Top 110 best selling UK albums

iamstevienicks · #1 11-16-2006, 05:25 PM

1
Greatest Hits
Queen
5,407,587

2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
4,811,996

3
What's The Story Morning Glory
Oasis
4,314,715

4
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
3,956,704

5
Gold - Greatest Hits
Abba
3,943,950

6
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
3,781,993

7
Greatest Hits Ii
Queen
3,644,619

8
Thriller
Michael Jackson
3,578,107

9
Bad
Michael Jackson
3,554,301

10
The Immaculate Collection
Madonna
3,402,160

11
Stars
Simply Red
3,361,115

12
Come On Over
Shania Twain
3,344,280

13
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
3,135,844

14
Urban Hymns
Verve
3,054,374

15
No Angel
Dido
3,002,194

16
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
3,001,062

17
Talk On Corners
Corrs
2,944,547

18
Spice
Spice Girls
2,920,669

19
Back To Bedlam
James Blunt
2,895,874

20
White Ladder
David Gray
2,851,429

21
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
2,837,285

22
Life For Rent
Dido
2,789,719

23
But Seriously
Phil Collins
2,737,932

24
1
Beatles
2,690,318

25
The Man Who
Travis
2,669,825

26
The Joshua Tree
U2
2,665,553

27
Greatest Hits
Abba
2,598,576

28
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
2,575,099

29
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
2,574,249

30
I've Been Expecting You
Robbie Williams
2,556,042

31
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
2,551,238

32
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
2,535,983

33
Legend
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2,520,486

34
Hopes And Fears
Keane
2,498,950

35
War Of The Worlds
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version
2,452,236

36
The Sound Of Music
Original Soundtrack
2,438,695

37
Dirty Dancing
Original Soundtrack
2,435,109

38
Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of
George Michael
2,408,810

39
Grease
Original Soundtrack
2,373,621

40
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
2,369,847

41
X&y
Coldplay
2,345,126

42
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
2,342,506

43
Robson & Jerome
Robson & Jerome
2,336,086

44
Tango In The Night
Fleetwood Mac
2,333,819

45
Parachutes
Coldplay
2,324,783

46
Automatic For The People
Rem
2,270,332

47
Whitney
Whitney Houston
2,237,603

48
The Marshall Mathers Lp
Eminem
2,233,158

49
Swing When You're Winning
Robbie Williams
2,205,028

50
Graceland
Paul Simon
2,203,381

51
Sing When You're Winning
Robbie Williams
2,182,097

52
Saturday Night Fever
Original Soundtrack
2,151,142

53
The Bodyguard
Original Soundtrack
2,138,030

54
The Very Best Of
Elton John
2,134,524

55
Simply The Best
Tina Turner
2,121,000

56
Kylie - The Album
Kylie Minogue
2,105,698

57
Falling Into You
Celine Dion
2,093,363

58
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
2,074,860

59
Greatest Hits
Eurythmics
2,055,996

60
Escapology
Robbie Williams
2,037,380

61
Greatest Hits
Robbie Williams
1,998,668

62
Let's Talk About Love
Celine Dion
1,984,152

63
Dangerous
Michael Jackson
1,983,954

64
True Blue
Madonna
1,961,164

65
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
1,945,240

66
No Jacket Required
Phil Collins
1,934,912

67
Abbey Road
Beatles
1,925,783

68
A New Flame
Simply Red
1,923,366

69
By The Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1,915,008

70
Can't Slow Down
Lionel Richie
1,891,896

71
Songs About Jane
Maroon 5
1,868,548

72
Cross Road - The Best Of
Bon Jovi
1,867,427

73
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
1,850,852

74
Greatest Hits
Simon & Garfunkel
1,840,454

75
Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of
Beautiful South
1,828,890

