Due to family commitments, there is no full chart commentary this week, but there is now a shortened version available from the front page and the latest news box.

Sam Smith has now become the 1st Male Soloist in UK Album Chart History, (since W/E 28th July 1956), to go to No.1

as many as 6 times with the same Album. 3 Film Soundtracks went to No.1 more than 8 times - The Sound Of Music - 12,

(70 No.1 Weeks), The King And I - 11, (48 No.1 Weeks), & South Pacific - 9, (115 No.1 Weeks). West Side Story went to No.1

7 times, (13 No.1 Weeks).

 

Sam's Album is also only the 5th Artist Album to manage 6, (or more), Runs at No.1, & only the 3rd by a UK Artist.

 

ARTIST ALBUMS WITH THE MOST RUNS AT No.1

 

(W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 21st March 2015)

 

(Weeks at No.1 in Brackets)

 

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1)... 8 RUNS AT NUMBER 1

 

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - Runs = 1970 - 1971 -- (33)

 

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2)= ... 7 RUNS AT NUMBER 1

 

21 - ADELE (2011) - Runs = 2011 - 2012 -- (23)

 

OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE (2012) - Runs = 2012 - 2013 -- (10)

 

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4)=... 6 RUNS AT NUMBER 1

 

TALK ON CORNERS - THE CORRS (1997) - Runs = 1998 - 1999 -- (10)

 

IN THE LONELY HOUR - SAM SMITH (2014) - Runs = 2014 - 2015 -- (8)

 

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Lay With Me?

Lay With Me?

OK, so it was written in a hurry :drama: :(

A mash-up? Wonder what the BJ masses would think of that :lol: