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Official Albums Chart on 19/4/1987

19 April 1987 - 25 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: 4

Number 2

RAINDANCING
ALISON MOYET

LW: 2,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 2

Number 3

NewF L M
MEL AND KIM

LW: New
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 1

Number 4

THE JOSHUA TREE
U2

LW: 3,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 6

Number 5

MOVE CLOSER
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 5,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 7

Number 6

RUNNING IN THE FAMILY
LEVEL 42

LW: 6,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 5

Number 7

NewTANGO IN THE NIGHT
FLEETWOOD MAC

LW: New
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 1

Number 8

GRACELAND
PAUL SIMON

LW: 7,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 33

Number 9

THIS TIME
CULTURE CLUB

LW: 12,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 2

Number 10

MEN AND WOMEN
SIMPLY RED

LW: 8,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 6

Number 11

TRUE BLUE
MADONNA

LW: 15,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 42

Number 12

INVISIBLE TOUCH
GENESIS

LW: 29,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 45

Number 13

ELECTRIC
THE CULT

LW: 4,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 2

Number 14

SILK AND STEEL
FIVE STAR

LW: 20,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 35

Number 15

THE VERY BEST OF
HOT CHOCOLATE

LW: 14,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 10

Number 16

THE CIRCUS
ERASURE

LW: 10,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 3

Number 17

SIGN 'O' THE TIMES
PRINCE

LW: 9,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 3

Number 18

INTO THE FIRE
BRYAN ADAMS

LW: 11,
Peak: 10,
Weeks: 3

Number 19

CONTROL
JANET JACKSON

LW: 16,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 49

Number 20

SHE WAS ONLY A GROCER'S DAUGHTER cover art

NewSHE WAS ONLY A GROCER'S DAUGHTER
BLOW MONKEYS

LW: New
Peak: 20,
Weeks: 1

Number 21

WHITESNAKE 1987
WHITESNAKE

LW: 13,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 3

Number 22

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
ORIGINAL CAST

LW: 17,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 10

Number 23

SO
PETER GABRIEL

LW: 19,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 48

Number 24

SLIPPERY WHEN WET
BON JOVI

LW: 26,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 32

Number 25

FORE!
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

LW: 28,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 32

Number 26

THE RETURN OF BRUNO
BRUCE WILLIS

LW: 22,
Peak: 22,
Weeks: 2

Number 27

AUGUST
ERIC CLAPTON

LW: 23,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 21

Number 28

LIVE MAGIC
QUEEN

LW: 25,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 20

Number 29

BROTHERS IN ARMS
DIRE STRAITS

LW: 24,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 101

Number 30

THE WHOLE STORY
KATE BUSH

LW: 31,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 23

Number 31

PICTURE BOOK
SIMPLY RED

LW: 21,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 73

Number 32

SWEET FREEDOM
MICHAEL MCDONALD

LW: 44,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 23

Number 33

THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN
THE SMITHS

LW: 30,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 8

Number 34

GIVE ME THE REASON
LUTHER VANDROSS

LW: 27,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 23

Number 35

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
EUROPE

LW: 33,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 23

Number 36

SHAKA ZULU
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

LW: 36,
Peak: 36,
Weeks: 3

Number 37

AMONG THE LIVING
ANTHRAX

LW: 18,
Peak: 18,
Weeks: 2

Number 38

BREAK EVERY RULE
TINA TURNER

LW: 39,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 32

Number 39

THE PAVAROTTI COLLECTION
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

LW: 49,
Peak: 12,
Weeks: 25

Number 40

THE ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK COLLECTION cover art

THE ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK COLLECTION
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

LW: 35,
Peak: 35,
Weeks: 4

Number 41

BY REQUEST
JAMES LAST

LW: 67,
Peak: 41,
Weeks: 2

Number 42

DANCING ON THE CEILING
LIONEL RICHIE

LW: 40,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 36

Number 43

LICENSE TO ILL
BEASTIE BOYS

LW: 37,
Peak: 26,
Weeks: 13

Number 44

THE DANCE CHART
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 32,
Peak: 23,
Weeks: 5

Number 45

NICK KAMEN
NICK KAMEN

LW: 34,
Peak: 34,
Weeks: 2

Number 46

REVENGE
EURYTHMICS

LW: 45,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 42

Number 47

REWOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY
RUBY TURNER

LW: RE
Peak: 47,
Weeks: 3

Number 48

SAINT JULIAN
JULIAN COPE

LW: 42,
Peak: 11,
Weeks: 7

Number 49

COMMUNARDS
THE COMMUNARDS

LW: 46,
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 39

Number 50

GREATEST HITS
QUEEN

LW: 57,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 280

Number 51

NewUH! TEARS BABY
WIN

LW: New
Peak: 51,
Weeks: 1

Number 52

WHITNEY HOUSTON
WHITNEY HOUSTON

LW: 52,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 72

Number 53

DIFFERENT LIGHT
THE BANGLES

LW: 60,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 44

Number 54

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

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

LW: 51,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 21

Number 55

INTO THE LIGHT
CHRIS DE BURGH

LW: 53,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 47

Number 56

NO MORE THE FOOL
ELKIE BROOKS

LW: 64,
Peak: 5,
Weeks: 21

Number 57

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY
U2

LW: 50,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 164

Number 58

THE HOUSE SOUND OF CHICAGO VOLUME II cover art

THE HOUSE SOUND OF CHICAGO VOLUME II
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 38,
Peak: 38,
Weeks: 2

