Official Albums Chart on 17/2/2017

Number of weeks in Top 100. * means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 23rd Feb

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

*1. Abba - Gold - 774
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 760
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 760
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 668
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
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15. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
15=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*17. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 280
18. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
*19=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 272 (249 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
*19=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 272
21. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 270
*22.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 267
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25. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
*26. ED SHEERAN – + – 256
27. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
28. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
29. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 245
*29=. ADELE – 21 – 245
31. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
*32.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 240
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39. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 211
40. ADELE - 19 - 210
*40=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 210
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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
*51=. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 180
*56. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 179
57=. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 177
57=. RIHANNA - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD – 177
57=PHIL COLLINS - NO JACKET REQUIRED - 177
*60=WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 176
60=.BON JOVI'S GREATEST HITS 176

Message to OCC - my other "longest weeks" lists disappear after a few minutes. Could you please look into it, thanks.

Message to OCC: Station to Station's weeks on chart does not include the 1990 version - surely it should? This is probably also the case for all the other 1990 issues of his albums too.

Total weeks in Top 75 . * means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 23rd Feb

Bob Marley only 3 weeks from Abba Gold.

1. ABBA - GOLD - 520
*2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 517
*3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 498
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 474
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
*14. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 237 (207 + 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 – + – 216
18. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 205
19. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203
20. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
*20=. ADELE – 21 – 201
22. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
23=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
23=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*25. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 191
*26. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 188
27. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
27=. REM - OUT OF TIME - 184
*29. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 183
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44. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 157
44=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –157
46. MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL BROADWAY STAGE CAST SOUNDTRACK - 156
*46=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 156
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56. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147
*57. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 145
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63. TINA TURNER – SIMPLY THE BEST – 141
*64.Ed Sheerhan - X 139 CONSEC
65=. BARRY MANILOW - MANILOW MAGIC –138
65=. SHANIA TWAIN – COME ON OVER – 138
65=. BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS AND HOOLIGANS – 138
68. MADONNA – LIKE A VIRGIN – 137
*68=. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 137
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76. STONE ROSES - STONE ROSES – 132
76=. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 132
*78. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 131

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. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 143
19. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*20.Ed Sheerhan - + 140
21. Adele - 21 134
22. Lady Gaga - The fame 132
*23.Ed Sheerhan - X 131

Oh WOW! What an accomplishment! Had streaming not been fixed so rock songs can't top the singles chart, Human would SURELY be number 1 logically!

Total weeks in Top 40. * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 23rd Feb.
Legend overtakes the George Mitchell Minstrels

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. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 143
19. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*20.Ed Sheerhan - + 140
21. Adele - 21 134
22. Lady Gaga - The fame 132
*23.Ed Sheerhan - X 131

Total weeks in Top 20. * means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 23rd 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 115
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22. Abba's Greatest Hits 83
23. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 81
23= Tom Jones - live at the Talk of the Town 81
*23=.Ed Sheerhan - + 81

Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 23rd 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 82 weeks