OfficialCharts.com readers pick their favourite albums of all time

It's a tough question, and one anybody would have to agonise over for quite a while, but we're never one to shy away from a challenge, so we asked you: What is your favourite album of all time?

With 60 years of the Official Albums Chart and well over 1,000 Number 1s – not to mention all the others that didn't make it that high – to pick from, you really are spoilt for choice.

The Official Charts team thought long and hard and picked their faves, but what we really wanted to know was which LPs you loved. 

Here's a selection of what came in – strong photo game from everyone, btw. 😍

 

@officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum This beauty by @owlcity up lifting and euphoric my go to album if I'm sad! pic.twitter.com/U0FfZW1aNV

— Christopher Lewis (@chrislewis37) July 21, 2016

 

#MyFavouriteAlbum is Like a Prayer by @Madonna @officialcharts pic.twitter.com/G6aaSt1ScN

— Fábio (@_Fabinhu_R_) July 21, 2016

 

@officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum Once Upon a Time because every track combines everything that I love about music. pic.twitter.com/micXwTgdkE

— Adam Greenan (@HomerAlltheWay) July 19, 2016

 

@officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum
Brave New World by #IronMaiden pic.twitter.com/NuGaIA9pvj

— Carla (@CarsMaiden) July 19, 2016

 

@officialcharts Couldn't decide which INXS album so let my son decide.He loves this as much as me. #MyFavouriteAlbum pic.twitter.com/cVJDcaXgF7

— Darren Mooney (@xsdarren) July 19, 2016

 

@officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum Innocent Eyes by @DeltaGoodrem 13 years strong 🙌🏻 https://t.co/DeQFztun90

— Stu (@trauts25) July 19, 2016

 

@officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum A tough choice as I have many favourites, but I am plumping for this one pic.twitter.com/hezffAi4Ab

— Steve Griffin (@steveygriff) July 19, 2016

 

@officialcharts @MNEK @JanetJackson #MyFavouriteAlbum Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 - even have a RN tattoo! Velvet Rope rox, too!

— Steve Foster (@mlvcfannireland) July 17, 2016

 

@officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum of all time is @driverminnie debut #EverythingIveGotInMyPocket . Quite simply a beautiful album #PureBliss

— Barry Parker (@SirBazkins78) July 16, 2016

 

#MyFavouriteAlbum New Order – Technique (1989) pic.twitter.com/wVyJwP4aJC

— Emilio (@Emiroqs) July 16, 2016

 

RAY OF LIGHT MADONNA @officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum pic.twitter.com/HW6ZuAUSkB

— bidtor (@bidtor) July 13, 2016

 

@RSDUK #MyFavouriteAlbum More Specials. I'm just a stereotype. pic.twitter.com/La3ciJEeyx

— Gavin Bradley (@GavinBradley3) July 13, 2016

 

@OfficialCharts #MyFavouriteAlbum 'London With The Lights On' is really unique & #StoosheAlbum2's out soon😘 @Stooshe pic.twitter.com/szVYvJNqVK

— Stooshe Updates! (@Stooshe_Updates) July 13, 2016

 

@officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum Good Girl Gone Bad - @rihanna! My first ever tour was seeing Ri perform this album and I was OBSESSED! ❤️

— Jason Edgar (@jasonedgar18) July 13, 2016

 

@RSDUK @officialcharts so many to choose from but here's the winner #MyFavouriteAlbum pic.twitter.com/Km4BaoZuen

— vinyljunkie (@themusicengine) July 13, 2016

 

@RSDUK #MyFavouriteAlbum probably The Heptones "On Top" or The Clash "Sandinista" or The Specials. That's one of the hardest questions ever

— Danny Robson (@UptownRankin) July 13, 2016

 

@RSDUK @officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum pic.twitter.com/UN00bIke3Q

— Iain L (@iainl7) July 13, 2016

 

@RSDUK Randy Newman - Sail Away. Said to have eased Brian Wilson's depression and surprisingly easy to hear how! #MyFavouriteAlbum

— Andrew Evans ★ (@AndrewDEvans) July 13, 2016

 

@RSDUK #MyFavouriteAlbum Absolution by Muse will always be my favourite, inspired me to pick up the guitar!

— nafe (@dxfector) July 13, 2016

 

@officialcharts #MyFavouriteAlbum Has got to be Little Mix's Personal Best
GET WEIRD #BlackMagic pic.twitter.com/2nv0TygFRp

— Malachi Benjamin 18 (@BenjaminMalachi) June 28, 2016

 

Halcyon is my favourite album of all time! #MyFavouriteAlbum pic.twitter.com/cGcuq9b302

— ĆAMËRØÑ☄ (@cqmerqn) June 27, 2016

 

@RSDUK #MyFavouriteAlbum Songs for the Deaf by @qotsa. Hear something new every single time I play it. Genius stuff.

— Andy McElwaine (@andymcelwaine) July 13, 2016

 

@officialcharts beautiful ones 😍 pic.twitter.com/96TtDvbdyr

— Marks & Sparks (@hamblettmark) July 25, 2016

Plenty of brilliant choices there – a mixture of veteran classics and modern masterpieces. But for some of you, it wasn't easy…

@officialcharts I'm finding the question #MyFavouriteAlbum very difficult.

— Fashion Luv & [] ied (@lil_mis_dx) July 12, 2016

There were loads more great suggestions – cast your eye over the #MyFavouriteAlbum hashtag on Twitter to see them all, and maybe add your own!

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