From Music Week

 

Virgin Books have announced details of the second edition of British Hit Albums to be published later this year. For the first time, separate artists and compilations charts are to be calculated retrospectively. The new edition will use the revised version of the artists chart.

 

A spokesman for Virgin told Music Week “This is an exciting move. For the first time artists will be credited with their lost number one albums. Elvis Costello will now get three weeks at number one with Armed Forces and one week with Get Happy. Dark Side Of The Moon will finally be recognised as a number one album.”

 

A spokesman for the Official Charts Company said “We have waited a long time to be able to do this. It has been a difficult task to find the data to complete the bottom positions in the chart after the compilations have been removed. We are delighted to have been able to do this for the new edition.”

 

Among other changes Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water adds another two weeks to give it 27 weeks in total, the same as Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Stevie Wonder will now be credited with a number one album for Songs In The Key Of Life. The 29 weeks at number one for Various Artists in a 31 week period in 1972 will be expunged from the records giving Don McLean and Cat Stevens a number one album for the first time.

 

Separate artist and compilations albums charts have been compiled since 1989. The last combined chart was topped by Now That’s What I Call Music 13. The number one for that week will now be Kylie - The Album. That album will gain an extra three weeks to give a new total of nine weeks.

 

Do you agree with this decision?

I think it will be interesting to see- although its not technically the 'official' album chart really

great idea! ...and now can we re-compile the singles chart to exclude charity singles?!?!

What is the point of this? Seems like such a waste of time to me. Was anybody really bothered about this? I've certainly never seen it as an issue, nor have I met anybody else who did. Seems very random and pointless to me.

 

Anyway, I certainly don't agree with it. The charts are a historical reference and should show what people were buying within the rules at the time. As the rules meant compilation albums were allowed to chart they should be kept in. Seems perfectly logical to me. Randomly changing the chart rules of decades ago for no reason is bizarre.

While it might be an interesting intellectual exercise, it will create confusing descrepancies with other reference works, not to mention with the historic charts themselves. For that reason, I think the idea is flawed.

I smell April Fools! I really can't imagine that any chart compiler would waste any time whatsoever doing this, with a load of data from over 20 years ago - it would have taken them years to compile to find the 'bottom of the chart positions', it would re-write history unnecessarily and about 100 people would buy the book for all their hard work :lol: Like Superbossanova said, charts are a snapshot in time. Why not just pretend Crazy, Chasing Cars and Maneater were never deleted and find their 'lost sales' to recalculate every chart that they featured in across 2006, thus lowering the 'official' peaks of hundreds of songs!

On reflection, I'm hoping that today's date is relevant to the original article...

It must be- it would take the combined efforts of Gallup, Millward Brown, OCC, BRMB (or whatever it was) plus record mirror to do this and it just isn't practical- and if it was why wasn't it done years ago? far too much effort for little gain

Now that it's after midday, I can come clean. It is indeed an April Fool. I made it all up :D

Now that it's after midday, I can come clean. It is indeed an April Fool. I made it all up :D

 

At least I spotted it, albeit not at first - good one! :P

 

BTW, here your post is dated 11.15am though, so...

Edited April 1, 201114 yr by vidcapper

^Your clock must still be on GMT. I assume your post was made at 11:17 on your computer?

^Your clock must still be on GMT. I assume your post was made at 11:17 on your computer?

 

Nope - 12:17

:hithead:

Former member thisispop has compiled a list of the albums which would have been number one if the albums charts really were recompiled for the 1980s.

 

W/E date / Compilation Album at #1 / Artist #1 instead

 

16/02/1980 Various Artists - The Last Dance The Pretenders - Pretenders Week 5 of 5

23/02/1980 Various Artists - The Last Dance Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Get Happy Week 1 of 1

04/07/1981 Various Artists - Disco Daze And Disco Nites Starsound - Stars On 45 Week 6 of 6 (non consecutive)

15/08/1981 Original Soundtrack - Official BBC Album Of The Royal Wedding Electric Light Orchestra - Time Week 1 of 4

22/08/1981 Original Soundtrack - Official BBC Album Of The Royal Wedding Electric Light Orchestra - Time Week 2 of 4

12/12/1981 Various Artists - Chart Hits '81 Queen - Greatest Hits Week 5 of 5

31/07/1982 Original Soundtrack - Fame Kids From Fame - Kids From Fame Week 1 of 13 (non consecutive)

