Does anyone have any idea why 18 Months have never been given any certification? Not even a Silver one?

Not a clue - the same goes to Florence's Ceremonials. I'm guessing the BPI have just over looked them.

10. CRAZY LOVE- MICHAEL BUBLE (2-4-5-6-7-10) 1,890,300 (T/S 3,087,700)

 

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Just three acts account for 60% of the top 10 and one of those three acts is the Buble, his 2009 release continues to sell into the new decade racking up over 3 million sales in total despite spending a solitary week at No 1 during its 176 weeks in the top 100. It sold just 20,000 this year, by far its worst year perhaps dampened by the downturn in popularity of his last album.

 

9. LOUD- RIHANNA (4-3-3-5-5-9) 1,937,700

 

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Taking a big hit in 2015 is Rihanna’s biggest seller and home to massive hits from what must now be her “Golden period”, the million selling “Only Girl (In The World)” is a sales highlight but a matter of weeks later Rihanna had three singles in the top 10, quite an achievement. Sales have pretty much dried out but a new Rihanna album will doubtless generate interest in her back catalogue.

 

 

8.+- ED SHEERAN (20-7-7-6-8) 2,049,400

 

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Selling over 140k last year and crossing the 2 million mark in the process, it’s spent a year in the top 10 and over 4 years in the top 100 including a return to the top 10 last year off the back of his Wembley concerts. It sold almost exactly the same in fact in 2015 as it did in 14 and it’s now in the top 50 best selling albums of all time.

 

I love how there's a minus sign (hyphen) right next to that plus sign ^_^

 

A space after the plus sign would've made it clearer

Edited January 14, 20169 yr by JCM20

Any more news?

Any more news?

Sorry- real life an all

7. IN THE LONELY HOUR- SAM SMITH (17-7) 2,141,900

 

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Containing 3 UK No 1 singles (in the deluxe version) Sam Smith played runner up to Sheeran in 2014 but did shift almost 900,000 copies in 2015 after he scored a chart topper with the Comic Relief tie in version of “Lay Me Down”. Spending just 8 of its 84 weeks of release outside the top 10 it’s a remarkably steady seller and at some points led the YTD 2015 listings but was pushed back toward the end of the year, still it rises 10 places on the decade to date survey.

 

6. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS- EMELI SANDE (10-3-4-6) 2,245,800

 

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The much touted second album never materialised last year but Sande sold 70,000 copies of her last album to keep the bank balance topped up. Over exposure dented the shine of this album by 2013 especially with a record of 66 straight weeks in the top 10 for a debut album, but we’ve had a break now and the public should be ready for more Sande in 16- can she do an Adele? (yes I know she’s an Adele too).

 

Jesus the Top 10 albums are dinner party fodder!

Can't wait for the top 5 tomorrow. I can already guess them but even so, still interesting

wow at '25' in the top 5 already.

5. CHRISTMAS- MICHAEL BUBLE (7-4-4-3-5) 2,357,800

 

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Another 130k of sales in 2015 would seem to indicate that the UK public isn’t done with this album yet as it turns into the album equivalent of "All I Want For Christmas Is You". It failed to make the top 10 for the first year since its 2011 release however stopping at No 12 though he now has the highest charting version of “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” bizarrely, expect it to sell it’s 2.5 millionth copy in the next two years.

 

4.PROGRESS- TAKE THAT (1-2-2-2-2-4) 2,377,700

 

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Finally surrendering the top 2 position it’s held throughout the decade, Take That’s reunion album was much heralded and opened with an amazing 518k as it raced to the title of best selling album of 2010. For all that it did less than a year in the top 75 and was, for the third year on the trot, the lowest annual seller within the top 10, mind you its overall sales are still impressive.

 

If streaming is included in x's sales here then Ed Sheeran has gained a lot of steam over Take That because of it. Same with Sam Smith and ITLH lower down

Yes all totals include streaming

3. 25- ADELE (NEW) 2,495,900

 

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Who thought Adele would be as big in 2015 as it turned out? A quick rundown of its feats in the last 6 weeks of 2015 include the largest opening weekly sale of 800,000 which was followed by 4 weeks with over 350k registering 5 of the 21 biggest weekly sales of all time and becoming the fastest album to reach first the million mark (10 days) and then the 2 million mark (29 days). It has already powered to the top 3 of the decade with Sheeran easily within its reach to make it a decade 1-2 for her.

 

2. x- ED SHEERAN (8-2) 2,657,200

 

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Spending its first 74 weeks inside the top 10 including 13 weeks at the top, Sheeran’s album cemented his current position as the biggest UK male popstar on the planet at present. This was the best selling album of 2014 and led the YTD lists for 2015 for much of the period until Adele swept him aside, that didn’t stop “x” selling almost a million again which saw this fly past his debut album with some ease.

