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'Recovery' becomes the 25th Album to have as many as 4 'Runs' at No.1

in the UK. (So far - it may well return to No.1 in future Charts too. We will

see).

 

Here are the 25 such Albums:,

 

UK ALBUMS WITH 4 OR MORE ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

(To W/E 4th September 2010)

 

(Total Weeks AT No.1 in Brackets)

 

(The Year, (in Brackets), is the Year of release - which is not

necessarily the Year in which an Album first Charted)

 

12 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1965) ‘RUNS’ = 1965 - 1968 (70)

 

11 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘THE KING AND I’ - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1956) ‘RUNS’ = 1956 - 1958 (48)

 

9 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘SOUTH PACIFIC’ - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1958) ‘RUNS’ = 1958 - 1961 (115)

 

8 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER’ - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - ‘RUNS’ = 1970 - 1971 (33)

 

7 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘WEST SIDE STORY’ - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1962) ‘RUNS’ = 1962 - 1963 (13)

 

6 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘TALK ON CORNERS’ - THE CORRS (1997) - ‘RUNS’ = 1998 - 1999 (10)

 

5 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW’ - GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (1960) - ‘RUNS’ = 1961 - 1962 (9)

 

‘BEST OF THE SEEKERS’ - THE SEEKERS (1968) - ‘RUNS’ = 1969 (6)

 

‘STARS’ - SIMPLY RED (1991) - ‘RUNS’ = 1991 - 1992 (12)

 

‘GOLD’ - ABBA (1992) - ‘RUNS’ = 1992 - 2008 (8)

 

‘BAT OUT OF HELL II - BACK INTO HELL’ - MEAT LOAF (1993) - ‘RUNS’ = 1993 (11)

 

‘SPICE’ - SPICE GIRLS (1996) - RUNS’ = 1996 - 1997 (15)

 

4 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘THIS IS SINATRA’ - FRANK SINATRA (1957) - ‘RUNS’ = 1957 (4)

 

‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’ - THE SHADOWS (1962) - ‘RUNS’ = 1962 - 1963 (7)

 

‘SERGEANT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND’ - THE BEATLES (1967) - ’RUNS’ = 1967 - 1968 (27)

 

‘THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973’ - THE CARPENTER’S (1973) - ‘RUNS’ = 1974 (17)

 

‘THRILLER’ - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - ‘RUNS’ = 1983 - 1984 (8)

 

‘NO PARLEZ’ - PAUL YOUNG (1983) - ‘RUNS’ = 1983 - 1984 (5)

 

‘AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE’ - R.E.M. (1992) - ‘RUNS’ = 1992 - 1993 (4)

 

‘LIFE FOR RENT’ - DIDO (2003) - ‘RUNS’ = 2003 - 2004 (10)

 

‘JUSTIFIED’ - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (2002) - ‘RUNS’ = 2003 (7)

 

‘HOPES AND FEARS’ - KEANE (2004) - ‘RUNS’ = 2004 - 2005 (5)

 

‘SCISSOR SISTERS’ - SCISSOR SISTERS (2004) - ‘RUNS’ = 2004 - 2005 (4)

 

‘THE FAME’ - LADY GAGA (2009) - ‘RUNS’ = 2009 - 2010 (7) ***

 

‘RECOVERY’ - EMINEM (2010) - ‘RUNS’ = 2010 (7)

 

*** = ‘Runs’, 2, 3, & 4, include the Sales of the extended Edition of ‘The Fame’ - ‘The Fame Monster’

Edited August 29, 201014 yr by zeus555

Thanks, as ever for that extra information.