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Official Albums Chart on 13/9/1987

13 September 1987 - 19 September 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

BAD
MICHAEL JACKSON

LW: 1,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 2

Number 2

NewACTUALLY
PET SHOP BOYS

LW: New
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 1

Number 3

NewA MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON
PINK FLOYD

LW: New
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 1

Number 4

CHANGING FACES - THE VERY BEST OF 10CC AND GODLEY AND CREME cover art

CHANGING FACES - THE VERY BEST OF 10CC AND GODLEY AND CREME
10CC AND GODLEY AND CREME

LW: 7,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 4

Number 5

THE JOSHUA TREE
U2

LW: 9,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 27

Number 6

HITS 6
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 2,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 9

Number 7

WHITNEY
WHITNEY HOUSTON

LW: 6,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 15

Number 8

HYSTERIA
DEF LEPPARD

LW: 3,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 4

Number 9

SUBSTANCE 1987
NEW ORDER

LW: 4,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 4

Number 10

PRESLEY - THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS cover art

PRESLEY - THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS
ELVIS PRESLEY

LW: 8,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 4

Number 11

DARKLANDS
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN

LW: 5,
Peak: 5,
Weeks: 2

Number 12

JONATHAN BUTLER
JONATHAN BUTLER

LW: 17,
Peak: 12,
Weeks: 2

Number 13

INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO ... cover art

INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO ...
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY

LW: 10,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 9

Number 14

NewBABYLON AND ON
SQUEEZE

LW: New
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 1

Number 15

WHO'S THAT GIRL
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

LW: 11,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 8

Number 16

GIVE ME THE REASON
LUTHER VANDROSS

LW: 13,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 44

Number 17

ATLANTIC SOUL CLASSICS
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 43,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 16

Number 18

SIXTIES MIX
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 12,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 11

Number 19

RUNNING IN THE FAMILY
LEVEL 42

LW: 22,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 26

Number 20

NewCREST OF A KNAVE
JETHRO TULL

LW: New
Peak: 20,
Weeks: 1

Number 21

INVISIBLE TOUCH
GENESIS

LW: 15,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 66

Number 22

TRUE BLUE
MADONNA

LW: 14,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 63

Number 23

RAINDANCING
ALISON MOYET

LW: 24,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 23

Number 24

GRACELAND
PAUL SIMON

LW: 37,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 54

Number 25

BAD ANIMALS
HEART

LW: 19,
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 16

Number 26

NewPOETIC CHAMPIONS COMPOSE
VAN MORRISON

LW: New
Peak: 26,
Weeks: 1

Number 27

TANGO IN THE NIGHT
FLEETWOOD MAC

LW: 23,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 22

Number 28

THE RETURN OF BRUNO
BRUCE WILLIS

LW: 18,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 23

Number 29

HEARSAY/ALL MIXED UP
ALEXANDER O'NEAL

LW: 16,
Peak: 10,
Weeks: 7

Number 30

BEST OF HOUSE VOLUME 2
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 36,
Peak: 30,
Weeks: 2

