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Official Albums Chart on 7/4/2017

7 April 2017 - 13 April 2017

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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WIRE!!! All hail the first Wire album to make the official UK album chart since...... 1979!!!!! Amazing!

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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 13th Apr
Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley, as do Amy and Best of Fleetwood MAc

*1. Abba - Gold - 781
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 767
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 767
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 674
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
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14. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
*15. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 287
16. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
16=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*18=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 279 (256 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
*18=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 279
20. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
*21.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 274
22. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 271
*23. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 268
23=. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 265
25. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
*26. ED SHEERAN – + – 263
27. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
*27=. ADELE – 21 – 252
29. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
*29=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 247
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36. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 218
36=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 218
*38. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 216
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49. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 191
*50. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 187
*51. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 186
52. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
*53.WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 183

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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 13th Apr

*1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 524
2. ABBA - GOLD - 520
*3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 505
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 480
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455

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16. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
*17. ED SHEERAN – + – 223
18. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 207
*19. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 206
20. ADELE – 21 – 205
21. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
*22. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 198
23. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
*24. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 195
25. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
25=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 190
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40. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 167
41. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
*41=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 163
43. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
43=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 160
*45. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 159
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52=. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 153
52=. DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 153
*54. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 152
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57. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147
*58.Ed Sheerhan - X 146 CONSEC
59. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 144
*59=. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 144

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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 13th Apr.

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 - 225
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15 Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
*16. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 150
17. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 147 (118 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
*17=.Ed Sheerhan - + 147
19. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
20. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*21.Ed Sheerhan - X 138
22. Adele - 21 134
23. Lady Gaga - The fame 132
*23=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 132

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 20. * means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 13th Apr

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 122
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20. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 91
*21.Ed Sheerhan - + 88

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David Sutton

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Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 13th Apr)
* means is in this week's Top 10.

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 89 weeks
10. Michael Jackson - Thriller (including Thriller 25) 88 weeks