Official Albums Chart on 18/6/2021

I think you will find that Liam's solo releases have been more successful than Noel's Noel has had 3 number 1 albums and four top 50 singles Liam has also had 3 number 1 albums and SIX top 50 singles Liam's highest charting single charted higher than Noel's

I know you didn't just say Maroon 5 have better songs than Wolf Alice.

I agree. I hate everything about the current music industry. Streaming has all but killed the charts and any excitement/value it once had.

Thass juss wot I think, bring back the days of sellin records like vinyl, cassettes CDs even them alcyon days.

In the days of the Beatles and Stones, it was pretty much ONLY Beatles and Stones or Elvis and Sinatra against the latest Rogers & Hammerstein soundtrack. There were almost no other hits to speak of. Their chart patterns were like today's #1s. Straight in / straight out. Partly because it was a shorter chart though.
Partly because they genuinely didn't well or for long. Below the popular million-sellers, not many sold in the overall market. Similar today except it's per-title averages that are low with a *much* bigger overall market.

The biggest hits this year (in terms of chart impact that I have calculated) almost are all by catalogue artists and greatest hits. There are no new releases in the top 10 of the year.

Don't agree with what you said. Elvis,The Beatles, did not have it easy where the charts are concerned. The 60s had many great artists. The 60s music opened doors for all the groups that followed, as by then some of the barriers were broken down.

That may be true for the music. I'm not commenting on that. I'm commenting on the chart statistics, patterns and performances. Using OCC data, that is undisputable fact, not my opinion. Take soundtracks out of the equation and only 1 artist other than those mentioned had a #1 album: Bill Haley (1 week), in the 50s with less than 100 chart albums in total. And the 60s wasn't much more diverse:
Pre-Beatles:

Freddie Cannon (1 week, 1960)
101 Strings (1 album, 5 weeks, 1961)

George MItchell Minstrells (3 albums, 21 weeks, 1961-1962)
Kenny Ball/Barber Bilk best of (2 weeks)
Shadows (1 album, 7 weeks 1962-1963)

1963-1967

1963 the aforementioned Shadows album, +Cliff soundtrack album (14 weeks)
1964 3 albums - all by Beatles or Stones
1965 Bob Dylan (2 albums, 3 weeks)
1966 Stones/Beatles 1 new #1 album each
1967 Monkees (2 albums, 9 weeks)

Apart the megastars mentioned and soundtracks, that's just 8 different artists in 11 years (1956-1967) achieving #1 albums, and 2 of those are for only 1 week each! Unless you count soundtrack albums credited to Tommy Steel and Cliff Richard who didn't have a #1 studio or live album in that period, and it's still only 10 artists - averaging less than one new act a year.

We've had as many artists having a #1 album in the first half of this year than the whole of the 50s and 60s combined, and more than the entire first decade of the album chart.

1968: 10 new artists + Bob Dylan.
1969: Bob Dylan, one new artist in collaboration with an old artist (Diana Ross), 7 new artists

Today's chart has similar stability and a lack of change, but mostly the old guard of positions 10-40 with the top 10 new entries flying straight out. Almost the upside-down 60's chart.

Oh Ok . I obviously read it the wrong way. Thanks for your time in explaining that in great lengths. Much appriciated.
Sarah

And Queen will hit the milestone in a year aswell 🙏

They should still be coming! There was talk of them being used in a Mamma Mia 3. But they said after Covid has gone, they'll release them - is what they're saying!

And Legend

Bjorn said 1 month ago that the 5 new songs will be out this Fall no matter what...ABBA Fan of 49 years....

Never liked Noel Gallagher or Oasis.
Can't stand them, especially Liam's voice.

I agree, the singles are horrific. Will anyone remember these songs in 20 years time? I very much doubt it.

Bring back the days when bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Guns 'n' Roses and Judas Priest were always in the top 40 instead of the trash that's on the chart nowadays The charts have gone way down since the O.C.C. changed the rules and started counting download sales which weren't counted before 2005

None of those bands were 'always' in the top 40. Almost all of their hits were short-lived in the top 40, even the popular ones!

I didn't say those bands were always in the top 40 I said bands LIKE them

Yeah but they sold loss of records even if you aint a fan of theirn n didn't get much airplay n all.

They're arguably the most successful of their particular style, so anyone else "like" them would have even fewer hits and weeks. Metal and heavy rock has never been particularly impactful in chart terms. Take one example: Judas Priest. 57 combined total weeks on the top 40 in both charts. Over a 40+ year career, that's an average of less than one week a year per chart! And they were never particularly high either, unlike the other 3 who had the odd #1 album or single.

That's not a comment against the music (or for it particularly), it's just statistical fact for the UK chart. Bruce Dickinson even did my airport training video.