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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) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

This Righteous Brothers Song: 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 1965 -- 35-20-3-1-1-3-4-13-22-37 1969 -- 31-30-15-13-12-10-17-20-23-32-36 1990 -- 13-4-3-6-7-19-34-53-73 Cilla Black's Cover: 1965 -- 28-12-2-5-9-13-22-32-40-

When 'The Pandemic' started, and we had the 1st UK 'Lockdown', I wanted to cheer myself up. So, I started to buy loads of 'Greatest Hits' CD's, by my favourite 'Heritage' Artists. It was like 'Comfort Eating' - by using Music instead! I bought a great many CD's, that I already had - by Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Drifters, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, Elton John, The Carpenters, ELO, Queen, ABBA, Madonna, REM, and so on. Obviously, a great many other UK People, also re-bought 'Heritage Music'. It was a Psychological reaction to 'The Pandemic'. Which is why lots of 'Hits' Albums etc. started 'flooding' the Top 100 again. (I never 'Stream' Music. I like Physical CD's). I also 're-bought' Compilations of: 1950's, 1960's, 1970's and 1980's Hits. Plus - Girl Group Hits, Motown Hits, and Phil Spector Hits etc. I try to like a lot of 'Modern' Artists, but I only like a few of them, such as Ed Sheeran, or Adele. I like Eminem too. I realise that he's not 'Modern'. Oasis and Kylie Minogue too. I have noticed, that a lot of 'Modern' Artists, are unable to stay in the Top 10, of the Album Chart, for. very long. Even if they enter at No.1, or any other Positions, in the Top 5. It's as if they cannot sustain Album Sales, for very long. None of which will change, if 'Greatest Hits' Albums, are 'banished' to their own Chart. That would not make a lot of 'Modern' Acts, suddenly start selling more Albums. It would also completely stop, a lot of Chart Fans, from paying much attention, to the Album Chart, as it would mainly be full of Acts, that have Zero interest to us. Just as the Singles Chart already bores us, for the same reason. Hopefully, The OCC will carry on, allowing 'Hits' Albums into the Album Chart - if they want to keep 'Older' Music Fans, in the least interested.

'ABBA Gold -- A NEW UK CHART RECORD 'ABBA Gold' -- It looks like 'ABBA Gold' will still be in the UK Top 40, in today's Chart - the Chart of W/E 11th March. It is its 348th Top 40 Week. It is a New UK Chart Record, for the ABBA Compilation. The previous Record Holder was: 'The Sound Of Music'. That had 347 Top 40 Weeks. It got its 347th, on the W/E 3rd February 1973. It was at No.39, that Week. It has taken 48 Years and 1 Month, for that Top 40 Chart Record to be beaten. Ed Sheeran is in the List 3 times. Simon & Garfunkel and Oasis, are in the List twice... UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 40 WEEKS (From: W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 11th March 2021) 01).. ABBA GOLD -- ABBA -- (1992) -- (No.1 – 8) -- 348 Weeks 02).. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (OST) -- VARIOUS ARTISTS -- (1965) -- (No.1 – 70) -- 347 Weeks 03).. SOUTH PACIFIC (OST) -- VARIOUS ARTISTS -- (1958) -- (No.1 – 115) -- 315 Weeks 04).. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER -- SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- (1970) -- (No.1 – 33) -- 279 Weeks 05).. RUMOURS -- FLEETWOOD MAC -- (1977) -- (No.1 – 1) -- 256 Weeks 06).. GREATEST HITS (ONE) -- QUEEN -- (1981) -- (No.1 – 4) -- 255 Weeks 07).. LEGEND -- BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS -- (1984) -- (No.1 – 12) -- 252 Weeks 08).. BAT OUT OF HELL -- MEAT LOAF -- (1977) -- (Peak - No.9) -- 249 Weeks 09).. X -- ED SHEERAN -- (2014) -- (No.1 – 13) -- 237 Weeks 10).. GREATEST HITS -- SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- (1972) -- (Peak - No.2) -- 221 Weeks 11).. THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON -- PINK FLOYD -- (1973) -- (Peak - No.2) -- 216 Weeks 12).. DIVIDE -- ED SHEERAN -- (2017) -- (No.1 – 20) -- 202 Weeks 13).. THE KING AND I (OST) -- VARIOUS ARTISTS -- (1956) -- (No.1 – 48) -- 201 Weeks 14).. TUBULAR BELLS -- MIKE OLDFIELD -- (1973) -- (No.1 – 1) -- 183 Weeks 15).. CURTAIN CALL – THE HITS -- EMINEM -- (2005) -- (No.1 – 5) -- 182 Weeks 16).. + -- ED SHEERAN -- (2011) -- (No.1 – 3) -- 181 Weeks 17).. WEST SIDE STORY (OST) -- VARIOUS ARTISTS -- (1962) -- (No.1 – 13) -- 175 Weeks 18).. OKLAHOMA! (OST) -- VARIOUS ARTISTS -- (1956) -- (No.1 -- 3) -- 168 Weeks 19).. TIME FLIES (1994 – 2009) -- OASIS -- (2010) -- (No.1 – 1) -- 166 Weeks 20).. (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? -- OASIS -- (1995) -- (No.1 – 10) -- 159 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Could the Site have been 'Hacked'? I can't find any of the Artist Pages, as well as the various Charts not being there. Has the Site been wiped clean? Either by an Hacker, or by The OCC's own Technology going wrong? I know very little about such things.

