Official Albums Chart on 10/2/2017

Another ludicrously large tumble this week, Deaf Havana. Is that an even bigger drop than that one from last week?

Still nice to see Elvis has 3 albums in the top 100.Only just though.Still.

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 16th Feb

Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley, as does Amy and Best of Fleetwood MAc

+1. Abba - Gold - 773
+2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 759
+2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 759
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 667
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
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18. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
+19=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 271 (248 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
+19=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 271
21. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 270
+22.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 266
23=. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 265
23=. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 265
25. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
+26. ED SHEERAN – + – 255
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29. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 245
30. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+30=. ADELE – 21 – 244
+32.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 239
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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 179
+56=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 178
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60.BON JOVI'S GREATEST HITS 176
61=WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 175
61=LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 175
61=DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 175
61=WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 175
+61= LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 175

Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 16th Feb

200 weeks for Adele's 21

Bob Marley only 4 weeks from Abba Gold.

1. ABBA - GOLD - 520
+2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 516
+3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 497
+4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 473
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
+14. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 236 (206 + 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 – + – 215
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20. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
+21. ADELE – 21 – 200
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27. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
27=. REM - OUT OF TIME - 184
29. ADELE - 19 - 182
+29=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 182
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39. OKLAHOMA! - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 168
+40. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 167
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46. MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL BROADWAY STAGE CAST SOUNDTRACK - 156
47=. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
47=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 155
+47=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 155
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56. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147
57. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 144
+57=. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 144

Total weeks in Top 40. + means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 16th 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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17. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
18. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
+18=. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 142
+20.Ed Sheerhan - + 139
21. Adele - 21 134
+22. Lady Gaga - The fame 132
+23.Ed Sheerhan - X 130
+24.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 128

Total weeks in Top 20. + means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 16th 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
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12. Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 118
+13. Ed Sheerhan - X 114
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23. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 81
23= Tom Jones - live at the Talk of the Town 81
25. Corrs - Talk on corners 80
+25=.Ed Sheerhan - + 80

Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 16th 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 81 weeks

Rumours in a very appropriate place.