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Official Albums Chart on 5/1/2018

5 January 2018 - 11 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 11th 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 that gives Legend as 800 instead of 801)

*1. Abba - Gold - 818
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 806
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 806
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 713
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
*6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 517
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10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 329
*11. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 326
12. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 320
*13=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 318
*13=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 318 (295 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
15=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
15=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
*15=.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 313
*18. ED SHEERAN – + – 302
19. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
*20. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 288
21. 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)
*22=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 286
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28. ADELE – 21 – 264
*29. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 260
30. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
30=. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 252
*32. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 251
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34. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
*35. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 226
36. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
*36=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 225
38. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
*38=. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 221
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52. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –192
53. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
*53. Ed Sheerhan - X 185 CONSECUTIVE
*53=. STONE ROSES - STONE ROSES – 185
*56. BON JOVI'S GREATEST HITS 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 174
*69. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 173

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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 11th Jan.

*1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 563
*2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 542
*3. ABBA - GOLD - 540
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 519
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274
*12. ED SHEERAN – + – 262
*13. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 257 (227 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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15. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
*16. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 237
17. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 231 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*18. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 228
19. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
*20. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 226
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23. ADELE – 21 – 207
24. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201 (all in Top 20!)
*24=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 201
26. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
27. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*28. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 191
*29. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 188
*30.Ed Sheerhan - X 185 CONSEC
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51. MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL BROADWAY STAGE CAST SOUNDTRACK - 156
52. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
*52=. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 155
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59. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
*60.OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 149

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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 11th 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 - 231
6. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 221
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 216
8. Soundtrack - The King & I 201 (all in Top 20)
9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
*10.Ed Sheerhan - X 177
11. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 176
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13. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
*14.Ed Sheerhan - + 165
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26. David Gray - White Ladder 123
27. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 121
*27=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 121
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40= Kings of Leon - Only by the night 108
40= Andy Williams Greatest Hits 108
40= REM - Automatic for the people 108
*43. Oasis - (What's the story) morning glory 105

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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 11th Jan

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 148