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If we remove 'Greatest Hits' Albums then '21' is the 6th Best Selling Studio Album, in the UK. If we make a Top 10 based on 'Hits' Albums only, then Queen, (1st - Greatest Hits (One), & 3rd - Greatest Hits II), & ABBA, (2nd - 'Gold', & 'Greatest Hits' - 7th), are the only 2 Acts, with 2 Albums, in that Top 10. 'Waterloo', 'SOS', 'Mamma Mia', & 'Fernando', are on both of those ABBA Albums, so with their Sales on those, & on Singles Disk, & on other ABBA Albums, those 4 Tracks must be the biggest selling Songs in UK Chart History. (Not to mention their Sales on Various Artists Compilations).

So, 'Gold' is just 11,000 short of 5 Million UK Sales, & just 55,000 less than 'Sgt Pepper'. The 2 Queen Albums have around 566,000 Sales added, (each), from 'The Platinum Collection'.

Bre - That's what I said. I was saying that Ashanti also had 3 USA Top 10 Hits at the same time, but not as the lead Artist. That she was the 'Featured' Artist on 2 of them. Adele is the first Female Artist to achieve it entirely on her own. I don't see where what I said, & what you said, contradict each other.....I'm aware of how Billboard put it. I did not disagree with them - or you.

A) With both Gotye & Adele returning to No.1 in the same Week, it is only the 2nd time that the No.1 Single & Album have been Returns To No.1, in the same Week. The previous time was on W/E 9th January 2010, when Bad Romance, (Lady GaGa), returned to No.1 in the Singles Chart, & Sunny Side Up, by Paolo Nutini, returned to No.1 in the Album Chart. B) Somebody That I Use To Know is only the 38th No.1 Single to return to No.1, out of 1,189 No.1 Singles, since Mid November 1952. C) Adele's Album has now returned to No.1 for the 6th time. It is one of only 3 Artist Albums to go to No.1 at least 6 times. The other 2 are Talk On Corners, by The Corrs, which also went to No.1 on 6 occasions. (1998 to 1999 - 10 Weeks at No.1). The other is Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon & Garfunkel, which had 8 Runs at No.1, from 1970 to 1971, & 33 Weeks at No.1. D) With 21 Weeks at No.1, here in the UK, here are the Top 4 Female/Female Orientated Acts, with the Most No.1 Album Weeks, to date:, Here are the Female Acts or Acts with Female Singers with the most UK No.1 Album Weeks:, To W/E 3rd March 2012 1) ABBA - 57 No.1 Weeks - From 9 No.1 Albums (Agnetha & Frida sang lead on nearly all of their Songs) 2)=MADONNA - 29 No.1 Weeks - From 11 No.1 Albums 2)=THE CARPENTERS - 29 No.1 Weeks - From 3 No.1 Albums (Karen Carpenter sang lead on nearly all of their Songs) 4) ADELE - 22 Weeks at No.1 - From 2 No.1 Albums NOTE - Adele's 22 Weeks at No.1 means that she has just passed both Queen & Oasis, who each have 21 No.1 Album Weeks, from 9 & 8 No.1 Albums, respectively.

