Official Albums Chart on 12/2/2016

I've tried doing a list for the Top 75 but for some inexplicable reason I get "Hold On waiting to be approved buy OCC". Always have trouble with the 75 - don't know why. Could someone nice at OCC please look into it and tell me why? Thanks.

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 17th Feb.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 709
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 707
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 616
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21. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+22. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 249
+23. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 248
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26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 237
28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
29. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 224
+30=. ED SHEERAN – + – 222
31. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+32. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 219 (196 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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43. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+44. ADELE – 21 – 197
+45. ADELE - 19 - 193
46. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
+46=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 190
+48. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 188

Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 17th Feb.

1. ABBA - GOLD - 500
2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 475
+3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 466
4. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 437
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18. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
+19. ED SHEERAN – + – 199
20. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
21=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
21=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
23. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
+23=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 184 (154 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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37. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 166 or 140
38. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
+39. ADELE – 21 – 161
40. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
+41. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 158
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49=. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 153
49=. DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 153
+51. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 152

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 17th 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 - 21 118
26. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 115
27=. Abba's Greatest Hits 114
27=. Corrs - Talk on corners 114
29. Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive 113
30. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
+30=. David Bowie - The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust 112

Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated 17th Feb

Sam chasing Emile. Ed's X album catches Rumours

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 269
2. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 234
3. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 191
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19. Emile Sande - Our version of events 92
+20. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 90
21. Simply Red - Stars 87
22. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 86
+22=.Ed Sheerhan - X 86

Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 17th Feb

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
14=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 100 (77 + 27 deluxe - 4 overlap)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 95
16= Best of the Beach Boys 95
18. Adele - 21 93
19. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 91
+ 20=. Ed Sheerhan - X 86
21. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 85

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated 17th Feb

Ed overtakes Sam and is one week from Adele's 21.

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 86
12.Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 85

Whitney moves up to #26!! 155 weeks on the chart!! GO WHITNEY!! Glad to see Rihanna back. She will increase sales when she tours the UK and does the BRIT Awards- then she'll challenge for the #1 spot with Adele. ANTI will sell well over time- she'll be fine. Platinum is on the way in the UK for ANTI.