Official Albums Chart on 5/1/2018

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 11th Jan.

Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley

Amy and Fleetwood Mac continue their battle
Note-there is bug in OCC chart of 11th May-Best of Fleetwood MAc was indeed present.
(Same bug that gives Legend as 800 instead of 801)

*1. Abba - Gold - 818
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 806
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 806
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 713
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
*6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 517
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10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 329
*11. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 326
12. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 320
*13=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 318
*13=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 318 (295 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
15=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
15=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
*15=.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 313
*18. ED SHEERAN – + – 302
19. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
*20. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 288
21. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 287 (271+16 for 1987 re-issue))
22=. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
22=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*22=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 286
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28. ADELE – 21 – 264
*29. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 260
30. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
30=. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 252
*32. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 251
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34. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
*35. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 226
36. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
*36=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 225
38. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
*38=. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 221
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52. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –192
53. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
*53. Ed Sheerhan - X 185 CONSECUTIVE
*53=. STONE ROSES - STONE ROSES – 185
*56. BON JOVI'S GREATEST HITS 184
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64=WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 175
64=LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 175
64=DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 175
64= LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 175
*68. ELO - ALL OVER THE WORLD-THE VERY BEST OF ELO 174
*69. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 173

Total weeks in Top 75 . * means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 11th Jan.

*1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 563
*2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 542
*3. ABBA - GOLD - 540
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 519
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274
*12. ED SHEERAN – + – 262
*13. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 257 (227 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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15. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
*16. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 237
17. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 231 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*18. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 228
19. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
*20. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 226
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23. ADELE – 21 – 207
24. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201 (all in Top 20!)
*24=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 201
26. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
27. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*28. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 191
*29. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 188
*30.Ed Sheerhan - X 185 CONSEC
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51. MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL BROADWAY STAGE CAST SOUNDTRACK - 156
52. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
*52=. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 155
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59. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
*60.OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 149

Total weeks in Top 40. * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 11th Jan.

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 - 231
6. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 221
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 216
8. Soundtrack - The King & I 201 (all in Top 20)
9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
*10.Ed Sheerhan - X 177
11. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 176
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13. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
*14.Ed Sheerhan - + 165
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26. David Gray - White Ladder 123
27. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 121
*27=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 121
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40= Kings of Leon - Only by the night 108
40= Andy Williams Greatest Hits 108
40= REM - Automatic for the people 108
*43. Oasis - (What's the story) morning glory 105

Total weeks in Top 20. * means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 11th Jan

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 148