Official Albums Chart on 22/1/2016

durandurans paper gods is at #4 on billboard alternative album chart in the us,,its an amazing record,,the single "what are the chances" is quite a beautiful ballad..,,

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 28th Jan.

+1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 706
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 704
4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 614
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23. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
24. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 245
+24=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 245
26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 234 or 190
28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
29. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 224
30. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+31. ED SHEERAN – + – 219
+32. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 216 (193 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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+37 FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 205
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43. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+44. ADELE – 21 – 194
45. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
+45=. ADELE - 19 - 190
+47.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 187
48.FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
+48=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 185

Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 28th Jan. As Danny said, Abba reaches 500.

+1. ABBA - GOLD - 500
+2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 475
3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 465
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18. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
+19. ED SHEERAN – + – 198
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23=. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 183
23=. REM - OUT OF TIME - 183
+25. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 181 (151 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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33=. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 168
33=. OKLAHOMA! - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 168
+35. ADELE - 19 - 167
36. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 166
+37. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 166 or 140
38. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
39. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
+40. ADELE – 21 – 158
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44=. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
44=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 155
+44=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 155

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 28th 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 126 (98 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
22. David Gray - White Ladder 123
23=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 120
23=. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
+25=. Adele - 21 116
26. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 115
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31=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
31=. Led Zeppelin II 111
31= Adele - 19 111
34= Michael Jackson - Bad 110
34= Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 110
36. Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds 109
+36=. David Bowie - The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust 109

Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated 28th Jan

Sam catches Simply Red. Ed's X album chasing Dido

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. Simply Red - Stars 87
+20. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 87
22. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 86
23. Dido - No Angel 84
+24.Ed Sheerhan - X 83

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated 28th Jan

Ed continues his run.
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 83

19 albums once again for Bowie: Beaten his own record for: 13 albums in the Top 54; 14 albums in the Top 55, 17 albums in the top 83; 18 albums in the top 89. I hope he sets more records next week.

Poor Corrs. 15 years ago, their new album would've sold by the shipload. Now they can't even break top 10.

ABBA's 'Gold' album becomes the first to spend 500 weeks in the top 75 positions. Quite timely too in the week that the four group members were pictured together for the first time in thirty years. Legendary band.

so good to see so many people buying david bowie albums. number 1 and 3 and 6 is awesome.