Up as ever on the front page and the latest news box.

QUEEN - By re-entering at No.25, their Greatest Hits Album has its 1st Top 30 Entry

since W/E 20th April 1996. It was at No.27 in that Chart. It was last in the Top 40

on W/E 1st November 2008. It was at No.40 in that Chart.

 

It is its 150th Top 40 Week, 473rd Chart Week, 411th Top 75 Week, & 630th

Top 100 Week. I know that the 2009 Virgin Hit Albums Book had it on 475 Weeks,

but that was wrong. It should have had 472 Weeks in that Book. From August

1981 to January 1989, the entire Top 100 was counted - so the Queen Album

has 62 Weeks added in for that period - for No.76 to No.100 Positions.

 

By re-entering at No.47, Queen's Greatest Hits II is on its 111th Top 75 Week.

 

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As Lady GaGa's The Fame got its 72nd Top 10 Week, last Week, I've decided to

show the Top 20 UK Album's with the Most Top 10 Weeks. I also do the same for

the Albums with the Most Top 5 weeks.

 

UK ALBUMS - MOST TOP 10 WEEKS

 

(I’ve omitted Film Soundtracks, & Stage Cast Albums)

 

1) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 135

2) THE BLACK & WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS - 120

3) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON - 88 (Includes 7 Top 10 Weeks with Thriller 25 )

4) TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD - 74

5) THE FAME - LADY GAGA - 72 (Includes Sales of The Fame Monster - 2009)

6) BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE - 66 (Includes 12 Weeks with the Deluxe Edition)

7) BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS - 65

8) THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973 - THE CARPENTERS - 64

9) PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES - 62

10) GREATEST HITS - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 59

11) GOLD - ABBA - 58

12)=TALK ON CORNERS - THE CORRS - 56

12)=NO ANGEL - DIDO - 56

14) BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS VOL.1 - THE BEACH BOYS - 55

15) LED ZEPPELIN II - LED ZEPPELIN - 54

16)=THE SHADOWS - THE SHADOWS - 51

16)=STARS - SIMPLY RED - 51

18)=(WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS - 51

18)=COME ON OVER - SHANIA TWAIN - 51

20)=G.I. BLUES (OST) - ELVIS PRESLEY - 49

20)=BAND ON THE RUN - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - 49

20)=GREATEST HITS - ABBA - 49

20)=CAN’T SLOW DOWN - LIONEL RICHIE - 49

 

UK ALBUMS - MOST TOP 5 WEEKS

 

(I’ve omitted Film Soundtracks, & Stage Cast Albums)

 

1) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - 105

2) THE BLACK & WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (1960) - 97

3) PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES (1963) - 56

4) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - 55 (Includes 1 Top 5 Week with Thriller 25)

5) BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (1985) - 50

6) TALK ON CORNERS - THE CORRS (1997) - 45

7) G.I. BLUES (OST) - ELVIS PRESLEY (1960) - 44

8) THE FAME - LADY GAGA (2008) - 43

9)=THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973 - THE CARPENTERS (1974) - 42

9)=COME ON OVER - SHANIA TWAIN - 42

11)=(WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS (1995) - 40

11)=SPICE - SPICE GIRLS (1996) - 40

13) BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS VOL.1 - THE BEACH BOYS - 39

14)=BLUE HAWAII (OST) - ELVIS PRESLEY - 38

14)=THE ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES - 38

14)=SERGEANT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES (1967) - 38

17) STARS - SIMPLY RED - 37

18) BAND ON THE RUN - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - 36

19) JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE - 35

20)=WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES - 34

20)=TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD - 34

20)=THE MAN WHO - TRAVIS - 34

20)=ROCKFERRY - DUFFY - 34 (Includes 5 Weeks with the Deluxe Edition)

 

NOTE - Despite 66 Top 10 Weeks, (54 Original/12 Deluxe), Amy Winehouse's

Back To Black only has 32 Top 5 Weeks - 28 Original + 4 Deluxe.

 

 

Edited June 5, 201114 yr by zeus555

Thanks as ever for that extra information :)

The Fame was on its 73rd week top 10 last week, not 72nd - that was an OCC/MW error. Unless I have the wrong chart run for it of course, but there's definitely 73 in my spreadsheet.

 

Zeus, now you're finally here, can you answer my question for 2 weeks ago?

 

Pitbull has got his 2nd #1 7 weeks after his first - do you have any statistics on similarly quick instances of this? I have a feeling Pitbull may be the second fastest after John Lennon. B.o.B did it in 8 weeks and GaGa did it in 10. I can't think of any faster ones.

 

 

Bray - No matter where I check, I cannot get 73 Top 10 Weeks for The Fame.

I get 71 Weeks before the W/E 4th June Chart, & 1 more in that Chart = 72.

 

Yes, I believe that the 7 Week 'gap', between Pitbull's 1st & 2nd UK No.1 Singles

is the 2nd fastest ever - after John Lennon, in 1981.

Bray - No matter where I check, I cannot get 73 Top 10 Weeks for The Fame.

I get 71 Weeks before the W/E 4th June Chart, & 1 more in that Chart = 72.

 

Oh, on closer inspection I accidentally have it down as #8 on 27/06/2009 when it was actually #18 :blush:

 

Yes, I believe that the 7 Week 'gap', between Pitbull's 1st & 2nd UK No.1 Singles

is the 2nd fastest ever - after John Lennon, in 1981.

 

I was sort of hoping you could make one of those nifty lists (like in your other posts in this thread) :whistle:

Edited June 5, 201114 yr by Bray