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The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart compiled by the Official Charts Company, which for most of its history was based on album sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. The chart was founded in 1956 and began with a top five being unveiled. It was extended to a top ten from November 1958 onwards.
Artists who reached the number one in the UK Albums Chart in four decades Artist Number one album Decade(s) it reached number one Ref. ABBA: Greatest Hits: 1970s [10] Arrival: ABBA: The Album: Voulez-Vous: Greatest Hits Vol. 2: Super Trouper: 1980s The Visitors: The Singles: The First Ten Years: ABBA Gold: 1990s Voyage: 2020s Blur: Parklife ...
This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1970, as well as albums which peaked in 1969 but were in the top 10 in 1970. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The Beatles topped the UK Album Chart for 155 weeks during the 1960s, longer than any other artist.. The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1960s, a total of 57 albums reached number one.
From 10 July 2015, it has been based on a Friday to Thursday album sales. This list shows the sixteen artists with the most number ones on the UK Albums Chart. English band The Beatles have the most number one albums with sixteen. English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams has the most number one albums for a solo artist, with fourteen. [1]
Amy Winehouse (3), Leona Lewis (4) and David Gray (5) were the other solo-artists to feature. [5] The Beatles' compilation album 1 was the highest entry by a group in the chart at number 6; Coldplay (8), Keane (9) and Scissor Sisters (10) made up the rest of the top ten. [6] [7] Robbie Williams had the most albums on the list with five entries.
This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1980, as well as albums which peaked in 1979 and 1981 but were in the top 10 in 1980. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The UK Albums Chart canon was modified when chart fans Alan Smith and Keith Badman discovered that charts of albums in the UK dated back to 28 July 1956, not 8 November 1958 as previously thought. [1] The first album chart was a Top 5 published in Record Mirror. [2] The album at number one on this chart was Songs for Swingin' Lovers! by Frank ...