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Official Albums Chart on 2/10/2015

2 October 2015 - 8 October 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 2024.

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Brian Quinn

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Artist weeks in the Top 75 are:-
Queen - 1401
Beatles - 1372
Elvis Presley - 1336
Michael Jackson - 1236
Rod Stewart - 1118
Madonna - 1105
Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
U2 - 1082
Abba - 1058
Elton John 1025.

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David Sutton

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Same problem with trying to list the weeks in the TOP 75. OCC please can you say what the problem is.

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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 8th Oct.

Queen draws level with Bob Marley again

1. ABBA - GOLD - 490
+2. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 462
+2=. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 462
4. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 435
6. THE SOUND OF MUSIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 373
7. PINK FLOYD - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 370
8. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
9. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 311
10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - GREATEST HITS - 299
11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274
12. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 247
13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
14. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 229 (includes 25 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
15. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
16. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 204
17. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203
18. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
19. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
20. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
20=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+22=. ED SHEERAN – + – 189

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David Sutton

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Tried updating the list of longest runners in Top 40 but once again OCC says it is waiting to be approved. OCC, please could you approve it? I'd like to know why I get this message often.

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Stu

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Ppl clearly not giving the former lost prophets guys a second chance didn't even chart in top 100

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David Sutton

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Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 8th October)

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 week
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. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 70 weeks
15. Emile Sande - Our version of events 67 weeks
+15=. Ed Sheerhan - X 67 weeks
17. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 66 weeks

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David Sutton

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Consecutive Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 8th October)

Sam's consecutive run comes to an end. Ed overtakes Emile Sande

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. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 69 weeks
+10. Ed Sheerhan - X 67 weeks
11. Emile Sande - Our version of events 66 weeks