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SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
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Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British band The Beatles (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr). First released May 26 1967, the 13-track album – of which no songs were issued as singles – entered the Official Albums Chart at Number 8, before climbing to Number 1 to spend 23 consecutive weeks there.

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has sold over 5.1 million copies to become the biggest-selling studio album in the UK, and third overall. Widely considered to be one of the most influential albums of all time, it has sold over 32 million copies worldwide. All songs were written by Lennon/McCartney, except Within You Without You by George Harrison, and the album was produced by George Martin.
 

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  • Peak position1
  • LabelPARLOPHONE
  • Catalogue numberPCS7027
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 28No1
  2. 49Top 10
  3. 64Top 20
  4. 114Top 40
  5. 208Top 75
  6. 277Top 100

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= Peak position = This week

52 weeks - 03/06/1967 to 25/05/1968

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2 weeks - 23/03/2017 to 30/03/2017

2 weeks - 13/04/2017 to 20/04/2017

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1 week - 05/10/2017

2 weeks - 28/12/2017 to 04/01/2018

1 week - 22/11/2018

1 week - 25/07/2019

2 weeks - 10/10/2019 to 17/10/2019

2 weeks - 23/12/2021 to 30/12/2021

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelEMI
  • Catalogue number3824192
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 1No1
  2. 4Top 10
  3. 6Top 20
  4. 11Top 40
  5. 17Top 75
  6. 34Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

1 week - 04/12/2016

2 weeks - 26/03/2017 to 02/04/2017

1 week - 16/04/2017

15 weeks - 28/05/2017 to 03/09/2017

1 week - 24/12/2017

1 week - 14/01/2018

1 week - 24/06/2018

3 weeks - 29/07/2018 to 12/08/2018

1 week - 02/12/2018

1 week - 28/07/2019

1 week - 18/08/2019

2 weeks - 06/10/2019 to 13/10/2019

1 week - 05/04/2020

1 week - 26/04/2020

1 week - 12/12/2021

1 week - 02/01/2022

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  • Peak position1
  • LabelPARLOPHONE
  • Catalogue numberCDP7464422
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 1No1
  2. 5Top 10
  3. 9Top 20
  4. 18Top 40
  5. 70Top 75
  6. 156Top 100

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= Peak position = This week

4 weeks - 23/12/1995 to 13/01/1996

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8 weeks - 09/12/2021 to 27/01/2022

1 week - 16/11/2023

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  • Peak position1
  • LabelEMI
  • Catalogue number3824192
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 2No1
  2. 4Top 10
  3. 7Top 20
  4. 14Top 40
  5. 57Top 75
  6. 131Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

1 week - 26/11/2015

1 week - 07/04/2016

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5 weeks - 28/07/2016 to 25/08/2016

2 weeks - 01/12/2016 to 08/12/2016

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2 weeks - 16/11/2023 to 23/11/2023

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  • Peak position3
  • LabelEMI
  • Catalogue number3824192
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 0No1
  2. 1Top 10
  3. 3Top 20
  4. 6Top 40
  5. 11Top 75
  6. 15Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

2 weeks - 27/11/2010 to 04/12/2010

1 week - 13/04/2017

6 weeks - 01/06/2017 to 06/07/2017

1 week - 05/10/2017

1 week - 18/01/2018

1 week - 10/10/2019

1 week - 09/04/2020

2 weeks - 16/11/2023 to 23/11/2023

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelPARLOPHONE
  • Catalogue numberCDP7464422
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 2No1
  2. 6Top 10
  3. 11Top 20
  4. 22Top 40
  5. 115Top 75
  6. 255Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

1 week - 07/01/1995

7 weeks - 02/12/1995 to 13/01/1996

1 week - 17/02/1996

1 week - 24/08/1996

1 week - 11/01/1997

2 weeks - 08/03/1997 to 15/03/1997

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4 weeks - 31/10/2009 to 21/11/2009

2 weeks - 19/11/2015 to 26/11/2015

1 week - 31/12/2015

6 weeks - 31/03/2016 to 05/05/2016

8 weeks - 28/07/2016 to 15/09/2016

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6 weeks - 11/02/2021 to 18/03/2021

1 week - 22/04/2021

2 weeks - 15/07/2021 to 22/07/2021

1 week - 21/10/2021

9 weeks - 09/12/2021 to 03/02/2022

1 week - 16/11/2023

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelCAPITOL
  • Catalogue number3782577
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 3No1
  2. 16Top 10
  3. 65Top 20
  4. 188Top 40
  5. 188Top 75
  6. 188Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

2 weeks - 11/04/2015 to 18/04/2015

1 week - 06/06/2015

1 week - 20/06/2015

7 weeks - 09/07/2015 to 20/08/2015

3 weeks - 10/09/2015 to 24/09/2015

1 week - 05/11/2015

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30 weeks - 10/03/2016 to 29/09/2016

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20 weeks - 11/05/2017 to 21/09/2017

8 weeks - 28/12/2017 to 15/02/2018

1 week - 26/04/2018

1 week - 10/05/2018

1 week - 19/07/2018

1 week - 16/08/2018

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelEMI
  • Catalogue number3824192
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 1No1
  2. 10Top 10
  3. 16Top 20
  4. 23Top 40
  5. 23Top 75
  6. 23Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

2 weeks - 09/03/2017 to 16/03/2017

15 weeks - 01/06/2017 to 07/09/2017

6 weeks - 28/12/2017 to 01/02/2018

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Chart facts

  • Peak position31
  • LabelEMI
  • Catalogue number3824192
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 0No1
  2. 0Top 10
  3. 0Top 20
  4. 1Top 40
  5. 1Top 75
  6. 1Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

1 week - 31/12/2017

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Chart facts

  • Peak position2
  • LabelEMI
  • Catalogue number3824192
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 0No1
  2. 4Top 10
  3. 4Top 20
  4. 6Top 40
  5. 7Top 75
  6. 7Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

6 weeks - 08/06/2017 to 13/07/2017

1 week - 28/12/2017

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Bengy

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Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has sold over 5.1 million copies to become the biggest-selling studio album in the UK.


Sales are out of date. It was certified  Platinum 18x (or 5.4m) on 10/8/20. So sales are now over 5.5m.