POSITIVE SONGS FOR NEGATIVE PEOPLE
FRANK TURNER
- LW: New
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 1
- LW: 4,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 60
- LW: 3,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 5
- LW: 5,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 64
- LW: 6,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 21
- LW: 14,
- Peak: 8,
- Weeks: 12
- LW: 7,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 42
- LW: 1,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 2
- LW: 2,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 2
HOW BIG HOW BLUE HOW BEAUTIFUL
FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
- LW: 8,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 11
WRITTEN IN SCARS
JACK SAVORETTI
- LW: 67,
- Peak: 12,
- Weeks: 16
- LW: 17,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 29
- LW: 16,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 15
BORN IN THE ECHOES
CHEMICAL BROTHERS
- LW: 11,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 3
- LW: 18,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 59
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
LIONEL RICHIE & THE COMMODORES
- LW: 15,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 61
- LW: 23,
- Peak: 6,
- Weeks: 212
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION
PAUL SIMON
- LW: 37,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 18
- LW: New
- Peak: 24,
- Weeks: 1
- LW: New
- Peak: 25,
- Weeks: 1
AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO
FALL OUT BOY
- LW: 28,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 30
- LW: 32,
- Peak: 8,
- Weeks: 11
- LW: 27,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 170
- LW: 29,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 41
- LW: 20,
- Peak: 3,
- Weeks: 4
- LW: New
- Peak: 31,
- Weeks: 1
- LW: 33,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 196
- LW: 13,
- Peak: 13,
- Weeks: 2
- LW: 38,
- Peak: 9,
- Weeks: 74
- LW: 30,
- Peak: 5,
- Weeks: 45
LEGEND
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
- LW: 31,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 683
- LW: 26,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 12
THE BALCONY
CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN
- LW: 35,
- Peak: 10,
- Weeks: 48
- LW: 34,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 139
- LW: 22,
- Peak: 4,
- Weeks: 190
IF YOU'RE READING THIS IT'S TOO LATE
DRAKE
- LW: 39,
- Peak: 3,
- Weeks: 27
- LW: 44,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 51
- LW: 57,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 717
- LW: 43,
- Peak: 8,
- Weeks: 38
- LW: 45,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 222
CHASING YESTERDAY
NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING
- LW: 40,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 24
- LW: New
- Peak: 47,
- Weeks: 1
A PERFECT CONTRADICTION
PALOMA FAITH
- LW: 42,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 75
- LW: 51,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 40
- LW: 52,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 101
RING OF FIRE - THE LEGEND OF
JOHNNY CASH
- LW: 55,
- Peak: 11,
- Weeks: 54
- LW: 47,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 181
- LW: 36,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 683
- LW: RE
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 91
- LW: 58,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 610
- LW: 49,
- Peak: 4,
- Weeks: 19
- LW: 9,
- Peak: 9,
- Weeks: 2
TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY
KENDRICK LAMAR
- LW: 86,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 21
- LW: 70,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 166
SMOKE & MIRRORS
IMAGINE DRAGONS
- LW: 59,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 26
- LW: 54,
- Peak: 6,
- Weeks: 66
- LW: 60,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 111
- LW: 63,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 44
- LW: 10,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 16
IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR
LED ZEPPELIN
- LW: 12,
- Peak: 12,
- Weeks: 2
- LW: 62,
- Peak: 47,
- Weeks: 11
- LW: 79,
- Peak: 3,
- Weeks: 45
- LW: 81,
- Peak: 14,
- Weeks: 8
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION
WHITNEY HOUSTON
- LW: 82,
- Peak: 3,
- Weeks: 129
- LW: 72,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 8
- LW: 75,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 114
- LW: 85,
- Peak: 3,
- Weeks: 60
THE DESIRED EFFECT
BRANDON FLOWERS
- LW: 64,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 13
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
PINK FLOYD
- LW: RE
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 467
THE LONG WAY HOME
KREPT & KONAN
- LW: 61,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 6
- LW: 71,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 87
- LW: 65,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 18
GET TO HEAVEN
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
- LW: 98,
- Peak: 7,
- Weeks: 7
- LW: 41,
- Peak: 7,
- Weeks: 3
CRAIG OGDEN AND FRIENDS
CRAIG OGDEN
- LW: RE
- Peak: 70,
- Weeks: 5
- LW: 89,
- Peak: 87,
- Weeks: 3
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
- LW: 93,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 39
- LW: 69,
- Peak: 8,
- Weeks: 11
BEST OF - DECADE IN THE SUN
STEREOPHONICS
- LW: 96,
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 132
- LW: RE
- Peak: 2,
- Weeks: 100
- LW: RE
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 179
- LW: 90,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 65
- LW: 84,
- Peak: 8,
- Weeks: 8
ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS
NEIL DIAMOND
- LW: 73,
- Peak: 25,
- Weeks: 36
WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY
OASIS
- LW: 99,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 236
- LW: 87,
- Peak: 49,
- Weeks: 5
- LW: 76,
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 37
- LW: RE
- Peak: 4,
- Weeks: 10
- LW: RE
- Peak: 14,
- Weeks: 4
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William Navarro
What about Roxette? They sold out the 02-arena in London last month but they are not in the top 100? Odd.
architecturaloshawatt
Avril Lavigne!