Suedehead2:, 1) 21 has sold more than 6 Million in the USA. I'm sure that I read that it was on about 7,300,000 USA Sales, the other day. 2) Adele is not the only Female Singer to have 3 USA Top 10 Singles at the same time. She is the first Solo Female to do it. Ashanti managed 3 at the same time, in 2002, but 2 of them were her as the 'Featured' Artist. (She managed it for 2 Weeks, I believe. I'm writing from memory - a Billboard Report, that I read yesterday). @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ A) With both Gotye & Adele returning to No.1 in the same Week, it is only the 2nd time that the No.1 Single & Album have been Returns To No.1, in the same Week. The previous time was on W/E 9th January 2010, when Bad Romance, (Lady GaGa), returned to No.1 in the Singles Chart, & Sunny Side Up, by Paolo Nutini, returned to No.1 in the Album Chart. B) Somebody That I Use To Know is only the 38th No.1 Single to return to No.1, out of 1,189 No.1 Singles, since Mid November 1952. C) Adele's Album has now returned to No.1 for the 6th time. It is one of only 3 Artist Albums to go to No.1 at least 6 times. The other 2 are Talk On Corners, by The Corrs, which also went to No.1 on 6 occasions. (1998 to 1999 - 10 Weeks at No.1). The other is Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon & Garfunkel, which had 8 Runs at No.1, from 1970 to 1971, & 33 Weeks at No.1. D) With 21 Weeks at No.1, here in the UK, here are the Top 4 Female/Female Orientated Acts, with the Most No.1 Album Weeks, to date:, Here are the Female Acts or Acts with Female Singers with the most UK No.1 Album Weeks:, To W/E 3rd March 2012 1) ABBA - 57 No.1 Weeks - From 9 No.1 Albums (Agnetha & Frida sang lead on nearly all of their Songs) 2)=MADONNA - 29 No.1 Weeks - From 11 No.1 Albums 2)=THE CARPENTERS - 29 No.1 Weeks - From 3 No.1 Albums (Karen Carpenter sang lead on nearly all of their Songs) 4) ADELE - 22 Weeks at No.1 - From 2 No.1 Albums NOTE - Adele's 22 Weeks at No.1 means that she has just passed both Queen & Oasis, who each have 21 No.1 Album Weeks, from 9 & 8 No.1 Albums, respectively.

Like most of the UK I don't watch Jonathan Ross. (2.3 Million viewers & declining, I hear). The Tom Daley Spoof has had a lot of attention on Radio 1, ITV News, UK Press etc. It is likely a combination of the 2 things that has caused a renewal of interest in the LMFAO No.5 Hit from 2011.

Adele's Album is on its 21st No.1 Week in the USA. Incredibly, it had its biggest ever USA Weekly Sales, for that 21st Week - 730,000! It has sold well over 7 Million there, now. And '19' has a New Peak there - No.4. So, she has 2 Albums in the USA Top 4. The reason why 'Sexy & I Know It' is doing so well again, is due to the Media attention that the GB Diving Team is giving it. Tom Daley, (blue shorts), & Chris Mears, (0.38, 0.50 etc), & the other members of the GB Team. (Chris is 19, & nearly died in a Training accident in 2009). LINK:, Like many people, I had no interest in the LMFAO Single until I saw the GB Diving Team Spoof of it. :wub:

Remember, one of the biggest farces was when 'Could It Be Magic', (Take That), Won the 'Best British Single Award', in 1993. Not only did they not write it, but it was a Cover of a Barry Manilow Song, which was on his 'Barry Manilow' Album in 1973! He had a No.25 Hit with it in 1975. Donna Summer had a No.40 Hit with it in 1976. Then Take That do an up-tempo version in 1992, get to No.3 with it, & end up with The BRITS 'Best British Single' award in 1993! If that wasn't ridiculous, I don't know what is! We then had Robbie Willians getting the Award at the 2000 BRITS, for 'She's The One', which he released in 1999. It was actually a note for note copy of the World Party Song, off their 'Egyptology' Album, from 1997. I really do not think that Cover versions should be allowed in the Best Single Nominations. Only New Songs..... As to Capital FM - I don't particularly like One Direction, but they are only Boys, & it was just a mistake, when they thanked Radio 1. Capital FM is being vindictive in reacting as it has. Their entire Staff may as well be the same age as One Direction. Maybe they are! :)

Bre - The Album version was just credited to Kanye West. But, the Single version was credited to Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists. I go by the Single/Radio credit, as that is what made the Singles Chart. However, ever since all of this 'Featuring' has been increasingly happening on Hits, it certainly confuses which Hit belongs to who. Drake is definitely not on 'All Of The Lights', no matter what any other source says. Hopefully that misconception will not end up in UK Chart Books, as he will then end up with 19 Top 75 Weeks, from a No.15 Hit, that he was not even on!

