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Thanks, Thisispop. I'm asking for a very good reason - to do with September. I'll give more details, when I know them. I'll make sure that it is known that you provided the above Data, & that you got it from a Beatles Forum. By the way, (as you have pointed out), the Totals of the Top 3* Albums, are their exact UK Sales, to January 3rd this Year. So, someone must have got those 3 from a Contact at the OCC. (The Virgin 'Hit Albums' Book only gives their 'Rounded' Totals, to that Date). *** = Actually, the Sale for '1' is a little too high. It was on 2,800,463 UK Sales by 3rd January. so, The Beatles Forum has given it just under 5,000 too many Sales, to that date.

THE BEATLES TOP 10 BEST SELLING UK ALBUMS? Does anyone have any idea what the Top 10 Beatles Albums might be - for the UK? The Top 10 over all, (ie. including Compilations), & the Top 10 Studio Albums? I'd be very greatful if anyone could help.....

I estimated 460,000 Sales for it. (Maybe 430,000 to 460,000 using a 'Sliding Scale' method).

Thanks Dave. Several Singles in my Top 100 - the lower half mainly - have estimated Sales. 'Im The Leader Of The Gang' may well have too high a Sale, & 'Blockbuster' may be too low - I don't know. As it is 'my' List, I don't really want to try to replicate the January 1980 'Record Business' Top 100. If we all saw their List, we may not agree with where every Single is in that. These Lists are not an exact science. In the Year End 1978 Chart, 'Night Fever' was 6th for the Year, & 'The Smurf Song', (yeuk!), was 5th. That was the BMRB List for 1978, of course. But, the Bee Gees Single is lower in both my Top 100 of the 1970's, & in the BMRB's. Robbie, we cannot really gauge if a Single sold enough to go Gold or Silver, by whether or not it has a BPI Sales Award. 'Waterloo' by ABBA, sold over 300,000 in 1974, & it never did get Awarded a Silver Disk. (The 'Waterloo' Album got one - for over 60,000 Sales - but not the Single). And, in 1980, 'The Winner Takes It All', by ABBA, sold around 565,000 & that never got a Silver, (250,000+), or Gold, (500,000+), Disk. It was up to Epic Records to apply for them, & it never got around to doing so for those 1974 & 1980 ABBA No.1's.....So, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, & her 'Shame' Hit, could well have sold over 250,000. It spent 23 Weeks on the Chart, despite getting no higher than No.39. Had the 'Top Singles Of 1978', been decided on by Weeks On Chart, it would have been about the 4th Biggest Single of that Year..... :o

Dave, wasn't the 1970's Best Selling Singles Chart, (January 1st 1980/Capital Radio), the Top 40 for the Decade, rather than the Top 100? You said that Alan Freeman said that 12 Singles in the Chart were from 1970 to 1974, & the other 28 were from 1975 to 1979 - that makes it a Top 40. 'My' 1970's Top 40 also has 12 Singles in it from 1970 to 1974, & that makes the other 28 from 1975 to 1979. And the BMRB 1970's Top 40 has 11 Singles from 1970 to 1974 in it, & the other 29 from 1975 to 1979.

The OCC told me recently, that by the end of June, 'Dancing Queen' had sold 85,000 on Download in the UK. That Alan Jones estimates 920,000 Sales for it, (1976 + 1992), & added to the Downloads, that makes 1,005,000 Sales - so far. Although some say that it had sold 935,000 to 940,000 in 1976 & 1992, & as many as 120,000 on Download, which would be 1,055,000 to 1,060,000 Sales.

Well, JLS think The Beatles were a Boy Band! They also said - Interview in the UK Press - that they'd like to sell half as many Records as The Beatles! ('To dream, the impossible dream.....')

Suedehead2 - It is Michael Jackson's 26th Week at No.1, in the UK Album Chart. He was on 22 No.1 Weeks by W/E 3rd January. In the past 4 Weeks he's been No.1 with Number Ones' - 1 Week, & 'The Essential' - 3 Weeks. 26 No.1 Weeks makes him 13th= - with Simply Red - in the 'Most UK No.1 Album Weeks' List..... By the way - the New Seekers Album is only their 3rd to reach the Top 20, in their Chart Career. Their first Top 20 Album was in 1972, & their 2nd was way back in March 1974 - a few Weeks before ABBA hit the Singles Chart, with 'Waterloo'.....

