES – 184
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64=WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 175
64=LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 175
64=DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 175
64= LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 175
+68. ELO - ALL OVER THE WORLD-THE VERY BEST OF ELO 173
+69. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 172

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 4th Jan.

+1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 562
+2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 541
+3. ABBA - GOLD - 539
+4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 518
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
+6. PINK FLOYD - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 384
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11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274
+12. ED SHEERAN – + – 261
+13. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 256 (226 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
...
15. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
+16. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 236
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18. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
18=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 227
+20. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 225
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27. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+28. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 190
29. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 187
30. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
30=. REM - OUT OF TIME - 184
+30=.Ed Sheerhan - X 184 CONSEC
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52. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
53=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
53= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
+53=. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 154
+53=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS - 154
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59. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
60. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148
60=. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 148
+60=.OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 148

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 40. + means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 4th Jan.

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 347
2. Soundtrack - South Pacific 313 Weeks (all in Top 20)
3. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 279
4. Meatloaf - Bat out of 249
5. Abba - Gold - 230
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9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
10. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 176
+10=.Ed Sheerhan - X 176
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18. Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
+19.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 149
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27. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 121
28. Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 120
+28=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 120