Rundmck - Adele's 21 No.1 Album Weeks are the most by any British Female. Easily beating the previous British Female to hold that Chart Record - Dido. Dido spent 7 Weeks at No.1 with 'No Angel', & 10 Weeks with 'Life for Rent' = 17 No.1 Album Weeks over all. Adele's 21 No.1 Album Weeks are also the 2nd most by any Solo Female - beaten only by Madonna, & her 29 Weeks. (Although Adele has 21 No.1 Weeks from 2 No.1 Albums, & Madonna got her 29 No.1 Weeks from 11 No.1 Albums). The OCC are regarding 'G.I. Blues' as a Film Soundtrack, which is why they are saying that '21',by Adele, (20 No.1 Weeks), has the most UK No.1 Weeks for a Solo Artist. The Elvis Presley Album spent 22 Weeks at No.1, in 1961.

fchd - Apparently, the Single version of 'All Of The Lights' - the one released to Radio, definitely credited both Kanye West & Rihanna as being on it. The Official Video for it also credited Rihanna. Here is what the last.fm Site says about the Track:, "All of the Lights” is a song from Kanye West’s fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The track features drop-ins from Rihanna, Alicia Keys, John Legend, The-Dream, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John (on piano), Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Tony Williams and La Roux singer Elly Jackson. The song was written by Kanye West, Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and produced by Kanye West and Jeff Bkasker. The video edit included only Rihanna and Kid Cudi’s vocals, but Rihanna was the only credited featured artist. According to the All of the Lights Songfacts, Drake also recorded vocals for this track but was dropped from the final version. During an appearance on Shade 45’s morning show the rapper explained that despite not knowing why he was removed, he’s cool about it. Said Drake: “We make music differently. I make what comes to me and I hate changing it, whereas ‘Ye will change something 30 or 40 times to get it perfect. To each their own, and the change was to put all those people on it, and I wasn’t one of them. That’s completely OK.” @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Because of that source, & several others, I regard it as a Rihanna Hit. As does her Wikipedia Discography:, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna_discography

SKOB - I'm going by Wikipedia as regards Rihanna being credited on 'All Of The Lights'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_of_the_Lights Incidently, several sources also credit Drake on it. However, he wasn't on it. He was going to be on it. He may even have recorded vocals for it. But, he was not used on the final Single/Track. Even The OCC think he was on it.....

FEMALE ARTISTS ON THE MOST SIMULTANEOUS HIT SINGLES As Whitney Houston has 12 Hits in the latest UK Singles Chart, she now holds the Singles Chart Record for a Female with the Most Top 75 Hits at the same time. (Although The Jam had more in 1983, & Michael Jackson had more in 2009). WHITNEY HOUSTON - (12 Top 75 Hits at the same time) W/E 25th February 2012 14) (R/E) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 20) (R/E) I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY 40) (R/E) ONE MOMENT IN TIME 42) (R/E) MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE 44) (RE) I HAVE NOTHING 56) (R/E) HOW WILL I KNOW 58) (R/E) THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL 59) (R/E) SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU 61) (R/E) IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY 62) (R/E) MILLION DOLLAR BILL 67) (R/E) RUN TO YOU 74) (R/E) WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ AMY WINEHOUSE - (8 Top 75 Hits at the same time) W/E 6th August 2011 08) (81) BACK TO BLACK 27) (R/E) TEARS RUN DRY ON THEIR OWN 29) (R/E) REHAB 33) (R/E) LOVE IS A LOSING GAME 37) (R/E) YOU KNOW I’M NO GOOD 41) (R/E) VALERIE 45) (R/E) VALERIE (Mark Ronson Featuring Amy Winehouse) 62) (N/E) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ RIHANNA - (7 Top 75 Hits at the same time - for 3 Consecutive Weeks) W/E 4th June 2011 20) (36) CALIFORNIA KING BED 36) (37) S & M 47) (41) ALL OF THE LIGHTS (Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists) 55) (49) WHO’S THAT CHICK? (David Guetta Feat. Rihanna) 58) (R/E) LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (Eminem Feat. Rihanna) 70) (95) WHAT’S MY NAME (Rihanna Feat. Drake) 74) (65) ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) W/E 11th June 2011 08) (20) CALIFORNIA KING BED 37) (36) S & M 52) (58) LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (Eminem Feat. Rihanna) 58) (47) ALL OF THE LIGHTS (Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists) 61) (70) WHAT’S MY NAME (Rihanna Feat. Drake) 66) (55) WHO’S THAT CHICK? (David Guetta Feat. Rihanna) 74) (74) ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) W/E 18th June 2011 15) (08) CALIFORNIA KING BED 43) (37) S & M 63) (58) ALL OF THE LIGHTS (Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists) 66) (52) LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (Eminem Feat. Rihanna) 68) (66) WHO’S THAT CHICK? (David Guetta Feat. Rihanna) 74) (74) ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) 75) (N/E) MAN DOWN

