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Official Albums Chart on 5/8/2016

5 August 2016 - 11 August 2016

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 11th Aug

*1. Abba - Gold - 748
*2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 734
*3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 732
*4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 641
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 519
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15. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
*15=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
17. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
*18. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 271
19. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 269
20. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 264
20=. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
*22. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 257
23. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
24. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
25. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 245
*25=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 245
27. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
*27=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 244 (221 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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31. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
*32. ADELE – 21 – 222
33. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
34. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 218
*35.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 215
36. REM - OUT OF TIME - 212
*36= FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 212
38. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 211
39. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 209
*40. ADELE - 19 - 208
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49.FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
*50.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 181

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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 11th Aug.

*1. ABBA - GOLD - 508
*2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 489
*3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 482
*4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 457
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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15. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
*16. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 209 (179 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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22=. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
22=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
*24. ADELE – 21 – 186
25. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
26. REM - OUT OF TIME - 183
*27. ADELE - 19 - 182
28=. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 180
28=. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1962 - 1966 – 180
*28=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 180
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36. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 170
*37. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 169

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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 11th Aug

Abba Gold catches Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits

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. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 221
*5=. Abba - Gold - 221
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11. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
*12. Queen's Greatest Hits 161
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16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
17. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
*17=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 142 (114 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
19.Ed Sheerhan - + 134
*20. Adele - 21 133
21. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
22. Best of the Beach Boys 127
22=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 127
*24. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 126
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32. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
33=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
33=. Led Zeppelin II 111
*33=Ed Sheerhan - X 111
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46. The Seekers - The best of the Seekers 101
47. Beatles 1967-70 100
*47= Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 100

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 11th Aug

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!)
6. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 134 (all in Top 20!)
7. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 125 (all in Top 20!)
8. Dire Straits - Brother in Arms 123
9. Best of the Beach Boys 118
*10.Ed Sheerhan - X 111

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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 11th Aug
Abba Gold catches Amy

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 313 Weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 281
3. Soundtrack - The King & I 201
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13. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 108
*14. Ed Sheerhan - X 103
15. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 101 (78 + 27 deluxe - 4 overlap)
*15=. Abba - Gold - 101

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Respect to Viola Beach! RIP.