THE UK's TOP 100 BEST SELLING SINGLES OF THE 1970's NOTE - I've long since realised that this Top 100 is not very accurate, as regards several of the Hits in it. I over-estimated the Sales of T. Rex Hits, for a start. Unfortunately someone took this Top 100 & added it to Wikipedia, as their Page on the UK's Best Selling Singles of the 1970's. I had nothing to do with this, (inaccurate), Top 100 being added to Wikipedia. Nor do I know who added it. I did not even know that this Top 100 was on Wikipedia until an extremely rude fellow was very nasty towards me about it on the Haven Chart Site. I had long since forgotten about this Top 100, when I realised that it was not good enough. So, I denied that the Wikipedia List was anything to do with me. Not because I was lying, but because I truly had forgotten all about it. (I've since come up with 1970's Top 100's that are far better). (As compiled by me - using Sales Data gathered by I, & several other Guys in recent Years) *** = Indicates a Hit that was not a No.1. They are mainly No.2 Hits - unless otherwise stated Some of these Singles were Re-Issued Hits - after the 1970's. I've only counted their 1970's Sales. This includes the the 1979 Sales of No.54 - 'Another Brick In The Wall', by Pink Floyd. It has sold about 995,000 altogether, but about 230,000 of them were in 1980. [01] MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL - Wings (1977) 2,050,000 [02] RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING - Boney M (1978) 1,985,000 [03] YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,855,000 [04] MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD - Boney M (1978) 1,799,000 [05] SUMMER NIGHTS - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1978) 1,520,000 [06] YMCA - Village People (1979) 1,380,000 [07] BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - Queen (1975) 1,190,000 [08] HEART OF GLASS - Blondie (1979) 1,180,000 [09] BRIGHT EYES - Art Garfunkel (1979) 1,155,000 [10] DON'T GIVE UP ON US - David Soul (1977) 1,145,000 [11] I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - Gary Glitter (1973) 1,140,000 [12] SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME - Brotherhood Of Man (1976) 1,007,000 [13] MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - Slade (1973) 1,006,000 [14] EYE LEVEL - Simon Park Orchestra (1972) 1,005,500 [15] LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - Little Jimmy Osmond (1972) 998,000 [16] DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - Julie Covington (1977) 993,000 [17] I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - New Seekers (1972) 990,000 [18] TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - Dawn (1973) 988,000 [19] UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - Showaddywaddy (1976) 985,000 [20] HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1979) 979,500 [21] AMAZING GRACE - Pipes, Drums & Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (1972) 962,000 [22] SAILING - Rod Stewart (1975/1976) 955,000 [23] MISSISSIPPI - Pussycat (1976) 947,000 [24] THREE TIMES A LADY - Commodores (1978) 910,000 [25] WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - Cliff Richard (1979) 900,000 [26] THE FLORAL DANCE - Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band (1977) 860,000 *** [27] YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - New Seekers (1973) 855,000 [28] I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS - Boomtown Rats (1979) 855,000 [29] DANCING QUEEN - ABBA (1976) 850,000 [30] WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) - Johnny Mathis (1976) 850,000 [31] ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC - Tubeway Army (1979) 850,000 [32] THE SMURF SONG - Father Abraham & The Smurfs (1978) 845,000 *** [33] WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson (1972/1976) 841,000 [34] DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - Elton John & Kiki Dee (1976) 835,000 [35] WELCOME HOME - Peters And Lee (1973) 815,000 [36] WHEN I NEED YOU - Leo Sayer (1977) 810,000 [37] I WILL SURVIVE - Gloria Gaynor (1979) 810,000 [38] WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - Dr Hook (1979) 805,000 [39] HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - Bee Gees (1977) 801,000 *** (No.3) [40] MY SWEET LORD - George Harrison (1971) 800,000 [41] IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - Chicago (1976) 795,000 [42] MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lieutenant Pigeon (1972) 790,000 [43] PUPPY LOVE - Donny Osmond (1972) 785,000 [44] A LITTLE BIT MORE - Dr Hook (1976) 780,000 *** [45] MY DING-A-LING - Chuck Berry (1972) 780,000 [46] SILVER LADY - David Soul (1977) 775,000 [47] KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU - ABBA (1977) 775,000 [48] MY COO-CA-CHOO - Alvin Stardust (1973) 773,000 *** [49] GRANDAD - Clive Dunn (1970) 772,000 [50] LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - Mud (1974) 772,000 [51] WAY DOWN - Elvis Presley (1977) 770,000 [52] ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) - Benny Hill (1971) 770,000 [53] I FEEL LOVE - Donna Summer (1977) 765,000 [54] ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - Pink Floyd (1979) 765,000 [55] NIGHT FEVER - Bee Gees (1978) 760,000 [56] SUNDAY GIRL - Blondie (1979) 760,000 [57] BYE BYE BABY - Bay City Rollers (1975) 755,000 [58] BILLY DON'T BE A HERO - Paper Lace (1974) 755,000 [59] DANCE AWAY - Roxy Music (1979) 750,000 *** [60] RAT TRAP - Boomtown Rats (1978) 750,000 [61] GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR - David Essex (1974) 750,000 [62] IN THE SUMMERTIME - Mungo Jerry (1970) 750,000 [63] FERNANDO - ABBA (1976) 745,000 [64] I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM) - Gary Glitter (1973) 745,000 [65] SO YOU WIN AGAIN - Hot Chocolate (1977) 740,000 [66] SEE MY BABY JIVE - Wizzard (1973) 740,000 [67] TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA (1978) 740,000 [68] BLOCKBUSTER - Sweet (1973) 735,000 [69] MAGGIE MAY/REASON TO BELIEVE - Rod Stewart (1971/1976) 735,000 [70] THE WONDER OF YOU - Elvis Presley (1970) 735,000 [71] I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - Dave Edmunds (1970) 735,000 [72] YES SIR I CAN BOOGIE - Baccara (1977) 730,000 [73] TIGER FEET - Mud (1974) 730,000 [74] ANGELO - Brotherhood Of Man (1977) 725,000 [75] LOVE ME FOR A REASON - The Osmonds (1974) 725,000 [76] CHANSON D'AMOUR - Manhattan Transfer (1977) 720,000 [77] ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD - Status Quo (1977) 715,000 *** (No.3) [78] BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 710,000 [79] CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP - Middle Of The Road (1971) 710,000 [80] SEASONS IN THE SUN - Terry Jacks (1974) 700,000 [81] BLACK IS BLACK - La Belle Epoque (1977) 700,000 *** [82] KNOCK THREE TIMES - Dawn (1971) 700,000 [83] CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - Slade (1973) 695,000 [84] AMAZING GRACE - Judy Collins (1970) 690,000 *** (No.5) [85] HOT LOVE - T.Rex (1971) (690,000) [86] I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE) - The Stylistics (1975) 690,000 [87] ONE DAY AT A TIME - Lena Martell (1979) 680,000 [88] I LOVE TO LOVE - Tina Charles (1976) 680,000 [89] MA BAKER - Boney M (1977) 680,000 *** [90] CRAZY HORSES - The Osmonds (1972) 680,000 *** [91] THE NAME OF THE GAME - ABBA (1977) 660,000 [92] FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN - Emerson Lake & Palmer (1977) 650,000 *** [93] WHISPERING GRASS - Don Estelle & Windsor Davies (1975) 650,000 [94] GET IT ON - T. Rex (1971) 650,000 [95] MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE - The Police (1979) 650,000 [96] WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - Queen (1977) 630,000 *** [97] STAND BY YOUR MAN - Tammy Wynette (1975) 630,000 [98] WANDRIN' STAR - Lee Marvin (1970) 610,000 [99] METAL GURU - T. Rex (1972) 600,000 [100] SIDE SHOW - Barry Biggs (1976) 600,000 *** (No.3) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE 'OFFICIAL' TOP 100 SINGLES OF THE 1970's - BY THE BMRB Notice that 'You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me', by the New Seekers, isn't in at all & that sold 855,000 in the UK. Also, several Million sellers are far too low in the Top 100 - like the Slade Christmas Song at No.67. That had not - quite - sold a Million by the end of 1979, but it had sold close to a Million, & it should have been much higher than No.67. THE UK'S TOP 100 BEST SELLING SINGLES OF THE 1970's (Compiled by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) in December 1979) Sales go up to, & including, W/E 8th December 1979 *** = Was NOT a No.1 Hit @ = MILLION SELLER 001 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL … Wings @ 002 RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING … Boney M @ 003 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT … John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John @ 004 SAILING … Rod Stewart (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 005 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME … Brotherhood Of Man @ 006 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING … New Seekers (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 007 SUMMER NIGHTS … John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John @ 008 DON'T GIVE UP ON US … David Soul @ 009 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY … Queen @ 010 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE … Showaddywaddy (@ A Million Seller after the 1970's) 011 MISSISSIPPI … Pussycat 012 MY SWEET LORD … George Harrison 013 BRIGHT EYES … Art Garfunkel @ 014 