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Official Albums Chart on 18/3/2016

18 March 2016 - 24 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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David Sutton

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Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 24th March.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 714
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 712
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 621
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 518
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20. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 262
+21. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 253
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28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
+29. ED SHEERAN – + – 227
30. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
+31. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 224 (199 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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39. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 203
+40. ADELE – 21 – 202
41=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 201
41=. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
43. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200
44. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+44=. ADELE - 19 - 198
+46.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 195
+47. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 193

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending week ending 24th 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
+19=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 131 (103 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
21. Best of the Beach Boys 127
22. David Gray - White Ladder 123
+22=. Adele - 21 123

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 24th March

Sam catches 21. Ed's X album chasing Emilie. Taylor Swift one to watch on 73 weeks.

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
+15=. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 95
17. Soundtrack - The King & I 94 (all in Top 5!)
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 91
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35. Oasis-What's the story (morning glory) 74
35= Shania Twain - Come on over 74
35= Snow Patrol - Eyes open 74
+Taylor Swift -1989 73

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated week ending 24th March

Ed overtakes 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. Ed Sheerhan - X 91
10. Michael Jackson - Thriller 90

Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 24th March
Ed catches the Carpenters
1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 313 Weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 281
3. Soundtrack - The King & I 201
4. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 195
5. Soundtrack - West Side Story 175
6. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168
7. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 156
8. The Buddy Holly Story 155
9. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 149
10.George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142
11. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 123
12. Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 118
13. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 108
14. Abba - Gold - 100
14=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 100 (77 + 27 deluxe - 4 overlap)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 95
16= Best of the Beach Boys 95
18. Adele - 21 93
19. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 91
+ 19=. Ed Sheerhan - X 91

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David Sutton

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Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 24th March)

Ed's X overtakes Adele's "21" and Sam Smith.

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 276 weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound of Music 233 weeks
3=. Soundtrack - The King & I 153 weeks
3=. Soundtrack - West Side Story 153 weeks
5. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 135 weeks
6. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 122 weeks
7. George Mitchell Singers - Black & White Minstrel show 120 weeks
8. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 112 weeks
There may be some missing from the 50-100 section, but those I've got are:
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller (including Thriller 25) 88 weeks
+10. Ed Sheerhan - X 77 weeks
11=. Adele - 21 76 weeks
11=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 76 weeks

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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FFS can't Get Weird just stay out the top 10?

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mildredfarts

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what's the story behind Walking on cars sudden rise?

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I Holmes

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Possibly due to their track "Speeding Cars" increasing on radio airplay.