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Official Albums Chart on 12/8/2016

12 August 2016 - 18 August 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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Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 18th Aug.

+1. ABBA - GOLD - 509
+2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 490
+3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 483
+4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 458
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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15. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
+16. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 210 (180 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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22=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
22=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+24. ADELE – 21 – 187
25. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
26. REM - OUT OF TIME - 183
27. ADELE - 19 - 182
+28. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 181
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33=. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 175
33=. WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 175
33=. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 175
36. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 170
+36=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 170

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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 18th Aug

Abba Gold overtakes Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits

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. Abba - Gold - 222
6. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 221
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16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
+17. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 143 (115 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
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31. Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive 113
32. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
+32=Ed Sheerhan - X 112
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44= Michael Buble - Crazy love 102
44= Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the run 102
46. The Seekers - The best of the Seekers 101
+46= Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 101
48. Beatles 1967-70 100

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated week ending 18th Aug

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 112

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 20. + means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 18th Aug

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 104