 

1. 21- ADELE (1-1-1-1-1) 4,866,600

 

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With these sales it’s obviously highly unlikely that Adele will be toppled before New Year’s day 2020, spending its first 12 weeks at the top of the charts and making it 23 weeks in total with 76 weeks inside the top 10 since release. It’s not only the best selling album of this decade, it’s also the best seller of the 21st century and the 4th of all time, and with over 130k sold last year it clearly has some legs left on it though of course a new album helped to give this a push!

 

Here's the Top 100 of the decade so far-

 

 

100. NUMBER ONES- Michael Jackson (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-100) 515,600

99. THE E.N.D- Black Eyed Peas (23-40-53-68-86-99) 516,900 (T/S 1,607,100)

98. CHAOS AND THE CALM- James Bay (NEW) 517,900

97. #3- The Script (83-94-97) 520,700

96. ECHOES- Will Young (56-54-67-84-96) 523,500

95. THE XX- XX (37-59-70-72-83-95) 530,700 (T/S 573,600)

94. TAKE THE CROWN- Robbie Williams (64-66-79-94) 530,700

93. III- Take That (NEW) 540,800

92. LES MISERABLES- Original Cast Recording (82-88-92) 540,900

91. A DECADE IN THE SUN- THE BEST OF- The Stereophonics (85-93-91) 556,600 (T/S 1,294,600)

 

90. GREATEST HITS- Westlife (50-51-65-73-90) 558,900

89. GOLD- GREATEST HITS- Abba (xx-xx-xx-98-96-89) 560,900 (T/S 5,416,100)

88. RED- Taylor Swift (80-81-88) 571,900

87. ONLY REVOLUTIONS- Biffy Clyro (26-39-49-59-71-87) 576,200

86. I LAUGH WHEN I CRY- Jess Glynne (NEW) 582,700

85. IF YOU WAIT- London Grammar (85-85) 584,200

84. TIME- Rod Stewart (64-69-84) 587,000

83. HOME- Rudimental (78-83) 587,700

82. THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2- Eminem (91-74-82) 589,900

81. MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY- Rod Stewart (71-62-68-81) 592,000

 

80. DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL- Paloma Faith (42-64-73-63-67-80) 606,700 (T/S 736,800)

79. THE GIFT- Susan Boyle (13-32-40-55-65-79) 613,100

78. ONLY BY THE NIGHT- Kings Of Leon (31-44-50-60-66-78) 614,400 (T/S 2,874,600)

77. GHOST STORIES- Coldplay (77-77) 615,500

76. FOUR- One Direction (92-76) 616,000

75. ULTIMATE COLLECTION- Whitney Houston (81-97-76-75) 620,800 (T/S 1,329,300)

74. BACK TO BLACK- Amy Winehouse (55-60-78-80-74) 625,400 (T/S 3,657,400)

73. TURN IT UP- Pixie Lott (17-33-41-53-62-73) 630,300 (T/S 878,600)

72. TIME FLIES 1994-2009- Oasis (38-62-67-77-72-72) 632,500

71. SEASONS OF MY SOUL- Rumer (36-36-43-54-61-71) 635,800

 

70. PURPOSE- Justin Bieber (NEW) 644,500

69. 4- Beyonce (48-45-56-61-69) 656,600

68. CAUSTIC LOVE- Paolo Nutini (75-68) 659,200

67. HEAVEN- Rebecca Ferguson (60-39-48-59-67) 661,500

66. GREATEST HITS- Foo Fighters (71-66-68-70-70-66) 663,300 (T/S 979,300)

65. EVERY KINGDOM- Ben Howard (97-61-64-65) 672,100

64. NO MORE IDOLS- Chase & Status (43-44-49-58-64) 675,600

63. OUTTA THIS WORLD- JLS (18-28-37-47-56-63) 684,000

62. FALL TO GRACE- Paloma Faith (62-58-63-62) 702,900

61. UNAPOLOGETIC- Rihanna (58-46-55-61) 707,200

 

60. SINCE I SAW YOU LAST- Gary Barlow (76-52-60) 714,400

59. JAKE BUGG- Jake Bugg (57-53-59) 730,000

58. SWINGS BOTH WAYS- Robbie Williams (52-50-58) 733,500

57. IN AND OUT OF CONCIOUSNESS- GREATEST HITS 1990-2010- Robbie Williams (14-29-36-43-51-57) 733,600

56. A PERFECT CONTRADICTION- Paloma Faith (82-56) 743,100

55. CEREMONIALS- Florence + The Machine (54-38-44-54-55) 743,800

54. LADY KILLER- Cee-Lo Green (23-28-37-45-54) 758,500

53. NEVER BEEN BETTER- Olly Murs (NEW) 763,700

52. MY WORLD- Justin Bieber (12-22-29-40-47-52) 772,500

51. TO BE LOVED- Michael Buble (50-48-51) 778,000

 

