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Official Albums Chart on 11/3/2016

11 March 2016 - 17 March 2016

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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Ronnie

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Glad to see Whitney still slaaaaying!

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Matin Tawakkul

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Good to see Jess Glynne on the 2

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Matin Tawakkul

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Where is Anderson .Paak? He's one of the best artists at the moment.

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Nick Gledhill

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Chart stat that you could never guess unless you looked it up: Ellie Goulding's Delirium has only spent one week of its chart career in the top 10. Big under-achiever so far but lots of mileage left in the tank.

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Good one!

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Kris Roberts

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Pity that the person updating the album chart can't tell the difference between P!nk and Pink Floyd :(

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David Gibbs

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Good to see the King back in the top 10.

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David Sutton

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Once again my list for longest runners in the top 100 is waiting for approval.

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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There tends to be a few faults with the filter.

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David Sutton

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Thanks 3POP. It would be nice to know what causes the problems though.

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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 17th March.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 713
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 711
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 620
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 518
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20. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 262
21. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+21=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 252
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28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
+29. ED SHEERAN – + – 226
30. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
+31. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 223 (199 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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39. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 203
40. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 201
40=. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
+40=. ADELE – 21 – 201
43. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200
44. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+45. ADELE - 19 - 197
+46.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 194
+47. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 192

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 17th March

Sam catches The King & I. Ed's X album chasing Emilie

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 269
2. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 234
3. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 191
4. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 Weeks (all in Top 5!)
5. Soundtrack - West Side Story 163 (all in Top 20!)
6. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 134 (all in Top 20!)
7. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 125 (all in Top 20!)
8. Dire Straits - Brother in Arms 123
9. Best of the Beach Boys 118
10. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 107
11. Michael Jackson - Thriller 106
11=. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 106
13. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 100
14. David Gray - White ladder 98
15. Adele - 21 95
16. Soundtrack - The King & I 94 (all in Top 5!)
+16=. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 94
18=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black (includes deluxe version) 93
18=. Ellie Golding - Halcyon 93
20. Emile Sande - Our version of events 92
+21=.Ed Sheerhan - X 90

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending week ending 17th March

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
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18.Ed Sheerhan - + 134
19. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+20. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 130 (102 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
21. Best of the Beach Boys 127
22. David Gray - White Ladder 123
23.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 122
+23=. Adele - 21 122

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated week ending 17th March

Ed catches Thriller. Only eight albums have ever done better. Next target Tubular Bells.

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 221
2. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 Weeks
3. Soundtrack - West Side Story 163
4. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 147
5. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 134
6. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 125
7. Soundtrack - The King & I 94
8. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 92
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller 90
+9=. Ed Sheerhan - X 90

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Ronnie

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Whitney has settled in! The Ultimate Collection is going to be a huge seller.

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addickted2hcharlton

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Shockin juss shockin, much better woman soul singers ahrt there than ere who don't get the airplay wot she does n all.