The Flood was great! Still shocked it went to #2 and missed the #1... Their last great single in fact :/

http://i.imgur.com/yi2Wo2e.jpg

 

Her second album did considerably worse selling a mere 300k.

 

Not even that. It's still not Platinum yet.

Edited January 13, 20196 yr by JCM20

The Flood was great! Still shocked it went to #2 and missed the #1... Their last great single in fact :/

 

Yeh brillant song!

The Flood was great! Still shocked it went to #2 and missed the #1... Their last great single in fact :/

 

They may not have all five or reached the top of the manipulated charts, but These Days, Get Ready For It, and Giants are all great singles too.

They may not have all five or reached the top of the manipulated charts, but These Days, Get Ready For It, and Giants are all great singles too.

I thought These Days did reach the top of the charts?

Yes, These Days was a #1, despite not being very good

http://i.imgur.com/W5cojbt.jpg

 

07. +- ED SHEERAN (20-7-7-6-8-8-9-7) 2,427,000

 

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 349

PERFORMANCE IN 2018: PRESENT FOR 48 WEEKS OF THE YEAR PEAKING AT No 26

 

Trailing in in 3rd place in the 2012 listings to the two Adele’s, Ed Sheeran’s debut album proper saw him catapulted into the “A List”ers of pop stars, no album on this list or indeed this decade has spent more weeks in the top 100 (349) than “+” and it’s also just one of five albums to spend a whole 52 wks in the top 10 (consecutive or otherwise). It even moved up another 2 places on this list after selling another 100k in 2018.

 

http://i.imgur.com/HlDLPf5.jpg

 

06. IN THE LONELY HOUR- SAM SMITH (17-7-7-6-6) 2,508,300

 

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 220

PERFORMANCE IN 2018: PRESENT FOR ALL BUT 4 WEEKS PEAKING AT NO 19

 

Transforming Smith into an international superstar his debut album spent 71 of its first 72 weeks in the top 10 producing 7 top 10 singles by the end and 3 chart toppers (in its deluxe version). Along the way it garnered him BRITS and Grammy’s.

 

Yes, These Days was a #1, despite not being very good

 

One of those rare events when a song promoted on radio 2 and not radio 1 that makes no1!

One of those rare events when a song promoted on radio 2 and not radio 1 that makes no1!

 

Pretty sure Radio 1 played These Days as well

It wasn't on their playlist.

http://i.imgur.com/qlTT4sw.jpg

 

05. CHRISTMAS- MICHAEL BUBLE (7-4-4-3-5-4-5) 2,907,600

 

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 71

PERFORMANCE IN 2018: 9 WEEKS ON CHART PEAKING AT NO 5

 

Well isn’t this just turning into the “All I Want For Christmas Is You” of the album charts? When it charts you just know that the big day is almost here, It returned to the top 10 for a SEVENTH Christmas in 2018 making No 5, only 2015 remains as the year it missed the top flight, surely it can’t go any higher but it will (probably) sell it’s 3 millionth copy this Christmas.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5dYLuHk.jpg

 

04. ÷- ED SHEERAN (5-4) 3,213,100

 

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 95

PERFORMANCE IN 2018: 52 WEEKS ON CHART PEAKING AT NO 1

 

Everyone knew this was going to be one of the big releases of 2017 but few foresaw just how big this would be. 19 weeks at No 1 in 7 stints (a chart record) it gave Sheeran the best selling single and album of the year, the biggest weekly sale for a male soloist ever (672,000) and saw him place all 16 album tracks in the top 20 the week of release including 9 in the top 10- the most top 10 hits from a studio album ever. It caused the OCC to re-write chart rules to ensure that the situation never replicated again so it is one of the few albums in chart history to cause such a re-write of the rules as a direct result of its performance. It spent a mighty 76 weeks in the top 10 from debut- a record this century and sold another ½ a million in 2018.

 

Christmas the album I forgot of in the top ten then :lol:

 

I knew it was huge but it passed me by in terms of this list.

 

Wonder if Divide will overtake Multiply this year.

http://i.imgur.com/ZvewwWL.png

 

03. x- ED SHEERAN (8-2-3-3-3) 3,417,100

 

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 236

PERFORMANCE IN 2018: PRESENT AND CORRECT ALL YEAR PEAKING AT NO 10.

