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Official Albums Chart on 24/3/2017

24 March 2017 - 30 March 2017

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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David Sutton

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Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 30th Mar
Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley, as do Amy and Best of Fleetwood MAc

+1. Abba - Gold - 779
+2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 765
+2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 765
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 672
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
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11=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
11=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
+13. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 310
14. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
15. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
15=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
+17. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 285
+18=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 277 (254 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
+18=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 277
20. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 276 (275+1)
+21.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 272
22. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 271
+23. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 267
24. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 265
25. GUNS N’ ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 264
+26. ED SHEERAN – + – 261
27. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
+28. ADELE – 21 – 250
29. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 247
30. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE – 245
+30=.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 245
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36. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 218
36=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 218
+38. TAKE THAT - NEVER FORGET: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 214
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49. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 191
50. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
+50=. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 185
+52. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 184 CONSECUTIVE 169
+53.WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 181

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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 30th Mar

+1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 522
2. ABBA - GOLD - 520
+3. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 503
+4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 478
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
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12. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 247
13. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
*13=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 242 (212 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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16. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
+17. ED SHEERAN – + – 221
+18. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 207
+19. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER - 205
+19=. ADELE – 21 – 205
21. THE KING & I - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 201
22. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 197
+23. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 196
+24. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 193
25. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 192
25=. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+27. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 188
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41. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE - 163
+42. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 161
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54. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
+55. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 150
56. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148
57. THE BEATLES - BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - 147
58. PAOLO NUTINI – THESE STREETS – 144
+58=.Ed Sheerhan - X 144 CONSEC
60=. BEACH BOYS – BEST OF – 142
60=. COLDPLAY – PARACHUTES –142
60=. CORRS – TALK ON CORNERS –142
60=. GEORGE MITCHELL SINGERS – BLACK & WHITE MINISTRAL SHOW – 142 (All in Top 20)
+60=. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 142

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 40. + means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 30th Mar. Rumours celebrates 200 weeks in the top 50

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. Abba - Gold - 225
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15 Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
+16. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 148
17. Amy Winehouse - Back to black 147 (118 + 45 deluxe - 17 overlap)
18. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms 145
+18=.Ed Sheerhan - + 145
20. George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show 142 (all in Top 20)
+21.Ed Sheerhan - X 136
22. Adele - 21 134
23. Lady Gaga - The fame 132
+24.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 130
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33. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 112
34=. Emile Sande - Our version of events 111
34=. Led Zeppelin II 111
+34= Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 111

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Kevin Thurston

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had to buy nevermind by nirvana to see what all the fuss was, paid 50p for it in a charity shop, am i the only person in the world that thinks it's a load of s--t.

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Spitfire

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Jeepers- someone doing something nice and people actually getting annoyed.

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David Sutton

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Total weeks in Top 20. + means is in this week's Top 20. Updated week ending week ending 30th Mar

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
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11. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 123
+12. Ed Sheerhan - X 120
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20. Carpenters - The singles 1969-1973 91
+21.Ed Sheerhan - + 86

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Stephen Brooks

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who the cares, i really don't mean to offend or be rude but why the incessant need to churn out the same thing EVERY week

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David Sutton

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:) Well it does change (only very slowly!). For instance Legend made history by being the longest runner in the Top 75 last week. I find that fun (and OK maybe I need to get out more)! I churn it out every week so it is up to date.

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Jacob Stepaschko

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I LOVE it!!!!!

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Alan Mansfield

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Keep it coming David, I enjoy the facts, it doesn't seem to be available anywhere else.

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David Sutton

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Total Weeks in Top 10 (updated week ending 30th Mar)

+ means is in this week's Top 10.

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. Ed Sheerhan - X 87 weeks