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Official Albums Chart on 8/4/2016

8 April 2016 - 14 April 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 14th April.

1. Abba - Gold - 736

+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 717

+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 715

+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 624

+5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 519

6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 474

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20. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 262

+21. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 256

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26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244

+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 240

28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231

+29. ED SHEERAN – + – 230

+30. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 227 (204 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)

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36. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 209 

+37 FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 208

+38. ADELE – 21 – 205

39. U2 - LIVE UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY - 204 

40. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 203

41=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 201 

41=. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201 

+41=. ADELE - 19 - 201

44. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200 

45. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198 

+45=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 198

+47. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 196

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Carl Mefkintallica Foxall

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Babymetal in the top 20 goes 2 show that sum people hav bad taste in music They're trash

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 14th April

Sam's run ends at 97. Ed's X album catches The King & I. Taylor Swift catches Abba's Arrival and Lionel Richie.

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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14. David Gray - White ladder 98
15. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 97
16. Adele - 21 95
17. Soundtrack - The King & I 94 (all in Top 5!)
+18=.Ed Sheerhan - X 94
18=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black (includes deluxe version) 93
18=. Ellie Golding - Halcyon 93
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27=. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the night 78
27=.Robbie Williams - Life thru a lens 78
28. Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive 77
30=. Abba - Arrival 76
30= Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down 76
+30= Taylor Swift -1989 76

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Michael Seager

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How many consecutive weeks in the TOP 40 for Best of the Seekers?

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David Sutton

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Hi Michael, 79 (101 weeks in total in top 40). They were missing from my list, so thanks very much for pointing this out. Apologies to Seekers fans!

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated week ending 14th April

Ed catches The King & I. Only six albums have ever done better.

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
+7=. Ed Sheerhan - X 94