Official Albums Chart on 26/2/2016

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 3rd MArch.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 711
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 709
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 618
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 518
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21. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+22=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 250
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26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 239
28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231

31. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+31=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 221 (198 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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42. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200
+43. ADELE – 21 – 199
44. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+45. ADELE - 19 - 195
+46.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 192
47. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
+47=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 190

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 3rd MArch.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 711
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 709
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 618
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 518
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21. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+22=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 250
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26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 239
28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
29. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 224
+29=. ED SHEERAN – + – 224
31. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+31=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 221 (198 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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42. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200
+43. ADELE – 21 – 199
44. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+45. ADELE - 19 - 195
+46.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 192
47. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
+47=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 190

Weeks in Top 75

1. ABBA - GOLD - 500
2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 476
+3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 468
4. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 439
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17. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203
18. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
+18=. ED SHEERAN + 201
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32. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 174
+33. ADELE - 19 - 170
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37. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 166
38. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
+38=. ADELE – 21 – 163
40. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
+40=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 160
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45=. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
45=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 155
47=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
47= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
+47=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 154

Once again my Top 75 list is blocked. Come on OCC please tell me why. It's the same problem every week

Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 3rd March.

1. ABBA - GOLD - 500
2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 476
+3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 468
4. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 439
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17. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203
18. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
+18=. ED SHEERAN – + – 201
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32. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 174
+33. ADELE - 19 - 170
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37. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 166
38. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
+38=. ADELE – 21 – 163
40. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
+40=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 160
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45=. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
45=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 155
47=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
47= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
+47=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 154

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending week ending 3 March

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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19. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+20. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 128 (100 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
21. Best of the Beach Boys 127
22. David Gray - White Ladder 123
+23.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 122
24. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
+24=. Adele - 21 120

Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 3rd March
Sam catches Emile. Ed's X album chasing them both
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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17. Amy Winehouse - Back to black (includes deluxe version) 93
17=. Ellie Golding - Halcyon 93
19. Emile Sande - Our version of events 92
+19=. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 92
+21=.Ed Sheerhan - X 88

Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 3rd March

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 88
21. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 85

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated week ending 3rd March

Ed overtakes Adele's 21 - next target Thriller

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 88
11. Adele - 21 87

Eliot Sumners album INFORMATION released in January ought to be in the top 20 it is superb !!