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Official Albums Chart on 12/1/2018

12 January 2018 - 18 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 18th 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.
Several other albums were affected but OCC have not fixed it

+1. Abba - Gold - 819
+2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 807
+2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 807
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 714
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
+6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 518
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10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 329
+11. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 327
12. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 320
+13=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 319
+13=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 319 (296 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
+15.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 314
16=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
16=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
+18. ED SHEERAN – + – 303
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20. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 288
21. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 287 (271+16 for 1987 re-issue))
+21=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 287
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28. ADELE – 21 – 264
+29. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 261
30. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
30=. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 252
+30=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 252
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34. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+35. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 227
+36. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 226
37. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
+38. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 222
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52. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –192
+53. Ed Sheerhan - X 186 CONSECUTIVE
54. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
54=. STONE ROSES - STONE ROSES – 185
+54=. BON JOVI'S GREATEST HITS 185
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61=. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 177
61=. RIHANNA - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD – 177
61=PHIL COLLINS - NO JACKET REQUIRED - 177
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
+64=. ELO - ALL OVER THE WORLD-THE VERY BEST OF ELO 175
+69. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 174
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71. OKLAHOMA! - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 168
+72. ARCTIC MONKEYS - WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT. 166

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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 18th Jan.

+1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 564
+2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 543
+3. ABBA - GOLD - 541
+4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 520
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274
+12. ED SHEERAN – + – 263
+13. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 258 (228 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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15. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
+16. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 238
17. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 231 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
+18. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 229
19. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
+19=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 227
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23. ADELE – 21 – 207
+24. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 202
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26. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
27. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+27=. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 192
+29. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 189
+30.Ed Sheerhan - X 186 CONSEC
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49. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 157
49=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –157
51. MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL BROADWAY STAGE CAST SOUNDTRACK - 156
+51=. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 156
53. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
+53=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS - 155
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59. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
+60.OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 150

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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 18th 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
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9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
+10.Ed Sheerhan - X 178
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13. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
+14.Ed Sheerhan - + 166
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26. David Gray - White Ladder 123
+27. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 122
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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 106

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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 18th 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
+9=. Ed Sheerhan - X 149
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21.Ed Sheerhan - + 90
+22. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 88

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The_Sweetest_Taboo

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Anyone has an up to date chart of best selling albums ever? With the constant sales of Rumours, I am sure it is climbing up fast