Official Albums Chart on 5/2/2016

Done an update for Top but not yet approved by OCC.

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 10th Feb.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 708
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 706
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 615
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16. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 283 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
+17. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
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22. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 248
23. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
+23=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 247
25. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 245
26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 236 or 192
28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
29. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 224
30. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+30=. ED SHEERAN – + – 221
+32. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 218 (195 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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43. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+44. ADELE – 21 – 196
+45. ADELE - 19 - 192
46. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
+47.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 189
+48. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 187

Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 10th Feb.

1. ABBA - GOLD - 500
2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 475
3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 465
4. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 436
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21=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
21=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+23. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
24=. REM - OUT OF TIME - 183
+24. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 183 (153 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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38. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
39. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
+39=. ADELE – 21 – 160
41. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 157
+41=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 157
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49=. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 153
49=. DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 153
51. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
+51=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 151

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 10th Feb

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
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23=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 120
23=. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
+25. Adele - 21 117
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30. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
31=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
31=. Led Zeppelin II 111
31= Adele - 19 111
+31=. David Bowie - The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust 111

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated 10th Feb

Ed catches Sam.

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=.Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 85
+11. Ed Sheerhan - X 85

I find the Rihanna situation weird, yes not a full week, yes its not available on all formats but No7 . Why on earth sell 1M copies to Samsung and declare it a Platinum record, Neilson, and official charts records declare that they rightly wont count. I mean any artist could get a major player to give away sales or streams the real weight of popularity is on pure sales. also Work is an odd first single, no hook to speak of, and just same old same old.

Of all the chart statistics being bandied about this week, I'd like to know for definite if the Best of Bowie album has officially taken the longest time to get to number 1. I know it peaked at 11 when first released in 2002 and at my reckoning its taken 690 weeks to finally top the charts. Anyone know for certain its the longest time between release and topping the charts?

Hey! I thought Sia's album was meant to go number 1!