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Official Albums Chart on 21/4/2017

21 April 2017 - 27 April 2017

The UK's Top 100 biggest artist albums of the week, compiled by the Official Charts Company based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. View the biggest albums of 2023.

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David Sutton

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Number of weeks in Top 100. * means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 27th Apr
Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley, as do Amy and Best of Fleetwood MAc

*1. Abba - Gold - 783
*2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 769
*2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 769
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 676
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
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14. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
*15. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 289
16. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
16=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
*18=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 281 (258 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
*18=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 281
20. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
*20=.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 276
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23. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 269 (253+16 for 1987 re-issue))
24. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 265
*24=. ED SHEERAN – + – 265
26. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
*27. ADELE – 21 – 253
28. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
*29.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 249
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35. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
36. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 218
36=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 218
*36=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 218
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49. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 191
*50. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 189
*51. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 188
52. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
*52=.WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 185

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 75 . * means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 27th Apr

200 weeks for What's the story (morning glory)

*1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 526
*2. ABBA - GOLD - 522
*3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 507
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 482
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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12. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 247
*13. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 244 (214 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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16. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
*17. ED SHEERAN – + – 225
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21. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
*22. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 200
23. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
*23=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 197
25. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
25=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*25=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 192
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40. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 167
*41. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 165
42. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
*43. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 161
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49. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
50=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
50= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
*50=. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 154
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55. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
56. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148
*56=.Ed Sheerhan - X 148 CONSEC
58. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147
*59. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 146

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 40. * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 27th 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 152
*17.Ed Sheerhan - + 149
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20. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*21.Ed Sheerhan - X 140
22. Adele - 21 134
*22=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 134

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 * means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending 27th Apr.

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 269
2. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 234
3. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 191
4. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 Weeks (all in Top 5!)
5. Soundtrack - West Side Story 163 (all in Top 20!)
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34= .Abba's Greatest Hits 75
34= Norah Jones - Come away with me 75
34= Whitney Houston - Whitney 75
37. Oasis-What's the story (morning glory) 74
37= Shania Twain - Come on over 74
37= Snow Patrol - Eyes open 74
*37=Adele-25 74

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 20. * means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 27th 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
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10.George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142
*11. Ed Sheerhan - X 124
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20. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 91
*21.Ed Sheerhan - + 89

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David Sutton

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Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 27th 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 91 weeks