 

And so what happened to Emeli Sande in 2012/13 happened to Sheeran in 14/15, the clear winner in sales terms in the first year and on course to become the best seller again in the second year until beaten at the last minute. “x” consolidated Sheeran’s place in pop and set the benchmark by which his future albums would be measured, it remains on the chart with all those 236 weeks having been accumulated from its debut back in 2014 with its first 74 weeks in the top 10- a record in the 2010’s until he broke it himself, “x” does however retain the title of most weeks in the top 5 (65 weeks) for the decade.

 

http://i.imgur.com/JHvdOYH.jpg

 

02. 25- ADELE (3-2-2-2) 3,516,700

 

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 145

PERFORMANCE IN 2018: CHARTED FOR 44 WEEKS PEAKING AT NO 49

 

Naturally the top 2 belong to Adele, let’s have a quick recap of the feats of the album 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) then the 2 million mark (29 days) and finally the 3 million mark (220 days). The final landmark coincided with her star turn at Glastonbury which saw the album return to No 1 and yet it’s still 1.5 million away from making it to the top here!

 

http://i.imgur.com/HKyorKk.jpg

 

01. 21- ADELE (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1) 5,117,600

 

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 266

PERFORMANCE IN 2018: CHARTED FOR 2 WEEKS PEAKING AT NO 96

 

Still easily clear and untouchable, “21” is of course the best selling album of the decade so far and the fourth biggest album of all time selling its five millionth copy in 2016. It spent its first 72 weeks in the top 10 including 23 weeks at No 1 even stealing a cheeky week in the top 10 in 2016 after her Glastonbury stint. It launched her as an international superstar and sold 3.8 million in its first year on the charts becoming the best selling album in the UK for 2011 and then the second biggest seller of 2012- could anything brake her top 2 stranglehold by the end of the year?

 

The full list

 

100. HOME- Rudimental (78-83-89-95-100) 640,200

99. TURN IT UP- Pixie Lott (17-33-41-53-62-73-84-92-99) 649,600 (T/S 897,900)

98. TOGETHER- Alfie Boe & Michael Ball (93-98) 653,500

97. SEASONS OF MY SOUL- Rumer (36-36-43-54-61-71-82-90-97) 657,300

96. GREATEST HITS- Westlife (50-51-65-73-90-93-99-96) 660,300

95. FOUR- One Direction (92-76-83-89-95) 660,800

94. RED- Taylor Swift (80-81-88-90-94-94) 668,300

93. THE THRILL OF IT ALL- Sam Smith (NEW) 673,800

92. HEAVEN- Rebecca Ferguson (60-39-48-59-67-77-86-92) 687,800

91. STAYING AT TAMARA’S- George Ezra (NEW) 691,300

 

90. A DECADE IN THE SUN- THE BEST OF- The Stereophonics (85-93-91-96-91-90) 694,700 (T/S 1,432,700

89. GHOST STORIES- Coldplay (77-77-79-85-89) 695,200

88. IF YOU WAIT- London Grammar (85-85-87-88-88) 699,200

87. OUTTA THIS WORLD- JLS (18-28-37-47-56-63-74-83-87) 701,400

86. NO MORE IDOLS- Chase & Status (43-44-49-58-64-75-82-86) 706,800

85. THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2- Eminem (91-74-82-85-87-85) 714,500

84. GREATEST HITS- Queen (NEW) 719,000 (T/S 5,242,000)

83. CAUSTIC LOVE- Paolo Nutini (75-68-72-80-83) 722,300

82. ONLY BY THE NIGHT- Kings Of Leon (31-44-50-60-66-78-78-84-82) 728,200 (T/S 2,988,400)

81. FALL TO GRACE- Paloma Faith (62-58-63-62-68-78-81) 730,900

 

80. UNAPOLOGETIC- Rihanna (58-46-55-61-70-77-80) 739,200

79. 4- Beyonce (48-45-56-61-69-73-81-79) 749,200

78. SINCE I SAW YOU LAST- Gary Barlow (76-52-60-64-73-78) 750,900

77. SWINGS BOTH WAYS- Robbie Williams (52-50-58-63-71-77) 757,700

76. IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS- GREATEST HITS 1990-2010- Robbie Williams (14-29-36-43-51-57-65-72-76) 759,900

