Posted March 30, 201114 yr That we know about obviously ....since the 80's- ! 1 03/12/2015 25- Adele 800,307 2 16/03/2017 ÷ Ed Sheeran 671,542 3 30/08/1997 Be Here Now Oasis 663,389 4 27/11/2010 Progress Take That 518,601 5 30/12/1995 Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 483,000 6 18/06/2005 X & Y Coldplay 464,471 7 31/12/2015 25- Adele 449,870 8 30/12/2006 Beautiful World Take That 443,070 9 10/12/2015 25-Adele 439,337 10 28/12/1996 Spice The Spice Girls 439,000 11 13/12/2008 The Circus Take That 432,490 12 30/12/2000 1 The Beatles 422,042 13 05/12/2009 I Dreamed A Dream Susan Boyle 411,820 14 11/10/2003 Life For Rent Dido 400,351 15 27/12/2008 The Circus Take That 381,650 16 24/12/2015 25- Adele 376.716 17 24/11/2007 Spirit Leona Lewis 375,872 18 04/01/1997 Spice The Spice Girls 375,000 19 05/11/2005 Intensive Care Robbie Williams 373,832 20 29/12/2001 Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 365,208 21 04/02/2006 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys 363,735 22 17/12/2015 25- Adele 353,765 23 26/12/2009 I Dreamed A Dream Susan Boyle 352,612 24 01/01/2011 Progress Take That 350,328 25 02/01/1999 Ladies & Gentlemen- The Best Of... George Michael 350,000 26 12/09/1987 Bad Michael Jackson 350,000 27 14/10/1995 (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Oasis 346,000 28 29/12/1990 The Immaculate Collection Madonna 340,000 29 25/12/2010 Progress Take That 330,251 30 12/06/1999 By Request Boyzone 329,176 31 30/10/2004 Greatest Hits Robbie Williams 320,081 32 22/10/1988 Rattle & Hum U2 320,000 33 20/12/2008 The Circus Take That 319,265 34 25/11/2000 1 The Beatles 319,126 35 31/12/2011 Christmas- Michael Buble 317,114 36 12/07/1997 The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy 316,951 37 23/12/1995 Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 316,000 38 31/12/2005 Curtain Call- The Hits Eminem 314,553 39 09/09/2000 Sing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 313,585 40 03/01/2009 The Circus Take That 312,709 41 11/03/2000 Standing On The Shoulder of Giants Oasis 311,265 42 28/12/2002 Escapology Robbie Williams 310,237 43 26/12/1998 Ladies & Gentlemen- The Best of... George Michael 309,000 44 07/04/2001 Popstars Hear'Say 306,631 45 30/12/2000 Coast To Coast Westlife 305,247 * 46 12/12/2009 I Dreamed A Dream Susan Boyle 303,708 47 23/03/2017 ÷ Ed Sheeran 303,520 48 21/06/2008 Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Coldplay 302,074 49 30/12/2000 Sing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 295,802 * 50 01/12/2001 Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 295,024 51 30/09/2006 Ta-Dah! Scissor Sisters 288,167 52 29/12/2007 Spirit Leona Lewis 286,437 53 23/12/2000 1 The Beatles 283,302 54 21/10/1995 Life Simply Red 283,000 55 25/05/1996 Older George Michael 281,000 56 16/12/1995 Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 279,000 57 01/01/2000 Come On Over Shania Twain 277,000 58 06/04/1996 Greatest Hits Take That 276,000 59 27/03/2004 Patience George Michael 274,816 60 19/12/2009 I Dreamed A Dream Susan Boyle 274,148 61 07/09/2002 A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay 273,924 62 31/12/2005 Back To Bedlam James Blunt 273,183 * 63 09/12/1995 Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 273,000 64 21/12/1996 Spice The Spice Girls 271,000 65 27/12/2003 Life For Rent Dido 270,652 66 25/11/1995 Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 270,000 67 31/12/1994 Carry On Up The Charts- The Best Of The Beautiful South 270,000 68 24/12/2011 Christmas- Michael Buble 269, 655 69 14/10/2006 Sam's Town The Killers 268,946 70 30/11/2002 Escapology Robbie Williams 264,104 71 31/12/2005 Intensive Care Robbie Williams 262,130 * 72 02/12/2021 30 Adele 261,856 73 09/04/2011 21 Adele 257,731 74 02/12/2000 1 The Beatles 253,552 75 26/12/2009 Crazy Love Michael Buble 251,843 * 76 16/12/2000 1 The Beatles 251,289 77 11/10/1997 Urban Hymns The Verve 250,054 78 10 /11/1984 Welcome To The Pleasure Dome Frankie Goes To Hollywood 250,000 79 