Queen mark milestone as first British act with 1,000 weeks inside the Official Albums Chart with Greatest Hits
Queen’s Greatest Hits has reached the landmark milestone of 1,000 weeks on the Official Album Chart.
Rising one spot to Number 18 this week, Queen now become the first British act and third act overall to achieve 1,000 weeks inside the Official Albums Chart Top 100 with an album after Bob Marley & The Wailers’ greatest hits collection Legend (1032 weeks) and the original record-setter, ABBA’s Gold – Greatest Hits (1048 weeks).
Originally released in 1981, Greatest Hits peaked at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart and would stay on the top for 4 weeks. Its tracklist contains the best-known tracks from Freddy Mercury and co.’s first decade-or-so as a band, with classics such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen and Somebody To Love. Discover Queen’s Official Charts history in full here.
Martin Talbot, CEO of the Official Charts Company, says of Queen’s feat: “What an incredible achievement by Queen, to become the first British act to strike up 1,000 weeks on the Official Albums Chart with their Greatest Hits, a total which amounts to more than 19 years solid - and how appropriate too that should reach this record-breaking landmark in the week of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.”
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Michael Churchill
I've finally figured out why this article was one week late!!! Your own database is missing that on 9 October 1982, 'Greatest Hits' was tied at no.73 with 'Pearls' by Elkie Brooks. So, it was already up to 1001 weeks!!!
Rosenthal
Spell the mans name correctly Georgie...
Count Plutarch
Of course, technically, if you count The Platinum Collection, the album passed the 1,000 week mark a long time ago.
Courtney Puzzo
@Zach Garcia I agree and congrats to Queen for being the first UK artist to have an album Reach 1,000 weeks in the British Charts also the album is about 3 weeks from reaching 7,000,000 copies sold in the UK
Velvet Android
Freddie, not Freddy.
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Zack Garcia
Incredible achievement for this peerless band. Next up the announcement that this album has smashed through the 7 million copies sold barrier as it's currently only around 10,000 units short which is roughly 900,000 more than 'Gold'
Mark Wislen
626,000 of 'Greatest Hits' UK Sales are from 2 other Queen Compilations. The same for 'Greatest Hits II'. The 'Enhanced' Sales were added to the 3 'Greatest Hits' Albums in 2006, when The OCC compiled the UK's 'All Time' Top 100 Best Selling Albums. The 'Enhanced' Sales came from 'Greatest Hits I &II', - 1994 - (66,000 Sales each), and 'The Platinum Collection' - 2000, (560,000 Sales each). 'Greatest Hits III' was given 560,000 Sales, from 'The Platinum Collection'. So, to calculate 'Greatest Hits', (One), UK Sales, you really have to subtract 626,000 'Enhanced' Sales, from the other 2 Queen Compilations. The 1981 'Hits' Album is really nowhere near 7,000,000 UK Sales. Nor is it over 900,000 Sales ahead of 'ABBA Gold'.
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Zack Garcia
As I said congratulations to Queen and their Greatest hits album just a few thousand sales from achieving 7 million sales. These ARE official figures and not some ramblings of ill informed fool. My information is based on official BPI platinum certifications and recently updated sales from six months ago that were even then approaching 6.9 million sales. I suggest you keep your delusional ramblings off this platform in future.