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART … Elton John & Kiki Dee (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 015 AMAZING GRACE … Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 016 MARY'S BOY CHILD-OH MY LORD … Boney M @ 017 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE … Dawn (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 018 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW … Chicago 019 Y.M.C.A. … Village People @ 020 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA … Julie Covington (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 021 MOULDY OLD DOUGH … Lieutenant Pigeon 022 DANCING QUEEN … ABBA (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 023 PUPPY LOVE … Donny Osmond 024 WITHOUT YOU … Nilsson 025 FLORAL DANCE … Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band *** (No.2 Hit) 026 EYE LEVEL … Simon Park Orchestra @ 027 A LITTLE BIT MORE … Dr Hook *** (No.2 Hit) 028 WHEN I NEED YOU … Leo Sayer 029 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE … Gary Glitter @ 030 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE … Bee Gees *** (No.3 Hit) 031 SILVER LADY … David Soul 032 HEART OF GLASS … Blondie @ 033 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU … ABBA 034 I FEEL LOVE … Donna Summer (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 035 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE … Cliff Richard 036 WAY DOWN … Elvis Presley 037 BYE BYE BABY … Bay City Rollers 038 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL … Little Jimmy Osmond (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 039 IN THE SUMMERTIME … Mungo Jerry 040 WELCOME HOME … Peters & Lee 041 FERNANDO … ABBA 042 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK … Ian Dury & the Blockheads (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 043 THREE TIMES A LADY … Commodores 044 SO YOU WIN AGAIN … Hot Chocolate 045 THE SMURF SONG … Father Abraham & the Smurfs *** (No.2 Hit) 046 MAGGIE MAY/REASON TO BELIEVE … Rod Stewart 047 YES SIR I CAN BOOGIE … Baccara 048 I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS … Boomtown Rats 049 ANGELO … Brotherhood Of Man 050 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) … Johnny Mathis 051 CHANSON D'AMOUR … Manhattan Transfer 052 THE WONDER OF YOU … Elvis Presley 053 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN … Dr Hook 054 I WILL SURVIVE … Gloria Gaynor (@ = A Million Seller after the 1970's) 055 ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC … Tubeway Army 056 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP … Middle Of The Road 057 NIGHT FEVER … Bee Gees 058 DANCE AWAY … Roxy Music *** (No.2 Hit) 059 ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) … Benny Hill 060 ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD … Status Quo *** (No.3 Hit) 061 BLACK IS BLACK … La Belle Epoque *** (No.2 Hit) 062 BLOCKBUSTER … Sweet 063 SUNDAY GIRL … Blondie 064 MY DING-A-LING … Chuck Berry 065 AMAZING GRACE … Judy Collins *** (No.5 Hit) 066 ONE DAY AT A TIME … Lena Martell 067 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY … Slade (@ - A Million Seller after the 1970's) 068 THE NAME OF THE GAME … ABBA 069 I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE) … Stylistics 070 RAT TRAP … Boomtown Rats 071 FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN … Emerson Lake & Palmer *** (No.2 Hit) 072 WHISPERING GRASS … Windsor Davies & Don Estelle 073 I LOVE TO LOVE … Tina Charles 074 SIDESHOW … Barry Biggs *** (No.3 Hit) 075 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER … Simon & Garfunkel 076 MA BAKER … Boney M *** (No.2 Hit) 077 WAND'RIN' STAR … Lee Marvin 078 LOVE THEME FROM A STAR IS BORN-EVERGREEN … Barbra Streisand *** (No.3 Hit) 079 TIGER FEET … Mud 080 KNOCK THREE TIMES … Dawn 081 HOT LOVE … T.Rex 082 STAND BY YOUR MAN … Tammy Wynette 083 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE … Police 084 GRANDAD … Clive Dunn 085 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON EP … Demis Roussos 086 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME … ABBA 087 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS … Queen *** (No.2 Hit) 088 MATCHSTALK MEN AND MATCHSTALK CATS AND DOGS … Brian & Michael 089 POP MUZIK … M *** (No.2 Hit) 090 GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR … David Essex 091 MOTHER OF MINE … Neil Reid *** (No.2 Hit) 092 LUCILLE … Kenny Rogers 093 SON OF MY FATHER … Chicory Tip 094 MAGIC FLY … Space *** (No.2 Hit) 095 DECEMBER '63 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) … Four Seasons 096 OLIVER'S ARMY … Elvis Costello & the Attractions *** (No.2 Hit) 097 SEASONS IN THE SUN … Terry Jacks 098 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE … Slade 099 TRAGEDY … Bee Gees 100 SEE MY BABY JIVE … Wizzard

