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Official Albums Chart on 12/4/1987

12 April 1987 - 18 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

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

LW: 1,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 3

Number 2

NewRAINDANCING
ALISON MOYET

LW: New
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 1

Number 3

THE JOSHUA TREE
U2

LW: 2,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 5

Number 4

NewELECTRIC
THE CULT

LW: New
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 1

Number 5

MOVE CLOSER
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 7,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 6

Number 6

RUNNING IN THE FAMILY
LEVEL 42

LW: 3,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 4

Number 7

GRACELAND
PAUL SIMON

LW: 9,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 32

Number 8

MEN AND WOMEN
SIMPLY RED

LW: 5,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 5

Number 9

SIGN 'O' THE TIMES
PRINCE

LW: 4,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 2

Number 10

THE CIRCUS
ERASURE

LW: 6,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 2

Number 11

INTO THE FIRE
BRYAN ADAMS

LW: 10,
Peak: 10,
Weeks: 2

Number 12

NewTHIS TIME
CULTURE CLUB

LW: New
Peak: 12,
Weeks: 1

Number 13

WHITESNAKE 1987
WHITESNAKE

LW: 8,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 2

Number 14

THE VERY BEST OF
HOT CHOCOLATE

LW: 12,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 9

Number 15

TRUE BLUE
MADONNA

LW: 13,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 41

Number 16

CONTROL
JANET JACKSON

LW: 14,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 48

Number 17

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
ORIGINAL CAST

LW: 11,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 9

Number 18

NewAMONG THE LIVING
ANTHRAX

LW: New
Peak: 18,
Weeks: 1

Number 19

SO
PETER GABRIEL

LW: 15,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 47

Number 20

SILK AND STEEL
FIVE STAR

LW: 21,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 34

Number 21

PICTURE BOOK
SIMPLY RED

LW: 20,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 72

Number 22

NewTHE RETURN OF BRUNO
BRUCE WILLIS

LW: New
Peak: 22,
Weeks: 1

Number 23

AUGUST
ERIC CLAPTON

LW: 16,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 20

Number 24

BROTHERS IN ARMS
DIRE STRAITS

LW: 19,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 100

Number 25

LIVE MAGIC
QUEEN

LW: 17,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 19

Number 26

SLIPPERY WHEN WET
BON JOVI

LW: 30,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 31

Number 27

GIVE ME THE REASON
LUTHER VANDROSS

LW: 18,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 22

Number 28

FORE!
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

LW: 38,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 31

Number 29

INVISIBLE TOUCH
GENESIS

LW: 22,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 44

Number 30

THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN
THE SMITHS

LW: 24,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 7

Number 31

THE WHOLE STORY
KATE BUSH

LW: 25,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 22

Number 32

THE DANCE CHART
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 23,
Peak: 23,
Weeks: 4

Number 33

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
EUROPE

LW: 27,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 22

Number 34

NewNICK KAMEN
NICK KAMEN

LW: New
Peak: 34,
Weeks: 1

Number 35

THE ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK COLLECTION cover art

THE ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK COLLECTION
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

LW: 35,
Peak: 35,
Weeks: 3

Number 36

SHAKA ZULU
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

LW: 47,
Peak: 36,
Weeks: 2

Number 37

LICENSE TO ILL
BEASTIE BOYS

LW: 26,
Peak: 26,
Weeks: 12

Number 38

THE HOUSE SOUND OF CHICAGO VOLUME II cover art

NewTHE HOUSE SOUND OF CHICAGO VOLUME II
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: New
Peak: 38,
Weeks: 1

Number 39

BREAK EVERY RULE
TINA TURNER

LW: 51,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 31

Number 40

DANCING ON THE CEILING
LIONEL RICHIE

LW: 28,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 35

Number 41

MOTHER FIST AND HER FIVE DAUGHTERS cover art

NewMOTHER FIST AND HER FIVE DAUGHTERS
MARC ALMOND AND THE WILLING SINNERS

LW: New
Peak: 41,
Weeks: 1

Number 42

SAINT JULIAN
JULIAN COPE

LW: 31,
Peak: 11,
Weeks: 6

Number 43

SYMPHONIC ROCK
VIENNA SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA

LW: 56,
Peak: 43,
Weeks: 3

Number 44

SWEET FREEDOM
MICHAEL MCDONALD

LW: 43,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 22

Number 45

REVENGE
EURYTHMICS

LW: 29,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 41

Number 46

COMMUNARDS
THE COMMUNARDS

LW: 32,
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 38

Number 47

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES

LW: 40,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 6

Number 48

NewHEART OVER MIND
JENNIFER RUSH

LW: New
Peak: 48,
Weeks: 1

Number 49

THE PAVAROTTI COLLECTION
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

LW: 33,
Peak: 12,
Weeks: 24

Number 50

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY
U2

LW: 49,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 163

Number 51

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

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

LW: 39,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 20

Number 52

WHITNEY HOUSTON
WHITNEY HOUSTON

LW: 58,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 71

Number 53

INTO THE LIGHT
CHRIS DE BURGH

LW: 55,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 46

Number 54

STAND BY ME (THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION) cover art

