Posted October 15, 20222 yr Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell has been crowned the UK's biggest debut album of all time. As part of the 2022 National Album Day celebrations, the late performer's 1977 debut has been announced by BBC Radio 2 as the biggest debut album of all time in the UK, using Official Charts data in partnership with National Album Day based on sales and streams combined since records began in 1956. Bat Out Of Hell reached the Top 10 for the first time in 2013 - proving the longevity of the collection, before it peaked at Number 3 in January this year following the sad news of Meat Loaf's death. It has spent a total of 530 weeks in the Official Albums Chart Top 100 in the 45 years since its release. Taking the Number 2 position, and the biggest debut album by a British artist, is none other than James Blunt with his 2004 chart-topping debut Back To Bedlam. Reacting to the news James said, “Are you sure? There must have been some kind of mistake.” MORE: The biggest debut albums from every UK region revealed Leona Lewis follows at Number 3, scoring the biggest debut for a female artist with 2007's Spirit; she's closely followed by Lady Gaga's The Fame (4), which sports two Number 1 singles in Just Dance and Poker Face, and Dido's 1999 album No Angel (5) which took 20 months to finally reach Number 1 in February 2001 before spending seven weeks at the top. "I had the most incredible support from the UK when I released my debut album Spirit." Lewis said, "I was overwhelmed with how much love it received and I just remember feeling the same then as I do now, endlessly thankful to everyone that listened and supported me. I felt like I was representing my country and that felt amazing." Spice Girls come in at Number 6 with Spice (1996), the biggest debut for a group, while rounding out the Top 10 is Keane's Hopes and Fears (7), Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette (8), Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour (9) and Parachutes by Coldplay (10). See the full Top 20 below. POS TITLE ARTIST YEAR 1 BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 1977 2 BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT 2004 3 SPIRIT LEONA LEWIS 2007 4 THE FAME LADY GAGA 2008 5 NO ANGEL DIDO 1999 6 SPICE SPICE GIRLS 1996 7 HOPES AND FEARS KEANE 2004 8 JAGGED LITTLE PILL ALANIS MORISSETTE 1994 9 IN THE LONELY HOUR SAM SMITH 2014 10 PARACHUTES COLDPLAY 2000 11 TUBULAR BELLS MIKE OLDFIELD 1973 12 SCISSOR SISTERS SCISSOR SISTERS 2004 13 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 1988 14 + ED SHEERAN 2011 15 COME AWAY WITH ME NORAH JONES 2002 16 19 ADELE 2008 17 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS N' ROSES 1987 18 OUR VERSION OF EVENTS EMELI SANDE 2012 19 DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS 1994 20 HOT FUSS THE KILLERS 2004
October 16, 20222 yr Amazing for Leona! I imagine Gaga will takeover soon but I kind of wish Leona held this record.
October 16, 20222 yr Amazing for Leona! I imagine Gaga will takeover soon but I kind of wish Leona held this record. The last figure for Spirit is from November 2015 - 3,132,668 and The Fame was at 3,074,496 in June 2020. I know Spirit had been selling ~15-20k per year before streaming was added into the album chart. It's likely approaching 3.2 million by now if not over it. So it might be a little while before Gaga overtakes. Perhaps not until the late 2020s. Edited October 16, 20222 yr by Envoirment
October 16, 20222 yr I was half expecting Duffy’s Rockferry to be there, but I guess streaming wouldn’t have been kind to it.
October 16, 20222 yr #'s 21 to 40 from Radio 2: 21 Robson & Jerome - Robson & Jerome (1995) 22 Duffy - Rockferry (2008) 23 Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane (2002) 24 Artic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006) 2.13M 25 Kylie Minogue - Kylie (1988) 26 Robbie Williams - Life Thru A Lens (1997) 2.1M 27 Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (2005) 28 Justin Timberlake - Justified (2002) 29 Craig David - Born To Do It (2000) 1.975M 30 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (2009) 31 Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) 32 Katie Melua - Call Off The Search (2003) 33 Avril Lavigne - Let's Go (2002) 34 Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) 35 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More (2009) 36 The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) 37 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To ... (1987) 38 Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion (2007) 39 Paulo Nutini - These Streets (2006) "1.5M sales" according to the show 40 K.T. Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope (2005) Edited October 16, 20222 yr by Ne Plus Ultra
October 16, 20222 yr Marvellous fact checking as usual there claiming the Meat Loaf album didn't make the top 10 until 2013 :P Surprised how low Arctic Monkeys are, that's bound to keep rising on here over time I'd imagine.