'Dancing Queen's Sales are far too low. I know someone at The OCC. He told me only last Week, that 'Dancing Queen' has sold about 920,000 on Vinyl, (1976), & CD, (1992). Those are Alan Jones estimates. (I estimate more like 940,000 for it). Anyhow, you have to add in the 85,000, that it has sold on Download, in recent Years. That gives it 1,005,000 Sales - by Alan's estimates - and a No.71 place in the Top 100. So the ABBA Single is 26 places too low. (It would be No.65 in the List, by my estimates - but, Alan's will do). NOTE - IF there is a 2010 Virgin 'Hit Singles' Book, it is almost certain that it will have an up-date of the Top 100 Best Selling Singles in it.

Marcus - you are right, about The Stone Roses. Thanks - I've added them to my previous Post.....

The 6 Albums that took the longest to Peak are:, 1) 'OFF THE WALL' - MICHAEL JACKSON - No.5 in October 1979 - Peaked at No.3, in the Chart of W/E 18th July 2009. It has taken it 29 Years, & 9 Months to reach its Peak. (In its 3rd Year & 9th Month on the actual Chart). 2) 'THE STONE ROSES' - THE STONE ROSES - This was released in May 1989, & first Charted on W/E 13th May, that Year. It did not Peak until W/E 10th July 2004 - in its 87th Chart Week. It Peaked at No.9 that Week. This was 15 Years & 2 Months after its release - making it 2nd only to 'Off the Wall', as the Album that took the longest to Peak in the UK. 3) 'THE ESSENTIAL' - MICHAEL JACKSON - No.2 in the Chart of W/E 30th July 2005. It Peaked at No.1, in the Chart of W/E 11th July 2009 - just under 4 Years later. 4)='My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows' - Tyrannosaurus Rex . Released in July 1968, this initially reached No.15, in the Chart of W/E 24th July 1968. In 1972, it was re-released as a Double Album - with their 2nd Album - and it reached No.1, in the Chart of W/E 6th May 1972 - 3 Years & 10 Months later. 4)= 'BAT OUT OF HELL', by MEAT LOAF. It Entered the Chart on W/E 11th March 1978, & it did not reach its Peak - No.9 - until W/E 23rd August 1981 - 176 Chart Weeks later. So, it reached No.9 in its 3rd Year, & 5th Month on the Chart. The Album was released on October 21st 1977 - so time-wise, it took 3 Years & 10 Months to reach its Peak. 6) 'Prophets, Seers & Sages – The Angels of the Ages' - Tyrannosaurus Rex. This was released in October 1968, & it failed to Chart. In May 1972, it went to No.1, when re-issued, as a Double Album, with the Tyrannosaurus Rex Album at 4). . So, it took 3 Years & 7 Months to reach its Peak.