I missed her!
QUEENAVRIL
SLAY MY ASSS YASSSSSSS QUEEN AVRIL REENTRY AT #100 GAGA WHO??? GAGA FLOP YAAAAAAAAAAAAS AVRIL
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addickted2hcharlton
Our Cilla is still doin well on ere.
I
important
Michael's BAD again on chart!
DS
David Sutton
Total Weeks in Top 40 updated week ending 20th August
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. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 221
6. Abba - Gold - 216
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 214
8. Soundtrack - The King & I 201 (all in Top 20)
9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
10. Soundtrack - West Side Story 175 (all in Top 20)
11. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
12. Queen's Greatest Hits 158
13. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 156 (all in Top 20)
14. The Buddy Holly Story 155 (all in Top 20)
15 Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
17. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
18. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+18=.Ed Sheerhan - + 131
20. Best of the Beach Boys 127
21. David Gray - White Ladder 123
22=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 120
22=. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
24. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 117 (89 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
25=. Abba's Greatest Hits 114
25=. Corrs - Talk on corners 114
+25= Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 114
Danny Cicchetti
You Forgot Adele
QUEENAVRIL
YOU FORGOT AVRIL
DS
David Sutton
Hi Danny. Adele's 21 has notched up 103 weeks in the Top 40. I just didn't go that far down the list.
DS
David Sutton
Would have to extend the list a long way to include Avril :)
DS
David Sutton
All Time Longest Runners in Top 40 Updated week ending 20th August
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. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 221
6. Abba - Gold - 216
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 214
8. Soundtrack - The King & I 201 (all in Top 20)
9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
10. Soundtrack - West Side Story 175 (all in Top 20)
11. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
12. Queen's Greatest Hits 158
13. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 156 (all in Top 20)
14. The Buddy Holly Story 155 (all in Top 20)
15 Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
17. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
18. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+18=.Ed Sheerhan - + 131
20. Best of the Beach Boys 127
21. David Gray - White Ladder 123
22=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 120
22=. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
24. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 117 (89 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
25=. Abba's Greatest Hits 114
25=. Corrs - Talk on corners 114
+25= Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 114
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David Sutton
Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 20th August)
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. Adele - 21 76 weeks
11. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 74 weeks
12. Lady Gaga - The fame 72 weeks
13. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black 71 weeks (standard + deluxe - 1 week when both versions were in the top 10 simultaneously.
14. Emile Sande - Our version of events 67 weeks
15. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 66 weeks
16. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 64 weeks
+16=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 64 weeks
18. Beatles - Please Please Me 62 weeks
+19. Ed Sheerhan - X 60 weeks
20. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 59 weeks
DS
David Sutton
Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 20th August)
Sam and Ed continue their runs. Ed catches Brothers In Arms.
1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound of Music 172 weeks
3. George Mitchell Singers - Black & White Minstrel show 120 weeks
4. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 101 weeks
5. Soundtrack - The King & I 94 weeks
6. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 92 weeks
7. Soundtrack - West Side Story 89 weeks
8. Adele - 21 71 weeks
9. Emile Sande - Our version of events 66 weeks
+10. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 64 weeks
11 Beatles - Please Please Me 62 weeks
12. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 60 weeks
+12=. Ed Sheerhan - X 60 weeks
14. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 55 weeks
15. Soundtrack - West Side Story 52 weeks (separate run)
16. Shania Twain - Come on over 51 weeks
17. Soundtrack - South Pacific 49 weeks (separate run)
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Paddy
Wouldn't measuring albums sales be a bit more realistic? for example they've both sold less than Shania Twain despite being in the top 10 longer.
QUEENAVRIL
AVRIL LAVIGNE - 1'076 WEEKS
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David Sutton
Hi Paddy, sales and longevity are two different stats. This isn't a list of best albums necessarily. It's just interesting to compare the achievements. Album sales is a better indication of overall popularity - but hard to get figures. Every so often OCC does a list.
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Paddy
OK, it just seems like their record label is spinning the focus is on longevity because its the only thing these particular artists have going for them like how they used to say Westlife were more successful than the Beatles because they had more consecutive number 1.
David Wedderspoon
No Elvis Presley on these lists? I would have thought the big selling soundtracks like Blue Hawaii & G.I. Blues would be up there and some of his regular studio albums too like Elvis Is Back.
DS
David Sutton
Hi David. Elvis came pretty close. GI Blues was 47 consecutive weeks (49 in total) in the top ten. Blue Hawaii was 46 consecutive weeks, (47 in total).