Week 37:

Michael not building up much of a lead and may not be above Olivia in the weekly chart for much longer. Maybe she still has an outside chance.

1	1	Michael Jackson	The Essential	488,000	2,590,000
2	2	Olivia Dean	The Art Of Loving	479,000	760,000
3	3	Harry Styles	Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.	387,000
4	4	Fleetwood Mac	50 Years: Don't Stop	296,000	2,130,000
5	5	Olivia Rodrigo	You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love	287,000
6	6	The Weeknd	Highlights	255,000	1,840,000
7	7	Ed Sheeran	+-=÷x (Tour Collection)	235,000	750,000
8	9	Noah Kahan	The Great Divide	208,000
9	8	Alex Warren	You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1)	207,000	510,000
10	10	Sabrina Carpenter	Man's Best Friend	199,000	500,000
11	11	Oasis	Time Flies... 1994-2009	196,000	2,610,000
12	12	Linkin Park	Papercuts	189,000	580,000
13	13	Noah Kahan	Stick Season	178,000	900,000
14	14	ABBA	Gold	173,000	6,320,000
15	15	Elton John	Diamonds	172,000	2,100,000
16	16	Michael Jackson	Thriller	168,000	4,920,000
17	18	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	166,000	3,720,000
18	17	Sabrina Carpenter	Short n' Sweet	166,000	1,060,000
19	19	Oasis	(What's The Story) Morning Glory	157,000	5,770,000
20	21	Michael Jackson	Bad	148,000	4,600,000
21	20	Drake	Iceman	148,000
22	22	BTS	Arirang	148,000
23	24	Arctic Monkeys	AM	141,000	2,470,000
24	23	Taylor Swift	The Life Of A Showgirl	140,000	780,000
25	25	Raye	This Music May Contain Hope	136,000
26	27	Eminem	Curtain Call: The Hits	136,000	3,670,000
27	26	Tate McRae	So Close To What	136,000	390,000
28	28	Olivia Rodrigo	Sour	135,000	1,380,000
29	29	Pitbull	Greatest Hits	132,000	760,000
30	30	Olivia Rodrigo	Guts	132,000	830,000
31	31	Sombr	I Barely Know Her	125,000	220,000
32	32	Maroon 5	Singles	125,000	1,120,000
33	33	50 Cent	Best Of 50 Cent	122,000	890,000
34	34	Calvin Harris	96 Months	116,000	350,000
35	37	Katy Perry	The Ones That Got The Plays	115,000
36	35	Queen	Greatest Hits	113,000	3,320,000
37	36	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	112,000	2,150,000
38	38	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Greatest Hits	111,000	2,420,000
39	39	Bruno Mars	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	107,000	2,540,000
40	40	Oasis	Definitely Maybe	106,000	3,120,000
47	54	Sienna Spiro	Visitor	99,000
61	66	Ariana Grande	Petal	89,000
77	78	The Killers	Rebel Diamonds	79,000	320,000
91	93	Ella Langley	Dandelion	74,000
96	100	Dua Lipa	Live From Mexico	71,000

33 minutes ago, Julian_ said:

#86 with 75k. Now out of the weekly top 200 so not sure it will hold on.

She’ll get #4 but #3 seems improbable.

Thanks, yeah that’s what I was thinking, she’ll likely be very close behind by year-end so…

Ooh, I really hope Olivia D. can overtake Michael by year-end, the albums chart is stuffed with greatest hits and it could be like 2023 where The Weeknd was year-end No. 1.

It’s more deserving for an actual studio album to be year-end No. 1 rather than a streaming-by default getting year-end No. 1

I know there is a 1-year anniversary half-speed vinyl of The Art of Loving to be released next week, hope that helps that particular week in any small way 🙏

only five albums (plus a compilation) that were released this year in the YTD top 40

I hope Olivia Dean can reclaim #1 too. I didn't mind The Weeknd having the 2023 EOY #1 as the album and many of its songs were only a few years old.

Olivia Rodrigo reaching #3 would be great but she'd likely need a third song to do more than 'drop dead' is doing now. Another reason for 'expectations' to go viral!

