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There was a mad panic at ITV recently when they realised they hadn’t broadcast a programme promoting the work of Michael Buble for several weeks.

 

This was exactly what I was thinking.

By my reckoning, 'Gold', by ABBA is now on around 4,800,000 to 4,840,000 UK Sales.

 

UK ‘HITS’ ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 40 WEEKS

 

(To W/E 18th December 2010)

 

(Any Albums that did not reach No.1, are indicated)

 

‘Gold’, by ABBA, re-enters the UK Top 40 this Week (No.31). It is its 615th Top 100 Week,

434th Top 75 Week - and 215th Top 40 Week. No other ‘Hits’ Album has managed 215 Top

40 Weeks. Previously, it was 1st= with ‘Greatest Hits’ - Simon & Garfunkel.

 

Not only are ABBA the only Act with 2 Albums in this Top 10, but, the only Act, with

some Songs that are on more than 1 Album in the List. 'Waterloo', 'SOS', 'Mamma Mia',

& 'Fernando', are on both 'Gold', & 'Greatest Hits'.

 

NOTE - ‘Gold’ is already the Album, (any Genre), with the most Top 40 Weeks by a Group.

The previous Record Holder was, ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, by Pink Floyd.

That 1973 Album spent 211 Weeks in the Top 40 - Peaking at No.2. However, if

you regard Duo’s as ‘Groups’, (I don’t), then Simon & Garfunkel still hold the

Chart Record, for the Album with the Most Top 40 Weeks, for a Group. Their

‘Bridge Over Troubled’ Water’ Album, (1970), spent no less than 278 Weeks in

the Top 40

 

1) GOLD - ABBA (1992) - 215 WEEKS

2) GREATEST HITS - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1972) - 214 WEEKS (No.2 Hit)

3) THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY - BUDDY HOLLY (1959) - 156 WEEKS (No.2 Hit)

4) GREATEST HITS - QUEEN (1981) - 149 WEEKS

5) BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS - BEACH BOYS (1966) - 134 WEEKS (No.2 Hit)

6) GREATEST HITS - ABBA (1976) - 114 WEEKS

7) THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973 - CARPENTERS (1974) - 112 WEEKS

8) GREATEST HITS - ANDY WILLIAMS (1970) - 107 WEEKS

9) LEGEND : THE BEST OF - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (1984) - 102 WEEKS

10) BEST OF THE SEEKERS - SEEKERS (1968) - 101 WEEKS

11) THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 (BLUE ALBUM) - BEATLES (1973) - 98 WEEKS (No.2 Hit)

12) THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 (RED ALBUM) - BEATLES (1973) - 96 WEEKS (No.3 Hit)

13) THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 - EAGLES (1976) - 89 WEEKS (No.2 Hit)

14) MANILOW MAGIC - BARRY MANILOW (1979) - 86 WEEKS (No.3 Hit)

15) GLEN CAMPBELL’S GREATEST HITS - GLEN CAMPBELL (1971) - 78 WEEKS (No.8 Hit)

16) IMMACULATE COLLECTION - MADONNA (1990) - 77 WEEKS

17)=THE COLLECTION - BARRY WHITE (1988) - 61 WEEKS (No.5 Hit)

17)=SIMPLY THE BEST - TINA TURNER (1991) - 61 WEEKS (No.2 Hit)

17)=CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH (1994) - 61 WEEKS

20) DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES GREATEST HITS - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES (1968) - 60 WEEKS

21)=GREATEST HITS - BOB DYLAN (1967) - 58 WEEKS (No.6 Hit)

21)=FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS - FOUR TOPS (1968) - 58 WEEKS

21)=GREATEST HITS - EURYTHMICS (1991) - 58 WEEKS

21)=GREATEST HITS II - QUEEN (1991) - 58 WEEKS

21)=HISTORY : PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, BOOK 1 - MICHAEL JACKSON (1995) - 58 WEEKS ***

 

*** = I was not sure whether to include this Album or not. Whilst CD 1 featured 15 of MJ’s

old Hits, CD 2 was 15 New Songs…..

 

 

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Thanks for that extra information zuess. I suspect your Abba estimate is about right. I just went on the figure in the Virgin book which is now oveer 18 months old. As for History, I would do what you have done, i.e. I would list it but with a note that it was effectively a hybrid GH / new album.

Other father/daughter couples to have charted:

 

Marty & Kim Wilde

Joe & Sam Brown

Elvis & Lisa Marie Presley

Keith & Lily Allen (Keith charted as part of Fat Les)

Other father/daughter couples to have charted:

 

Marty & Kim Wilde

Joe & Sam Brown

Elvis & Lisa Marie Presley

Keith & Lily Allen (Keith charted as part of Fat Les)

 

Also Sting and his daughter (I Blame Coco).

 

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