Number 59

HEART OVER MIND
JENNIFER RUSH

LW: 48,
Peak: 48,
Weeks: 2

Number 60

CRUSH ON YOU
JETS {US}

LW: 68,
Peak: 57,
Weeks: 3

Number 61

IMPRESSIONS
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 58,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 12

Number 62

RUMOURS
FLEETWOOD MAC

LW: 85,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 371

Number 63

A KIND OF MAGIC
QUEEN

LW: 56,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 46

Number 64

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES

LW: 47,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 7

Number 65

L IS FOR LOVER
AL JARREAU

LW: 62,
Peak: 45,
Weeks: 8

Number 66

STAND BY ME (THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION) cover art

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

LW: 54,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 7

Number 67

MADONNA
MADONNA

LW: 83,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 107

Number 68

ONCE UPON A TIME
SIMPLE MINDS

LW: 78,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 78

Number 69

CLASSIC SONGS
JAMES TAYLOR

LW: 61,
Peak: 53,
Weeks: 4

Number 70

STRONG PERSUADER
ROBERT CRAY BAND

LW: 81,
Peak: 41,
Weeks: 10

Number 71

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES cover art

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES
THE POLICE

LW: 59,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 25

Number 72

REBACK IN THE HIGH LIFE
STEVE WINWOOD

LW: RE
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 29

Number 73

RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 65,
Peak: 36,
Weeks: 6

Number 74

RAPTURE
ANITA BAKER

LW: 80,
Peak: 13,
Weeks: 44

Number 75

WILD FRONTIER
GARY MOORE

LW: 55,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 7

Number 76

RETHE HYMNS ALBUM
HUDDERSFIELD CHORAL SOCIETY

LW: RE
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 10

Number 77

UPFRONT 5
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 63,
Peak: 21,
Weeks: 5

Number 78

NO JACKET REQUIRED
PHIL COLLINS

LW: 86,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 111

Number 79

GET CLOSE
THE PRETENDERS

LW: 75,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 26

Number 80

RERECKLESS
BRYAN ADAMS

LW: RE
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 83

Number 81

REWORLD MACHINE
LEVEL 42

LW: RE
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 68

Number 82

DISCO
PET SHOP BOYS

LW: 70,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 22

Number 83

JAMES GALWAY AND THE CHIEFTAINS IN IRELAND cover art

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

LW: 74,
Peak: 32,
Weeks: 5

Number 84

LIKE A VIRGIN
MADONNA

LW: 79,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 127

Number 85

SCOUNDREL DAYS
A-HA

LW: 71,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 28

Number 86

SYMPHONIC ROCK
VIENNA SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA

LW: 43,
Peak: 43,
Weeks: 4

Number 87

RELONDON 0 HULL 4
THE HOUSEMARTINS

LW: RE
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 39

Number 88

SIGNS OF LIFE
PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA

LW: 73,
Peak: 49,
Weeks: 4

Number 89

STANDING ON A BEACH - THE SINGLES cover art

RESTANDING ON A BEACH - THE SINGLES
THE CURE

LW: RE
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 26

Number 90

THE BLUES BROTHERS
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

LW: 97,
Peak: 90,
Weeks: 3

Number 91

MOTHER FIST AND HER FIVE DAUGHTERS cover art

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

LW: 41,
Peak: 41,
Weeks: 2

Number 92

REHITS 5
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: RE
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 22

Number 93

TUTTI FRUTTI
MAJESTICS

LW: 77,
Peak: 64,
Weeks: 4

Number 94

THE DUBLINERS 25 YEARS CELEBRATION cover art

NewTHE DUBLINERS 25 YEARS CELEBRATION
THE DUBLINERS

LW: New
Peak: 94,
Weeks: 1

Number 95

NewCAN'T BE WITH YOU TONIGHT
JUDY BOUCHER

LW: New
Peak: 95,
Weeks: 1

Number 96

REBAT OUT OF HELL
MEAT LOAF

LW: RE
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 391

Number 97

REALCHEMY
DIRE STRAITS

LW: RE
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 157

Number 98

GOD'S OWN MEDICINE
THE MISSION

LW: 100,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 20

Number 99

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
U2

LW: 69,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 102

Number 100

REHUNTING HIGH AND LOW
A-HA

LW: RE
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 75

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