Official Albums Chart on 3/2/2017

Number of weeks in Top 100. * means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 9th Feb

Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley, as do Amy and Best of Fleetwood Mac.
Oasis catch Sgt Pepper - Noel will be pleased!

*1. Abba - Gold - 772
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 758
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 758
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 666
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
*6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 484
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18. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
19. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 270
*19=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 270 (247 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
*19=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 270
22. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 265
22=. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 265
*22=.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 265
25. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
*26. ED SHEERAN – + – 254
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30. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
*31. ADELE – 21 – 243
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51=. TINA TURNER – PRIVATE DANCER –180
51=. TINA TURNER – SIMPLY THE BEST – 180
51=. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 180
51=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –180
*55. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 178
*56=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 177 CONSECUTIVE 169
56=. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 177
56=. RIHANNA - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD – 177
56=PHIL COLLINS - NO JACKET REQUIRED - 177

Total weeks in Top 75 . * means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 9th Feb

*1. ABBA - GOLD - 520
*2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 515
*3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 496
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 472
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
*14. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 235 (204 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
15. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 231 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
16. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
*17. ED SHEERAN – + – 214
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20. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
*21. ADELE – 21 – 199
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29. ADELE - 19 - 182
*30. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 181
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47=. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
47=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 155
49=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
49= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
*49=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 154
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57. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 144
*58. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 143
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64=. BARRY MANILOW - MANILOW MAGIC –138
64=. SHANIA TWAIN – COME ON OVER – 138
64=. BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS AND HOOLIGANS – 138
67. MADONNA – LIKE A VIRGIN – 137
*67=.Ed Sheerhan - X 137 CONSEC
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78=. ABBA - GREATEST HITS – 130
78=. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – CALIFORNICATION – 130
80.= PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS-BAND ON THE RUN 129 weeks
80=. LED ZEPPELIN - 2 – 129
*80=. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 129

Total weeks in Top 40. * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 9th Feb

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 - 225
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15 Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
*16. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 147 (118 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
18. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*19. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 141
*20.Ed Sheerhan - + 138
21. Adele - 21 134
22. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
*23.Ed Sheerhan - X 129

Total weeks in Top 20. * means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 9th Feb

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 113

Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 9th Feb)

* means is in this week's Top 10.

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 276 weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound of Music 233 weeks
3=. Soundtrack - The King & I 153 weeks
3=. Soundtrack - West Side Story 153 weeks
5. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 135 weeks
6. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 122 weeks
7. George Mitchell Singers - Black & White Minstrel show 120 weeks
8. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 112 weeks
There may be some missing from the 50-100 section, but those I've got are:
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller (including Thriller 25) 88 weeks
*10. Ed Sheerhan - X 80 weeks

Is Frank Carter's album Modern Ruin, the biggest drop ever in the Top 100, dropping 90 places from 7 to 97?