Week 38:

1	1	Michael Jackson	The Essential	498,000	2,600,000
2	2	Olivia Dean	The Art Of Loving	487,000	770,000
3	3	Harry Styles	Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.	390,000
4	4	Fleetwood Mac	50 Years: Don't Stop	303,000	2,130,000
5	5	Olivia Rodrigo	You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love	297,000
6	6	The Weeknd	Highlights	262,000	1,850,000
7	7	Ed Sheeran	+-=÷x (Tour Collection)	240,000	750,000
8	8	Noah Kahan	The Great Divide	214,000
9	9	Alex Warren	You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1)	211,000	520,000
10	10	Sabrina Carpenter	Man's Best Friend	203,000	510,000
11	11	Oasis	Time Flies... 1994-2009	203,000	2,610,000
12	12	Linkin Park	Papercuts	194,000	590,000
13	13	Noah Kahan	Stick Season	183,000	900,000
14	14	ABBA	Gold	178,000	6,320,000
15	15	Elton John	Diamonds	177,000	2,110,000
16	16	Michael Jackson	Thriller	172,000	4,920,000
17	17	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	170,000	3,720,000
18	18	Sabrina Carpenter	Short n' Sweet	169,000	1,060,000
19	19	Oasis	(What's The Story) Morning Glory	164,000	5,780,000
20	20	Michael Jackson	Bad	151,000	4,600,000
21	21	Drake	Iceman	151,000
22	22	BTS	Arirang	150,000
23	23	Arctic Monkeys	AM	144,000	2,470,000
24	24	Taylor Swift	The Life Of A Showgirl	142,000	780,000
25	26	Eminem	Curtain Call: The Hits	140,000	3,670,000
26	27	Tate McRae	So Close To What	138,000	400,000
27	25	Raye	This Music May Contain Hope	138,000
28	28	Olivia Rodrigo	Sour	138,000	1,390,000
29	30	Olivia Rodrigo	Guts	135,000	830,000
30	29	Pitbull	Greatest Hits	135,000	760,000
31	32	Maroon 5	Singles	128,000	1,120,000
32	31	Sombr	I Barely Know Her	128,000	220,000
33	33	50 Cent	Best Of 50 Cent	126,000	890,000
34	35	Katy Perry	The Ones That Got The Plays	121,000
35	34	Calvin Harris	96 Months	118,000	350,000
36	36	Queen	Greatest Hits	116,000	3,320,000
37	37	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	115,000	2,150,000
38	38	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Greatest Hits	114,000	2,430,000
39	40	Oasis	Definitely Maybe	111,000	3,130,000
40	39	Bruno Mars	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	109,000	2,540,000
41	47	Sienna Spiro	Visitor	107,000
57	61	Ariana Grande	Petal	94,000
70	72	The Cure	Greatest Hits	85,000	1,310,000
89	91	Ella Langley	Dandelion	76,000
92	96	Dua Lipa	Live From Mexico	75,000
98	-	Nirvana	Nirvana	71,000	1,630,000
100	-	The Beatles	1962-1966	70,000	1,180,000
-	98	Lily Allen	West End Girl	69,000	150,000
-	99	Mumford & Sons	Prizefighter	69,000	70,000

Olivia catching up to go in bronze position

Last week Michael was ahead of Olivia D by 9,000, this week he’s ahead by 11,000.

Maybe Oilvia D. won’t clinch #1 by year-end 😞

Week 39:

