Official Albums Chart on 2/2/2018

I've often wondered if the deluxe editions should count as the original album as they have considerably more tracks on them and are therefore surely a different album. Thriller original album has far fewer tracks than Thriller 25.

I wonder where Dirty Dancing, The Bodyguard, Titantic Film Soundtracks would rank if the charts had stayed combined. I recall reading somewhere Dirty Dancing had achieved 211 weeks. I'm guessing it would have been a lot more by now.

Number of weeks in Top 100. * means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 8th Feb.

Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley

Amy and Fleetwood Mac continue their battle and catch Nirvana.
Note-there is bug in OCC chart of 11th May 2017-Best of Fleetwood Mac was indeed present.
(Same bug that gives Legend as 809 instead of 810)

*1. Abba - Gold - 822
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 810
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 810
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 717
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
*6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 519
7. THE SOUND OF MUSIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 374
8. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - GREATEST HITS - 344 (332 + 12 in 2005)
9. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 338
*10. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 330
11. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 329
*12=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 322
*12=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 322 (299 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
14. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 320
*15.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 317
*16. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 314
17. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
*18. ED SHEERAN – + – 306
19. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
*20.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 290
*21. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 289
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26. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 271
26=. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 271
28. ADELE – 21 – 264
*28=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 264
*30. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 255
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34. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
*35. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 230
*36. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 229
37. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
*37=. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 225
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52. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –192
*53. Ed Sheerhan - X 189 CONSECUTIVE
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57=. TINA TURNER – PRIVATE DANCER –180
57=. TINA TURNER – SIMPLY THE BEST – 180
57=. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 180
57=. MICHAEL BUBLÉ – CRAZY LOVE –180
*61. ELO - ALL OVER THE WORLD-THE VERY BEST OF ELO 178
62=. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 177
62=. RIHANNA - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD – 177
62=PHIL COLLINS - NO JACKET REQUIRED - 177
*62=. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 177
66=WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 175
66=LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 175
66=DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 175
66= LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 175
*70=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT. 169

Total weeks in Top 75 . * means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 8th Feb.

Michael Jackson Number Ones overtakes Thriller!

*1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 567
*2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 546
*3. ABBA - GOLD - 544
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 523
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274
*12. ED SHEERAN – + – 266
13. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 260 (230 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
*14. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 248
15. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
*16. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 241
*17. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 232
18. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 231 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*19. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 230
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26. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
*27. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 195
28. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*28=. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 192
*30.Ed Sheerhan - X 189 CONSEC
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44. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 167
*45. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 165
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48. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
*49. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 159
*50. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS - 158
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55=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
55= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
57=. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 153
57=. DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 153
*57=.OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 153

Total weeks in Top 40. * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 8th Feb.

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 181
11. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 176
12. Soundtrack - West Side Story 175 (all in Top 20)
*13.Ed Sheerhan - + 169
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25. Best of the Beach Boys 127
*26. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 125
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36=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
36=. Led Zeppelin II 111
38. Michael Jackson - Bad 110
*38=. Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds 110

OCC: Please note that War of the Worlds has been in the top 100 for 314 weeks not 74.

Total weeks in Top 20. * means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 8th Feb

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 152

cranberries still underrated :(