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Official Albums Chart on 31/7/2015

31 July 2015 - 6 August 2015

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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addickted2hcharlton

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So sad our Cilla died, ere she was one of a kind n I muss buy er greatest its CD. I miss Donna Summer n all.

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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 6th August.

For some reason Dark side's 4 weeks in the Top 75 in 1994 are not in the main run. I've included them.

Bat out of caught by Bob Marley and under threat from Queen

+1. ABBA - GOLD - 483
2. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
+2=. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 454
+4. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 453
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 431

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Neil Morgenstern

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It would still be the longest album in chart weeks that isn't a greatest hits compilation, with Rumours in 2nd place.

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David Sutton

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Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 6th August)

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. Michael Jackson - Thriller (including Thriller 25) 88 weeks
10. Adele - 21 76 weeks
11. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 74 weeks
12. Lady Gaga - The fame 72 weeks
13. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black 71 weeks (standard + deluxe - 1 week when both versions were in the top 10 simultaneously.
14. Emile Sande - Our version of events 67 weeks
15. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 66 weeks
16. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 64 weeks
17. Beatles - Please Please Me 62 weeks
+17=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 62 weeks
19. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 59 weeks
20. Abba - Gold 58 weeks
+20=. Ed Sheerhan - X 58 weeks

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David Sutton

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Updated list of albums in Top 75 to 100 weeks or more. + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 6th August.

For some reason Dark side's 4 weeks in the Top 75 in 1994 are not in the main run. I've included them.

Bat out of caught by Bob Marley and under threat from Queen
+1. ABBA - GOLD - 483
2. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
2=. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 454
+4. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 453
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 431

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David Sutton

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Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 6th August)

Sam Smith equals the Beatles! . Ed Sheerhan's X aiming for Dire Straits.

1. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 weeks
2. Soundtrack - The Sound of Music 172 weeks
3. George Mitchell Singers - Black & White Minstrel show 120 weeks
4. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 101 weeks
5. Soundtrack - The King & I 94 weeks
6. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 92 weeks
7. Soundtrack - West Side Story 89 weeks
8. Adele - 21 71 weeks
9. Emile Sande - Our version of events 66 weeks
10 Beatles - Please Please Me 62 weeks
+10=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 62 weeks
12. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 60 weeks
+13. Ed Sheerhan - X 58 weeks
14. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 55 weeks
15. Soundtrack - West Side Story 52 weeks (separate run)
16. Shania Twain - Come on over 51 weeks
17. Soundtrack - South Pacific 49 weeks (separate run)