Simon - I join with Christmasteve201, in thanking you, for your Weekly Chart Commentaries. It is obvious how much effort you put into them. They always make very interesting reading. So - Thank You - again...

Garyfeld -- 'The Singles - The First Ten Years' by ABBA, was No.1, (1 Week), on W/E 27th November 1982. It was then replaced at No.1 by 'The John Lennon Collection', which was that Year's Christmas No.1 Album. John Lennon's Album was at No.1 for 6 Weeks - W/E 4th December 1982 to W/E 8th January 1983.

SOLO FEMALES – 2 UK No.1 STUDIO ALBUMS IN A CALENDAR YEAR (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 24th December 2020) (Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) Taylor Swift is only the 2nd strictly Solo Female to have 2 UK No.1 Studio Albums inside a Calendar Year. NOTE -- However, Taylor is the 1st Female to achieve it with 2 Studio Albums, that were both released in that same Year. (No Females in Groups have achieved that either). 1).. RIHANNA W/E 8th January 2011 -- Loud (3) W/E 3rd December 2011 -- Talk That Talk (1) 2).. TAYLOR SWIFT W/E 6th August 2020 -- Folklore (3) W/E 24th December 2020 -- Evermore (1) THE 2 SOLO FEMALES WHO DID NOT QUITE ACHIEVE IT A).. GLORIA ESTEFAN W/E 25th March 1989 -- Anything For You (1) -- (This was with Miami Sound Machine) W/E 5th August 1989 -- Cuts Both Ways (6) -- (She was only Solo on this one) B).. AMY WINEHOUSE -- @@@ W/E 6th August 2011 -- Back To Black (3) W/E 17th December 2011 -- Lioness : Hidden Treasures (1) -- (A Compilation Album) @@@ = Amy Winehouse is only the 3rd Solo Female to achieve 2 different UK No.1 Albums in a Calendar Year – of any type – Studio and/or Compilation. NOTE -- If take a look at Females in Male/Female Groups, then only Blondie & ABBA, have had 2 Studio Albums, in a Calendar Year. But, in both of those cases, the 1st of those No.1’s, were released in the previous Year. Blondie did it with ‘Parallel Lines’ and ‘Eat To The Beat’, in 1979. ABBA achieved it with ‘Super Trouper’ and ‘The Visitors’, in 1981. If we look at entirely Female Groups, then the Spice Girls achieved it in 1997. ‘Spice’ was No.1, (3 times), that Year and ‘Spiceworld’ was No.1, (twice), that Year. ‘Spice’ was released in 1996. ABBA had also had 2 UK No.1 Albums, in 1979, (‘Voulez Vous’ and ‘Greatest Hits Vol.2’), and in 1980, (‘Greatest Hits Vol.2’ and ‘Super Trouper’), but – as you can see – that was with 1 Studio Album and 1 Compilation Album. If we count Film Soundtracks, then Shirley Jones, was on both ‘Oklahoma!’ and ‘Carousel’, in 1956…

