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As 'ABBA Gold' has got its 266th Top 20 Week, in the latest Album Chart, I thought that i'd List the Top 10 Artist Albums - and All Genre Albums - with The Most Top 20 Weeks: UK ARTIST ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 20 WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th November 2024) 01.. ABBA Gold : Greatest Hits -- ABBA -- 266 Weeks 02.. Ed Sheeran -- ÷ (Divide) -- 263 Weeks 03.. Fleetwood Mac -- 50 Years : Don’t Stop -- 258 Weeks -- (No.5 Album) 04.. Elton John -- Diamonds -- 257 Weeks -- (No.2 Album) 05= Simon & Garfunkel -- Bridge Over Troubled Water -- 195 Weeks 05= Queen -- Greatest Hits (One) -- 195 Weeks 07.. The Weeknd -- The Highlights -- 188 Weeks -- (No.2 Album) 08.. Eminem -- Curtain Call : The Hits -- 183 Weeks 09.. Ed Sheeran -- X -- 175 Weeks 10.. Buddy Holly -- The Buddy Holly Story -- 155 Weeks -- (No.2 Album) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ALL GENRES -- UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 20 WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th November 2024) 01.. South Pacific (OST) -- 313 Weeks 02.. The Sound Of Music (OST) -- 281 Weeks 03.. ABBA Gold : Greatest Hits -- ABBA -- 266 Weeks 04.. Ed Sheeran -- ÷ (Divide) -- 263 Weeks 05.. Fleetwood Mac -- 50 Years : Don’t Stop -- 258 Weeks -- (No.5 Album) 06.. Elton John -- Diamonds -- 257 Weeks -- (No.2 Album) 07.. The King And I (OST) -- 201 Weeks 08= Simon & Garfunkel -- Bridge Over Troubled Water -- 195 Weeks 08= Queen -- Greatest Hits (One) -- 195 Weeks 10.. The Weeknd - The Highlights -- 188 Weeks -- (No.2 Album) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

By my calculations, 'ABBA Gold', went over 6,600,000 UK Sales, a few Months ago. The B.P.I. are late, in giving it a 22nd UK Platinum Award...

On Friday, Tylor Swift will achieve the UK 'Double Top' for the 3rd time. That is for the UK Charts of W/E 2nd May. I get 28 Acts that have achieved it more than once. Taylor is the 16th Act to manage it more than twice. Here is my List: SUMMARY -- THE 28 ACTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED IT MORE THAN ONCE (16 Acts Have Achieved It 3 – Or More – Times) (I show how many Times/Runs they achieved it - and for how many Weeks/Charts) 01)… THE BEATLES - 15 TIMES//RUNS - 45 WEEKS 02)… ELVIS PRESLEY - 7 TIMES//RUNS - 22 WEEKS 03)… ED SHEERAN – 6 TIMES//RUNS – 11 WEEKS 04)= ABBA - 4 TIMES//RUNS - 13 WEEKS 04)= CLIFF RICHARD - 4 TIMES//RUNS - 11 WEEKS 04)= QUEEN - 4 TIMES//RUNS - 8 WEEKS 04)= MADONNA - 4 TIMES//RUNS - 8 WEEKS 04)= DRAKE - 4 TIMES//RUNS - 4 WEEKS 09)= WET WET WET - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 7 WEEKS 09)= ADELE - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 7 WEEKS 09)= ROLLING STONES - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 5 WEEKS 09)= THE POLICE - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 4 WEEKS 09)= TAYLOR SWIFT - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 4 WEEKS 09)= RIHANNA - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 3 WEEKS 09)= LADY GAGA - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 3 WEEKS 09)= ARIANA GRANDE - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 3 WEEKS 17)= ROD STEWART - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 7 WEEKS 17)= T. REX - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 5 WEEKS 17)= MEAT LOAF - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 5 WEEKS 17)= SPICE GIRLS - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 5 WEEKS 17)= BEYONCE - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 4 WEEKS 17)= ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 4 WEEKS 17)= OLIVIA RODRIGO - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 3 WEEKS 17)= THE SHADOWS - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 2 WEEKS @@@ 17)= MICHAEL JACKSON - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 2 WEEKS 17)= SUGABABES - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 2 WEEKS 17)= HARRY STYLES - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 2 WEEKS 17)= MILEY CYRUS - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 2 WEEKS @@@ = THE SHADOWS -- If all 7 of the ‘Double Tops’ that they’ve been, (wholly or partly), involved in, were ‘given’ to them, they would join Elvis Presley, in 2nd= Position, having managed it 7 Times//Runs for 13 Weeks.

