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Official Albums Chart on 29/3/1987

29 March 1987 - 4 April 1987

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.

Official Albums Chart

Number 1

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 9 cover art

NewNOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 9
VARIOUS ARTISTS - NOW SERIES

LW: New
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 1

Number 2

THE JOSHUA TREE
U2

LW: 1,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 3

Number 3

RUNNING IN THE FAMILY
LEVEL 42

LW: 2,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 2

Number 4

MOVE CLOSER
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 4,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 4

Number 5

MEN AND WOMEN
SIMPLY RED

LW: 3,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 3

Number 6

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
ORIGINAL CAST

LW: 6,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 7

Number 7

THE VERY BEST OF
HOT CHOCOLATE

LW: 5,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 7

Number 8

GRACELAND
PAUL SIMON

LW: 7,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 30

Number 9

LIVE MAGIC
QUEEN

LW: 10,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 17

Number 10

SO
PETER GABRIEL

LW: 13,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 45

Number 11

PICTURE BOOK
SIMPLY RED

LW: 9,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 70

Number 12

AUGUST
ERIC CLAPTON

LW: 11,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 18

Number 13

SILK AND STEEL
FIVE STAR

LW: 8,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 32

Number 14

CONTROL
JANET JACKSON

LW: 25,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 46

Number 15

INVISIBLE TOUCH
GENESIS

LW: 14,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 42

Number 16

TRUE BLUE
MADONNA

LW: 17,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 39

Number 17

BROTHERS IN ARMS
DIRE STRAITS

LW: 22,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 98

Number 18

IMPRESSIONS
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 15,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 9

Number 19

GIVE ME THE REASON
LUTHER VANDROSS

LW: 16,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 20

Number 20

THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN
THE SMITHS

LW: 12,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 5

Number 21

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
EUROPE

LW: 18,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 20

Number 22

STAND BY ME (THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION) cover art

STAND BY ME (THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION)
BEN E KING AND THE DRIFTERS

LW: 19,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 4

Number 23

THE DANCE CHART
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 28,
Peak: 23,
Weeks: 2

Number 24

COMMUNARDS
THE COMMUNARDS

LW: 23,
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 36

Number 25

THE WHOLE STORY
KATE BUSH

LW: 24,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 20

Number 26

DANCING ON THE CEILING
LIONEL RICHIE

LW: 27,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 33

Number 27

REVENGE
EURYTHMICS

LW: 26,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 39

Number 28

LICENSE TO ILL
BEASTIE BOYS

LW: 29,
Peak: 28,
Weeks: 10

Number 29

NO MORE THE FOOL
ELKIE BROOKS

LW: 45,
Peak: 5,
Weeks: 18

Number 30

WILD FRONTIER
GARY MOORE

LW: 20,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 4

Number 31

UPFRONT 5
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 21,
Peak: 21,
Weeks: 2

Number 32

JAMES GALWAY AND THE CHIEFTAINS IN IRELAND cover art

JAMES GALWAY AND THE CHIEFTAINS IN IRELAND
JAMES GALWAY AND THE CHIEFTAINS

LW: 57,
Peak: 32,
Weeks: 2

Number 33

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 8 cover art

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 8
VARIOUS ARTISTS - NOW SERIES

LW: 35,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 18

Number 34

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY
U2

LW: 51,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 161

Number 35

DIFFERENT LIGHT
THE BANGLES

LW: 30,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 41

Number 36

ALF
ALISON MOYET

LW: 54,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 82

Number 37

GREATEST HITS
QUEEN

LW: 43,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 277

Number 38

RAPTURE
ANITA BAKER

LW: 41,
Peak: 13,
Weeks: 41

Number 39

FORE!
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

LW: 39,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 29

Number 40

RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 44,
Peak: 40,
Weeks: 3

Number 41

SLIPPERY WHEN WET
BON JOVI

LW: 34,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 29

Number 42

WHITNEY HOUSTON
WHITNEY HOUSTON

LW: 32,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 69

Number 43

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES cover art

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES
THE POLICE

LW: 37,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 22

Number 44

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES

LW: 33,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 4

Number 45

REL IS FOR LOVER
AL JARREAU

LW: RE
Peak: 45,
Weeks: 5

Number 46

BREAK EVERY RULE
TINA TURNER

LW: 47,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 29

Number 47

INTO THE LIGHT
CHRIS DE BURGH

LW: 42,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 44

Number 48

DISCO
PET SHOP BOYS

LW: 36,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 19

Number 49

NewSIGNS OF LIFE
PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA

LW: New
Peak: 49,
Weeks: 1

Number 50

SCOUNDREL DAYS
A-HA

LW: 31,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 25

Number 51

SWEET FREEDOM
MICHAEL MCDONALD

LW: 40,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 20

Number 52

ALED (MUSIC FROM THE TV SERIES) cover art

ALED (MUSIC FROM THE TV SERIES)
ALED JONES

LW: 79,
Peak: 52,
Weeks: 4

Number 53

GOD'S OWN MEDICINE
THE MISSION

LW: 46,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 17

Number 54

A KIND OF MAGIC
QUEEN

LW: 49,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 43

Number 55

GET CLOSE
THE PRETENDERS

LW: 52,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 23

Number 56

RETHE PAVAROTTI COLLECTION
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

LW: RE
Peak: 12,
Weeks: 22

Number 57

BANDS OF GOLD - THE SWINGING SIXTIES cover art

BANDS OF GOLD - THE SWINGING SIXTIES
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 64,
Peak: 55,
Weeks: 4

