Official Albums Chart on 18/3/2016

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 24th March.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 714
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 712
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 621
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 518
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20. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 262
+21. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 253
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28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
+29. ED SHEERAN – + – 227
30. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
+31. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 224 (199 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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39. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 203
+40. ADELE – 21 – 202
41=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 201
41=. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
43. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200
44. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+44=. ADELE - 19 - 198
+46.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 195
+47. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 193

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending week ending 24th 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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18.Ed Sheerhan - + 134
19. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+19=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 131 (103 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
21. Best of the Beach Boys 127
22. David Gray - White Ladder 123
+22=. Adele - 21 123

Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 24th March

Sam catches 21. Ed's X album chasing Emilie. Taylor Swift one to watch on 73 weeks.

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 269
2. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 234
3. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 191
4. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 Weeks (all in Top 5!)
5. Soundtrack - West Side Story 163 (all in Top 20!)
6. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 134 (all in Top 20!)
7. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 125 (all in Top 20!)
8. Dire Straits - Brother in Arms 123
9. Best of the Beach Boys 118
10. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 107
11. Michael Jackson - Thriller 106
11=. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 106
13. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 100
14. David Gray - White ladder 98
15. Adele - 21 95
+15=. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 95
17. Soundtrack - The King & I 94 (all in Top 5!)
18=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black (includes deluxe version) 93
18=. Ellie Golding - Halcyon 93
20. Emile Sande - Our version of events 92
+21=.Ed Sheerhan - X 91
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35. Oasis-What's the story (morning glory) 74
35= Shania Twain - Come on over 74
35= Snow Patrol - Eyes open 74
+Taylor Swift -1989 73

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated week ending 24th March

Ed overtakes Thriller. Only eight albums have ever done better. Next target Tubular Bells.

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 91
10. Michael Jackson - Thriller 90

Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 24th March
Ed catches the Carpenters
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
+ 19=. Ed Sheerhan - X 91

Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 24th March)

Ed's X overtakes Adele's "21" and Sam Smith.

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 276 weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound of Music 233 weeks
3=. Soundtrack - The King & I 153 weeks
3=. Soundtrack - West Side Story 153 weeks
5. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 135 weeks
6. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 122 weeks
7. George Mitchell Singers - Black & White Minstrel show 120 weeks
8. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 112 weeks
There may be some missing from the 50-100 section, but those I've got are:
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller (including Thriller 25) 88 weeks
+10. Ed Sheerhan - X 77 weeks
11=. Adele - 21 76 weeks
11=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 76 weeks

FFS can't Get Weird just stay out the top 10?

what's the story behind Walking on cars sudden rise?