October 16, 20222 yr these are the figures I have/could find... mostly they match the order but some don't... if anyone has better/more update figures.... 1. Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf (1977) [3,565k] 2. Back To Bedlam - James Blunt (2004) [3,378k] 3. Spirit - Leona Lewis (2007) [3,180k] 4. The Fame - Lady Gaga (2008) [3,211k] 5. No Angel - Dido (1999) [3,100k] 6. Spice - Spice Girls (1996) [3,000k] 7. Hopes And Fears - Keane (2004) [2,871k] 8. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (1994) [2,800k] 9. In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith (2014) [2,796k] 10. Parachutes - Coldplay (2000) [2,744k] 11. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (1973) 12. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters (2004) [2,760k] 13. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1988) [2,710k] 14. + - Ed Sheeran (2011) [2,671k] 15. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones (2002) [2,600k] 16. 19 - Adele (2008) [2,550k] 17. Appetite for Destruction - Guns N’ Roses (1987) [2,394k] 18. Our Version of Events - Emeli Sandé (2012) [2,492k] 19. Definitely Maybe - Oasis (1994) [2,454k] 20. Hot Fuss - The Killers (2004) [2,401k] 21 Robson & Jerome - Robson & Jerome (1995) [2,335k] 22 Duffy - Rockferry (2008) [2,230k] 23 Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane (2002] [2,100k] 24 Artic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (2006) [2,151k] 25 Kylie Minogue - Kylie (1988) [2,115k] 26 Robbie Williams - Life Thru A Lens (1997) [2,100k] 27 Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (2005) [2,100k] 28 Justin Timberlake - Justified (2002) [2,020k] 29 Craig David - Born To Do It (2000) [1,975k] 30 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (2009) [1,942k] 31 Florence & The Machine - Lungs (2009) [1,887k] 32 Katie Melua - Call Off The Search (2003) [1,880k] 33 Avril Lavigne - Let's Go (2002) [1,913k] 34 Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) [1,726k] 35 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More (2009) [1,800k] 36 The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) [1,542k] 37 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To ... (1987) [1,735k] 38 Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion (2007) [1,707k] 39 Paulo Nutini - These Streets (2006) [1,743k] 40 K.T. Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope (2005) [1,640k] Edited October 16, 20222 yr by Bjork
October 16, 20222 yr LMAO at people actually thinking that Jagged Little Pill was Alanis Morissette's debut :lol: Her actual debut (1991) went platinum in Canada.
October 16, 20222 yr Marvellous fact checking as usual there claiming the Meat Loaf album didn't make the top 10 until 2013 :P Surprised how low Arctic Monkeys are, that's bound to keep rising on here over time I'd imagine. Arctic Monkeys was a funny one, initially it raced to about 900k within a couple of months and then limped up to a million by the end of the year and I imagine it’s sales remained small over time until streaming came into force. Some of the positions surprise me but then it’s almost like an all time list and you can be surprised when you’re not actually following the sales over the decades closely. Robbie seems lower than I’d thought and I feel Adele and Ed are a little low considering their longevity but then it’s never their debuts you see in the top 100 every week these days. I was surprised to see Maroon 5 so high. Given what they’ve become, it’s easy to forget just how big Songs About Jane was and how great that album is.
October 16, 20222 yr Great to see the Stone Roses there considering it peaked at number 19 - until a expanded editions put it in the top 10 twice.
October 16, 20222 yr yes thats totally incredible for The Stone Roses does anyone know the current sales for The Stone Roses, they were on about 1,5 last time, but must be close to 1,8 now
October 16, 20222 yr LMAO at people actually thinking that Jagged Little Pill was Alanis Morissette's debut :lol: Her actual debut (1991) went platinum in Canada. @Sour Candy, do you happen to know the latest figure for The Fame?
October 16, 20222 yr From the Gaga forum (by Jay) The Fame Including The Fame Monster from 29/11/2009 http://i.imgur.com/eusS6Jw.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/LcNiaAD.jpg Weeks #1: 7 | Top 3: 21 | Top 5: 43 | Top 10: 72 | Top 20: 99 | Top 40: 132 | Top 75: 168 | Top 100: 205+ | Top 200: 380+ The Fame: First Week Sales: 25,228 (entry at #3, 18/01/2009) The Fame/The Fame Monster: First Week Sales: 61,893 (climbing to #7, 29/11/2009) Highest Weekly Sales: 143,252 (placing at #4, 27/12/2009) Total Sales: 3,205,331 (22/07/2022) Certification: 10xPlatinum :plat: :plat: :plat: :plat: :plat: (06/11/2018) | Source
October 16, 20222 yr What about Bruno Mars -- Doo Wops & Hooligans ? Yes, this makes no sense. As of June 2018, BPI certified Doo-Wops & Hooligans 6 X Platinum meaning it has sold over 1.8 million copies, possibly over 2 million now. If nutini was on 1.5 mil them doo-wops should be above him. This is Rigged.
October 16, 20222 yr I have Bruno on: Doo Woops & Hooligans [2,081K] so should definitely be on the list Lewis Capaldi, still a long way to go... Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent [1,377K]
October 16, 20222 yr I have Bruno on: Doo Woops & Hooligans [2,081K] so should definitely be on the list Lewis Capaldi, still a long way to go... Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent [1,377K] wow, this is rigged with bruno nearly 7 X platinum
October 16, 20222 yr wow, this is rigged with bruno nearly 7 X platinum Probably more forgotten than rigged lol, I’m sure they don’t have an agenda.
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