75. EVERY KINGDOM- Ben Howard (97-61-64-65-71-75-75) 771,400

74. LADY KILLER- Cee-Lo Green (23-28-37-45-54-59-69-74) 780,400

73. JAKE BUGG- Jake Bugg (57-53-59-62-68-73) 786,200

72. A PERFECT CONTRADICTION- Paloma Faith (82-56-58-67-72) 789,400

71. GET WEIRD- Little Mix (76-70-71) 808,300

 

70. NUMBER ONES- Michael Jackson (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-100-95-79-70) 811,100 (T/S 2,640,100)

69. MY WORLD- Justin Bieber (12-22-29-40-47-52-56-64-69) 814,600

68. SCIENCE AND FAITH- The Script (19-27-30-39-44-50-54-63-68) 815,400

67. TO BE LOVED- Michael Buble (50-48-51-55-61-67) 829,200

66. OLLY MURS- Olly Murs (20-24-27-32-40-46-51-59-66) 835,800

65. CEREMONIALS- Florence + The Machine (54-38-44-54-55-57-65-65) 839,000

64. CHAOS AND THE CALM- James Bay (98-61-62-64) 842,500

63. NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (27-32-38-46-48-52-60-63) 857,600

62. LIGHTS- Ellie Goulding (24-25-35-41-42-47-50-54-62) 863,500

61. NEVER BEEN BETTER- Olly Murs (53-58-61) 865,300

 

60. DISC-OVERY- Tinie Tempah (29-21-26-33-39-45-49-52-60) 880,900

59. CURTAIN CALL: THE GREATEST HITS- Eminem (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-76-59) 888,500 (T/S 2,174,500)

58. LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES- Amy Winehouse (31-25-31-37-43-48-51-58) 888,900

57. NOTHING BUT THE BEAT- David Guetta (90-46-36-41-44-47-49-57) 897,900

56. THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE- P!nk (63-34-36-42-45-48-56) 907,500

55. ELEMENT OF FREEDOM- Alicia Keys (7-17-24-28-33-41-44-47-55) 907,700 (T/S 1,046,200)

54. GOLD- GREATEST HITS- Abba (xx-xx-xx-98-96-89-80-74-54) 907,900 (T/S 5,763,100)

53. LEGEND- Bob Marley & The Wailers (xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-81-66-53) 909,300 (T/S 4,465,300)

52. ULTIMATE COLLECTION- Whitney Houston (xx-xx-81-97-76-75-67-56-52) 918,000 (T/S 1,628,600)

51. MIDNIGHT MEMORIES- One Direction (45-34-38-43-45-51) 922,200

 

50. BACK TO BLACK- Amy Winehouse (xx-55-60-78-80-74-60-55-50) 923,000 (T/S 3,995,000)

49. GREATEST HITS- Foo Fighters (71-66-68-70-70-66-69-57-49) 926,400 (T/S 1,242,400)

48. BAD BLOOD- Bastille (79-49-49-46-46-48) 944,000

47. COME AROUND SUNDOWN- Kings Of Leon (11-15-21-25-30-35-41-44-47) 950,900

46. 18 MONTHS- Calvin Harris (89-42-38-40-42-43-46) 974,300

45. TIME FLIES 1994-2009- Oasis (38-62-67-77-72-72-66-53-45) 1,005,400

44. GLORY DAYS- Little Mix (50-44) 1,027,200

43. BORN THIS WAY- Lady Gaga (18-18-22-25-28-35-39-43) 1,035,300

42. RECOVERY- Eminem (9-16-22-26-32-34-38-41-42) 1,036,600

41. GREATEST HITS...SO FAR- P!nk (32-35-34-35-35-36-40-42-41) 1,042,400

 