FEMALE ARTISTS ON THE MOST SIMULTANEOUS HIT SINGLES As Whitney Houston has 12 Hits in the latest UK Singles Chart, she now holds the Singles Chart Record for a Female with the Most Top 75 Hits at the same time. (Although The Jam had more in 1983, & Michael Jackson had more in 2009). WHITNEY HOUSTON - (12 Top 75 Hits at the same time) W/E 25th February 2012 14) (R/E) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 20) (R/E) I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY 40) (R/E) ONE MOMENT IN TIME 42) (R/E) MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE 44) (RE) I HAVE NOTHING 56) (R/E) HOW WILL I KNOW 58) (R/E) THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL 59) (R/E) SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU 61) (R/E) IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY 62) (R/E) MILLION DOLLAR BILL 67) (R/E) RUN TO YOU 74) (R/E) WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ AMY WINEHOUSE - (8 Top 75 Hits at the same time) W/E 6th August 2011 08) (81) BACK TO BLACK 27) (R/E) TEARS RUN DRY ON THEIR OWN 29) (R/E) REHAB 33) (R/E) LOVE IS A LOSING GAME 37) (R/E) YOU KNOW I’M NO GOOD 41) (R/E) VALERIE 45) (R/E) VALERIE (Mark Ronson Featuring Amy Winehouse) 62) (N/E) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ RIHANNA - (7 Top 75 Hits at the same time - for 3 Consecutive Weeks) W/E 4th June 2011 20) (36) CALIFORNIA KING BED 36) (37) S & M 47) (41) ALL OF THE LIGHTS (Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists) 55) (49) WHO’S THAT CHICK? (David Guetta Feat. Rihanna) 58) (R/E) LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (Eminem Feat. Rihanna) 70) (95) WHAT’S MY NAME (Rihanna Feat. Drake) 74) (65) ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) W/E 11th June 2011 08) (20) CALIFORNIA KING BED 37) (36) S & M 52) (58) LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (Eminem Feat. Rihanna) 58) (47) ALL OF THE LIGHTS (Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists) 61) (70) WHAT’S MY NAME (Rihanna Feat. Drake) 66) (55) WHO’S THAT CHICK? (David Guetta Feat. Rihanna) 74) (74) ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) W/E 18th June 2011 15) (08) CALIFORNIA KING BED 43) (37) S & M 63) (58) ALL OF THE LIGHTS (Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists) 66) (52) LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (Eminem Feat. Rihanna) 68) (66) WHO’S THAT CHICK? (David Guetta Feat. Rihanna) 74) (74) ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) 75) (N/E) MAN DOWN