Vidcapper, 'Off The Wall' is now - 'Officially' - the Album that took the longest to reach its Peak. It Peaked at No.5, in its 5th Chart Week:, 29/09/1979 - 25-26-11- 10-*5* Before MJ died, it had spent 189 Weeks on the Chart. It is now up to 192 Weeks, & in that 192nd Week, it has reached a New Peak - No.3. Until now, the Album that took longest to reach its Peak, was 'Bat Out Of Hell', by Meat Loaf. That Entered the Chart on W/E 11th March 1978, & it did not reach its Peak - No.9 - until W/E 23rd August 1981 - 176 Chart Weeks later. If we just go by time - rather than whether an Album was on the Chart - then, 'Off The Wall' has taken almost 30 Years to reach its Peak, & the Meat Loaf Album only took 3 Years, 5 Months, & 2 Weeks, to reach its Peak.....

Suedehead2, the Benny Andersson Band Album is not a Solo Album. He has Helen Sjoholm, & Tommy Korberg - plus several other people, with him. In Sweden, they are called Benny Andersson's Orkester, & they've had 4 Hit Albums in Swedish. Benny & Bjorn have written loads of stuff in recent Years, it's just that the UK only notices him/them, when such things get released here - in English. As regards Michael Jackson, he sets 2 UK Album records this Week:, 1) Last Week, he became the first Act to have more than 3 Albums in the Top 10, at the same time. He had 5 in. This Week, he beats that - 6 in. 2) Before him, 10 Acts had 3 Albums in the Top 10 at once - the last 3 were David Bowie, (6 Weeks in 1973), Elvis Presley - 1 Week in 1977, & Prince - 1 Week in 1993. 3) MJ also has 9 Albums in the Top 20 - beating the W/E 26th September 1964 Record of Jim Reeves - 8 Top 20 Albums.

ELVIS PRESLEY (W/E 26th October 1957) He had 5 Top 20 Hits. 'Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do' was the 'B' Side of 'Party', but it should still count. MJ has the advantage of being able to Chart every Song that he ever released - as Downloads. No.2 - PARTY No.9 - TEDDY BEAR [Also called (LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR] No.16 - ALL SHOOK UP No.20=GOT A LOT O’ LIVIN’ TO DO No.20=PARALYSED And Elvis, MJ, & John Lennon, have not had 4 simultaneous Top 10 Hits:, FRANKIE LAINE (W/E 7th November 1953) No.2 - ANSWER ME No.3 - HEY JOE No.5 - I BELIEVE No.7 - WHERE THE WIND BLOWS FRANKIE LAINE (W/E 14th November 1953) No.1 - ANSWER ME No.4 - HEY JOE No.7 - I BELIEVE No.9 - WHERE THE WIND BLOWS JOHN LENNON (W/E 24th January 1981) No.1 - IMAGINE No.3 - WOMAN No.9 - HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) No.15 - (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER

The new Album's Book is fine - far, far better than the 2008 Singles Book. It Lists all the No.1's - as well as having several Facts & Feats Lists. Sales Lists are in it too - The Top 100 Studio Albums, The Top 40 Artist 'Hits' Albums, & The Top 5 Film Soundtracks. All 145 Albums have their 'Rounded' UK Sales Totals shown - to the Chart of W/E 3rd January this Year. :D It also contains a List of all No.1's in the Compilation Chart, since January 1989. Plus details of their Peak Positions, & Weeks On Chart. The same for Film Soundtracks, & Stage Cast Albums. If you can't get the Book in Shops, simply go to Amazon.uk, & get it from there. It is Discounted there, anyhow.....

