Official Albums Chart on 29/12/2017

Number of weeks in Top 100. + means is in this week's Top 100. Updated Week ending 4th Jan.

Queen's Greatest Hits continues its battle with Bob Marley

Amy and Fleetwood Mac continue their battle
Note-there is bug in OCC chart of 11th May-Best of Fleetwood MAc was indeed present.
(Same bug affect Legend and several other albums)

+1. Abba - Gold - 817
+2. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend - 805
+2=. Queen's Greatest Hits – 805
+4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 712
5. Meatloaf - Bat out of - 521
+6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 516
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10. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - 329
+11. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 325
+12. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND - 320
+13=. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 317
+13=. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 317 (294 + 55 deluxe - 32 overlap)
15=. SOUTH PACIFIC - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - 313
15=. JEFF WAYNE - WAR OF THE WORLDS - 313
+17.OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 312
+18. ED SHEERAN – + – 301
19. TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN - 292
20. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 287
+20=. BEATLES - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 287 (271+16 for 1987 re-issue))
22=. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 286
22=. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER - 286 (includes 27 weeks for 25th anniversary edition)
+24.EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 285
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28. ADELE – 21 – 264
+29. OASIS - DEFINITELY MAYBE - 259
30. DIRE STRAITS - MAKIN' MOVIES - 252
30=. KILLERS – HOT FUSS – 252
+32. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 250
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34. FRANK SINATRA – MY WAY BEST OF – 244
35. MICHAEL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL - 225
+35. OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 225
+37. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM - 224
38. ALANIS MORISSETTE - JAGGED LITTLE PILL – 221
+39. WHITNEY HOUSTON - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 220
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53. FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 185
+54. Ed Sheerhan - X 184 CONSECUTIVE
+54=. STONE ROSES - STONE ROSES – 184
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64=WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK - 175
64=LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 175
64=DAVID GRAY - WHITE LADDER - 175
64= LADY GAGA - THE FAME - 175
+68. ELO - ALL OVER THE WORLD-THE VERY BEST OF ELO 173
+69. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 172

Total weeks in Top 75 . + means is in this week's Top 75. Updated Week ending 4th Jan.

+1. BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - LEGEND - 562
+2. QUEEN'S GREATEST HITS – 541
+3. ABBA - GOLD - 539
+4. FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS - 518
5. MEATLOAF - BAT OUT OF - 455
+6. PINK FLOYD - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 384
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11. MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - 274
+12. ED SHEERAN – + – 261
+13. AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK - 256 (226 + 53 deluxe - 23 overlap)
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15. MADONNA - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - 242
+16. OASIS - (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - 236
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18. DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS - 227
18=. MICHAEL JACKSON - NUMBER ONES – 227
+20. FLEETWOOD MAC - THE VERY BEST OF – 225
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27. MUMFORD & SONGS – SIGH NO MORE – 192
+28. EMINEM - CURTAIN CALL - THE GREATEST HITS 190
29. ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM 187
30. PHIL COLLINS - FACE VALUE - 184 (183+1)
30=. REM - OUT OF TIME - 184
+30=.Ed Sheerhan - X 184 CONSEC
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52. BUDDY HOLLY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – 155
53=. LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY - OCEAN DRIVE - 154
53= FLORENCE & MACHINE - LUNGS 154
+53=. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR 154
+53=. FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS - 154
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59. MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD - 151
60. KINGS OF LEON – ONLY BY THE NIGHT –148
60=. GUNS 'N' ROSES GREATEST HITS – 148
+60=.OASIS - TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 148

Total weeks in Top 40. + means is in this week's Top 40. Updated week ending week ending 4th Jan.

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 - 230
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9. Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells 183
10. Bob Marley & Wailers - Legend 176
+10=.Ed Sheerhan - X 176
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18. Michael Jackson - Thriller (+ Thriller 25) 154 (138+16)
+19.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 149
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27. Oasis - Definitely Maybe 121
28. Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 120
+28=. Sam Smith - In the lonely hour 120