The Madonna Single looks set to be her least successful Lead Single, for a New Album - ever. At least in the UK. By Lead Single, I mean the one that is released to go with a New Album. I'm aware that in October 1982, Everybody flopped completely, & that ended up on the Madonna Album. But, that Album was not released here until February 1984, & Holiday was really the Lead Single with that, & that Single was a No.6 Hit, that Year. As Mick Jagger is on a Top 5 Single, at the same time that Paul McCartney is on a Top 5 Album, I thought that I'd do some Chart Statistics, regarding this. Points C) & D) may sound contradictory - at first - but, they are not. You have to read them very carefully. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ CHART STATS RELATING TO THIS:, A) It is the first time - that either Act has been in the Singles Top 5 & Albums Top 5, at the same time, as credited Artists. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ B) Indeed, it is the first time ever, that Mick has been credited on a Hit Single, while Paul is credited on a Hit Album, at the same time. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ C) PAUL CREDITED HIT SINGLE - MICK CREDITED HIT ALBUM However - in the Charts of W/E 13th March 1993, Paul had a Hit Single, while Mick had a Hit Album. C'Mon People - Paul MCartney - No.48 in the Singles Chart. (It Peaked at No.41 on W/E 6th March 1993) Wandering Spirit - Mick Jagger - No.45 in the Albums Chart. (It Peaked at No.12 on W/E 20th February 1993) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ D) MICK ON A HIT SINGLE - PAUL ON A HIT ALBUM The last time that Mick was on a Hit Single, while Paul was on a Hit Album was:, W/E 12th September 1987 SINGLES CHART - Mick entered the Chart with Let's Work - at No.60 (It Peaked at No.31 on W/E 10th October 1987) ALBUMS CHART - Paul was on The Beatles, (The White Album), at No.71. (This Re-Issue had Peaked at No.18, a Week earlier) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ E) TOP 10 - TOP TEN MICK SINGLE - TOP 10 PAUL ALBUM The last time that Mick was on a Top 10 Single while Paul was simultaneously on a Top 10 Album was:, W/E 29th September 1973 SINGLES CHART - Angie - The Rolling Stones - No.7 (Its 4th, & final Top 10 Week - having Peaked at No.5 for 2 Weeks) ALBUMS CHART - 1967 - 1970 (The Blue Album) - The Beatles - No.8 (It had Peaked at No.2 for 3 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ F) TOP 10 - TOP 10 PAUL SINGLE - TOP 10 MICK ALBUM The last time that Paul was on a Top 10 Single while Mick was simultaneously on a Top 10 Album was:, W/E 26th June 1976 SINGLES CHART - Silly Love Songs - Wings - No.3 (It had Peaked at No.2) ALBUMS CHART - Black And Blue - The Rolling Stones - No.10 (Having Peaked at No.2 - for 2 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ G) TOP 5 - TOP 5 MICK SINGLE - TOP 5 PAUL ALBUM Believe it or not, the last time that Mick was on a Top 5 Single, while Paul was on a Top 5 Album was:, W/E 15th October 1966 SINGLES CHART - Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow - The Rolling Stones - No.5 (Its Peak) ALBUMS CHART - Revolver - The Beatles - No.2 (It had previously Peaked at No.1 - for 7 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ H) TOP 5 - TOP 5 PAUL SINGLE - TOP 5 MICK ALBUM The last time that Paul had a Top 5 Single, while Mick had a Top 5 Album was:, W/E 3rd April 1971 SINGLES CHART - Another Day - Paul McCartney - No.4 (Having previously Peaked at No.2, for 2 Weeks) ALBUMS CHART - Stone Age - The Rolling Stones - No.4 (Its Peak) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

