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THE OFFICIAL CHARTS:
THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR ALL UK CHART INFORMATION
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART
50th ANNIVERSARY: Album Chart
Here are your Top 100 favourite UK number one albums.
As part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2006,
we asked you to vote for your favourite UK #1 albums of all time. In total we received 220,741 votes. THANK YOU!
The Top 100 was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Monday August 28th, 2006 and the show was presented by Simon Mayo.
Facts:
787 - #1 albums to choose from (to August 2006)
8,489 non-number one albums were nominated as 'favourites'
2,636 individual artists received nominations for their albums
- Male solo artists: 49%
- Female solo artists: 20%
- Groups: 31%
Difference between #1 (Sgt. Pepper) and #2 (Thriller): 201 votes
Favourite Albums: Breakdown By Decade:
1950s: -
1960s: 11
1970s: 24
1980s: 24
1990s: 21
2000s: 20
Interesting albums / groups to receive moninations from the general public:
"Achtung Bono" by U2
"London's Burning" by The Clash
"Blonde On The Tracks" by Bob Dylan
"The Joshua Three" by U2
"Dark Side Of The Room" by Oink Flyd
ARTIST ALBUMS
1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
2. Thriller - Michael Jackson
3. The Joshua Tree - U2
4. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
5. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
6. Revolver - Beatles
7. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
8. Abbey Road - Beatles
9. A Night At The Opera - Queen
10. The Beatles (The White Album) - Beatles
11. Rubber Soul - Beatles
12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
13. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
14. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
15. Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
16. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
17. Parallel Lines - Blondie
18. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
19. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
20. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
21. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
22. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
23. Graceland - Paul Simon
24. Ray Of Light - Madonna
25. Who's Next - Who
26. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
27. OK Computer - Radiohead
28. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
29. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
30. Out Of Time - R.E.M.
31. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
32. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
33. X & Y Coldplay
34. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
35. Like A Prayer - Madonna
36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
37. Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna
38. Parachutes - Coldplay
39. Harvest - Neil Young
40. Bad - Michael Jackson
41. American Idiot - Green Day
42. A Kind Of Magic - Queen
43. Faith - George Michael
44. Fever - Kylie Minogue
45. Back In Black - AC/DC
46. Let It Be - Beatles
47. Like A Virgin - Madonna
48. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
49. Imagine - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers
50. Help - Beatles
51. Arrival - Abba
52. Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin
53. Urban Hymns - Verve
54. Spice - Spice Girls
55. Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
56. Let's Dance - David Bowie
57. Hopes And Fears - Keane
58. Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
59. Escapology - Robbie Williams
60. Parklife - Blur
61. Rattle And Hum - U2
62. Hot Fuss - The Killers
63. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
64. True Blue - Madonna
65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
66. Music - Madonna
67. A Day At The Races - Queen
=68. War - U2
=68. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams
70. No Angel - Dido
71. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
72. Swing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
=73. Super Trouper - Abba
=73. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
75. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
76. Spiceworld - Spice Girls
77. Dare! - Human League
78. Different Class - Pulp
79. Please Please Me - Beatles
80. Back To Bedlam - James Blunt
81. So - Peter Gabriel
82. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
83. Diva - Annie Lennox
84. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
85. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
86. Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
87. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
=88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
=88. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie
90. Play - Moby
91. Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1 - George Michael
92. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
93. Voulez-Vous - Abba
94. Innuendo - Queen
95. Demon Days - Gorillaz
96. Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
=97. The Album - Abba
=97. Come On Over - Shania Twain
99. I've Been Expecting You - Robbie Williams
100. Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
© The Official UK Charts Company 2006
TOP 20 'BEST OF THE REST' ARTIST ALBUMS
We also asked you to tell us all about your favourite albums that didn't quite get to the top slot.
Here are your favourite non-Number Ones:
1. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
2. The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie
3. Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
4. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
5. The Wall - Pink Floyd
6. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
7. The Bends - Radiohead
8. Nevermind - Nirvana
9. The Stone Roses - Stone Roses
10. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
11. London Calling - The Clash
12. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
13. Achtung Baby - U2
14. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan
15. Low - David Bowie
16. Hotel California - Eagles
17. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
18. Violator - Depeche Mode
19. Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses
20. The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
© The Official UK Charts Company 2006
GREATEST HITS
1. Queen's Greatest Hits - Queen
2. Gold - Greatest Hits - Abba
3. The Immaculate Collection - Madonna
4. Greatest Hits - Abba
5. Greatest Hits II - Queen
6. Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams
7. Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael - George Michael
8. The Whole Story - Kate Bush
9. Greatest Hits - Eurythmics
10. 1 - Beatles
11. Changesbowie - David Bowie
12. The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides - U2
13. Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers - Bob Marley & The Wailers
14. History - Past, Present And Future Book 1 - Michael Jackson
15. Greatest Hits - Take That
16. Complete Madness - Madness
17. The John Lennon Collection - John Lennon
18. The Singles 1969-1973 - Carpenters
19. Every Breath You Take - The Singles - Police
20. Elv1s - 30 Number 1 Hits - Elvis Presley
© The Official UK Charts Company 2006
TOP 5 SOUNDTRACKS
1. Evita (OST) - Madonna & Various Artists
2. Grease - Original Soundtrack
3. Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
4. The Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack
5. West Side Story - Original Soundtrack
© The Official UK Charts Company 2006
Sgt. Pepper Tops The Nation’s Favourite Albums List
Simon Mayo, who presented the run-down on BBC Radio 2 - said:
"It is a very impressive list and no surprise at all that Sgt Pepper is at the top.
It revolutionised music and what we expect from an album. A fine choice indeed."
Darren Haynes, The Official UK Charts Company said:
The list of Number One albums is instantly interesting because
it highlights the fact that such classics as Dark Side Of The Moon, Bat Out Of Hell or Ziggy Stardust or Hotel California failed to reach the Number One slot".
"Knowing that these would be huge favourites with the voting public, The Official UK Charts Company and BBC Radio 2 also asked the public to vote for a further
10 albums that did not reach Number One in The Official UK Albums Chart. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon, which peaked at Number Two in 1973, wins the title in the ‘Best of the Rest’ list".
"With over 220,000 votes received from the great British public, this is the most definitive record of the nation’s favourite albums to date", says Haynes.
Courtesy: Daily Star, 29th August 2006