50. SCIENCE AND FAITH- The Script (19-27-30-39-44-50) 787,900

49. BAD BLOOD- Bastille (79-49-49) 796,800

48. NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (27-32-38-46-48) 801,900

47. LIGHTS- Ellie Goulding (24-25-35-41-42-47) 807,300

46. OLLY MURS- Olly Murs (20-24-27-32-40-46) 826,000

45. DISC-OVERY- Tinie Tempah (29-21-26-33-39-45) 826,400

44. NOTHING BUT THE BEAT- David Guetta (90-46-36-41-44) 832,700

43. LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES- Amy Winehouse (31-25-31-37-43) 837,700

42. THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE- P!nk (63-34-36-42) 854,300

41. ELEMENT OF FREEDOM- Alicia Keys (7-17-24-28-33-41) 865,400 (T/S 1,003,900)

 

40. 18 MONTHS- Calvin Harris (89-42-38-40) 873,100

39. AM- Arctic Monkeys (73-43-39) 874,400

38. MIDNIGHT MEMORIES- One Direction (45-34-38) 878,200

37. IF I CAN DREAM- Elvis Presley (NEW) 880,600

36. GREATEST HITS...SO FAR- P!nk (32-35-34-35-35-36) 885,800

35. COME AROUND SUNDOWN- Kings Of Leon (11-15-21-25-30-35) 910,600

34. RECOVERY- Eminem (9-16-22-26-32-34) 926,400

33. 1989- Taylor Swift (NEW) 956,700

32. UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX- Bruno Mars (30-29-32) 967,600

31. GREATEST HITS- Bon Jovi (16-30-31-29-31-31) 970,700

 

30. TAKE ME HOME- One Direction (42-24-28-30) 986,800

29. BORN TO DIE- Lana Del Rey (33-27-27-29) 991,000

28. BORN THIS WAY- Lady Gaga (18-18-22-25-28) 997,000

27. SUNNY SIDE UP- Paolo Nutini (6-14-20-23-24-27) 1,013,600 (T/S 1,824,100)

26. TALK THAT TALK- Rihanna (26-17-20-23-26) 1,039,900

25. BABEL- Mumford & Sons (47-21-22-25) 1,101,700

24. IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW- Olly Murs (34-19-18-21-24) 1,102,900

23. UP ALL NIGHT- One Direction (41-23-19-20-23) 1,105,700

22. HALCYON- Ellie Goulding (51-26-22) 1,112,500

21. WANTED ON VOYAGE- George Ezra (57-21) 1,132,900

 

20. LUNGS- Florence & The Machine (8-11-16-17-19-20) 1,191,000 (T/S 1,706,800)

19. TEENAGE DREAM- Katy Perry (15-12-15-16-18-19) 1,255,300

18. WHO YOU ARE- Jessie J (19-14-14-16-18) 1,267,800

17. RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME- Olly Murs (48-15-15-17) 1,331,800

16. DEFAMATION OF STRICKLAND BANKS- Plan B (5-8-12-13-14-16) 1,365,500

15. MYLO XYLOTO- Coldplay (13-11-11-12-15) 1,483,100

14. SIGH NO MORE- Mumford & Sons (10-10-13-12-13-14) 1,499,000 (T/S 1,651,000)

13. THE FAME/ MONSTER- Lady Gaga (3-5-9-10-11-13) 1,519,900 (T/S 2,908,900)

12. DOO WOPS AND HOOLIGANS- Bruno Mars (9-8-9-9-12) 1,682,800

11. 19- Adele (xx-6-6-8-10-11) 1,713,800 (T/S 2,290,600)

 

10. CRAZY LOVE- MICHAEL BUBLE (2-4-5-6-7-10) 1,890,300 (T/S 3,087,700)

09. LOUD- RIHANNA (4-3-3-5-5-9) 1,937,700

08. +- ED SHEERAN (20-7-7-6-8) 2,049,400

07. IN THE LONELY HOUR- SAM SMITH (17-7) 2,141,900

06. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS- EMELI SANDE (10-3-4-6) 2,257,800

05. CHRISTMAS- MICHAEL BUBLE (7-4-4-3-5) 2,357,800

04. PROGRESS- TAKE THAT (1-2-2-2-2-4) 2,377,700

03. 25- ADELE (NEW) 2,495,900

02. x- ED SHEERAN (8-2) 2,657,200

01. 21- ADELE (1-1-1-1-1) 4,866,600