15/01/1983 Various Artists - Raiders Of The Pop Charts John Lennon - The John Lennon Collection Week 7 of 7

22/01/1983 Various Artists - Raiders Of The Pop Charts Men At Work - Business As Usual Week 1 of 6

17/12/1983 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music Paul Young - No Parlez Week 5 of 9 (non consecutive)

24/12/1983 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music Paul Young - No Parlez Week 6 of 9 (non consecutive)

31/12/1983 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music Paul Young - No Parlez Week 7 of 9 (non consecutive)

07/01/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music Paul Young - No Parlez Week 8 of 9 (non consecutive)

21/01/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music Michael Jackson - Thriller Week 8 of 9 (non consecutive)

14/04/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 2 Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down Week 4 of 8 (non consecutive)

21/04/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 2 Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down Week 5 of 8 (non consecutive)

28/04/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 2 Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down Week 6 of 8 (non consecutive)

05/05/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 2 Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down Week 7 of 8 (non consecutive)

12/05/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 2 Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down Week 8 of 8 (non consecutive)

11/08/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 3 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend Week 13 of 14 (13 consecutive)

18/08/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 3 Sade - Diamond Life Week 1 of 1

25/08/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 3 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend Week 14 of 14 (non consecutive)

01/09/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 3 Tina Turner - Private Dancer Week 1 of 2

08/09/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 3 Tina Turner - Private Dancer Week 2 of 2

15/09/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 3 Iron Maiden - Powerslave Week 1 of 1

22/09/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 3 Stevie Wonder And Dionne Warwick - Woman In Red - Original Soundtrack Week 1 of 2

29/09/1984 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 3 Stevie Wonder And Dionne Warwick - Woman In Red - Original Soundtrack Week 2 of 2

01/12/1984 Various Artists - Hits 1 Wham! - Make It Big Week 3 of 8

08/12/1984 Various Artists - Hits 1 Wham! - Make It Big Week 4 of 8

15/12/1984 Various Artists - Hits 1 Wham! - Make It Big Week 5 of 8

22/12/1984 Various Artists - Hits 1 Wham! - Make It Big Week 6 of 8

29/12/1984 Various Artists - Hits 1 Wham! - Make It Big Week 7 of 8

05/01/1985 Various Artists - Hits 1 Wham! - Make It Big Week 8 of 8

12/01/1985 Various Artists - Hits 1 Alison Moyet - Alf Week 1 of 2

13/04/1985 Various Artists - Hits 2 Paul Young - The Secret Of Association Week 2 of 3

20/04/1985 Various Artists - Hits 2 Paul Young - The Secret Of Association Week 3 of 3

27/04/1985 Various Artists - Hits 2 Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair Week 1 of 1

04/05/1985 Various Artists - Hits 2 Phil Collins - No Jacket Required Week 6 of 8 (non consecutive)

11/05/1985 Various Artists - Hits 2 Phil Collins - No Jacket Required Week 7 of 8 (non consecutive)

18/05/1985 Various Artists - Hits 2 Phil Collins - No Jacket Required Week 8 of 8 (non consecutive)

17/08/1985 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 5 Madonna - Like A Virgin Week 1 of 7 (non consecutive)

24/08/1985 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 5 Madonna - Like A Virgin Week 2 of 7 (non consecutive)

31/08/1985 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 5 Madonna - Like A Virgin Week 3 of 7 (non consecutive)

07/09/1985 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 5 Madonna - Like A Virgin Week 4 of 7 (non consecutive)

14/09/1985 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 5 Madonna - Like A Virgin Week 5 of 7 (non consecutive)

30/11/1985 Various Artists - The Greatest Hits of 1985 George Benson - Love Songs Week 3 of 3 (non consecutive)

07/12/1985 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 6 Spandau Ballet - The Singles Collection Week 1 of 2

14/12/1985 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 6 Spandau Ballet - The Singles Collection Week 2 of 2

21/12/1985 Various Artists - Now - The Christmas Album Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Week 5 of 22 (non consecutive)

28/12/1985 Various Artists - Now - The Christmas Album Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Week 6 of 22 (non consecutive)

04/01/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 6 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Week 7 of 22 (non consecutive)

11/01/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 6 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Week 8 of 22 (non consecutive)

29/03/1986 Various Artists - Hits 4 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Week 9 of 22 (non consecutive)

05/04/1986 Various Artists - Hits 5 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Week 20 of 22 (non consecutive)

12/04/1986 Various Artists - Hits 6 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Week 21 of 22 (non consecutive)

19/04/1986 Various Artists - Hits 7 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Week 22 of 22 (non consecutive - 18 consecutive!)

23/08/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 7 Madonna - True Blue Week 7 of 8 (non consecutive - 7 consecutive)

30/08/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 7 Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling Week 1 of 3

06/09/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 7 Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling Week 2 of 3

13/09/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 7 Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling Week 3 of 3

20/09/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 7 Tina Turner - Break Every Rule Week 1 of 1

22/11/1986 Various Artists - Hits 5 The Police - Every Breath You Take - The Singles Week 3 of 3

29/11/1986 Various Artists - Hits 5 Kate Bush - The Whole Story Week 1 of 8 (non consecutive)

06/12/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 8 Kate Bush - The Whole Story Week 2 of 8 (non consecutive)

13/12/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 8 Kate Bush - The Whole Story Week 3 of 8 (non consecutive)

20/12/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 8 Kate Bush - The Whole Story Week 4 of 8 (non consecutive)

27/12/1986 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 8 Kate Bush - The Whole Story Week 5 of 8 (non consecutive)

03/01/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 8 Madonna - True Blue Week 8 of 8 (non consecutive)

10/01/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 8 Kate Bush - The Whole Story Week 6 of 8 (non consecutive)

04/04/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 9 U2 - The Joshua Tree Week 3 of 4

11/04/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 9 U2 - The Joshua Tree Week 4 of 4

18/04/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 9 Alison Moyet - Raindancing Week 1 of 2

25/04/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 9 Alison Moyet - Raindancing Week 2 of 2

02/05/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 9 Genesis - Invisible Touch Week 4 of 4 (non consecutive)

01/08/1987 Various Artists - Hits 6 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To... Week 2 of 13 (non consecutive)

08/08/1987 Various Artists - Hits 6 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To... Week 3 of 13 (non consecutive)

15/08/1987 Various Artists - Hits 6 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To... Week 4 of 13 (non consecutive)

22/08/1987 Various Artists - Hits 6 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To... Week 5 of 13 (non consecutive)

05/09/1987 Various Artists - Hits 6 Def Leppard - Hysteria Week 2 of 2

05/12/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 10 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody Week 2 of 5 (non consecutive)

12/12/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 10 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody Week 3 of 5 (non consecutive)

19/12/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 10 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody Week 4 of 5 (non consecutive)

26/12/1987 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 10 Michael Jackson - Bad Week 6 of 7 (non consecutive)

02/01/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 10 Michael Jackson - Bad Week 7 of 7 (non consecutive)

09/01/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 10 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody Week 5 of 5 (non consecutive)

02/04/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 11 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - The Best Of OMD Week 1 of 1

09/04/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 11 Bros - Push Week 1 of 2

16/04/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 11 Bros - Push Week 2 of 2

04/06/1988 Various Artists - Nite Flite Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night Week 6 of 7 (non consecutive)

11/06/1988 Various Artists - Nite Flite Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night Week 7 of 7 (non consecutive)

18/06/1988 Various Artists - Nite Flite The Hothouse Flowers - People Week 1 of 1

25/06/1988 Various Artists - Nite Flite Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman Week 1 of 7

23/07/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 12 Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman Week 5 of 7

30/07/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 12 Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman Week 6 of 7

06/08/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 12 Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman Week 7 of 7

13/08/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 12 Kylie Minogue - Kylie Week 1 of 12 (7 consecutive)

20/08/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 12 Kylie Minogue - Kylie Week 2 of 12 (7 consecutive)

24/09/1988 Various Artists - Hot City Nights Kylie Minogue - Kylie Week 7 of 12 (7 consecutive)

03/12/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 13 Kylie Minogue - Kylie Week 10 of 12 (non consecutive)

10/12/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 13 Kylie Minogue - Kylie Week 11 of 12 (non consecutive)

17/12/1988 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 13 Cliff Richard - Private Collection Week 1 of 3

07/01/1989 Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music 13 Kylie Minogue - Kylie Week 12 of 12 (non consecutive)