Your favourite No. 1 albums(Rumours)

[SpyNote]

Your favourite No. 1 albums
Monday, 28 August 2006
Radio 2 Music Club Top 100 Albums
BBC Radio 2

This year sees the 50th anniversary of the UK Album Chart - and to celebrate, the Music Club teamed up with the Official UK Charts Company to discover your favourite No. 1 albums ever.

You've been voting in your thousands - now we unveil the results. Read on to see if your favourite has made the cut...

Nos. 100-81

100. Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
99. I've Been Expecting You - Robbie Williams
=97. The Album - Abba
=97. Come On Over - Shania Twain
96. Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
95. Demon Days - Gorillaz
94. Innuendo - Queen
93. Voulez-Vous - Abba
92. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
91. Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1 - George Michael
90. Play - Moby
=88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
=88. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie
87. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
86. Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
85. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
84. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
83. Diva - Annie Lennox
82. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
81. So - Peter Gabriel

Nos. 80-61

80. Back To Bedlam - James Blunt
79. Please Please Me - Beatles
78. Different Class - Pulp
77. Dare! - Human League
76. Spiceworld - Spice Girls
75. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
=73. Super Trouper - Abba
=73. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
72. Swing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
71. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
70. No Angel - Dido
=68. War - U2
=68. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams
67. A Day At The Races - Queen
66. Music - Madonna
65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
64. True Blue - Madonna
63. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
62. Hot Fuss - The Killers
61. Rattle And Hum - U2

Nos. 60-41

60. Parklife - Blur
59. Escapology - Robbie Williams
58. Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
57. Hopes And Fears - Keane
56. Let's Dance - David Bowie
55. Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
54. Spice - Spice Girls
53. Urban Hymns - Verve
52. Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin
51. Arrival - Abba
50. Help - Beatles
49. Imagine - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers
48. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
47. Like A Virgin - Madonna
46. Let It Be - Beatles
45. Back In Black - AC/DC
44. Fever - Kylie Minogue
43. Faith - George Michael
42. A Kind Of Magic - Queen
41. American Idiot - Green Day

Nos. 40-21

40. Bad - Michael Jackson
39. Harvest - Neil Young
38. Parachutes - Coldplay
37. Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna
36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
35. Like A Prayer - Madonna
34. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
33. X & Y - Coldplay
32. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
31. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
30. Out Of Time - R.E.M.
29. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
28. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
27. OK Computer - Radiohead
26. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
25. Who's Next - Who
24. Ray Of Light - Madonna
23. Graceland - Paul Simon
22. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
21. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Nos. 20-1

20. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
19. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
18. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
17. Parallel Lines - Blondie
16. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
15. Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
14. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
13. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
11. Rubber Soul - Beatles
10. The Beatles (The White Album) - Beatles
09. A Night At The Opera - Queen
08. Abbey Road - Beatles
07. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
06. Revolver - Beatles
05. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
04. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
03. The Joshua Tree - U2
02. Thriller - Michael Jackson

AND THE WINNER IS...

01. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles

[Villavic]

interesting list. My personal fave list would be, not in particular order:

94. Innuendo - Queen
=88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
83. Diva - Annie Lennox
=73. Super Trouper - Abba
30. Out Of Time - R.E.M.
26. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
09. A Night At The Opera - Queen
05. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
03. The Joshua Tree - U2
02. Thriller - Michael Jackson

and the top of course: 04. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac

[chiliD]

What I find amazing, yet odd, is that Dark Side Of The Moon must not have made it to #1. Yet, The Division Bell DID.

(Don't jump down my throat...I LOVE The Division Bell album)

The ones I either already own or would buy (italics):

=97. Come On Over - Shania Twain
=88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
=88. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie
85. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
82. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
81. So - Peter Gabriel
79. Please Please Me - Beatles
75. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
=73. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
71. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
=68. War - U2
65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
63. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
62. Hot Fuss - The Killers
61. Rattle And Hum - U2
58. Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
56. Let's Dance - David Bowie
52. Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin
50. Help - Beatles
49. Imagine - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers
48. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
46. Let It Be - Beatles
39. Harvest - Neil Young
36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
34. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
29. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
28. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
26. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
25. Who's Next - Who
23. Graceland - Paul Simon
22. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
21. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
20. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
19. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
18. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
17. Parallel Lines - Blondie
16. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
15. Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
13. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
11. Rubber Soul - Beatles
10. The Beatles (The White Album) - Beatles
08. Abbey Road - Beatles
06. Revolver - Beatles
05. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
04. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
03. The Joshua Tree - U2
01. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles

