April 9, 201213 yr I was eating dinner when the top 4 went on, so I'll comment on it now. My mum owns all 4 top albums. Oasis are a great band in general but this era is the best, I have heard most tracks from this album thanks to my mum loving it. I didn't recognize the ABBA song that radio 2 were playing but I do love a lot of their songs. Haven't heard that Beatles album but I probably know some songs from it. Cba to look up the tracklisting at the moment. And of course the number one album was FULLY DESERVED :wub: Queen's discography of hits is amazing, I can't name a bad song from them at the moment. A real shame they didn't play Bohemian Rhapsody, however I do love Crazy Little Thing Called Love too. Chart over. Thermometer out. :D
April 9, 201213 yr That would have been the best way to end the show! It would have been! :( Edited April 9, 201213 yr by Griff
April 9, 201213 yr With the 4 figures Published in the paper Greatest Hits Queen ~ Sold 121,390 Since June 2009 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles ~ Sold 91,712 Since June 2009 Gold - Greatest Hits Abba ~ Sold 189,187 Since June 2009 Greatest Hits II Queen ~ Sold 53,596 Since June 2009 Edited April 9, 201213 yr by smiffj
April 9, 201213 yr Eh. Not a fan of The Corrs. I'd imagine Shoat is raving to this somewhere right now though. THAT I AM. A truly outstanding album, and by far the best and shiniest example of Shoat-type MOR in recorded history.
April 9, 201213 yr oh so this list was fairly expected then :lol: Some real musical landmarks here, Nice to see X&Y just made it in to the top 40 :D
April 9, 201213 yr Author The top 40 in full will be posted on the first page shortly for easy reference. Thanks for doing this. Hopefully we can add some sales to it tomorrow, OCC are going to put the full list on their site tomorrow, hopefully with sales.
April 9, 201213 yr With the 4 figures Published in the paper Greatest Hits Queen ~ Sold 121,390 Since June 2009 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles ~ Sold 91,712 Since June 2009 Gold - Greatest Hits Abba ~ Sold 189,187 Since June 2009 Greatest Hits II Queen ~ Sold 53,596 Since June 2009 did the publish anymore? Being in the west end will surely help keep these albums selling in their thousands (referring to abba and queen)
April 9, 201213 yr did the publish anymore? Being in the west end will surely help keep these albums selling in their thousands (referring to abba and queen) With Those figures, From this text, From soft rock to Noughties pop, a look back at the biggest albums of the past 50 years reveals that the tastes of the British public are nothing if not eclectic. Glam rock stalwarts Queen have topped a list of the best-selling albums in British history, fending off stiff competition from Abba and The Beatles. Queen's 1981 Greatest Hits collection has sold 5.8 million copies since its release and will be revealed as the chart-topper in a Radio 2 special presented today by Tony Blackburn. The group sealed their domination of the chart with another entry in the Top 10 – a second hits compilation that came out 10 years later and which has sold 3.8 million. Queen's nearest rival was The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which has sold 5 million. That came just ahead of Gold, Abba's greatest hits album, which has sold 4.9 million, according to figures from the Official Charts Company. Queen's lasting appeal has been measured in numerous polls and charts over the years. Their six-minute epic "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the third-highest-selling single in UK history. The band is also unrivalled in its number of tribute outfits. "They have got a such a wide range of music. If you look through the catalogue, there are about 140 to 150 songs, and it ranges from hard rock to dance, funk and almost classical," said Kevin Goodwin, the bass player in a Queen tribute band, The Bohemians. Conspicuously absent from the Top 40 are the Rolling Stones, but a host of more recent acts have stormed their way on to the list. Adele's 2011 debut 21 stands at No 6, and Leona Lewis's 2007 hit Spirit comes in at No 20. I Have the June 2009 figures That I calculated with those new ones.
April 9, 201213 yr 3- GOLD- GREATEST HITS- Abba 5- THRILLER- Michael Jackson 15- COME ON OVER- Shania Twain 29- LIFE FOR RENT- Dido 33- HOPES AND FEARS- Keane 36- SCISSOR SISTERS- Scissor Sisters I think I might consider listening to or buying these albums :D
April 9, 201213 yr Bengy on Haven found these on Wikipedia. Sales to 26 March 2012 1 Greatest Hits Queen 1981 - 5,865,000 2 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 1967 - 5,046,000 3 Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 1992 - 4,996,113 4 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis 1995 - 4,521,000 5 Thriller Michael Jackson 1982 - 4,273,000 6 21 Adele 2011 - 4,164,876 7 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 1985 - 4,155,000 8 The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 1973 - 4,117,000 9 Bad Michael Jackson 1987 - 3,961,000 10 Greatest Hits II Queen 1991 - 3,888,000 I have tweaked a couple of figures.
April 9, 201213 yr So Queen selling around 50k a year? Should pass 6 million by 2014 then?? Edited April 9, 201213 yr by Sharpshooter
April 10, 201213 yr So Queen selling around 50k a year? Should pass 6 million by 2014 then?? And with Abba selling around 80k year they should overtake Queen by 2035! Unless they release Mamma Mia 2 in the near future.....
