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 Feb 8 2015, 06:43 PM
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Feb 8 2015, 07:32 PM
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BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (1985)
As Dire Straits Brothers In Arms Album is a Re-Entry at No.8, I've prepared this Chart Trivia. 1)... It is its 66th Week in the UK Top 10 - the 9th most by an Artist Album & the 16th most by any Album. (Including Film Soundtracks & Stage Cast Albums). 2)... The W/E 14th February 2015 will be its first Top 10 entry since W/E 23rd August 1986, when it was at No.7. 3)... It was last in the Top 5 on W/E 21st June 1986, when it was at No.5. 4)... As far as I can see, it was last in the Top 20 on W/E 25th June 1988, when it was at No.13. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ BOB DYLAN - As 'Shadows In The Night' is his 8th UK No.1 Album, & his 25th Week at No.1 in the UK Album Chart, I have 'created' these various Lists to show where this places him in the All Time Acts, USA Acts, & Male Solo Acts. UK CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... BEATLES - 15 (174W) 2)... MADONNA - 12 (30W) 3)=ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W) 3)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 11 (34W) 5)=ROLLING STONES - 10 (45W) 5)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W) 5)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W) 5)=U2 - 10 (15W) 9)=ABBA - 9 (57W) 9)=DAVID BOWIE - 9 (23W) 9)=QUEEN - 9 (21W) 12)=ROD STEWART - 8 (28W) 12)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W) 12)=OASIS - 8 (21W) 12)=LED ZEPPELIN - 8 (14W) 12)=REM - 8 (13W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 - UK ALBUM CHART ACTS (NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... BEATLES - 174 (15) 2)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11) 3)... ABBA - 57 (9) 4)... ROLLING STONES - 45 (10) 5)... SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 (2) 6)... ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 34 (11) 7)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10) 8)=CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7) 8)=MADONNA - 30 (12) (Includes 1 Week with the Evita Soundtrack) (Includes the Evita Soundtrack) 10)=ELTON JOHN - 29 (7) (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (1 No.1 Week with PNAU) 10)=TAKE THAT - 29 (7) 10)=CARPENTERS - 29 (3) 13)... ROD STEWART - 28 (8) 14)=PHIL COLLINS - 26 (6) 14)= SIMPLY RED - 26 (5) 16)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ USA CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... MADONNA - 12 (30W) 2)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W) 3)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W) 3)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W) 5)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W) 5)=REM - 8 (13W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ USA CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST UK ALBUM WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 (NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11) 2)... SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 (2) 3)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10) 4)... MADONNA - 30 (12) (Includes 1 Week with the Evita Soundtrack) (Includes the Evita Soundtrack) 5)... CARPENTERS - 29 (3) 6)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MALE SOLO ACTS WITH THE MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)=ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W) 1)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 11 (34W) 3)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W) 3)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W) 5)... DAVID BOWIE - 9 (23W) 6)=ROD STEWART - 8 (28W) 6)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MALE SOLO ACTS WITH THE MOST UK ALBUM CHART WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 (NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11) 2)... ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 34 (11) 3)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10) 4)... CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7) 5)... ELTON JOHN - 29 (7) (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (1 No.1 Week with PNAU) 6)... ROD STEWART - 28 (8) 7)... PHIL COLLINS - 26 (6) 8)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ This post has been edited by zeus555: Feb 8 2015, 07:33 PM |
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Feb 8 2015, 07:35 PM
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Thanks for that Colin. It's a fruitful week for trivia this week!
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Feb 8 2015, 09:38 PM
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 I'll just stick around and do some more damage
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The Joey Bada$$ album is an example of stylisation being important - 'B4.DA.SS' is a rather dodgy title
 (not the mention the fact that it destroys the point of the title, which is pronounced 'before da money').
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