I've never understood Cascada. I thought that the Blond Woman was called Cascada, but the name is of the entire 'Dance Act', I think. I also think they are German. They seem to do a lot of Covers. Their Singles sound like they belong in 1991 or 1992, to me. Hardly a creative Act. It would be far more interesting to have 'MITM' at No.1 on Sunday.....

Judging by the Mid Weeks, it looks like MJ will break an All Time UK Chart Record on Sunday. We will see. In the meantime, 'The Sun' has connected his Death/O2 Concerts, to an 'ABBA Reunion' - and it is almost 100% certain to be a load of garbage! Here is the Article. Notice that it thinks ABBA Won the ESC in 1973! They can't even get that right - after all these Years! http://smurl.name/q84k

If A MJ Song goes to No.1 - that has been No.1 before - it WILL count as the 1,100th No.1 Single. (If that is when it happens). You should look at how it has worked before:, The OCC, Everyhit.com, & UK Chart Books clearly have:, ELVIS PRESLEY 1) 'Jailhouse Rock' as the 67th No.1 in 1958, & the 999th in 2005 2) 'One Night' as the 80th No.1 in 1959, & the 1000th in 2005 3) 'It's Now Or Never' as the 109th No.1 in 1960, & the 1002nd in 2005 GEORGE HARRISON 4) 'My Sweet Lord' as the 296th No.1 in 1971, & the 918th in 2002 So, any Singles, that re-enter the Charts - Years later - and get back to No.1, are given a Number. Which means they are recognised as a new No.1. It does not matter if some people don't agree with that - it is how it is done.

I've just realised - 'Thriller' is in at No.7, & 'Thriller 25' at No.45. However, The OCC combine the Sales of those 2 Albums for the 'All Time Top 100'. So - how come they didn't combine them for the current Chart? It would have seen 'Thriller' Re-enter' at about No.4 - not No.7.

Until UK Chart Books, & 'Music Week', start using the entire Top 100 - Singles & Albums - The OCC Charts are still a Top 75, as far as whether something is a Hit, whether its Weeks on Chart count, & whether they are added to an Acts Statistics - or to 'All Time' Statistics. The OCC only put the Top 100's on its Site for the curiosity of Chart Fans. It does not mean, that even they, regard what happens between No.76 & No.100 as being significant. After all - The OCC helped prepare the current 'Hit Album' Book, & the Data in it is not based on the Top 100 - only on the Top 75. (Except for when the Chart was smaller - & when it was actually used as an entire Top 100 - August 1981 to January 1989).

The Beatles cannot 'have' the 17 Singles, in the 1976 Top 75. The Chart stretched to a Top 100 then, but only the Top 50 counted. Just as 'Gold', by ABBA, cannot claim, 'The Most Top 100 Weeks' for an Album - 569 - so far. The Album Chart is only 'Officially' a Top 75 - so it can only have the 412 Weeks, that it has spent in the Top 75 - making it the 4th Most Charted Album. That's how it works - Chart Records' - Singles & Albums - are only based on the size of the 'Official' Charts, at the time.

Here is a Link to an Article, in the UK 'Paper 'The Telegraph', regarding MJ's Top 6 Best Selling Albums - Global Totals. As you can see, the Media are simply going to Wikipedia, & copying from there, that 'Thriller' has sold 109 Million - which is a hugely inflated figure. And 'HIStory' is given 40 Million Sales, because it sold 20 Million, & they increase that by 20 Million more, because it was a Double Album. http://smurl.name/83rp

Whatever happens in today's UK Charts - Singles & Albums - the main thing to keep in mind, is that it will be based on 2 Days Sales - Friday & Saturday. It is next Sunday's Chart - 5th July - which will show the most impact, as that will have Sunday 28th June to Saturday 4th July Sales in it - a full Week.

Here is what is now being predicted for the UK Charts - an Article from 'The Times:, http://smurl.name/c78w