Official Albums Chart on 12/1/2018

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 18th 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.
Several other albums were affected but OCC have not fixed it

+1. Abba - Gold - 819
+2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 807
+2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 807
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 714
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
+6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 518
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10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 329
+11. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 327
12. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 320
+13=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 319
+13=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 319 (296 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
+15.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 314
16=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
16=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
+18. ED SHEERAN – + – 303
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20. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 288
21. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 287 (271+16 for 1987 re-issue))
+21=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 287
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28. ADELE – 21 – 264
+29. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 261
30. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
30=. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 252
+30=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 252
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34. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+35. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 227
+36. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 226
37. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
+38. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 222
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52. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –192
+53. Ed Sheerhan - X 186 CONSECUTIVE
54. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
54=. STONE ROSES - STONE ROSES – 185
+54=. BON JOVI'S GREATEST HITS 185
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61=. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 177
61=. RIHANNA - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD – 177
61=PHIL COLLINS - NO JACKET REQUIRED - 177
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
+64=. ELO - ALL OVER THE WORLD-THE VERY BEST OF ELO 175
+69. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 174
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71. OKLAHOMA! - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 168
+72. ARCTIC MONKEYS - WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT. 166

Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 18th Jan.

+1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 564
+2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 543
+3. ABBA - GOLD - 541
+4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 520
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274
+12. ED SHEERAN – + – 263
+13. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 258 (228 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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15. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
+16. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 238
17. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 231 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
+18. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 229
19. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
+19=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 227
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23. ADELE – 21 – 207
+24. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 202
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26. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
27. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+27=. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 192
+29. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 189
+30.Ed Sheerhan - X 186 CONSEC
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49. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 157
49=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –157
51. MY FAIR LADY - ORIGINAL BROADWAY STAGE CAST SOUNDTRACK - 156
+51=. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 156
53. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
+53=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS - 155
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59. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
+60.OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 150

Total weeks in Top 40. + means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 18th 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
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9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
+10.Ed Sheerhan - X 178
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13. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
+14.Ed Sheerhan - + 166
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26. David Gray - White Ladder 123
+27. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 122
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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 106

Total weeks in Top 20. + means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 18th 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
+9=. Ed Sheerhan - X 149
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21.Ed Sheerhan - + 90
+22. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 88

Anyone has an up to date chart of best selling albums ever? With the constant sales of Rumours, I am sure it is climbing up fast