April 10, 201213 yr No punk or hard rock/metal in the top 40? Unless you count Queens early hard rock career and a couple of songs off Pepper. Edited April 10, 201213 yr by Olympus
April 10, 201213 yr No punk or hard rock/metal in the top 40? Unless you count Queens early hard rock career and a couple of songs off Pepper. Punk was never a massive album seller in its heyday, I'd imagine "Never Mind the Bollocks" has passed the million mark by now. "American Idiot" has crossed two million though so it won't have been far off the top 40. As for metal, Metallica's Black Album was never quite as massive here as it was in the States - same with "Appetite for Destruction" and I think Iron Maiden have had too many albums for one to really go stratospheric. I would have expected a Greatest Hits by them to have sold close to a million by now though but none have got anywhere near.
April 10, 201213 yr Author http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/t...-all-time-1329/ The full list is on the OCC site, but no sales info from Nos 11 to 40.
April 10, 201213 yr Bengy on Haven found these on Wikipedia. Sales to 26 March 2012 1 Greatest Hits Queen 1981 - 5,865,000 2 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 1967 - 5,046,000 3 Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 1992 - 4,996,113 4 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis 1995 - 4,521,000 5 Thriller Michael Jackson 1982 - 4,273,000 6 21 Adele 2011 - 4,164,876 7 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 1985 - 4,155,000 8 The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 1973 - 4,117,000 9 Bad Michael Jackson 1987 - 3,961,000 10 Greatest Hits II Queen 1991 - 3,888,000 I have tweaked a couple of figures. How far away from 10 is Madonna? (could you hazzard a guess)
April 10, 201213 yr anyone reckon we will get the updated sales figures from 11 - 40 too from anywhere?? :(
April 10, 201213 yr Some estimates courtesy of Shireblogger on Haven 1 GREATEST HITS (1981) - QUEEN :: 5,865k 2 SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEART’S CLUB BAND (1967) - THE BEATLES :: 5,045k 3 GOLD - GREATEST HITS (1992) - ABBA :: 4,995k 4 WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY (1995) - OASIS :: 4,520k 5 THRILLER (1982) - MICHAEL JACKSON :: 4,275k 6 21 (2011) - ADELE :: 4,210k 7 BROTHERS IN ARMS (1985) - DIRE STRAITS :: 4,155k 8 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (1973) - PINK FLOYD :: 4,120k 9 BAD (1987) - MICHAEL JACKSON :: 3,960k 10 GREATEST HITS II (1991) - QUEEN :: 3,890k 11 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION (1990) - MADONNA :: 3,580k 12 BACK TO BLACK (2006) - AMY WINEHOUSE :: 3,410k 13 STARS (1991) - SIMPLY RED :: 3,410k 14 RUMOURS (1977) - FLEETWOOD MAC :: 3,405k 15 COME ON OVER (1997) - SHANIA TWAIN :: 3,375k 16 BACK TO BEDLAM (2005) - JAMES BLUNT :: 3,250k 17 URBAN HYMNS (1997) - THE VERVE :: 3,210k 18 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (1970) - SIMON & GARFUNKEL :: 3,080k 19 NO ANGEL (2001) - DIDO :: 3,070k 20 SPIRIT (2007) - LEONA LEWIS :: 3,045k 21 LEGEND (1984) - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS :: 3,040k 22 BAT OUT OF HELL (1977) - MEAT LOAF :: 3,040k 23 DIRTY DANCING (1987) - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK :: 2,980k 24 1 (2000) - THE BEATLES :: 2,970k 25 TALK ON CORNERS (1997) - THE CORRS :: 2,955k 26 WHITE LADDER(1998) - DAVID GRAY :: 2,945k 27 SPICE (1996) - SPICE GIRLS :: 2,935k 28 CRAZY LOVE (2009) - MICHAEL BUBLÉ :: 2,875k 29 LIFE FOR RENT (2003) - DIDO :: 2,870k 30 BEAUTIFUL WORLD (2006) - TAKE THAT :: 2,845k 31 THE FAME (2008) - LADY GAGA :: 2,820k 32 A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD (2002) – COLDPLAY :: 2,805k 33 HOPES AND FEARS (2004) - KEANE :: 2,770k 34 THE JOSHUA TREE (1987) - U2 :: 2,765k 35 BUT SERIOUSLY (1989) - PHIL COLLINS :: 2,750k 36 SCISSOR SISTERS (2004) - SCISSOR SISTERS :: 2,735k 37 ONLY BY THE NIGHT (2008) - THE KINGS OF LEON :: 2,730k 38 THE WAR OF THE WORLD (1978) - JEFF WAYNE :: 2,680k 39 THE MAN WHO (1999) – TRAVIS :: 2,675k 40 X&Y (2005) – COLDPLAY :: 2,670k
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