Official Albums Chart on 15/1/2016

Bowie's death creating so much awareness; thanks for your parting gift "Black Star" cause I know a black star has risen

Bowie owns 25% of the Top 40 and 20% of the top 100.

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 21st Jan.

+1. Abba - Gold - 735
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 705
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 703
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25. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+25=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 244
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 233 or 188
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30. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+31. ED SHEERAN – + – 218
32. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 215
+32=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 215 (192 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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37. U2 - LIVE UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY - 204
+37= FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 204
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+44. ADELE – 21 – 193
45. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
+46. ADELE - 19 - 189
+47.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 186
48.FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
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+49. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 184

Total weeks in Top 75
+1. ABBA - GOLD - 499
+2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 474
3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 465
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25=. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 180
25=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 180
+25=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 180 (150 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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35. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 166
+35=. ADELE - 19 - 166
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40. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 157
+40=. ADELE – 21 – 157
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46=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
46= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
+46=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 154
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52. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148
+52=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 148

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 21st January

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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20. Best of the Beach Boys 127
+21. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 125 (97 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)

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25. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 115
+25=. Adele - 21 115
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36. Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds 109
37= Kings of Leon - Only by the night 108
37= Andy Williams Greatest Hits 108
37= REM - Automatic for the people 108
+37=. David Bowie - The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust 108

Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 21st January

100 weeks for Amy. Ed's X album overtakes Rumours.

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 Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 85
21. Abba's Greatest Hits 83
+ 22=. Ed Sheerhan - X 82
23. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 81

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated 21st Jan

Ed continue his run, Sam's comes to an end.

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
+12. Ed Sheerhan - X 82

Aside from the trashy modern rubbish (you know who you are) it's pretty amazing to see a chart that includes so much Bowie along with Presley, ELO, Queen, The Beatles, Jackson and even Abba (whispered the last part). It's like the world does still have taste and these legendary bands/artists will never die. I doubt Bieber and Adele will be in the top 100 in 30-40 years!

R.I.P David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, George Harrison, Elvis Presley & Michael Jackson & Thanks!

Whitney returns to the top 40!!!!

Finally 25 is off the number 1

David Bowie's Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (Number 61 in the new Album Chart) was Number One on its release in 1980 - the above shows a peak position of only 61! They've managed to get the other Bowie Number One albums right - e.g. Diamond Dogs from 1974, so why not get Scary Monsters right too?

Where is Villagers excellent new album @ Where Have You Been All My Life? it appears to have completely missed this weeks TOP 100 ????? Can somebody please confirm this is true? It was a new release on January 8th so should qualify??