Official Albums Chart on 4/12/2015

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 10th December.

+1. Abba - Gold - 729

+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 699

3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 698
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24. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+25. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 243
+26. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 238
27. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
+28. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 228 or 184

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32. REM - OUT OF TIME - 212
+32=. ED SHEERAN – + – 212
34. QUEEN - GREATEST HITS 1 II & III (THE PLATINUM COLLECTION) - 211
35. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 209
+35=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 209 (186 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)

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+45. ADELE – 21 – 187
46.FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
47. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 183
+47=. ADELE - 19 - 183
+49.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 182

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 10th December

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 347

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30=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
30=. Led Zeppelin II 111
32= Michael Jackson - Bad 110
32= Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 110
+32= Adele - 19 110
35= Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds 109
+35= Adele - 21 109

Queen's Greatest Hits could be the second album (after Abba Gold) to make 700 weeks in the Top 100. It is on 699 weeks. Bob Marley's Legend dropped out this week (698 weeks)

Again, tried doing the list for weeks in the TOP 40 but get "hold on waiting to be approved by OCC". STill don't know why

Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 10th December
Adele's 21 hot on th eheels of 19!

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
6. Abba - Gold - 217
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 214
8. Soundtrack - The King & I 201 (all in Top 20)
9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
10. Soundtrack - West Side Story 175 (all in Top 20)
11. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168 (all in Top 20)
12. Queen's Greatest Hits 158
13. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 156 (all in Top 20)
14. The Buddy Holly Story 155 (all in Top 20)
15 Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
17. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
18.Ed Sheerhan - + 134
19. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
20. Best of the Beach Boys 127
21. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 124 (96 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
22. David Gray - White Ladder 123
23=.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 120
23=. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
25. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 115
26=. Abba's Greatest Hits 114
26=. Corrs - Talk on corners 114
28. Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive 113
29. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
30=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
30=. Led Zeppelin II 111
32= Michael Jackson - Bad 110
32= Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 110
+32= Adele - 19 110
35= Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds 109
+35= Adele - 21 109

Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 10th December

Sam overtakes Led Zep 2 and catches Talk on Corners. Ed's X album catches Definitely Maybe.

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
6. Soundtrack - Oklahoma 168
7. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 156
8. The Buddy Holly Story 155
9. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 149
10.George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142
11. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 123
12. Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 118
13. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 108
14. Abba - Gold - 100
15. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 99 (76 + 27 deluxe - 4 overlap)
16. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 95
16= Best of the Beach Boys 95
18. Adele - 21 93
19. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 91
20. Abba's Greatest Hits 83
21. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 81
22. Corrs - Talk on corners 80
+22= Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 80
24. Led Zeppelin II 79
25.Ed Sheerhan - + 78
26. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 76
+ 26=. Ed Sheerhan - X 76

Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated 10th December

Ed catches Brothers In Arms, Sam also scores

1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 221
2. Soundtrack - South Pacific 180 Weeks
3. Soundtrack - West Side Story 163
4. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 147
5. Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady 134
6. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 125
7. Soundtrack - The King & I 94
8. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 92
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller 90
10. Adele - 21 87
+11=.Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 80
12. Dire Straits - Brother in Arms 76
+ 12=. Ed Sheerhan - X 76

Ere are welcome back Paloma.