In the UK Album Chart of W/E 8th July 2021 'ABBA Gold' became the 1st Album to manage 1000 Top 100 Weeks. Now, (W/E 8th February), it becomes the 1st Album to reach 500 Top 40 Weeks. THE TOP 10 UK ARTIST ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 40 WEEKS (From: W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 8th February 2024) 01)… ABBA GOLD -- ABBA -- (1992) -- (No.1 – 8) -- 500 Weeks 02)… GREATEST HITS (ONE) -- QUEEN -- (1981) -- (No.1 – 4) -- 407 Weeks 03)… RUMOURS -- FLEETWOOD MAC -- (1977) -- (No.1 – 1) -- 402 Weeks 04)… ÷ (DIVIDE) -- ED SHEERAN -- (2017) -- (No.1 – 20) -- 347 Weeks 05)… CURTAIN CALL – THE HITS -- EMINEM -- (2005) -- (No.1 – 5) -- 333 Weeks 06)= LEGEND -- BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS -- (1984) -- (No.1 – 12) -- 312 Weeks 06)= TIME FLIES (1994 – 2009) -- OASIS -- (2010) -- (No.1 – 1) -- 312 Weeks 08)… BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER -- SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- (1970) -- (No.1 –33) -- 279 Weeks 09)… DIAMONDS -- ELTON JOHN -- (2017) -- (Peak - No.2) -- 277 Weeks 10)… 50 YEARS : DON’T STOP -- FLEETWOOD MAC -- (2018) -- (Peak – No.5) -- 264 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE TOP 10 UK ALBUMS (ALL GENRES) WITH THE MOST TOP 40 WEEKS (From: W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 8th February 2024) 01)… ABBA GOLD -- ABBA -- (1992) -- (No.1 – 8) -- 500 Weeks 02)… GREATEST HITS (ONE) -- QUEEN -- (1981) -- (No.1 – 4) -- 407 Weeks 03)… RUMOURS -- FLEETWOOD MAC -- (1977) -- (No.1 – 1) -- 402 Weeks 04)… ÷ (DIVIDE) -- ED SHEERAN -- (2017) -- (No.1 – 20) -- 347 Weeks 05)… THE SOUND OF MUSIC (OST) -- VARIOUS ARTISTS -- (1965) -- (No.1 – 70) -- 346 Weeks 06)… CURTAIN CALL – THE HITS -- EMINEM -- (2005) -- (No.1 – 5) -- 333 Weeks 07)… SOUTH PACIFIC (OST) -- VARIOUS ARTISTS -- (1958) -- (No.1 – 115) -- 315 Weeks 08)= LEGEND -- BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS -- (1984) -- (No.1 – 12) -- 312 Weeks 08)= TIME FLIES (1994 – 2009) -- OASIS -- (2010) -- (No.1 – 1) -- 312 Weeks 10)… BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER -- SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- (1970) -- (No.1 –33) -- 279 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Of the Rolling Stones 14 UK No.1 Albums, 'Hackney Diamonds' is only the 3rd to return to No.1 in the same 'Chart Run'. The first of the 3 went to No.1 on 3 occasions. It is also their 1st Album to do so since 'Sticky Fingers' in 1971. Their return to No.1 'Chart Runs' are: A).. 'Rolling Stones No.2' -- (1965) -- 1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1 B).. 'Sticky Fingers' -- (1971) -- 1-1-1-1-2-2-1 C).. 'Hackney Diamonds' -- (2023) -- 1-3-4-8-4-3-5-6-1