Number 31

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT

LW: 20,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 20

Number 32

LIVE IN THE CITY OF LIGHT
SIMPLE MINDS

LW: 25,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 16

Number 33

MEN AND WOMEN
SIMPLY RED

LW: 53,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 27

Number 34

SOLITUDE STANDING
SUZANNE VEGA

LW: 27,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 20

Number 35

FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE
LUTHER VANDROSS

LW: 28,
Peak: 23,
Weeks: 12

Number 36

BROTHERS IN ARMS
DIRE STRAITS

LW: 34,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 122

Number 37

FRANKS WILD YEARS
TOM WAITS

LW: 30,
Peak: 20,
Weeks: 3

Number 38

SHERRICK
SHERRICK

LW: 32,
Peak: 27,
Weeks: 4

Number 39

F L M
MEL AND KIM

LW: 21,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 22

Number 40

INFECTED
THE THE

LW: 42,
Peak: 14,
Weeks: 27

Number 41

LIKE A VIRGIN
MADONNA

LW: 39,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 144

Number 42

SLIPPERY WHEN WET
BON JOVI

LW: 29,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 53

Number 43

LICENSE TO ILL
BEASTIE BOYS

LW: 26,
Peak: 7,
Weeks: 34

Number 44

IT'S BETTER TO TRAVEL
SWING OUT SISTER

LW: 45,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 18

Number 45

NEVER TOO MUCH
LUTHER VANDROSS

LW: 56,
Peak: 41,
Weeks: 21

Number 46

SIGN 'O' THE TIMES
PRINCE

LW: 33,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 24

Number 47

FORE!
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

LW: 48,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 48

Number 48

THE JAZZ SINGER
NEIL DIAMOND

LW: 31,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 107

Number 49

THRILLER
MICHAEL JACKSON

LW: 35,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 136

Number 50

MADONNA
MADONNA

LW: 59,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 119

Number 51

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
ORIGINAL CAST

LW: 49,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 31

Number 52

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY
U2

LW: 40,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 185

Number 53

EN CONCERT LYONS / HOUSTON
JEAN MICHEL JARRE

LW: 63,
Peak: 18,
Weeks: 10

Number 54

ELECTRIC
THE CULT

LW: 50,
Peak: 4,
Weeks: 23

Number 55

CONTROL
JANET JACKSON

LW: 51,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 70

Number 56

SO
PETER GABRIEL

LW: 44,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 69

Number 57

NewIN THE DARK
GRATEFUL DEAD

LW: New
Peak: 57,
Weeks: 1

Number 58

SILK AND STEEL
FIVE STAR

LW: 41,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 56

Number 59

AMERICAN ENGLISH
WAX

LW: 61,
Peak: 59,
Weeks: 2

Number 60

WHITESNAKE 1987
WHITESNAKE

LW: 55,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 24

Number 61

NewWOW!
BANANARAMA

LW: New
Peak: 61,
Weeks: 1

Number 62

WHITNEY HOUSTON
WHITNEY HOUSTON

LW: 38,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 93

Number 63

STREET SOUNDS '87 VOLUME 2
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 47,
Peak: 47,
Weeks: 2

Number 64

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
U2

LW: 65,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 121

Number 65

PICTURE BOOK
SIMPLY RED

LW: 78,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 94

Number 66

GREATEST HITS
QUEEN

LW: 68,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 301

Number 67

COMING AROUND AGAIN
CARLY SIMON

LW: 82,
Peak: 25,
Weeks: 16

Number 68

FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT
JENNIFER WARNES

LW: 81,
Peak: 33,
Weeks: 10

Number 69

STREET LIFE - 20 GREAT HITS
BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC

LW: 73,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 59

Number 70

DISCO
PET SHOP BOYS

LW: 60,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 37

Number 71

STRONG PERSUADER
ROBERT CRAY BAND

LW: 58,
Peak: 34,
Weeks: 26

Number 72

CLUTCHING AT STRAWS
MARILLION

LW: 67,
Peak: 2,
Weeks: 12

Number 73

PLEASE
PET SHOP BOYS

LW: 62,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 63

Number 74

SINGLES - 45'S AND UNDER
SQUEEZE

LW: 75,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 28

Number 75

RIPTIDE
ROBERT PALMER

LW: 69,
Peak: 5,
Weeks: 37

Number 76

KICK IT - THE DEF JAM SAMPLER VOLUME 1 cover art

KICK IT - THE DEF JAM SAMPLER VOLUME 1
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 52,
Peak: 19,
Weeks: 7

Number 77

REFACE VALUE
PHIL COLLINS

LW: RE
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 246

Number 78

DREAM EVIL
DIO

LW: 46,
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 5

Number 79

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES cover art

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES
THE POLICE

LW: 94,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 43

Number 80

PERMANENT VACATION
AEROSMITH

LW: 57,
Peak: 37,
Weeks: 3

Number 81

OFF THE WALL
MICHAEL JACKSON

LW: 72,
Peak: 5,
Weeks: 160

Number 82

LIVE IN AUSTRALIA
ELTON JOHN AND THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

LW: 70,
Peak: 70,
Weeks: 2

Number 83

ON THE BEACH
CHRIS REA

LW: 77,
Peak: 11,
Weeks: 37

Number 84

RUMOURS
FLEETWOOD MAC

LW: 90,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 392

Number 85

BAD
LL COOL J

LW: 83,
Peak: 54,
Weeks: 12

Number 86

NO JACKET REQUIRED
PHIL COLLINS

LW: 85,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 131

Number 87

BEST OF HOUSE VOLUME 1
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 84,
Peak: 55,
Weeks: 12

Number 88

WAR
U2

LW: 74,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 141

Number 89

ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE
ATLANTIC STARR

LW: 79,
Peak: 48,
Weeks: 11

Number 90

THE CIRCUS
ERASURE

LW: 66,
Peak: 6,
Weeks: 24

Number 91

ROCK 'N' ROLL
MOTORHEAD

LW: 54,
Peak: 34,
Weeks: 3

Number 92

REBACK IN THE HIGH LIFE
STEVE WINWOOD

LW: RE
Peak: 8,
Weeks: 37

Number 93

THE ISLAND STORY
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 64,
Peak: 9,
Weeks: 10

Number 94

PAID IN FULL
ERIC B AND RAKIM

LW: 89,
Peak: 89,
Weeks: 2

Number 95

THE WHOLE STORY
KATE BUSH

LW: 76,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 44

Number 96

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

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

LW: 91,
Peak: 1,
Weeks: 25

Number 97

LA BAMBA
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

LW: 96,
Peak: 24,
Weeks: 5

Number 98

HIS FINEST COLLECTION
ROGER WHITTAKER

LW: 92,
Peak: 15,
Weeks: 18

Number 99

SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (1987 VERSION) cover art

SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (1987 VERSION)
THE BEATLES

LW: 88,
Peak: 3,
Weeks: 16

Number 100

BEST OF WEST COAST HIP HOP
VARIOUS ARTISTS

LW: 80,
Peak: 80,
Weeks: 2

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