02/01/1999 I've Been Expecting You Robbie Williams 250,000 * 80 01/01/2011 Loud Rihanna 248,934 * 81 28/12/1996 Take Two Robson & Jerome 246,000 * 82 30/12/2000 Music Madonna 245,911 * 83 22/12/2001 Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 245,255 84 12/03/2005 G4 G4 244,671 85 02/01/2010 Crazy Love Michael Buble 243,226 86 17/12/2005 Curtain Call- The Hits Eminem 241,382 87 20/05/1995 Nobody Else Take That 240,000 88 21/11/2009 JLS JLS 239,644 89 27/12/2003 Friday's Child Will Young 239,362 * 90 19/12/1998 Ladies & Gentlemen- The Best of... George Michael 239,000 91 25/12/1999 Come On Over Shania Twain 239,000 92 25/06/2005 X & Y Coldplay 238,892 93 21/11/2009 Reality Killed The Video Star Robbie Williams 238,125 94 11/06/2005 Don't Believe The Truth Oasis 237,865 95 07/12/2013 Midnight Memories- One Direction 237,338 96 30/12/2006 The Love Album Westlife 236,558 * 97 29/12/2001 Dreams Can come True- Greatest Hits Gabrielle 236,470 * 98 17/12/2015 A Head Full Of Dreams- Coldplay 235,975 * 99 31/12/2005 Face To Face Westlife 235,970 * 100 21/02/2004 Feels Like Home Norah Jones 235,890 101 06/09/1997 Be Here Now Oasis 235,000 102 21/03/1987 The Joshua Tree U2 235,000 103 18/11/2000 Coast To Coast Westlife 234,767 104 02/01/2010 I Dreamed A Dream Susan Boyle 234,651 * 105 03/01/2004 Life For Rent Dido 233,629 106 09/12/2000 1 The Beatles 232,000 107 13/07/2002 Heathen Chemistry Oasis 230,551 108 30/03/1991 Greatest Hits Eurythmics 230,000 109 03/01/1998 Urban Hymns The Verve 230,000 110 30/12/2000 The Greatest Hits- Texas 230,000* 111 21/12/2002 Escapology Robbie Williams 229,126 112 23/12/2006 Beautiful World Take That 229,001 113 22/12/2007 Spirit Leona Lewis 228,504 114 08/06/2002 The Eminem Show Eminem 228,297 115 05/05/2007 Favourite Worst Nightmare Arctic Monkeys 227,922 116 04/01/2003 Escapology Robbie Williams 225,399 117 26/08/2000 Born To Do It Craig David 225,320 118 24/06/2006 Under The Iron Sea Keane 222,297 119 04/10/2008 Only By The Night Kings Of Leon 220,879 120 27/12/1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 220,000 121 29/12/2007 Back Home Westlife 219,852 122 02/12/2006 The Love Album Westlife 219,662 123 21/09/1991 On Every Street Dire Straits 218,000 124 26/11/2005 Confessions On A Dancefloor Madonna 217,610 125 14/12/1996 Spice The Spice Girls 217,000 126 20/12/2003 Life For Rent Dido 216,900 127 12/11/2005 Face To Face Westlife 216,879 128 31/12/2011 Lioness: Hidden Treasures Amy Winehouse 216,868* 129 01/04/2006 Journey South Journey South 216,843 130 06/01/1996 Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 216,000 131 04/06/2011 Born This Way- Lady Gaga 215,639 132 06/04/1991 Greatest Hits Eurythmics 215,000 133 28/12/2002 One Love Blue 214,895 * 134 27/12/2014 x- Ed Sheeran 214,451 135 02/12/2006 Stop The Clocks Oasis 213,289 * 136 02/12/1995 Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 213,000 137 15/12/2001 Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 212,386 138 31/12/2005 Never Forget- The Ultimate Collection Take That 212,322 * 139 03/01/2004 Friday's Child Will Young 211,496 * 140 23/12/2000 Coast To Coast Westlife 210,000 * 141 05/11/2011 Mylo Xyloto- Coldplay 208,343 142 04/12/2010 Progress Take That 208,219 143 05/02/2011 21- Adele 208,090 144 20/12/2003 Friday's Child Will Young 207,250 145 30/03/2017 ÷ Ed Sheeran 206,411 146 03/11/2022 Midnights Taylor Swift 204,501 147 18/11/2021 Voyage ABBA 203,909 148 18/12/2010 Progress Take That 203,210 149 20/05/2006 Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers 202,409 150 13/12/2003 Friday's Child Will Young 201,900 151 29/04/2006 Shayne Ward Shayne Ward 201,266 152 30/11/1991 Dangerous Michael Jackson 201,000 153 18/10/2008 Dig Out Your Soul Oasis 200,866 154 04/12/2004 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb U2 200,863 155 06/12/2008 Day & Age The Killers 200,299 156 13/06/1987 Whitney Whitney Houston 200,000 157 31/12/1988 Private Collection Cliff Richard 200,000 Those with an Asterisk * indicate that week the album was NOT number one (usually the xmas week or thereabouts) BOLD= sales were in FIRST week