Regarding the UK Sales of 'Greatest Hits' (One). The OCC only added in 'Enhanced Sales', from 'The Platinum Collection', (560,000), and the 1994 Double Queen CD, (66,000), in 2006. It was done when The OCC compiled the UK's 'All Time' Top 100 Best Selling Albums, that Year. So, the 1981 Album got 626,000 'Enhance Sales' added to it. As did 'Greatest Hits II', (1991). The 1999 Compilation, 'Greatest Hits III', got 560,000 'Enhanced Sales' added in. After that 2006 Top 100 was compiled, The OCC ceased adding Sales, from the 2000 Triple CD, and the 1994 Double CD, to the 3 Queen 'Hits' Albums. I know this, because I made Friends with The OCC Guy, who organised the 2006 Top 100. He did not compile it, but he got some UK 'Chart Experts' to do so. I still know him, and he assures me that there were Zero 'Enhanced Sales' added in after 2006. It was not an on-going process. Alan Jones confirmed the 'Enhanced Sales' for Queen, in 'Music Week', in September 2009. The 1981 Queen 'Hits' Albums has really sold 7,000,000 - 626,000, as a 'Stand-A-Lone' Album. The OCC are careful not to mention its 'Enhanced Sales', when reporting on its UK Total. In fact, 2 of its 23 UK Platinum Disks, are really from 2 other Queen Compilations. 'ABBA Gold' is on about 6,110,000 UK Sales. The 1st Queen 'Hits' Album is really a few 100,000 in front of it. Not the massive almost 900,000, in front, that the 'Enhanced' 626,000 Sales give it. I realize that many 'Chart Fans', (and Queen Fans), will disagree with me. But, I know that a lot of 'Chart Fans' do agree with me, as I've discussed it with them. It is a matter of what is right or wrong. We each have our own perspectives.

On Friday, Kate will also have the UK's most Years between a 1st and 2nd No.1 Single. Tom Jones only had 1 Year and 9 Months between his 1st, (March 1965), and 2nd, (December 1966), UK No.1 Singles.

The ABBA Album will have a lot of 'Orders' missing. I Pre-Ordered 6 copies. I've only had 3 of them. Amazon say that due to 'delays' I can't have the other 3 copies until November 22nd.

The 'Soft Pack' ABBA 'Voyage' is currently Amazon UK's 3rd Best Selling CD of 2021. Ed's Album is 1st for the Year. Adele's is 6th. The ABBA Album is also 29th for 2021, and also 50th, and 55th. In Amazon UK's Daily Top 100 Albums, 'Voyage' is 1st, 5th, 6th, and 10th. Ed's Album is 2nd, 20th, and 76th. Adele's Album is 3rd, 27th, and 73rd.