1	1	Michael Jackson	The Essential	508,000	2,610,000
2	2	Olivia Dean	The Art Of Loving	494,000	770,000
3	3	Harry Styles	Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.	394,000
4	4	Fleetwood Mac	50 Years: Don't Stop	311,000	2,140,000
5	5	Olivia Rodrigo	You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love	307,000
6	6	The Weeknd	Highlights	269,000	1,850,000
7	7	Ed Sheeran	+-=÷x (Tour Collection)	246,000	760,000
8	8	Noah Kahan	The Great Divide	220,000
9	9	Alex Warren	You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1)	215,000	520,000
10	11	Oasis	Time Flies... 1994-2009	210,000	2,620,000
11	10	Sabrina Carpenter	Man's Best Friend	206,000	510,000
12	12	Linkin Park	Papercuts	199,000	590,000
13	13	Noah Kahan	Stick Season	187,000	910,000
14	14	ABBA	Gold	182,000	6,320,000
15	15	Elton John	Diamonds	181,000	2,110,000
16	16	Michael Jackson	Thriller	175,000	4,920,000
17	17	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	174,000	3,730,000
18	18	Sabrina Carpenter	Short n' Sweet	172,000	1,060,000
19	19	Oasis	(What's The Story) Morning Glory	169,000	5,790,000
20	20	Michael Jackson	Bad	154,000	4,600,000
21	21	Drake	Iceman	154,000
22	22	BTS	Arirang	152,000
23	23	Arctic Monkeys	AM	148,000	2,470,000
24	24	Taylor Swift	The Life Of A Showgirl	144,000	780,000
25	25	Eminem	Curtain Call: The Hits	143,000	3,680,000
26	28	Olivia Rodrigo	Sour	142,000	1,390,000
27	26	Tate McRae	So Close To What	141,000	400,000
28	27	Raye	This Music May Contain Hope	140,000
29	29	Olivia Rodrigo	Guts	139,000	830,000
30	30	Pitbull	Greatest Hits	139,000	760,000
31	31	Maroon 5	Singles	131,000	1,120,000
32	32	Sombr	I Barely Know Her	131,000	220,000
33	33	50 Cent	Best Of 50 Cent	129,000	890,000
34	34	Katy Perry	The Ones That Got The Plays	127,000
35	35	Calvin Harris	96 Months	121,000	360,000
36	37	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	118,000	2,150,000
37	36	Queen	Greatest Hits	118,000	3,330,000
38	38	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Greatest Hits	116,000	2,430,000
39	41	Sienna Spiro	Visitor	116,000
40	39	Oasis	Definitely Maybe	115,000	3,130,000
41	40	Bruno Mars	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	112,000	2,540,000
42	42	Post Malone	The Diamond Collection	110,000	610,000
43	43	Rihanna	Good Girl Gone Bad	108,000	2,630,000
44	45	The Beatles	1967-1970	106,000	1,430,000
45	46	Green Day	Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band	105,000	850,000
46	44	Billie Eilish	Hit Me Hard And Soft	105,000	700,000
47	47	OneRepublic	The Collection	104,000	160,000
48	48	David Bowie	Legacy	103,000	1,250,000
49	49	Lady Gaga	The Fame	102,000	3,690,000
50	50	Ed Sheeran	÷	100,000	4,580,000
52	52	Teddy Swims	I've Tried Everything But Therapy	98,000	190,000
53	53	Sam Fender	People Watching	98,000	380,000
54	57	Ariana Grande	Petal	97,000
56	59	Britney Spears	The Singles Collection	96,000	820,000
57	55	EsDeeKid	Rebel	96,000	170,000
60	58	Charli XCX	Brat	96,000	630,000
62	62	Avicii	Avicii Forever	93,000	160,000
63	63	SZA	SOS	92,000	810,000
64	64	Chappell Roan	The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess	92,000	650,000
68	69	Madonna	Finally Enough Love - #1s Remixed	88,000	390,000
69	68	Ariana Grande	Eternal Sunshine	88,000	430,000
73	72	Harry Styles	Harry's House	86,000	1,010,000
74	74	CoCoMelon	Nursery Rhymes By CoComelon	85,000	440,000
75	76	Eminem	Curtain Call 2	85,000	590,000
76	75	Bad Bunny	Debí Tirar Más Fotos	84,000	150,000
77	77	The Killers	Rebel Diamonds	83,000	320,000
79	78	Taylor Swift	The Tortured Poets Department	82,000	1,070,000
81	80	Zach Bryan	With Heaven On Top	80,000
82	83	Don Toliver	Octane	80,000
84	82	Bruno Mars	The Romantic	80,000
85	92	Dua Lipa	Live From Mexico	79,000
87	89	Ella Langley	Dandelion	78,000
89	85	Olivia Dean	Messy	78,000	190,000
90	91	Taylor Swift	Folklore	77,000	1,060,000
91	90	Little Mix	Between Us	77,000	740,000
92	87	Madonna	Confessions II	77,000
93	93	Luke Combs	The Way I Am	76,000
95	94	Fred Again…	USB 001 EP	76,000	250,000
97	97	Gracie Abrams	The Secret Of Us	74,000	400,000
99	-	Bon Jovi	Greatest Hits	72,000	1,680,000
100	-	Dire Straits	Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of	72,000	1,020,000
-	99	Lewis Capaldi	Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent	72,000	1,950,000
-	100	The Beatles	1962-1966	72,000	1,180,000

It’s very close between ‘Thriller’, ‘Rumours’ and ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’ for the title of biggest classic studio album of the year.