The Madonna Single looks set to be her least successful Lead Single, for a New Album - ever. At least in the UK. By Lead Single, I mean the one that is released to go with a New Album. I'm aware that in October 1982, Everybody flopped completely, & that ended up on the Madonna Album. But, that Album was not released here until February 1984, & Holiday was really the Lead Single with that, & that Single was a No.6 Hit, that Year. As Mick Jagger is on a Top 5 Single, at the same time that Paul McCartney is on a Top 5 Album, I thought that I'd do some Chart Statistics, regarding this. Points C) & D) may sound contradictory - at first - but, they are not. You have to read them very carefully. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ CHART STATS RELATING TO THIS:, A) It is the first time - that either Act has been in the Singles Top 5 & Albums Top 5, at the same time, as credited Artists. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ B) Indeed, it is the first time ever, that Mick has been credited on a Hit Single, while Paul is credited on a Hit Album, at the same time. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ C) PAUL CREDITED HIT SINGLE - MICK CREDITED HIT ALBUM However - in the Charts of W/E 13th March 1993, Paul had a Hit Single, while Mick had a Hit Album. C'Mon People - Paul MCartney - No.48 in the Singles Chart. (It Peaked at No.41 on W/E 6th March 1993) Wandering Spirit - Mick Jagger - No.45 in the Albums Chart. (It Peaked at No.12 on W/E 20th February 1993) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ D) MICK ON A HIT SINGLE - PAUL ON A HIT ALBUM The last time that Mick was on a Hit Single, while Paul was on a Hit Album was:, W/E 12th September 1987 SINGLES CHART - Mick entered the Chart with Let's Work - at No.60 (It Peaked at No.31 on W/E 10th October 1987) ALBUMS CHART - Paul was on The Beatles, (The White Album), at No.71. (This Re-Issue had Peaked at No.18, a Week earlier) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ E) TOP 10 - TOP TEN MICK SINGLE - TOP 10 PAUL ALBUM The last time that Mick was on a Top 10 Single while Paul was simultaneously on a Top 10 Album was:, W/E 29th September 1973 SINGLES CHART - Angie - The Rolling Stones - No.7 (Its 4th, & final Top 10 Week - having Peaked at No.5 for 2 Weeks) ALBUMS CHART - 1967 - 1970 (The Blue Album) - The Beatles - No.8 (It had Peaked at No.2 for 3 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ F) TOP 10 - TOP 10 PAUL SINGLE - TOP 10 MICK ALBUM The last time that Paul was on a Top 10 Single while Mick was simultaneously on a Top 10 Album was:, W/E 26th June 1976 SINGLES CHART - Silly Love Songs - Wings - No.3 (It had Peaked at No.2) ALBUMS CHART - Black And Blue - The Rolling Stones - No.10 (Having Peaked at No.2 - for 2 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ G) TOP 5 - TOP 5 MICK SINGLE - TOP 5 PAUL ALBUM Believe it or not, the last time that Mick was on a Top 5 Single, while Paul was on a Top 5 Album was:, W/E 15th October 1966 SINGLES CHART - Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow - The Rolling Stones - No.5 (Its Peak) ALBUMS CHART - Revolver - The Beatles - No.2 (It had previously Peaked at No.1 - for 7 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ H) TOP 5 - TOP 5 PAUL SINGLE - TOP 5 MICK ALBUM The last time that Paul had a Top 5 Single, while Mick had a Top 5 Album was:, W/E 3rd April 1971 SINGLES CHART - Another Day - Paul McCartney - No.4 (Having previously Peaked at No.2, for 2 Weeks) ALBUMS CHART - Stone Age - The Rolling Stones - No.4 (Its Peak) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

I wasn't sure where to Post this. I hope it is OK in Sports? Afterall, Tom is an Olympic Diver etc. Here is British Diver Tom Daley, & the rest of the GB Diving Team doing a miming & dancing video of 'I'm Sexy And I Know It', the 2011 Global Hit, by LMFAO. It is the first time that I've actually liked the Single - as this Video makes it far more fun!

Spicefunk - 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 1) Top 75 = 310 Weeks - the 9th most ever. The 296 Top 75 Weeks of their 'Greatest Hits' Album, (1972), puts that in 10th place. 2) Top 100 = 329 Weeks. (So, it has spent only 19 Weeks between No.76 & No.100) 3) It did not enter the Charts - at all - from W/E 7th February 1976 to W/E 9th October 1993. A gap of 17 Years & 8 Months, with no Chart Positions. 4) Its 278 Top 40 Weeks are the most by an Artist Album. The 219 Top 40 Weeks of 'Greatest Hits' are the most by a 'Hits' Album.

Bre, of the 144 'Gold' Top 100 Positions, missing from Chart Stats, 14 are from the Top 75, & 130 are from Positions from No.76 to No.100. I have checked my Data over & over again, so I know I'm right.