ED SHEERAN -- ONLY THE 4th ACT TO SPEND A YEAR ON TOP OF EITHER UK CHART Last Week, Ed Sheeran spent his 52nd Week on top of the UK Singles Chart. He is only the 3rd Act to achieve it. He was the 4th Act, to reach a Year on top of, either the UK Singles Chart, or the UK Album Chart. Two of the 4 Acts, have managed it on top of both Charts. The same 4 Acts, are also, the UK's 'Most Weeks On Chart' Artists. ABBA had been in 3rd place, since late 1979, until Ed Sheeran over-took them a few Weeks ago. A).. The Beatles -- 69 No.1 Singles Weeks + 146 No.1 Albums Weeks = 245 No.1 Weeks B).. Elvis Presley -- 80 No.1 Singles Weeks + 66 No.1 Albums Weeks = 146 No.1 Weeks C).. Ed Sheeran -- 53 No.1 Singles Weeks + 41 No.1 Albums Weeks = 94 No.1 Weeks D).. ABBA -- 31 No.1 Singles Weeks + 57 No.1 Albums Weeks = 88 No.1 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UK SINGLES CHART - ACTS REPLACING THEMSELVES AT No.1 (The Previous Week's Position In Brackets) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1)… THE BEATLES W/E 14th December 1963 01… (10) I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND 02… (1) SHE LOVES YOU @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2)… JOHN LENNON W/E 7th February 1981 01... (2) WOMAN 04… (1) IMAGINE @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3)… ELVIS PRESLEY W/E 22nd January 2005 01... (NE) ONE NIGHT/I GOT STUNG 10... (1) JAILHOUSE ROCK @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4)… JUSTIN BIEBER W/E 10th December 2015 01... (2) LOVE YOURSELF 02... (1) SORRY @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5)… ED SHEERAN -- %%% W/E 25th January 2018 01... (2) RIVER (EMINEM FEAT. ED SHEERAN) 02... (1) PERFECT %%% = I realise that some People may disagree with this one, due to Ed Sheeran 'only' being the 'Featured' Artist on 'River'. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 6)… ARIANA GRANDE W/E 21st February 2019 01... (NE) BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I’M BORED 02... (1) 7 RINGS W/E 28th February 2019 01... (2) 7 RINGS 02... (1) BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I’M BORED @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 7)… ED SHEERAN W/E 23rd September 2021 01... (NE) SHIVERS 03... (1) BAD HABITS @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE SHADOWS -- 4 'CONTENTIOUS' OCCASIONS WHEN IT WAS ACHIEVED The Shadows also achieved the Feat - if we add their Cliff Richard & The Shadows No.1's to their Shadows No.1's. I've checked, and The Shadows were credited on the Columbia Label, with all of their Cliff Richard & The Shadows Hits. However, The Official UK Charts Company only credits 1 of their Cliff Richard & The Shadows No.1's to The Shadows - 'Travellin' Light', (1959). (They were called The Drifters, when they had their first No.1, with Cliff Richard. That was 'Living Doll', in 1959). THE SHADOWS W/E 27th August 1960 01... (2) APACHE - THE SHADOWS 02... (1) PLEASE DON’T TEASE - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS W/E 26th January 1963 01... (2) DANCE ON! - THE SHADOWS 02... (1) THE NEXT TIME/BACHELOR BOY - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS W/E 30th March 1963 01... (2) FOOT TAPPER 02... (1) SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS W/E 6th April 1963 01... (2) SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS 04... (1) FOOT TAPPER @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Apparently ABBA plan to Release a Christmas Single, this Year. Christmas Themed I mean. It is their 1st ever Christmas Song. 'Happy New Year' is only about 1 Day. So, they may well have a shot at the UK, (and elsewhere), Christmas No.1 Single. I believe that the Christmas Song is called 'Little Things'. It would also give a Sales 'boost' to their New Album.

ABBA don't actually have to reach No.1 in November. There will be their first Christmas Themed Song, ('Little Things', I think it is called). That will give the Album a new 'Boost' in late December. Several ABBA Albums returned to No.1, in the UK - 'Greatest Hits', 'Arrival', 'Greatest Hits Vol.2', and 'Gold', (4 times!). So, even if ABBA's 'Voyage' Album is not No.1 in November, there'll be later Months, that it can get there. After all, neither Ed nor Adele, are at No.1 forever...

Apparently, there is to be some kind of ABBA 'Event', at several Global Cities, on Thursday 2nd September. It lasts from about 5pm, (some say 6pm), to 1 Minute to Midnight. In the 1st Minute of Friday 3rd September, we will get some New ABBA Music. It is to be either 1 Song, or 2 Songs. ABBA have Recorded more than 2 New Songs. We will get the rest at a later Date. Altogether, there are either 5 New Songs, or 8 - or even a New Album. We will see. If you want to get Emails - with on-going information, about ABBA's Plans, here is the ABBA Voyage Site: https://abbavoyage.com/?s=07&fbclid=IwA...T12uA-6dODg-_7k You can see what The Venue will look like, (for The ABBAtars Shows, in London), in this Article, from yesterday's 'The Sun'. The Venue looks like it could be a Building in 'Star Trek'! It seats 3000 People, and there will be 8 Shows a Week. Presumably Saturday, will be the Day with 2 Shows. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/15977...-show-comeback/

