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Official Albums Chart on 26/2/2016

26 February 2016 - 3 March 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 3rd MArch.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 711
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 709
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 618
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 518
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21. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+22=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 250
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26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 239
28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231

31. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+31=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 221 (198 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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42. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200
+43. ADELE – 21 – 199
44. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+45. ADELE - 19 - 195
+46.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 192
47. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
+47=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 190

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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 3rd MArch.

1. Abba - Gold - 736
+2. Queen's Greatest Hits – 711
+3. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 709
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 618
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 518
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21. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+22=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 250
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26. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 239
28. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 231
29. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 224
+29=. ED SHEERAN – + – 224
31. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+31=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 221 (198 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
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42. DIRE STRAITS - LOVE OVER GOLD - 200
+43. ADELE – 21 – 199
44. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –198
+45. ADELE - 19 - 195
+46.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 192
47. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 190
+47=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 190

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David Sutton

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Weeks in Top 75

1. ABBA - GOLD - 500
2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 476
+3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 468
4. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 439
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17. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203
18. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
+18=. ED SHEERAN + 201
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32. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 174
+33. ADELE - 19 - 170
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37. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 166
38. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
+38=. ADELE – 21 – 163
40. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
+40=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 160
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45=. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
45=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 155
47=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
47= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
+47=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 154

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David Sutton

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Once again my Top 75 list is blocked. Come on OCC please tell me why. It's the same problem every week

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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 3rd March.

1. ABBA - GOLD - 500
2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 476
+3. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 468
4. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 454
+5. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 439
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17. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 203
18. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
+18=. ED SHEERAN – + – 201
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32. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 174
+33. ADELE - 19 - 170
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37. LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 166
38. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
+38=. ADELE – 21 – 163
40. RADIOHEAD - THE BENDS - 160
+40=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 160
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45=. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
45=. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 155
47=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
47= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
+47=. DAVID BOWIE - RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – 154

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending week ending 3 March

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
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19. Lady Gaga - The fame 131
+20. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 128 (100 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
21. Best of the Beach Boys 127
22. David Gray - White Ladder 123
+23.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 122
24. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 120
+24=. Adele - 21 120

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 40 Updated week ending 3rd March
Sam catches Emile. Ed's X album chasing them both
1. Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 269
2. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 234
3. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 191
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17. Amy Winehouse - Back to black (includes deluxe version) 93
17=. Ellie Golding - Halcyon 93
19. Emile Sande - Our version of events 92
+19=. Sam Smith - in the lonely hour 92
+21=.Ed Sheerhan - X 88

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 20 Updated 3rd March

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
14=. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 100 (77 + 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. Ed Sheerhan - X 88
21. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 85

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David Sutton

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Consecutive weeks in Top 20 Updated week ending 3rd March

Ed overtakes Adele's 21 - next target Thriller

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 88
11. Adele - 21 87

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Michael Proctor

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Eliot Sumners album INFORMATION released in January ought to be in the top 20 it is superb !!