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

LW: 42,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 6

Number 55

WILD FRONTIER
GARY MOORE

LW: 34,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 6

Number 56

A KIND OF MAGIC
QUEEN

LW: 61,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 45

Number 57

GREATEST HITS
QUEEN

LW: 44,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 279

Number 58

IMPRESSIONS
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 41,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 11

Number 59

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES cover art

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES
THE POLICE

LW: 52,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 24

Number 60

DIFFERENT LIGHT
THE BANGLES

LW: 45,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 43

Number 61

CLASSIC SONGS
JAMES TAYLOR

LW: 53,
Peak: 53,
Weeks: 3

Number 62

L IS FOR LOVER
AL JARREAU

LW: 46,
Peak: 45,
Weeks: 7

Number 63

UPFRONT 5
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 37,
Peak: 21,
Weeks: 4

Number 64

NO MORE THE FOOL
ELKIE BROOKS

LW: 50,
Peak: 5,
Weeks: 20

Number 65

RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 36,
Peak: 36,
Weeks: 5

Number 66

BANDS OF GOLD - THE SWINGING SIXTIES cover art

BANDS OF GOLD - THE SWINGING SIXTIES
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 48,
Peak: 48,
Weeks: 6

Number 67

NewBY REQUEST
JAMES LAST

LW: New
Peak: 67,
Weeks: 1

Number 68

CRUSH ON YOU
JETS {US}

LW: 57,
Peak: 57,
Weeks: 2

Number 69

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
U2

LW: 72,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 101

Number 70

DISCO
PET SHOP BOYS

LW: 60,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 21

Number 71

SCOUNDREL DAYS
A-HA

LW: 69,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 27

Number 72

THE VERY BEST OF
ELKIE BROOKS

LW: 67,
Peak: 10,
Weeks: 17

Number 73

SIGNS OF LIFE
PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA

LW: 63,
Peak: 49,
Weeks: 3

Number 74

JAMES GALWAY AND THE CHIEFTAINS IN IRELAND cover art

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

LW: 59,
Peak: 32,
Weeks: 4

Number 75

GET CLOSE
THE PRETENDERS

LW: 54,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 25

Number 76

ALED (MUSIC FROM THE TV SERIES) cover art

ALED (MUSIC FROM THE TV SERIES)
ALED JONES

LW: 92,
Peak: 52,
Weeks: 6

Number 77

TUTTI FRUTTI
MAJESTICS

LW: 64,
Peak: 64,
Weeks: 3

Number 78

ONCE UPON A TIME
SIMPLE MINDS

LW: 65,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 77

Number 79

LIKE A VIRGIN
MADONNA

LW: 71,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 126

Number 80

RAPTURE
ANITA BAKER

LW: 70,
Peak: 13,
Weeks: 43

Number 81

STRONG PERSUADER
ROBERT CRAY BAND

LW: 66,
Peak: 41,
Weeks: 9

Number 82

NewHAPPY HOUR
TED HAWKINS

LW: New
Peak: 82,
Weeks: 1

Number 83

MADONNA
MADONNA

LW: 84,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 106

Number 84

EXCESS ALL AREAS
SHY

LW: 74,
Peak: 74,
Weeks: 2

Number 85

RUMOURS
FLEETWOOD MAC

LW: 86,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 370

Number 86

RENO JACKET REQUIRED
PHIL COLLINS

LW: RE
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 110

Number 87

ALF
ALISON MOYET

LW: 62,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 84

Number 88

BANDS OF GOLD - THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES cover art

BANDS OF GOLD - THE SENSATIONAL SEVENTIES
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 75,
Peak: 75,
Weeks: 4

Number 89

THE SINGLES COLLECTION
SPANDAU BALLET

LW: 94,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 50

Number 90

LOVE OVER GOLD
DIRE STRAITS

LW: 87,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 197

Number 91

KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME
HERB ALPERT

LW: 79,
Peak: 79,
Weeks: 3

Number 92

RETHE SINGING DETECTIVE
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: RE
Peak: 10,
Weeks: 18

Number 93

WHIPLASH SMILE
BILLY IDOL

LW: 95,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 15

Number 94

THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL COLLECTION cover art

RETHE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL COLLECTION
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

LW: RE
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 78

Number 95

REELIMINATOR
ZZ TOP

LW: RE
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 135

Number 96

THE FINAL
WHAM!

LW: 91,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 40

Number 97

THE BLUES BROTHERS
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

LW: 96,
Peak: 96,
Weeks: 2

Number 98

RELES MISERABLES
ORIGINAL LONDON CAST

LW: RE
Peak: 72,
Weeks: 3

Number 99

THE MISSION
ENNIO MORRICONE

LW: 73,
Peak: 73,
Weeks: 4

Number 100

GOD'S OWN MEDICINE
THE MISSION

LW: 68,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 19

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