Posted October 9, 20204 yr This week's ramblings can be found from the front page or the latest news box.
October 9, 20204 yr As Queen's 'Live Around The World' is their 10th UK No.1 Album and their first since November 1995, I've created 4 Chart Trivia Lists, that reflect that... THE BEATLES -- The OCC give The Beatles 16 No.1 Albums. This is because they regard the Reissue of 'Abbey Road', (2019), as their 16th No.1. They don't count the Reissue of 'Sgt Pepper', (2017), as their 16th No.1. As both Reissues had Bonus Tracks, they were not the same as the 'Sgt Pepper' that was No.1 in 1967 & 1968, and the 'Abbey Road' that was No.1 in 1969 and 1970. I've decided to count them as The Beatles 16th & 17th No.1 Albums. I realise that this is very controversial and that some 'Chart Fans' do not count them as 'New' Beatles No.1's. They say that they are still on 15 No.1 Albums. The OCC also count the Rolling Stones Reissues of 'Exile On Main Street' (2010), and 'Goat's Head Soup', (2020), as 'New' No.1's for that Group, due to both having Tracks, that were not on the original 1972 and 1973 Albums. So, The OCC credits them with 13 No.1 Albums - which is why I've also given them 13. (Again, I'm aware, that giving them 13 No.1 Albums, is controversial and that some 'Chart Fans' do not count the 2010 and 2020 Reissues as 'New' No.1's. They give the Group 11 No.1 Albums). As The OCC count both Rolling Stones Reissues as 'New' No.1's, they really should count the 2017 'Sgt Pepper' as a 17th No.1 for the Beatles - to be consistent... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ A)… ACTS WITH THE LONGEST ‘SPANS’ OF UK No.1 ALBUMS NOTE -- A ‘Span’ is from the Act’s First No.1 Album Week to their Last No.1 Album Week Years // Months 01)... 60.00 – Elvis Presley – (W/E 10th November 1956 to W/E 3rd November 2016) 02)... 56.05 – The Beatles – (W/E 11th May 1963 to W/E 10th October 2019) 03)... 56.04 – Rolling Stones – (W/E 2nd May 1964 to W/E 17th September 2020) 04)... 55.03 – Bob Dylan – (W/E 17th April 1965 to W/E 2nd July 2020) 05)... 48.04 – Rod Stewart – (W/E 2nd October 1971 to W/E 2nd January 2020) 06)... 44.11 – Queen -- (W/E 27th December 1975 to W/E 15th October 2020) 07)... 44.03 – Paul Simon – (W/E 18th March 1972 to W/E 16th June 2016) 08)... 44.01 – Pink Floyd – (W/E 24th October 1970 to W/E 22nd November 2014) 09)... 42.09 – David Bowie – (W/E 5th May 1973 to W/E 11th February 2016) 10)... 40.05 – Electric Light Orchestra – (W/E 16th June 1979 to W/E 14th November 2019) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ B)... ACTS WITH THE LONGEST GAPS BETWEEN UK No.1 ALBUMS (I’ve Put The Number Of Each No.1 Album In Brackets) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1) BOB DYLAN -- A ‘GAP’ of 38 Years & 6 Months between No.1 Albums (86) NEW MORNING - W/E 28th November 1970 To (869) TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE - W/E 9th May 2009 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -- A ‘GAP’ of 34 Years & 11 Months between No.1 Albums (250) TIME - W/E 5th September 1981 (Its 2nd Week at No.1) To (1086) ALL OVER THE WORLD : THE VERY BEST OF - W/E 4th August 2016 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3) RICK ASTLEY -- A ‘GAP’ of 28 Years & 7 Months between No.1 Albums (358) WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY - W/E 28th November 1987 To (1080) 50 - W/E 23rd June 2016 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4) AC/DC -- A ‘GAP’ of 28 Years & 3 Months between No.1 Albums (235) BACK IN BLACK - W/E 16th August 1980 (Its 2nd Week at No.1) To (855) BLACK ICE - W/E 1st November 2008 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5) ELVIS PRESLEY -- A ‘GAP’ of 25 Years & 1 Month between No.1 Albums (189) ELVIS PRESLEY’S 40 GREATEST HITS - W/E 10th September 1977 To (680) ELV1S : 30 # 1 HITS - W/E 5th October 2002 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 6) QUEEN -- A ‘GAP’ of 24 Years & 11 Months between No.1 Albums (541) MADE IN HEAVEN - W/E 18th November 1995 To (1210) LIVE AROUND THE WORLD %%% - W/E 15th October 2020 %%% = With ADAM LAMBERT @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ C)… GROUPS WITH THE MOST UK No.1 ALBUMS (Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 15th October 2020) 01).. BEATLES -- 17 -- (176 Weeks) 02).. ROLLING STONES -- 13 -- (47 Weeks) 03)= QUEEN -- 10 -- (22 Weeks) 03)= U2 -- 10 -- (15 Weeks) 05).. ABBA -- 9 -- (57 Weeks) 06)= TAKE THAT -- 8 -- (30 Weeks) 06)= OASIS -- 8 -- (21 Weeks) 06)= COLDPLAY -- 8 -- (18 Weeks) 06)= LED ZEPPELIN -- 8 -- (14 Weeks) 06)= REM -- 8 -- (13 Weeks) 06)= WESTLIFE -- 8 -- (8 Weeks) 12)= THE PRODIGY -- 7 -- (12 Weeks) 12)= STEREOPHONICS – 7 -- (11 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ D)… GROUPS & DUOS WITH THE MOST UK NO.1 ALBUMS WEEKS (From W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 15th October 2020) (NOTE -- No.1 Albums & Span of No.1 Weeks in Brackets) 01).. THE BEATLES -- (17 No.1’s -- 1963 to 2019) -- 176 Weeks 02).. ABBA -- (9 No.1’s -- 1976 to 2008) -- 57 Weeks 03).. ROLLING STONES -- (13 No.1’s – 1964 to 2020) -- 47 Weeks 04).. SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- (2 No.1’s – 1968 to 1971) -- 40 Weeks 05).. TAKE THAT -- (8 No.1’s – 1993 to 2018) -- 30 Weeks 06).. THE CARPENTERS -- (3 No.1’s – 1974 to 1990) -- 29 Weeks 07)= QUEEN -- (10 No.1’s – 1975 to 2020) -- 22 Weeks 07)= DIRE STRAITS -- (4 No.1’s – 1982 to 1991) -- 22 Weeks 09)= OASIS -- (8 No.1’s – 1994 to 2010) -- 21 Weeks 09)= THE SHADOWS -- (4 No.1’s – 1961 to 1979) -- 21 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Edited October 9, 20204 yr by zeus555
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