Posted January 28, 20232 yr 1 Gold - greatest hits ~ 1992-95, 98-2000, 04, 08, 16, 18, 20-23 ~ 15 years ~ Abba 2 Legend ~ 1984, 91-92, 94, 2003, 12, 14-18, 20-22 ~ 14 ~ Bob Marley and the Wailers 3 Christmas ~ 2011-23 ~ 13 ~ Michael Bublé 4 Sound of Music ~ 1961-63, 65-72 ~ 11 ~ Stage / Soundtrack 5 Rumours ~ 1977-78, 97, 2011, 13-14, 19-23 ~ 11 ~ Fleetwood Mac 6 Queen greatest hits ~ 1981-82, 85-86, 91-92, 94, 2020-23 ~ 11 ~ Queen 7 Bat out of hell ~ 1978-82, 91, 93-94, 2013-14, 22 ~ 11 ~ Meat Loaf 8 Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band ~ 1967-68, 70-72, 87, 92, 2009, 17 ~ 9 ~ Beatles 9 South Pacific ~ 1958-65, 86 ~ 9 ~ Soundtrack 10 Time flies - 1994-2009 ~ 2010, 14, 17-18, 20-23 ~ 8 ~ Oasis 11 Greatest hits ~ 2009, 11-12, 14-15, 17, 20, 22 ~ 8 ~ Foo Fighters 12 My Fair Lady ~ 1958-62, 64-66 ~ 8 ~ Soundtrack 13 Curtain call - the hits ~ 2005-06, 17-18, 21-23 ~ 7 ~ Eminem 14 Diamonds ~ 2017-23 ~ 7 ~ Elton John 15 '/. ~ 2017-23 ~ 7 ~ Ed Sheeran 16 Thriller ~ 1982-84, 88, 92, 2009, 22 ~ 7 ~ Michael Jackson 17 Bad ~ 1987-89, 92, 2009, 12, 14 ~ 7 ~ Michael Jackson 18 West Side Story ~ 1959-60, 62-65, 85 ~ 7 ~ Stage / Soundtrack 19 Twelve songs of Christmas ~ 1964-66, 69-72 ~ 7 ~ Jim Reeves 20 50 years - don't stop ~ 2018-23 ~ 6 ~ Fleetwood Mac 21 Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars ~ 1972-74, 2004, 16, 22 ~ 6 ~ David Bowie 22 Nevermind ~ 1992-94, 2005, 11, 21 ~ 6 ~ Nirvana 23 1 ~ 2000, 01, 11, 15, 16, 20 ~ 6 ~ Beatles 24 X ~ 2014-2019 ~ 6 ~ Ed Sheeran 25 + ~ 2011-15, 17 ~ 6 ~ Ed Sheeran 26 All over the world - the very best of ~ 2005, 11, 12, 14, 16-17 ~ 6 ~ Electric Light Orchestra 27 Purple Rain ~ 1984-85, 95, 2014, 16-17 ~ 6 ~ Prince 28 Back to black ~ 2006-08, 11, 15, 16 ~ 6 ~ Amy Winehouse 29 Brothers in arms ~ 1985-88, 96, 2015 ~ 6 ~ Dire Straits 30 Dark side of the moon ~ 1973-75, 93, 2003, 11 ~ 6 ~ Pink Floyd 31 Simon and Garfunkel's greatest hits ~ 1972-76, 2011 ~ 6 ~ Simon and Garfunkel 32 Bridge over troubled water ~ 1970-75 ~ 6 ~ Simon and Garfunkel 33 Buddy Holly story ~ 1959-64 ~ 6 ~ Buddy Holly 34 King and I ~ 1958-63 ~ 6 ~ Soundtrack 35 Legacy ~ 2016-17, 20-22 ~ 5 ~ David Bowie 36 Direct hits ~ 2013-15, 19, 22 ~ 5 ~ Killers 37 (What's the story) Morning glory ~ 1995-97, 2014, 20 ~ 5 ~ Oasis 38 Definitively maybe ~ 1994-96, 2014, 19 ~ 5 ~ Oasis 39 Abbey road ~ 1969-71, 2009, 19 ~ 5 ~ Beatles 40 Imagine ~ 1971-73, 81, 2018 ~ 5 ~ John Lennon 41 In the lonely hour ~ 2014-2018 ~ 5 ~ Sam Smith 42 Joshua tree ~ 1987-88, 92, 2001, 17 ~ 5 ~ U2 43 Definitive collection ~ 2003-05, 09, 15 ~ 5 ~ Lionel Richie and the Commodores 44 Sigh no more ~ 2009-13 ~ 5 ~ Mumford and Sons 45 Off the wall ~ 1979-80, 84, 2004, 09 ~ 5 ~ Michael Jackson 46 History - past, present and future, book 1 ~ 1995-97, 2003, 09 ~ 5 ~ Michael Jackson 47 Automatic for the people ~ 1992-95, 2000 ~ 5 ~ REM 48 Oliver! ~ 1960-62, 69-70 ~ 5 ~ Stage / Soundtrack 49 Going places ~ 1966-70 ~ 5 ~ Herb Alpert 50 Elvis' golden records ~ 1958-60, 63-64 ~ 5 ~ Elvis Presley 51 Black and white minstrel show ~ 1960-64 ~ 5 ~ George Mitchell Minstrels 52 Oklahoma! ~ 1958-62 ~ 5 ~ Soundtrack Edited January 28, 20232 yr by Tuttavilla
January 28, 20232 yr Author The Album which has spent the most weeks in the UK Top 20 each year, totalled in the year of the album's release:
