Official Albums Chart on 30/10/2015

The KING will top.

I really hope 5SOS doesn't hog the top spot for a second week, because Little Mix and Ellie Goulding's albums are entering the chart next week.

Congrats to Killing Joke for going top 20.absoulutely awesome live!

Michael Jackson's Number Ones at #30 after 12 years!

Big flops for Selena and demi. The brits don't care for talentless american disney stars ;)

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 5th November
Adele on the move with two albums.

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 - 217
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 158
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.Ed Sheerhan - + 134
19. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
20. Best of the Beach Boys 127
21. David Gray - White Ladder 123
21=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 123 (95 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
23=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 120
23=. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
25. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 115
26=. Abba's Greatest Hits 114
26=. Corrs - Talk on corners 114
28. Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive 113
29. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
30=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
30=. Led Zeppelin II 111
32= Michael Jackson - Bad 110
32= Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 110
34 Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds 109
35= Kings of Leon - Only by the night 108
35= Andy Williams Greatest Hits 108
35= REM - Automatic for the people 108
+35= Adele - 19 108
39. David Bowie - The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust 107
40 Mumford & Sons - Sigh no more 104
+40= Adele - 21 104

Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 5th November

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
+18=. Adele - 21 91
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
26. David Gray - White Ladder 75
+26= Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 75
28. Dido - No Angel 73
29. Adele - 19 72
30. REM - Automatic for the people 71
30=.Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the run 71
+ 30=Ed Sheerhan - X 71
32. Beatles - Please Please Me 70

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated 5th November

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 221
2. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 Weeks
3. Soundtrack - West Side Story 163
4. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 147
5. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 134
6. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 125
7. Soundtrack - The King & I 94
8. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 92
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller 90
10. Adele - 21 87
11. Dire Straits - Brother in Arms 76
+12=.Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 75
12. Corrs - Talk on corners 73

Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 5th November)

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
+11=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 74 weeks
13. Lady Gaga - The fame 72 weeks
14. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black 71 weeks (standard + deluxe - 1 week when both versions were in the top 10 simultaneously.
+14=. Ed Sheerhan - X 71 weeks

Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 5th November)

Ed has caught Adele. Big gap to West Side Story in 7th.

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
+8=. Ed Sheerhan - X 71 weeks
10. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 69 weeks