Official Albums Chart on 3/3/2017

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

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

*1. Abba - Gold - 776
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 762
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 762
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 670
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 – 282
18. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
*19=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 274 (251 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
*19=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 274
21. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 271
*22.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 269
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25. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
*26. ED SHEERAN – + – 258
27. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
28. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
*28=. ADELE – 21 – 247
30. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 245
31. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
*32.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 242
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35. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
36. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 218
*36=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 218
38. REM - OUT OF TIME - 213
39. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 211
*39=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 211
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50.FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
*51. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 182
*52. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 181
53=. TINA TURNER – PRIVATE DANCER –180
53=. TINA TURNER – SIMPLY THE BEST – 180
53=. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 180
53=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –180
*57.WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 178

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

Bob Marley now only 1 week from Abba Gold!

Queen's Greatest Hits becomes only the third album to notch 500 weeks in the top 75.

What's The Story (Morning Gory) overtakes Definitely Maybe

1. ABBA - GOLD - 520
*2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 519
*3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 500
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 476
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
*14. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 239 (209 + 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 – + – 218
18. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 205
19. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203
*19=. ADELE – 21 – 203
21. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
22. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
*23. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 193
24. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
24=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*26. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 190
*27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 185
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42. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
42=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 160
*44. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 158
45. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 157
45=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –157
47. MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL BROADWAY STAGE CAST SOUNDTRACK - 156
*47=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 156
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55. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148
56. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147
*56=. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 147
58. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 144
59=. BEACH BOYS – BEST OF – 142
59=. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –142
59=. CORRS – TALK ON CORNERS –142
59=. GEORGE MITCHELL SINGERS – BLACK & WHITE MINISTRAL SHOW – 142 (All in Top 20)
63. TINA TURNER – SIMPLY THE BEST – 141
*63=.Ed Sheerhan - X 141 CONSEC
*65. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 139

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

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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16. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 147 (118 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
*17=. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 145
19. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*19=.Ed Sheerhan - + 142
21. Adele - 21 134
*22.Ed Sheerhan - X 133

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

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 117
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21. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 85
22. Abba's Greatest Hits 83
*22.Ed Sheerhan - + 83

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

* 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 84 weeks