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Official Albums Chart on 22/7/2016

22 July 2016 - 28 July 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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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Ha so on the 60th birthday of the Album Charts it's topped by an absolute NOBODY

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Michael Seager

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Bit disrespectful that! New music is always good on any chart. Just think how happy you would be with an
injection of new music in the singles chart.

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Keuringsdiensd van Wahrheit

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Yes Adele is an absolute NOBODY, just like us!

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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What?

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Chris Jericho

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Michael Kiwanuka for me has become the best british male artist by a country mile with this timely breakthrough sophomore album. Michael Kiwanuka might be a nobody to those more obsessed with artists twitter feeds, snapchat posts and other tiring celeb stuff. To though of us however who appreciate good music and artists who still care enough to create a album that is timeless great body of work rather than a scattergun of decent songs with plenty of filler, he is a long awaited breath of fresh air.

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Y2J! Y2J!

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Red

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Love & Hate is a great album. I'll take a "nobody"'s album over any overrated artist's any day.

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Red

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Maybe Synthesiza would have wished to see Adele top the chart for the 1248th week

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Martin

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If you look at the BBC Official Album Charts, the total number of weeks for many of the older albums vary by in some cases hundreds of weeks..

Abba Gold - Official Chart 747 BBC Chart 1061
Bob Marley Legend - 730 BBC 970
ELO The Very Best - 116 BBC 316
David Bowie Best of - 148 BBC 325

Can the Official Charts, or anyone else explain why this is?

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Del d

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That legend that I have been watching is in the top ten 730 weeks wow

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David Clare

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Anyone know why?

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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 28th July June.

*1. Abba - Gold - 746
*2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 732
*3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 730
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 639
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 519
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15. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
*16. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 284 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
17. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
*18. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 270
19. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 269
20. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 264
20=. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
*22. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 255
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26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
27. ED SHEERAN – + – 242
*27=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 243
*29. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 242 (219 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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32. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
*33. ADELE – 21 – 220
34. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 218
*35.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 213
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39. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 209
*40. ADELE - 19 - 206

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 75 . * means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 28th July.

Rumours catches Bat Out Of !

*1. ABBA - GOLD - 506
*2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 487
*3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 480
4. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
*4=. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 455
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13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
*14. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 230 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
15. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
16. ED SHEERAN – + – 208
*17. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 207 (177 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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22=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
22=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
24. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
*24=. ADELE – 21 – 184
26. REM - OUT OF TIME - 183
27=. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 180
27=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 180
*27=. ADELE - 19 - 180
30. U2 - LIVE UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY - 179
*30=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 179

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 40. * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 28th July

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
4. Meatloaf - Bat out of 249
5. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 221
*6. Abba - Gold - 219
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 214
8. Soundtrack - The King & I 201 (all in Top 20)
9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
10. Soundtrack - West Side Story 175 (all in Top 20)
11. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
*12. Queen's Greatest Hits 159
13. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 156 (all in Top 20)
14. The Buddy Holly Story 155 (all in Top 20)
15 Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
17. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*18. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 140 (112 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
19.Ed Sheerhan - + 134
20. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+20=. Adele - 21 131
22. Best of the Beach Boys 127
*22=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 127
*24. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 124
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27. David Bowie - The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust 115
28=. Abba's Greatest Hits 114
28=. Corrs - Talk on corners 114
+28= Adele - 19 114
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35= Michael Jackson - Bad 110
35= Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 110
37. Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds 109
*37=Ed Sheerhan - X 109

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 28th July

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.Ed Sheerhan - X 109