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Official Albums Chart on 16/12/2016

16 December 2016 - 22 December 2016

The UK's Top 100 biggest artist albums of the week, compiled by the Official Charts Company based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. View the biggest albums of 2024.

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David Sutton

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Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 22nd Dec

Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley.

+1. Abba - Gold - 765
+2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 751
+2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 751
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 659
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
+6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 481
7. THE SOUND OF MUSIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 374
8. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - GREATEST HITS - 343 (331 + 12 in 2005)
9. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 338
10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 329
11=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
11=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
13. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 307
14. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
15. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
15=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
17. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 279
18. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
19. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 270
20. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 265
20=. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 265
22. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
+23. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 263 (240 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
+23=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 263
25. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
26. ED SHEERAN – + – 249
27. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
28. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 245
29. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+30. ADELE – 21 – 237

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 22nd Dec.

Amy overtakes Dire Straits, Bob now only 6 weeks away from catching Abba!

1. ABBA - GOLD - 514
+2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 508
3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 490
4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 466
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
6. THE SOUND OF MUSIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 373
7. PINK FLOYD - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 372
8. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
9. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 311
10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - GREATEST HITS - 300
11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274 12. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 247
13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
14. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 231 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
+15. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 228 (198 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
16. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
17. ED SHEERAN – + – 210
18. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 205
19. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203
20. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
21. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
+22. ADELE – 21 – 195

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Alexander

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little mix with two chart albums is awesome. both sold amazing and the new one will be their biggest selling so far. just so pleased for them.