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Official Albums Chart on 23/9/2016

23 September 2016 - 29 September 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 29th Sept

*1. Abba - Gold - 755
*2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 741
*3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 739
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 648
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 519
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11=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
11=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
*13. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 303
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16. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*17. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 278
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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
*20=. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 264
23. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
*23=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 252
*25. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 251 (228 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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30. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
*31. ADELE – 21 – 229
32. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
*33.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 222
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48. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
*49.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 188

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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 29th Sept

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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19.Ed Sheerhan - + 134
19=. Adele - 21 134
*21. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 133
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26. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
*27.Ed Sheerhan - X 118

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending 29th Sept.

Ed catches the Beach Boys.

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
*9=.Ed Sheerhan - X 118

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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 29th Sept

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 107

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chartwatcher

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I do not really get this no album idea of Calvin Harris, I mean I can see some benefits but I see more flaws, he is at the height of his fame now, if he dropped 1 more album it'd easily top both sides, he'd have his first US top 3 album, I believe he should do 1 more anyway to capitalise on his success, now we just wait to see if Olly Murs pushes 24 HRS release back further to dodge the second week sales of Robbie Williams new album Heavy Entertainment Show out November the 4th, Nathan Sykes is in direct competition with Robbie's new album, good luck lol.

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Hugh Kane

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brilliant to see the great ian hunter back in the top 40 again ......got to be the most underrated singer songwriter ever

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David Sutton

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Yes I agree.

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Davy Walker

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The second album can always be a difficult concept so for the second Bastille album to achieve critical acclaim is encouraging.This is now supported by its chart position.Watch this space but this album will prove to be a classic.

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Why is that Skepta on the rise again?

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Paul Archer

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Mercury Prize disception innit.All Mercury Prize winners have massive (100's of % increase in sales) of course the BPI isn't involved with that is it (ironically of course) ;)

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Okay then

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Tom Ingrid

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What a drop from the Top 100 for Britney

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Bazza Splutter Sobersaurus

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congrats to shaky

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Andrew077

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Ouch at Teenage Fanclub, No.10 for one week and then No.89 the next, at least it's still there, unlike The Cribs last album that charted at No.7 I think and vanished completely a week later.

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Paul Archer

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Same for most moderately popular artists.The high chart position is based on pre-sales which can be based on over a month of sales before the actual release date.Devin Townsend Project 16 in mid-week chart, 26 in official chart last week.Completely dropped out of chart this week.Unless you have favoured artist status (which relies mainly on commercial tie-ins) by the mainstream / large financial backing by a Major Label you are relying entirely on your loyal niche fanbase.Streaming doesn't seem to have altered this situation or has magnified it even further, strangely.The general public don't seem to judge music with the ears.Celebrity status, which can be built up through highly financed marketing campaigns seem more likely to gain you popularity, sadly.

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Paddy

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I think major label backing is a big part of it but an album still needs to be decent or at least have a few radio friendly songs for it to have any longevity which is why I think Bastille will struggle in the next few weeks (I don't think there's anything on there to the level of Pompeii). There's a few exceptions too which I love like the Nick Cave album still at 2, Skepta and Christine & the Queens all released independently and outselling many more expensive major label releases just by being really good.

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Paul Archer

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How independant is Skepta though.In 2011? he signed a 4 album deal with Universal / Island.Was he dropped or is he still basically still signed to them.Having Pharell Williams (Universal artist) as one of the co-writers on one of the songs makes me feel suspicious.As well as the Drake & Kanye West (also Universal artists) recent 'big ups'.

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Frigorifero Romano

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Go Adele!

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addickted2hcharlton

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Yeah go dahn, newzoids are sortin er ahrt.

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Tony Bianchi

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Well done Nick Cave on not dropping down at all! His/their most accessible album yet.