40. TAKE ME HOME- One Direction (42-24-28-30-34-37-40) 1,042,800

39. UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX- Bruno Mars (30-29-32-36-38-39) 1,055,500

38. SUNNY SIDE UP- Paolo Nutini (6-14-20-23-24-27-32-35-38) 1,060,400 (T/S 1,870,900)

37. TALK THAT TALK- Rihanna (26-17-20-23-26-31-34-37) 1,063,000

36. IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW- Olly Murs (34-19-18-21-24-27-30-36) 1,123,800

35. GREATEST HITS- Bon Jovi (16-30-31-29-31-31-30-32-35) 1,142,700

34. BORN TO DIE- Lana Del Rey (33-27-27-29-29-31-34) 1,144,700

33. I CRY WHEN I LAUGH- Jess Glynne (86-39-36-33) 1,146,400

32. AM- Arctic Monkeys (73-43-39-37-33-32) 1,159,600

31. UP ALL NIGHT- One Direction (41-23-19-20-23-23-26-31) 1,163,700

 

30. HUMAN- Rag’n’Bone Man (40-30) 1,175,400

29. IF I CAN DREAM- Elvis Presley (37-26-27-29) 1,178,100

28. BABEL- Mumford & Sons (47-21-22-25-24-28-28) 1,185,500

27. A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS- Coldplay (33-29-27) 1,194,100

26. HALCYON- Ellie Goulding (51-26-22-22-24-26) 1,219,000

25. 1989- Taylor Swift (33-28-25-25) 1,220,600

24. PURPOSE- Justin Bieber (70-25-23-24) 1,277,200

23. LUNGS- Florence & The Machine (8-11-16-17-19-20-20-21-23) 1,278,800 (T/S 1,794,600)

22. WHO YOU ARE- Jessie J (19-14-14-16-18-19-20-22) 1,307,300

21. WANTED ON VOYAGE- George Ezra (57-21-21-22-21) 1,345,300

 

 

20. TEENAGE DREAM- Katy Perry (15-12-15-16-18-19-18-19-20) 1,376,000

19. RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME- Olly Murs (48-15-15-17-17-18-19) 1,383,400

18. DEFAMATION OF STRICKLAND BANKS- Plan B (5-8-12-13-14-16-16-17-18) 1,411,600

17. MYLO XYLOTO- Coldplay (13-11-11-12-15-15-16-17) 1,555,600

16. SIGH NO MORE- Mumford & Sons (10-10-13-12-13-14-14-15-16) 1,595,700 (T/S 1,747,700)

15. THE FAME/ MONSTER- Lady Gaga (3-5-9-10-11-13-13-14-15) 1,616,100 (T/S 3,005,100)

14. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN- Motion Picture Cast Recording (NEW) 1,628,900

13. DOO WOPS AND HOOLIGANS- Bruno Mars (9-8-9-9-12-12-13-13) 1,824,500

12. 19- ADELE (xx-6-6-8-10-11-11-12-12) 1,824,500 (T/S 2,422,800)

11. CRAZY LOVE- MICHAEL BUBLE (2-4-5-6-7-10-10-11-11) 1,942,700 (T/S 3,140,100)

 

10. LOUD- RIHANNA (4-3-3-5-5-9-9-10-10) 2,029,600

09. PROGRESS- TAKE THAT (1-2-2-2-2-4-5-7-9) 2,391,200

08. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS- EMELI SANDE (10-3-4-6-6-8-8) 2,404,400

07. +- ED SHEERAN (20-7-7-6-8-8-9-7) 2,427,000

06. IN THE LONELY HOUR- SAM SMITH (17-7-7-6-6) 2,508,300

05. CHRISTMAS- MICHAEL BUBLE (7-4-4-3-5-4-5) 2,907,600

04. ÷- ED SHEERAN (5-4) 3,213,100

03. x- ED SHEERAN (8-2-3-3-3) 3,417,100

02. 25- ADELE (3-2-2-2) 3,516,700

01. 21- ADELE (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1) 5,117,600

 

There are some minor alterations after sales were finalised but nothing major.

So that's it - all over for another decade! In December we'll get the "official" list (Probably) and then in 2020 obviously the top 100 of the year will also be the top 100 for the decade so maybe see you again in 2021!

 

Thanks for contributing!

Think Divide will end up at 2 thanks to streams

He always has tracks on the Spotify top 200 and those count

While i never see Adele