Official Albums Chart on 10/5/2015

Once again I've updated the lists for Top 75 and Top 100 longest runners, but I get the message that OCC is waiting to approve it - they never seem to :( Could someone at OCC please approve them or at least say why they won't). Thanks

Updated list of albums in Top 75 to 100 weeks or more. + means is in this week's chart. Updated Week ending 16th May

1. ABBA - GOLD - 477

2. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454

3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 450

+4. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 442

+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 422

6. THE SOUND OF MUSIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 373

7. PINK FLOYD - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 366

8. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313

9. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 311

10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - GREATEST HITS - 299

11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274

12. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 247

13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242

14. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 229 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)

15. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227

16. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 204

17. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203

18. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201

19. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197

20. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192

+21. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 190

22=. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 183

22=. REM - OUT OF TIME - 183

24=. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 180

24=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 180

26. U2 - LIVE UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY - 179

27. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 178

28=. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 175

28=. WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 175

30. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 174

31=. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 168

31=. OKLAHOMA! - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 168

+31=. ED SHEERAN – + – 168

34. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 166

35. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163

36. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160

37=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –156

37=. MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL BROADWAY STAGE CAST SOUNDTRACK - 156

37=. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 156

40=. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155

40=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 155

42=. ADELE - 19 - 154

42=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154

44=. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 153

44=. DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 153

+46. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151

47. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 150 (120 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)

48. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148

49=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147

49=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 147

51. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 145

52. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 144

53=. BEACH BOYS – BEST OF – 142

53=. ADELE – 21 – 142

53=. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –142

53=. CORRS – TALK ON CORNERS –142

53=. GEORGE MITCHELL SINGERS – BLACK & WHITE MINISTRAL SHOW – 142

58. TINA TURNER – SIMPLY THE BEST – 141

59=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 138

59=. BARRY MANILOW - MANILOW MAGIC –138

59=. SHANIA TWAIN – COME ON OVER – 138

59=. BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS AND HOOLIGANS – 138

63. MADONNA – LIGHT A VIRGIN – 137

64=. NORAH JONES – COMES AWAY WITH ME – 136

64=. SIMPLY RED – STARS – 136 (including collector's edition)

64=. CARPENTERS - THE SINGLES 1969-1973 – 136

67. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 135

68. DIDO – NO ANGEL 133

69. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 132

70=. ABBA - GREATEST HITS – 130

70=. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – CALIFORNICATION – 130

72.= PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS-BAND ON THE RUN 129 weeks

72=. LED ZEPPELIN - 2 – 129

72=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 129

75. RIHANNA - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD – 128

76=. ORIGINAL CAST - PHANTOM OF THE OPERA – 127

77. LANA DEL RAY - BORN TO DIE – 125

78=. PAOLO NUTINI - SUNNY SIDE UP – 124

78=. VERVE – URBAN HYMNS – 124

80=. PHIL COLLINS - NO JACKET REQUIRED - 123

80=. EURYTHMICS – GREATEST HITS – 123

80=. ROBBIE WILLIAMS – LIFE THRU A LENS – 123

83=. AMY WINEHOUSE – FRANK (All versions) – 122

83=. EMILIE SANDE - OUR VERSION OF EVENTS – 122

85=. LIONEL RICHIE - CAN’T SLOW DOWN - 120

85=. ONE DIRECTION - UP ALL NIGHT – 120

87=. BARRY WHITE – THE COLLECTION – 119

+87=ELLIE GOULDING - HALCYON – 119

89=. STEREOPHONICS - WORD GETS AROUND – 118

89=. COLDPLAY - A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD – 118

91=. EAGLES – GREATEST HITS 1971-75 – 117

91=. KATY PERRY - TEENAGE DREAM – 117

91=. ANDY WILLIAMS – GREATEST HITS -117

94=. UB40 – BEST OF VOLUME 1 – 116

94=. MADONNA-RAY OF LIGHT 116

+94=. STONE ROSES - STONE ROSES – 116

97=. TINA TURNER – PRIVATE DANCER –115

97=. M PEOPLE – BIZARRE FRUIT – 115

97=. CAROLE KING - TAPESTRY – 115

100=. DIRE STRAITS – ALCHEMY LIVE – 114

100=. EMINEM – SLIM SHADY – 114

102=. CELINE DION – FALLING INTO YOU – 113

102=. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS VOL 2 – 113

102=. SCISSOR SISTERS – SCISSOR SISTERS – 113

105=. PAUL SIMON - GRACELAND - 112

105=. JOHNNY CASH – LIVE AT SAN QUENTIN – 112

105=. ELO - OUT OF THE BLUE – 112

108=. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BORN IN THE USA – 111

108=. FLEETWOOD MAC – TANGO IN THE NIGHT – 111

108=. SNOW PATROL - EYES OPEN – 111

+108=. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 111

112. BEN HOWARD - EVERY KINGDOM – 110

103=. SIMPLY RED – PICTURE BOOK – 109

103=. BON JOVI - SLIPPERY WHEN WET – 109

103=. CELINE DION – COLOUR OF MY LOVE – 109

106=. PHIL COLLINS – HELLO I MUST BE GOING – 108

106=. BEE GEES – VERY BEST – 108

106=. GREEN DAY - AMERICAN IDIOT – 108

106=. BLONDIE - PARALLEL LINES – 108

110=. BLUR – PARKLIFE (includes 2012 re-entry) – 107

110=. SNOW PATROL - FINAL STRAW – 107

112. JAMES BLUNT – BACK TO BEDLAM – 106

113. SIMON & GARFUNKEL – SOUNDS OF SILENCE – 105

114=. U2 – UNFORGETTABLE FIRE – 104

114=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS - 104

116=. INXS – KICK – 102

116=. BEYONCÉ – I AM SASHA FIERCE – 102

116=. CHRISTINA AGUILERA – STRIPPED – 102

116=. TEXAS – WHITE ON BLONDE – 102

116=. TRAVIS – THE MAN WHO - 102

121=. EVA CASSIDY – SONGBIRD - 101

121=. DAVID GUETTA - NOTHING BUT THE BEAT – 101

121=. STEREOPHONICS - PERFORMANCE AND COCKTAILS – 101

124=. ELO - A NEW WORLD RECORD – 100

124=. JOHN LENNON – IMAGINE – 100

124=. WHITNEY HOUSTON – WHITNEY - 100

+124=IMAGINE DRAGONS - NIGHT VISIONS - 100

George Ezra's run of 44 consecutive weeks in the Top Ten has come to an end. Sam Smith overtakes South Pacific's second run. Next target Shania Twain. Ed Sheerhan's X has 46 consecutive weeks in the Top Ten.

Consecutive Weeks in Top 10

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 weeks

2. Soundtrack - The Sound of Music 172 weeks

3. George Mitchell Singers - Black & White Minstrel show 120 weeks

4. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 101 weeks

5. Soundtrack - The King & I 94 weeks

6. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 92 weeks

7. Soundtrack - West Side Story 89 weeks

8. Adele - 21 71 weeks

9. Emile Sande - Our version of events 66 weeks

10 Beatles - Please Please Me 62 weeks

11. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 60 weeks

12. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 55 weeks

13. Soundtrack - West Side Story 52 weeks (separate run)

14. Shania Twain - Come on over 51 weeks

15. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 50 weeks

16. Soundtrack - South Pacific 49 weeks (separate run)

Minstrel in the gallery is a re-entry NOT a new entry

Wow @ Whitney Houston's Ultimate Collection at #60 (and rising) after 119 weeks on the chart!