Official Albums Chart on 7/4/2017

WIRE!!! All hail the first Wire album to make the official UK album chart since...... 1979!!!!! Amazing!

Number of weeks in Top 100. * means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 13th Apr
Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley, as do Amy and Best of Fleetwood MAc

*1. Abba - Gold - 781
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 767
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 767
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 674
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
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14. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
*15. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 287
16. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
16=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*18=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 279 (256 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
*18=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 279
20. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
*21.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 274
22. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 271
*23. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 268
23=. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 265
25. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
*26. ED SHEERAN – + – 263
27. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
*27=. ADELE – 21 – 252
29. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
*29=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 247
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36. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 218
36=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 218
*38. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 216
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49. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 191
*50. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 187
*51. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 186
52. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
*53.WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 183

Total weeks in Top 75 . * means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 13th Apr

*1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 524
2. ABBA - GOLD - 520
*3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 505
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 480
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455

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16. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
*17. ED SHEERAN – + – 223
18. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 207
*19. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 206
20. ADELE – 21 – 205
21. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
*22. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 198
23. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
*24. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 195
25. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
25=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 190
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40. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 167
41. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
*41=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 163
43. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
43=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 160
*45. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 159
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52=. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 153
52=. DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 153
*54. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 152
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57. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147
*58.Ed Sheerhan - X 146 CONSEC
59. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 144
*59=. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 144

Total weeks in Top 40. * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 13th Apr.

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. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 150
17. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 147 (118 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
*17=.Ed Sheerhan - + 147
19. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
20. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*21.Ed Sheerhan - X 138
22. Adele - 21 134
23. Lady Gaga - The fame 132
*23=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 132

Total weeks in Top 20. * means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 13th Apr

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 122
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20. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 91
*21.Ed Sheerhan - + 88

Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 13th Apr)
* 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. Ed Sheerhan - X 89 weeks
10. Michael Jackson - Thriller (including Thriller 25) 88 weeks