Official Albums Chart on 24/7/2015

Updated list of albums in Top 75 to 100 weeks or more. + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 30th July.

For some reason Dark side's 4 weeks in the Top 75 in 1994 are not in the main run. I've included them.

Bat out of under threat from Queen and Bob Marley.

+1. ABBA - GOLD - 482
2. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
+3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 453
+4. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 452
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 430
6. THE SOUND OF MUSIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 373
7. PINK FLOYD - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 369
26. U2 - LIVE UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY - 179
+26=. ED SHEERAN – + – 179
28. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 178
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
+40=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 155 (123 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
49. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148
50=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147
50=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 147
+50=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 147 or 121
70. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 132
+71. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 131
82=. PHIL COLLINS - NO JACKET REQUIRED - 123
82=. EURYTHMICS – GREATEST HITS – 123
82=. ROBBIE WILLIAMS – LIFE THRU A LENS – 123
85. EMILIE SANDE - OUR VERSION OF EVENTS – 122
+85=. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 122
97=. UB40 – BEST OF VOLUME 1 – 116
97=. MADONNA-RAY OF LIGHT 116
99=. TINA TURNER – PRIVATE DANCER –115
99=. M PEOPLE – BIZARRE FRUIT – 115
99=. CAROLE KING - TAPESTRY – 115
+99=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS - 115

All Time Longest Runners in Top 40 Updated week ending 30th July
+ indicates in this week's Top 40
18. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+19.Ed Sheerhan - + 128
20. Best of the Beach Boys 127
21. David Gray - White Ladder 123
22=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 120
22=. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
24=. Abba's Greatest Hits 114
24=. Corrs - Talk on corners 114
+24=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 114 (86 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
27. Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive 113
28. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
+28= Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 112

All Time Longest Runners in Top 40 Updated week ending 30th July

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 347
2. Soundtrack - South Pacific 313 Weeks (all in Top 20)
3. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 279
4. Meatloaf - Bat out of 249
5. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 221
6. Abba - Gold - 216
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 214
8. Soundtrack - The King & I 201 (all in Top 20)
9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
10. Soundtrack - West Side Story 175 (all in Top 20)
11. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
12. Queen's Greatest Hits 157
13. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 156 (all in Top 20)
14. The Buddy Holly Story 155 (all in Top 20)
15 Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
17. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
18. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+19.Ed Sheerhan - + 128
20. Best of the Beach Boys 127
21. David Gray - White Ladder 123
22=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 120
22=. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
24=. Abba's Greatest Hits 114
24=. Corrs - Talk on corners 114
+24=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 114 (86 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
27. Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive 113
28. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
+28= Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 112
30=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
30=. Led Zeppelin II 111

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Total number of weeks in Top 20. + means in this week's Top 20

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 313 Weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound OF Music 281
3. Soundtrack - The King & I 201
4.Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 195
5. Soundtrack - West Side Story 175
6. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168
7. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 156
8. The Buddy Holly Story 155
9. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 149
10.George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142
11. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 123
12. Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 118
13. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 108
14. Abba - Gold - 100
+15. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 99 (76 + 27 deluxe - 4 overlap)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 95
16= Best of the Beach Boys 95
18. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 91
19. Adele - 21 90
20. Abba's Greatest Hits 83
21. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 81
22. Corrs - Talk on corners 80
23. Led Zeppelin II 79
+24.Ed Sheerhan - + 78
25. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 76

Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 30th July)

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 276 weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound of Music 233 weeks
3=. Soundtrack - The King & I 153 weeks
3=. Soundtrack - West Side Story 153 weeks
5. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 135 weeks
6. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 122 weeks
7. George Mitchell Singers - Black & White Minstrel show 120 weeks
8. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 112 weeks

There may be some missing from the 50-100 section, but those I've got are:
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller (including Thriller 25) 88 weeks
10. Adele - 21 76 weeks
11. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 74 weeks
12. Lady Gaga - The fame 72 weeks
13. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black 71 weeks (standard + deluxe - 1 week when both versions were in the top 10 simultaneously.
14. Emile Sande - Our version of events 67 weeks
15. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 66 weeks
16. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 64 weeks
17. Beatles - Please Please Me 62 weeks
+18. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 61 weeks
19. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 59 weeks
20. Abba - Gold 58 weeks
+21. Ed Sheerhan - X 57 weeks
22=. Corrs - Talk on corners 56 weeks
22=.Dido - No Angel 56 weeks
24. Best of the Beach Boys 55 weeks
25. Led Zeppelin II 54 weeks
26.Ed Sheerhan - + 52 weeks
27=.Oasis - What's the story (morning glory) 51 weeks
27=. Shania Twain - Come on over 51 weeks
2è=.Simply Red - Stars (includes collectors edition) 51 weeks

Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 30th July)

Sam Smith overtakes Dire Straits - one week from equalling the Beatles! . Ed Sheerhan's X aiming for Dire Straits.

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=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 61 weeks
12. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 60 weeks
+13. Ed Sheerhan - X 57 weeks
14. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 55 weeks
15. Soundtrack - West Side Story 52 weeks (separate run)
16. Shania Twain - Come on over 51 weeks
17. Soundtrack - South Pacific 49 weeks (separate run)

Where are The Chemical Brothers?