I've just done The OCC Survey. 1). They clearly plan to change some things. Either in their 'Rules', or on their Site. (Maybe both). Be it sooner or later. 2). It looks like, they have been losing money. Probably, (somehow), due to COVID19. 3). Some of the Questions are about cash. They ask, if Chart Fans, would be willing to Pay, to access their Site. 4). They List several things, and ask which of them would encourage Chart Fans, to pay for OCC Site Access. 5). Things like a faster Site, more Interviews, more Competitions - even 'A New Site', is given as an option. 6). They ask a lot of Questions, about how familiar, Chart Fans are with their Logos, and Chart Dates etc. 7). I got the impression, that The OCC has lost a lot of money, and they are trying, to find out, what we 'Chart Fans', will be willing to pay for. So that the OCC can rake in more money. They also suggested a Chart Forum - to go on their Site. 8). They even plan, (hope), to Sell OCC and Chart, Merchandise! They showed several Photos of it. I forget if there was a Price next to it. One of them, is a small replica, of those Number 1 Trophy's, that they give to the Artists, who get to No.1! 9). Each Question, gives you the chance, to choose something of your own. I told them, that I'd like their Site, to be more accurate.

As Paul Weller has achieved his 6th Solo UK No.1 Album, I've created these 2 Chart Trivia Lists: A -- UK MALE SOLO ACTS - THE MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (Weeks At Number 1 In Brackets) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 27th May 2021) 01).. ROBBIE WILLIAMS – 13 No.1’s (36 Weeks) 02).. DAVID BOWIE – 11 No.1‘s (27 Weeks) 03).. ROD STEWART – 10 No.1‘s (32 Weeks) 04).. PAUL McCARTNEY – 8 No.1’s (Includes 1 No.1 w Linda McCartney & 2 No.1’s with Wings) (18 W) 05)= CLIFF RICHARD – 7 No.1’s (Includes 3 No.1’s with The Shadows) (30 Weeks) 05)= ELTON JOHN – 7 No.1’s (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (29 Weeks) 05)= GEORGE MICHAEL – 7 No.1’s (17 Weeks) 08)= PHIL COLLINS – 6 No.1’s (26 Weeks) 08)= PAUL WELLER – 6 No.1’s (6 Weeks) 10).. MICHAEL BALL – 5 No.1’s (Includes 3 No.1’s with Alfie Boe) (6 Weeks) 11)= ED SHEERAN – 4 No.1’s (41 Weeks) 11)= TOM JONES – 4 No.1’s (10 Weeks) 11)= WILL YOUNG – 4 No.1’s (6 Weeks) 11)= OLLY MURS – 4 No.1’s (5 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ B -- MALE SOLO ACTS - THE MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (Weeks At Number 1 In Brackets) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 27th May 2021) 01)= ELVIS PRESLEY - 13 (66W) 01)= ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 13 (36W) 03).. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 12 (18W) 04).. DAVID BOWIE - 11 (27W) 05)= ROD STEWART - 10 (32W) 05)= MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (31W) 05)= EMINEM - 10 (30W) 08).. BOB DYLAN - 9 (26W) 09).. PAUL McCARTNEY - 8 (Includes 1 No.1 with Linda McCartney & 2 No.1’s with Wings) (18W) 10)= CLIFF RICHARD - 7 (Includes 3 No.1’s with The Shadows) (30W) 10)= ELTON JOHN - 7 (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (29W) 10)= GEORGE MICHAEL – 7 (17W) 13)= PHIL COLLINS - 6 (26W) 13)= PAUL WELLER – 6 (6W) 15)= PAUL SIMON - 5 (13W) 15)= PRINCE - 5 (5W) 15)= MICHAEL BALL – 5 (Includes 3 No.1’s with Alfie Boe) (6W) 18)= ED SHEERAN – 4 (41W) 18)= FRANK SINATRA - 4 (16W) 18)= LUCIANO PAVAROTTI - 4 (Includes 2 No.1’s with Jose Carreras & Placido Domingo - as The Three Tenors) (12W) 18)= TOM JONES – 4 (10W) 18)= MICHAEL BUBLE - 4 (7W) 18)= RONAN KEATING - 4 (6W) 18)= WILL YOUNG - 4 (6W) 18)= OLLY MURS - 4 (5W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@