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BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (1985)

 

As Dire Straits Brothers In Arms Album is a Re-Entry at No.8, I've prepared this Chart Trivia.

 

1)... It is its 66th Week in the UK Top 10 - the 9th most by an Artist Album & the 16th most by any Album.

(Including Film Soundtracks & Stage Cast Albums).

 

2)... The W/E 14th February 2015 will be its first Top 10 entry since W/E 23rd August 1986, when it was at No.7.

 

3)... It was last in the Top 5 on W/E 21st June 1986, when it was at No.5.

 

4)... As far as I can see, it was last in the Top 20 on W/E 25th June 1988, when it was at No.13.

 

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BOB DYLAN - As 'Shadows In The Night' is his 8th UK No.1 Album, & his 25th Week at No.1 in the UK Album Chart,

I have 'created' these various Lists to show where this places him in the All Time Acts, USA Acts, & Male Solo Acts.

 

UK CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST NUMBER 1 ALBUMS

 

(WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS)

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015)

 

1)... BEATLES - 15 (174W)

2)... MADONNA - 12 (30W)

3)=ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W)

3)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 11 (34W)

5)=ROLLING STONES - 10 (45W)

5)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W)

5)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W)

5)=U2 - 10 (15W)

9)=ABBA - 9 (57W)

9)=DAVID BOWIE - 9 (23W)

9)=QUEEN - 9 (21W)

12)=ROD STEWART - 8 (28W)

12)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W)

12)=OASIS - 8 (21W)

12)=LED ZEPPELIN - 8 (14W)

12)=REM - 8 (13W)

 

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MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 - UK ALBUM CHART ACTS

 

(NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS)

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015)

 

1)... BEATLES - 174 (15)

2)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11)

3)... ABBA - 57 (9)

4)... ROLLING STONES - 45 (10)

5)... SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 (2)

6)... ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 34 (11)

7)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10)

8)=CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7)

8)=MADONNA - 30 (12) (Includes 1 Week with the Evita Soundtrack) (Includes the Evita Soundtrack)

10)=ELTON JOHN - 29 (7) (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (1 No.1 Week with PNAU)

10)=TAKE THAT - 29 (7)

10)=CARPENTERS - 29 (3)

13)... ROD STEWART - 28 (8)

14)=PHIL COLLINS - 26 (6)

14)= SIMPLY RED - 26 (5)

16)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8)

 

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USA CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS

 

(WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS)

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015)

 

1)... MADONNA - 12 (30W)

2)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W)

3)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W)

3)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W)

5)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W)

5)=REM - 8 (13W)

 

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USA CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST UK ALBUM WEEKS AT NUMBER 1

 

(NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS)

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015)

 

1)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11)

2)... SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 (2)

3)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10)

4)... MADONNA - 30 (12) (Includes 1 Week with the Evita Soundtrack) (Includes the Evita Soundtrack)

5)... CARPENTERS - 29 (3)

6)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8)

 

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MALE SOLO ACTS WITH THE MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS

 

(WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS)

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015)

 

1)=ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W)

1)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 11 (34W)

3)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W)

3)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W)

5)... DAVID BOWIE - 9 (23W)

6)=ROD STEWART - 8 (28W)

6)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W)

 

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MALE SOLO ACTS WITH THE MOST UK ALBUM CHART WEEKS AT NUMBER 1

 

(NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS)

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015)

 

1)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11)

2)... ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 34 (11)

3)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10)

4)... CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7)

5)... ELTON JOHN - 29 (7) (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (1 No.1 Week with PNAU)

6)... ROD STEWART - 28 (8)

7)... PHIL COLLINS - 26 (6)

8)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8)

 

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Edited February 8, 201510 yr by zeus555

Thanks for that Colin. It's a fruitful week for trivia this week!

The Joey Bada$$ album is an example of stylisation being important - 'B4.DA.SS' is a rather dodgy title :lol: (not the mention the fact that it destroys the point of the title, which is pronounced 'before da money').