January 28, 20232 yr Author Year § Album Title § Artist § Weeks in Top 20 1958 § South Pacific § Soundtrack § 252 / 220 Top 10 / 20 1959 § West Side Story § Soundtrack § 194 1960 § Black and White Minstrel Show § George Mitchell Minstrels § 142 1961 § Sound of Music § Soundtrack § 361 1962 § Out of the Shadows § Shadows § 38 1963 § Please Please Me § Beatles § 69 1964 § Rolling Stones § Rolling Stones § 50 1965 § Mary Poppins § Soundtrack § 73 1966 § Going Places § Herb Alpert § 98 1967 § Tom Jones Live at the Talk of the Town § Tom Jones § 84 1968 § Best of the Seekers § Seekers § 73 1969 § Led Zeppelin 2 § Led Zeppelin § 78 1970 § Bridge over Troubled Water § Simon and Garfunkel § 196 1971 § Every Picture Tells a Story § Rod Stewart § 47 1972 § Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits § Simon and Garfunkel § 150 1973 § Dark Side of the Moon § Pink Floyd § 122 1974 § Singles 1969-1973 § Carpenters § 91 1975 § Best of § Stylistics § 43 1976 § Greatest Hits § Abba § 84 1977 § Rumours § Fleetwood Mac § 115 1978 § Bat out of Hell § Meat Loaf § 61 1979 § Manilow Magic § Barry Manilow § 64 1980 § Kings of the Wild Frontier § Adam and the Ants § 41 1981 § Greatest Hits § Queen § 179 1982 § Thriller § Michael Jackson § 104 1983 § Can't Slow Down § Lionel Richie § 63 1984 § Legend § Bob Marley and the Wailers § 92 1985 § Brothers in Arms § Dire Straits § 95 1986 § True Blue § Madonna § 57 1987 § Bad § Michael Jackson § 67 1988 § Kylie § Kylie Minogue § 36 1989 § …But Seriously § Phil Collins § 47 1990 § Immaculate Collection § Madonna § 43 1991 § Stars § Simply Red § 65 1992 § Gold - Greatest Hits § Abba § 190 ** 1993 § Music Box § Mariah Carey § 58 1994 § Definitely Maybe § Oasis § 77 1995 § (What's the Story) Morning Glory § Oasis § 66 1996 § Ocean Drive § Lighthouse Family § 67 1997 § Talk on Corners § Corrs § 80 1998 § Come on Over § Shania Twain § 59 1999 § The Man Who § Travis § 62 2000 § White Ladder § David Gray § 75 2001 § No Angel § Dido § 73 2002 § Come Away with Me § Norah Jones § 61 2003 § Life for Rent / Busted § Dido / Busted § 33 2004 § Scissor Sisters § Scissor Sisters § 62 2005 § Curtain Call - the Hits § Eminem § 92 ** 2006 § Back to Black § Amy Winehouse § 106 2007 § Life in Cartoon Motion § Mika § 60 2008 § 19 § Adele § 74 2009 § Fame § Lady Gaga § 99 2010 § Time Flies 1994 2009 § Oasis § 68 2011 § 21 § Adele § 102 2012 § Our Version of Events § Emeli Sandé § 80 2013 § AM § Arctic Monkeys § 65 ** 2014 § X § Ed Sheeran § 175 2015 § 25 § Adele § 75 2016 § Glory Days § Little Mix § 65 2017 § '/. § Ed Sheeran § 256 2018 § 50 Years - Don't Stop § Fleetwood Mac § 167 ** 2019 § Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent § Lewis Capaldi § 124 ** 2020 § Future Nostalgia § Dua Lipa § 73 2021 § Highlights § Weeknd § 94 ** 2022 § Harry's House § Harry Styles § 35 ** Correct as of the chart week ending 26th January 2023. ** Indicates the Album is still in the Top 20 Because the Top 20 was only a Top 10 until April 1960, South Pacific had more weeks in the latter than the former. In 2003, there was a tie between Dido and Busted. Edited January 28, 20232 yr by Tuttavilla
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