March 31, 201114 yr from the list, I have made the following list of artist with the most albums selling over 2000,000 in one week : OASIS : 7 ROBBIE WILLIAMS : 7 TAKE THAT : 6 WESTLIFE : 4 MADONNA : 3 COLDPLAY : 3 GEORGE MICHAEL : 3 U2 : 3 KILLERS : 2 SUSAN BOYLE : 2 ARCTIC MONKEYS : 2 MICHAEL JACKSON : 2 SIMPLY RED : 2 EMINEM : 2
April 4, 201114 yr Author To make it more interesting here are the list of the biggest weekly sales EVER in each month- Criteria is that the chart has to be announced in that month! JANUARY- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys 363,735 FEBRUARY- Feels Like Home Norah Jones 235,890 MARCH- ÷ Ed Sheeran 671,542 APRIL- POPSTARS- Hear'Say 306,631 MAY- Older George Michael 281,000 JUNE- X & Y Coldplay 464,471 JULY- The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy 316,951 AUGUST- Be Here Now- Oasis 663,389 SEPTEMBER- Bad Michael Jackson 350,000 OCTOBER- Life For Rent Dido 400,351 NOVEMBER- 25- Adele 800,307 DECEMBER- Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 483,000 Edited March 11, 20178 yr by Gezza
April 4, 201114 yr 116 01/04/2006 Journey South Journey South 216,843 I cannot honestly remember this album being in the charts
April 4, 201114 yr To make it more interesting here are the list of the biggest weekly sales EVER in each month- Criteria is that the chart has to be announced in that month! JANUARY- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys 363,735 FEBRUARY- Feels Like Home Norah Jones 235,890 MARCH- Standing On The Shoulder of Giants Oasis 311,265 APRIL- 21- Adele 257,731 MAY- Older George Michael 281,000 JUNE- X & Y Coldplay 464,471 JULY- The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy 316,951 AUGUST- Be Here Now- Oasis 663,389 SEPTEMBER- Bad Michael Jackson 350,000 OCTOBER- Life For Rent Dido 400,351 NOVEMBER- Progress Take That 518,601 DECEMBER- Robson & Jerome Robson & Jerome 483,000 Always great to see The Prodigy on a list like this :kink: That's yet another record slain by 21 then. :drama: What was the previous record for April?
April 4, 201114 yr Previous April record was Arctic Monkeys in April 2007 with 227,922 Ah, so April was the easiest month to get the record for in the first place. Still a great achievement though. I assume all of the others on that list are first weeks though? :o Edited April 4, 201114 yr by Bray
April 4, 201114 yr 116 01/04/2006 Journey South Journey South 216,843 I cannot honestly remember this album being in the charts They were from The X Factor but despite coming third behind Shayne Ward and Andy Abraham, they milked the "Mother's Day" effect to their advantage. As for Andy Abraham, he released his debut album the same week and entered at #2.
April 4, 201114 yr Author They are week ending dates so that chart was actually announced on 31st March 1996 :) Actually having said that i've just realised that whilst Take That were actually in march Hear'Say weren't the chart where they sold 361k was announced on 1st April 2001 so they are actually April's biggest seller not Adele- she's second- sorry gang! :unsure: Edited April 4, 201114 yr by gezza76
April 4, 201114 yr They are week ending dates so that chart was actually announced on 31st March 1996 :) Actually having said that i've just realised that whilst Take That were actually in march Hear'Say weren't the chart where they sold 361k was announced on 1st April 2001 so they are actually April's biggest seller not Adele- she's second- sorry gang! :unsure: Oh. :( Well still, Adele came pretty damn close given it was her tenth week and she'd already sold about 1.5m :lol: Edited April 4, 201114 yr by Bray
May 29, 201114 yr Wow - Gaga sold more than Adele first week :o I doubt she can keep it up as well as Adele though :(
October 30, 201113 yr Author we have our 139th instance where an album has sold over 200k in a week- Coldplay in at 127 Edited October 31, 201113 yr by gezza76
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