[nix4life]

what a list -
how many madonna albums are there ? how many in that list ? - you gotta be kidding me right??
- i didn't realize what an incredible talent she is - i had been thinking for years that she is nothing but a musical "show" as opposed to someone with actual real musical abilities - i always thought she was a talented show woman who could dance and sing along to tracks of herself singing but who's real talent was putting her self in the public eye - but i never considered her a musician
- but faced with these poll results i throw in the towel
madonna must be god!!!!
(i feel dirty even pretending to mean that)

and yet there is only one fleetwood mac album from all the incarnations of the band?
and this poll was in england??
- ok ok - i am biased -

i found this segment of the poll pretty funny for some reason -

40. Bad - Michael Jackson
39. Harvest - Neil Young
38. Parachutes - Coldplay
37. Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna
36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
35. Like A Prayer - Madonna


???? the beatles surrounded by the madonna - doesn't that say alot about music now???
a hard days night indeed -

but on the plus side -
Harvest is one better than Bad -
Bad??? - have these people listened to that album lately??
whew -= PU

how about the spice girls listed ahead of the Stones Stickyfingers -
i had no idea - i guess i need to hit ebay and start finding me some spice girl used cds

love the fact that blondies parallel lines made the top 20

dylan is almost non-existent ( 1album??)

interesting glimpse of what they think of american artists -
besides the aforementioned annointing of madonna :

lots of michael jackson --erh - i mean - to much michael jackson
one red hot chilis - "by the way" - interesting one of theirs to pick
alanis? yah good album but no. 16?
no emmylou
no petty
no dead
no eagles
no parsons
no van morrison ( i know not an american )

and thats just ones off the top of my head that seem to fit into the "genre" this station must be catering to.

OOOPS - Edited HERE

OK OK - I didn't understand that the albums had to go to #1 to be considered for the list -

of course this new info (new to me anyway) opens a whole new can of comments - lol

i guess i want to see the list of albums that have gone to number one over the years on their charts -

[ontheEdgeof17]

I don't own many of these......


Nos. 100-81

100. Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
99. I've Been Expecting You - Robbie Williams
=97. The Album - Abba
=97. Come On Over - Shania Twain
96. Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
95. Demon Days - Gorillaz
94. Innuendo - Queen
93. Voulez-Vous - Abba
92. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
91. Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1 - George Michael
90. Play - Moby
=88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
=88. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie
87. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
86. Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
85. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
84. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
83. Diva - Annie Lennox
82. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
81. So - Peter Gabriel

Nos. 80-61

80. Back To Bedlam - James Blunt
79. Please Please Me - Beatles
78. Different Class - Pulp
77. Dare! - Human League
76. Spiceworld - Spice Girls
75. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
=73. Super Trouper - Abba
=73. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
72. Swing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
71. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
70. No Angel - Dido
=68. War - U2
=68. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams
67. A Day At The Races - Queen
66. Music - Madonna
65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
64. True Blue - Madonna
63. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
62. Hot Fuss - The Killers
61. Rattle And Hum - U2

Nos. 60-41

60. Parklife - Blur
59. Escapology - Robbie Williams
58. Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
57. Hopes And Fears - Keane
56. Let's Dance - David Bowie
55. Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
54. Spice - Spice Girls
53. Urban Hymns - Verve
52. Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin
51. Arrival - Abba
50. Help - Beatles
49. Imagine - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers
48. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
47. Like A Virgin - Madonna
46. Let It Be - Beatles
45. Back In Black - AC/DC
44. Fever - Kylie Minogue
43. Faith - George Michael
42. A Kind Of Magic - Queen
41. American Idiot - Green Day

Nos. 40-21

40. Bad - Michael Jackson
39. Harvest - Neil Young
38. Parachutes - Coldplay
37. Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna
36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
35. Like A Prayer - Madonna
34. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
33. X & Y - Coldplay
32. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
31. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
30. Out Of Time - R.E.M.
29. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
28. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
27. OK Computer - Radiohead
26. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
25. Who's Next - Who
24. Ray Of Light - Madonna
23. Graceland - Paul Simon
22. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
21. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Nos. 20-1

20. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
19. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
18. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
17. Parallel Lines - Blondie
16. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
15. Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
14. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
13. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
11. Rubber Soul - Beatles
10. The Beatles (The White Album) - Beatles
09. A Night At The Opera - Queen
08. Abbey Road - Beatles
07. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
06. Revolver - Beatles
05. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
04. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
03. The Joshua Tree - U2
02. Thriller - Michael Jackson
01. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles

[nix4life]

i have or at some point had these -

90. Play - Moby
85. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
81. So - Peter Gabriel
75. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
=68. War - U2
65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
63. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
61. Rattle And Hum - U2
56. Let's Dance - David Bowie
48. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
46. Let It Be - Beatles
45. Back In Black - AC/DC
41. American Idiot - Green Day
39. Harvest - Neil Young
36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
34. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
32. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
30. Out Of Time - R.E.M.
28. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
26. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
25. Who's Next - Who
23. Graceland - Paul Simon
20. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
19. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
17. Parallel Lines - Blondie
14. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
11. Rubber Soul - Beatles
10. The Beatles (The White Album) - Beatles
09. A Night At The Opera - Queen
08. Abbey Road - Beatles
07. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
06. Revolver - Beatles
05. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
04. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
03. The Joshua Tree - U2
02. Thriller - Michael Jackson
01. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
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[Villavic]

Originally Posted by chiliD

What I find amazing, yet odd, is that Dark Side Of The Moon must not have made it to #1.

Really amazing, since DSOFTM was the album with most weeks in the top 100 list ever, according to Rolling Stone.

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by chiliD

What I find amazing, yet odd, is that Dark Side Of The Moon must not have made it to #1. Yet, The Division Bell DID.

It did hit #1 for one week and eventually spent over 14 years on the Billboard 200. It has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, so it is strange that it wasn't on the list.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

It did hit #1 for one week and eventually spent over 14 years on the Billboard 200. It has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, so it is strange that it wasn't on the list.

#1 in the US...but this is a UK poll.

[gypsysoul]

Rumours was in the British chart for almost 11 years but also only hit the top spot for one week, I think.

[Peestie]

Originally Posted by gypsysoul

Rumours was in the British chart for almost 11 years but also only hit the top spot for one week, I think.

It holds the record for longest on the charts doesn't it? Rumours has that record in either the UK or US and Bat Out of Hell holds it in the other... I think.

EDIT: I just found a website listing all the No. 1 albums since it started. Rumours did indeed only reach the top spot for one week. Tusk also reached No.1, something I didn't realise.

[danax6]

I have or have had these...

97. Come On Over - Shania Twain
90. Play - Moby
88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
88. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie
85. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
83. Diva - Annie Lennox
82. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
79. Please Please Me - Beatles
73. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
70. No Angel - Dido
68. War - U2
66. Music - Madonna
65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
63. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2
61. Rattle And Hum - U2
56. Let's Dance - David Bowie
52. Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin
50. Help - Beatles
48. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
47. Like A Virgin - Madonna
46. Let It Be - Beatles
42. A Kind Of Magic - Queen
37. Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna
36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
30. Out Of Time - R.E.M.
25. Who's Next - Who
24. Ray Of Light - Madonna
23. Graceland - Paul Simon
20. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
19. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
18. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
16. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
15. Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
14. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
10. The Beatles (The White Album) - Beatles
08. Abbey Road - Beatles
07. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
05. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
04. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
03. The Joshua Tree - U2
02. Thriller - Michael Jackson
01. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles

Wow, I own the top 5.

[gypsysoul]

[QUOTE=Peestie;566572]It holds the record for longest on the charts doesn't it? Rumours has that record in either the UK or US and Bat Out of Hell holds it in the other... I think.


Peestie - HMV in London is running a campaign called 1001 albums you must hear before you die. They have a display of the biggest albums from each decade. Rumours represents the seventies.
It was in the top 75 for 477 weeks !

It hung around the lower reaches of the top 100 for several years after that. I recall a radio presenter mentioning it was the longest running record ever in the UK chart.
I'm sure if we checked it's probably still clinging on at number 99!

[foxyluva]

I don't own many of them either - but other people in my house own a few of these as well, but I only listed albums I own....

88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
88. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie
83. Diva - Annie Lennox
76. Spiceworld - Spice Girls
66. Music - Madonna
65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
56. Let's Dance - David Bowie
54. Spice - Spice Girls
44. Fever - Kylie Minogue
39. Harvest - Neil Young
37. Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna
35. Like A Prayer - Madonna
29. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
24. Ray Of Light - Madonna
23. Graceland - Paul Simon
21. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
17. Parallel Lines - Blondie
16. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
04. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
03. The Joshua Tree - U2

The had a similar countdown, but It was "You Choose Top 40" on a local Music TV channel last night - "Rumours" came in at No. 20 of Albums You Must Own - I will post the full list once the website does

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by Peestie

Rumours did indeed only reach the top spot for one week. Tusk also reached No.1, something I didn't realise.

"Tango in the Night" and "Behind the Mask" both reached Number 1 in the UK as well