Number 58

STRONG PERSUADER
ROBERT CRAY BAND

LW: 50,
Peak: 41,
Weeks: 7

Number 59

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
U2

LW: 61,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 99

Number 60

THE VERY BEST OF
ELKIE BROOKS

LW: 55,
Peak: 10,
Weeks: 15

Number 61

IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY SING HIS SONG cover art

IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY SING HIS SONG
ICICLE WORKS

LW: 48,
Peak: 28,
Weeks: 3

Number 62

SAINT JULIAN
JULIAN COPE

LW: 38,
Peak: 11,
Weeks: 4

Number 63

NewCLASSIC SONGS
JAMES TAYLOR

LW: New
Peak: 63,
Weeks: 1

Number 64

WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION) cover art

WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION)
PERCY SLEDGE

LW: 58,
Peak: 36,
Weeks: 4

Number 65

RUMOURS
FLEETWOOD MAC

LW: 68,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 368

Number 66

NO JACKET REQUIRED
PHIL COLLINS

LW: 66,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 109

Number 67

ONCE UPON A TIME
SIMPLE MINDS

LW: 60,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 75

Number 68

THE FINAL
WHAM!

LW: 63,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 38

Number 69

THROUGH THE BARRICADES
SPANDAU BALLET

LW: 59,
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 19

Number 70

WORLD MACHINE
LEVEL 42

LW: 69,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 66

Number 71

WHIPLASH SMILE
BILLY IDOL

LW: 65,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 13

Number 72

SOUTH PACIFIC
KIRI TE KANAWA/JOSE CARRERAS/SARAH VAUGHAN

LW: 99,
Peak: 5,
Weeks: 24

Number 73

PRIVATE REVOLUTION
WORLD PARTY

LW: 56,
Peak: 56,
Weeks: 3

Number 74

THE ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK COLLECTION cover art

NewTHE ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK COLLECTION
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

LW: New
Peak: 74,
Weeks: 1

Number 75

REPLACIDO DOMINGO COLLECTION
PLACIDO DOMINGO

LW: RE
Peak: 30,
Weeks: 12

Number 76

HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
A-HA

LW: 73,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 74

Number 77

THE WAY IT IS
BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE

LW: 77,
Peak: 16,
Weeks: 19

Number 78

LIKE A VIRGIN
MADONNA

LW: 75,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 124

Number 79

RETHE MISSION
ENNIO MORRICONE

LW: RE
Peak: 79,
Weeks: 2

Number 80

ARETHA
ARETHA FRANKLIN

LW: 97,
Peak: 51,
Weeks: 13

Number 81

THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL COLLECTION cover art

THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL COLLECTION
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

LW: 87,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 77

Number 82

THE VERY BEST OF CHRIS DE BURGH cover art

THE VERY BEST OF CHRIS DE BURGH
CHRIS DE BURGH

LW: 86,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 69

Number 83

JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME
FREDDIE JACKSON

LW: 76,
Peak: 30,
Weeks: 14

Number 84

NewTUTTI FRUTTI
MAJESTICS

LW: New
Peak: 84,
Weeks: 1

Number 85

BANDS OF GOLD - THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES cover art

REBANDS OF GOLD - THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: RE
Peak: 85,
Weeks: 2

Number 86

HITS 5
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 53,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 20

Number 87

RECKLESS
BRYAN ADAMS

LW: 98,
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 82

Number 88

THE SINGING DETECTIVE
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 80,
Peak: 10,
Weeks: 17

Number 89

SIXTIES MANIA
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 72,
Peak: 19,
Weeks: 18

Number 90

ZAZU
ROSIE VELA

LW: 70,
Peak: 20,
Weeks: 10

Number 91

ALCHEMY
DIRE STRAITS

LW: 88,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 155

Number 92

RETHE SINGLES COLLECTION
SPANDAU BALLET

LW: RE
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 48

Number 93

THE BEST OF BLONDIE
BLONDIE

LW: 100,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 36

Number 94

CAN'T SLOW DOWN
LIONEL RICHIE

LW: 83,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 152

Number 95

NewDECEPTION
THE COLOUR FIELD

LW: New
Peak: 95,
Weeks: 1

Number 96

NewKEEP YOUR EYE ON ME
HERB ALPERT

LW: New
Peak: 96,
Weeks: 1

Number 97

NewSYMPHONIC ROCK
VIENNA SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA

LW: New
Peak: 97,
Weeks: 1

Number 98

BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE
STEVE WINWOOD

LW: 94,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 27

Number 99

REBAT OUT OF HELL
MEAT LOAF

LW: RE
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 390

Number 100

RETHE BEST OF
EAGLES

LW: RE
Peak: 10,
Weeks: 24

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