Spicefunk - Yes, because the entire Top 100 is counted from August 1981 to January 1989, the Albums with the 'Most Chart Weeks' are:, 1) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (1977) = 483 Weeks (371 in the Top 75) 2) Greatest Hits (One) - Queen (1981) = 476 Weeks (414 in the Top 75) 3) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf (1978) = 474 Weeks (440 in the Top 75) 4) Gold - ABBA (1992) = 449 Weeks (449 in the Top 75) With the ABBA Album, (644 Weeks), & Queen Album, (639 Weeks), having the most Weeks in the Top 100, over all. 'Legend', by Bob Marley & The Wailers, is 3rd - 583 Top 100 Weeks. (396 Chart Weeks, in the All Time List - 366 Top 75 Weeks + 30 Top 100 Weeks). 'Rumours' is 4th - 513 Top 100 Weeks. 'Bat Out Of Hell' is 5th - 506 Top 100 Weeks. SKOB - 'Greatest Hits', by Simon & Garfunkel, is currently on its 288th Top 75 Week. It has 296 Weeks overall, as it gets 8 Top 100 Weeks from the August 1981 to January 1989 period. Over all, it has spent 303 Weeks in the Top 100.

Spicefunk - 'Gold' did not even exist when the entire Top 100 Albums were counted, for Chart Books etc. The Top 100 was used from 8th August 1981 to 14th January 1989. 'Gold' was not released until September 1992. All of 'Gold's 449 Chart Weeks are in the Top 75. No other Album has spent as long in that part of the Chart. 'Rumours', by Fleetwood Mac, is on 483 Chart Weeks, but 'only' 371 Weeks were in the Top 75. 'Greatest Hits', (One), by Queen, is on 476 Chart Weeks, but 'only' 414 Weeks were in the Top 75. 'Bat Out Of Hell', by Meat Loaf, is on 474 Chart Weeks, but 'only' 440 Weeks were in the Top 75. The Meat Loaf Album is 2nd only to 'Gold' in Top 75 weeks.

Bre, in an earlier Post, you said:, "ABBA's Gold - Greatest Hits has reached 500 chart weeks". That is what Chart Stats say - and Wikipedia copies from them. However, it is wrong. 'Gold's' No.73 Position, this Week, is actually its 644th Top 100 Week. Chart Stats misses out 144 of its Top 100 Weeks. Over 2.5 Years - missing. (Chart Stats gives 'Greatest Hits', by Queen, (1981), 496 Top 100 Weeks. It should be 635 Weeks. So that is given 139 Weeks less than it should have. Again - over 2.5 Years missing). Here are 'Gold's real UK Chart Stats:, Total Number Of Weeks: Top 10: 58, Top 20: 100, Top 40: 215, Top 75: 449, Top 100: 644, Number 1: 8 Weeks Its 449 Top 75 Weeks are an all time Chart Record. As are its 644 Top 100 Weeks.

'Paradise' was disqualified, (from the Chart), for several weeks, because it was a Free Gift with pre-orders of 'Mylo Xyloto'. Over 118,000 copies of the Single were disqualified. The same will happen if Madonna has some kind of 'deal', where you get her Single for nothing, if you pre-order her Album. I think it is fair. The Chart is supposed to be for Singles that people actually buy - not what they get as a Freebie. It is down to Madonna, if she wants her Single to be able to have all of its Sales counted, in the UK. (Her Record Company, too - but, she is not the sort of Woman who lets the Record Company call all the shots).

No - The OCC gave no reasons for the decision. Only that that they had discussed 'G. I.Blues', & its 22 No.1 Weeks, & had decided to regard it as a Film Soundtrack, & not as a Studio Album. 'A Hard Day's Night', by The Beatles, was not mentioned to me, by them. I just thought about that Beatles Album, later.

Last Week, The OCC had a discussion, & decided not to count those 2 Elvis Soundtracks as Studio Albums. That's why they are saying that Adele's 19 No.1 Weeks are the most ever by a Solo Artist Studio Album. It is a very precise distinction, as Elvis recorded 'G.I. Blues' in the Studio. He was a Solo Artist too. But, The OCC have decided not to count the 22 No.1 Weeks of that Album, as being by a Studio Album. They see it only as a Film Soundtrack. However, they do regard 'A Hard Day's Night', by The Beatles, (1964), as a Studio Album, even though it was the Soundtrack to the Film, of the same name. So they say that it is one of 4 Beatles Albums to be still ahead of Adele's Album, in No.1 Weeks. (It was No.1 for 21 Weeks).