Official Albums Chart on 22/4/2016

Michael Jackson's "Number Ones" still on the chart. Impressive.

great to see Hawkwind back in the top 30 even if the album is not one of their best.

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

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 719
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 717
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 626
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20. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 262
+21. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 258
22. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+23. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 250
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27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 240
+28. ED SHEERAN – + – 232
29. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
+30. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 229 (206 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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35. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 211
+36 FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 210
37. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 209
+38. ADELE – 21 – 207
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42=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 201
42=. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
44. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200
+44=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 200
46. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+46=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 198

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending week ending 28th April

Amy chases Black & White Minstrels. Rumours and Legend both back in the top 40!

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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17. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
+18. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 136 (108 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
19.Ed Sheerhan - + 134
20. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
21. Best of the Beach Boys 127
21=. Adele - 21 127
+23.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 125
24. David Gray - White Ladder 123
25. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
+26. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 117

Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 28th April

Ed's X album overtakes Adele's 21. Taylor Swift catches Tango In The Night and Robbie Williams Life thru a lens.

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. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 97
+16.Ed Sheerhan - X 96
17. Adele - 21 95
18. Soundtrack - The King & I 94 (all in Top 5!)
19=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black (includes deluxe version) 93
19=. Ellie Golding - Halcyon 93
21. Emile Sande - Our version of events 92
22. Simply Red - Stars 87
22. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 86
24. Dido - No Angel 84
25. Ed Sheerhan + 80
26. Corrs - Talk on corners 79
26=. The Seekers - The best of the Seekers 79
28=. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the night 78
28=.Robbie Williams - Life thru a lens 78
+28= Taylor Swift -1989 78

No surprise Prince Very Best Of and Purple Rain soundtrack re-enters following unexpected departure. Amazing to see Fleetwood Mac Rumours just continues to notch up now a 626 weeks on chart count. What with PSB, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Queen, Bowie, Paul Young and The Eagles all in the Top 100 its starting to look like a 1980s album chart! And why is Phil Collins No Jacket Required 1984 album considered a NEW and not re-entry and not adding to its weeks on chart count?

Whitney's still on there- 165 weeks and counting. The Ultimate Collection was in the top 100 best-selling albums in the UK last year and may be on the list again this year- sure & steady- watch it go 6 / 7 x Platinum. Just watch.

Hawkwind back in the Top 30 - FANTASTIC!

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated week ending 28th April

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 96

Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 28th April

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 313 Weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 281
3. Soundtrack - The King & I 201
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14. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 101 (78 + 27 deluxe - 4 overlap)
15. Abba - Gold - 100
+ 16. Ed Sheerhan - X 96