So - Mariah's Christmas Song finally reaches No.1 in the UK Singles Chart. It is its 104th Week inside the Top 100. 2 Years, in other words. Its 88th Top 75 Week. Its 70th Top 40 Week. Its 48th Week in the Top 20. Its 26th Top 10 Week and its 17th Top 5 Week. Incredibly, it is the only 1, of her 19 USA No.1 Singles, to also be a UK No.1. It - finally - reached No.1 in the USA, in December 2019. Her previous 2 UK No.1 Singles were not No.1's in the USA. Her 1994 UK No.1 - 'Without You' - was a Cover of a 1972 Nilsson No.1, which was a Cover of a 1970 Badfinger Album Track. Mariah's version was a USA No.3 Hit. Her UK No.1, in 2000, with Westlife, was a Cover of a 1984 Phil Collins No.2 Hit - 'Against All Odds'. The Mariah & Westlife Cover, was not even given a USA Release... I've worked out the 7 UK Hit Singles, to take the most Years, to reach No.1. From the Week that they first entered the UK Singles Chart... UK SINGLES – THE LONGEST TIME TO REACH No.1 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1)… W/E 20th November 1971 to 26th March 2005 (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO? -- TONY CHRISTIE -- 33 Years & 4 Months @@@ NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.18 on W/E 8th January 1972 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2)… W/E 16th November 1957 to W/E 27th December 1986 REET PETITE (THE SWEETEST GIRL IN TOWN) -- JACKIE WILSON -- 29 Years & 1 Month NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.6 on W/E 4th January 1958 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3)… W/E 10th December 1994 to W/E 17th December 2020 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU -- MARIAH CAREY -- 26 Years NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.2 on W/E 17th December 1994 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4)… W/E 24th June 1961 to W/E 21st February 1987 STAND BY ME -- BEN E. KING -- 25 Years and 8 Months NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.27 on W/E 5th August 1961 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5)… W/E 14th August 1965 to W/E 3rd November 1990 UNCHAINED MELODY -- RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS -- 25 Years & 3 Months NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.14 on W/E 11th September 1965 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 6)… W/E 12th May 1979 to W/E 6th September 2003 ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE -- ELTON JOHN -- 24 Years and 4 Months %%% NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.42 on W/E 26th May 1979 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 7)… W/E 4th October 1969 to W/E 24th September 1988 HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER -- THE HOLLIES -- 18 Years & 11 Months NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.3 on W/E 1st November 1969 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@ = The 2005 Hit, was exactly the same Recording, as the 1971 Recording. In 2005 it was the ‘Official’ UK Single for the Comic Relief Charity. It was Promoted as ‘Featuring Peter Kay’, but he was only miming to it, in The Video, which included a lot of miming ‘Celebrities’. Peter Kay did not sing a note, on the actual Record… %%% = The 2003 version of Elton John’s ‘Are You Ready For Love’ is a Remix. The Official UK Charts Company regards it as being the same Hit, that Peaked at No.42, in 1979 – therefore, so do I…

Some Albums carry on selling around 100,000 - or more - every Year. Even though they are Decades old. If 'Greatest Hits' by Queen, can retain its place, in the Year End Top 10, it will be only the 2nd time that it has been in the UK's Annual Top 10 Best Selling Albums. 'Officially' it was 2nd for 1981. However, the New Book - the 1981 'Music Chronicle' - adds in the Sales, for the final Week of 1981 and the Queen 'Greatest Hits' Album moves up from 2nd to 1st place. Despite their gigantic UK Album Sales, (2nd only to The Beatles, I believe), Queen never had the UK's Annual Best Selling Album more than once...

There are 36 UK Albums with 10 - or more - Platinum Awards. A couple of them may not have actually reached 3 Million UK Sales, but they are Certified for 10 x Platinum. The 2 Albums with 10 UK Platinum Awards, that may not be on 3 Million UK Sales are: A). Alanis Morissette - 'Jagged Little Pill' -- (1995) -- 10th BPI Platinum Award on 25th October 2002. B). Robbie Williams -- 'I've Been Expecting You' -- (1998) -- 10th BPI Platinum Award on 22nd October 2004.