Official Albums Chart on 10/3/2017

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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 - 777
+2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 763
+2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 763
4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 670
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
+6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 486
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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 – 283
18. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
+19=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 275 (252 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
+19=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 275
21. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 271
+22.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 270
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25. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
+26. ED SHEERAN – + – 259
27. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+28. ADELE – 21 – 248
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31. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+32.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 243
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38. REM - OUT OF TIME - 213
+39. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 212
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+51. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 183
+52. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 182
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 179

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

Bob Marley's Legend has finally caught Abba Gold as joint longest runner in the top 75 ever.

1. ABBA - GOLD - 520
+1=. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 520
+3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 501
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 - 240 (210 + 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 – + – 219
18. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 205
+19. ADELE – 21 – 204
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22. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
+23. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 194
24. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
24=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+26. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 191
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 186
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42. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
42=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 160
+44. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 159
45. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 157
45=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –157
+45=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 157
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54. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
55. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148
+55=. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 148
57. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 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)
+59=.Ed Sheerhan - X 142 CONSEC
64. TINA TURNER – SIMPLY THE BEST – 141
+65. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 140

Total weeks in Top 40. + means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 16th 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. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 146
18. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
+19.Ed Sheerhan - + 143
20. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
21. Adele - 21 134
+21=.Ed Sheerhan - X 134

Total weeks in Top 20. + means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 16th 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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11. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 123
12. Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 118
+12=. Ed Sheerhan - X 118
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21. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 85
+22.Ed Sheerhan - + 84

Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 16th 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 85 weeks
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27. Led Zeppelin II 54 weeks
+28.Ed Sheerhan - + 53 weeks

Divide and conquer...Ed Sheeran has certainly done that!