76
Play
Moby
1,819,938

77
The Colour Of My Love
Celine Dion
1,816,915

78
Born To Do It
Craig David
1,816,781

79
The Greatest Hits
Texas
1,809,480

80
Nevermind
Nirvana
1,807,142

81
South Pacific
Original Soundtrack
1,803,681

82
Justified
Justin Timberlake
1,802,172

83
American Idiot
Green Day
1,800,144

84
Be Here Now
Oasis
1,799,784

85
Back To Front
Lionel Richie
1,793,978

86
Out Of Time
Rem
1,786,954

87
Call Off The Search
Katie Melua
1,780,817

88
Employment
Kaiser Chiefs
1,772,936

89
By Request
Boyzone
1,770,728

90
Bat Out Of Hell Ii
Meat Loaf
1,745,974

91
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
1,740,386

92
Just Enough Education To Perform
Stereophonics
1,731,863

93
Introducing The Hardline According To…
Terence Trent D'arby
1,721,685

94
Missundaztood
Pink
1,712,173

95
Let Go
Avril Lavigne
1,711,088

96
Performance And Cocktails
Stereophonics
1,710,522

97
Older
George Michael
1,708,555

98
Parallel Lines
Blondie
1,694,353

99
Fever
Kylie Minogue
1,682,387

100
10 Good Reasons
Jason Donovan
1,680,651

101 Ray Of Light Madonna 1,677,925

102 Coast To Coast Westlife 1,675,804

103 In Concert Carreras/domingo/pavarotti 1,668,571

104 Arrival Abba 1,653,225

105 Friday's Child Will Young 1,640,090

106 My Way - The Best Of Frank Sinatra 1,639,353

107 White On Blonde Texas 1,639,327

108 Ocean Drive Lighthouse Family 1,633,722

109 Like A Virgin Madonna 1,626,126

DrummerDeanna · #2 11-16-2006, 06:12 PM

Is this all-time?

HEy Brian - Appetite for Destruction is on there

Also not a bad list - nothing I despise and Beatles are, once again, well represented...I approve

JazmenFlowers · #3 11-16-2006, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamstevienicks

5
Gold - Greatest Hits
Abba
3,943,950

10
The Immaculate Collection
Madonna
3,402,160

12
Come On Over
Shania Twain
3,344,280

13
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
3,135,844

18
Spice
Spice Girls
2,920,669

27
Greatest Hits
Abba
2,598,576

31
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
2,551,238

32
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
2,535,983

39
Grease
Original Soundtrack
2,373,621

41
X&y
Coldplay
2,345,126

42
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
2,342,506

44
Tango In The Night
Fleetwood Mac
2,333,819

46
Automatic For The People
Rem
2,270,332

47
Whitney
Whitney Houston
2,237,603

48
The Marshall Mathers Lp
Eminem
2,233,158

53
The Bodyguard
Original Soundtrack
2,138,030

55
Simply The Best
Tina Turner
2,121,000

56
Kylie - The Album
Kylie Minogue
2,105,698

57
Falling Into You
Celine Dion
2,093,363

62
Let's Talk About Love
Celine Dion
1,984,152

73
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
1,850,852

77
The Colour Of My Love
Celine Dion
1,816,915

82
Justified
Justin Timberlake
1,802,172

94
Missundaztood
Pink
1,712,173

95
Let Go
Avril Lavigne
1,711,088

99
Fever
Kylie Minogue
1,682,387

101 Ray Of Light Madonna 1,677,925

these are the albums I have. and frankly, with the exception of Madonna and FMac, I'm SHOCKED these are the best selling albums.

DrummerDeanna · #4 11-16-2006, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

these are the albums I have. and frankly, with the exception of Madonna and FMac, I'm SHOCKED these are the best selling albums.

I know - I was shocked and amused by some..I mean the Sound of Music Soundtrack!?!

ontheEdgeof17 · #5 11-16-2006, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamstevienicks

44
Tango In The Night
Fleetwood Mac
2,333,819

I'm VERY glad 2+ million people have heard When I See You Again in the UK.

DrummerDeanna · #6 11-16-2006, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I'm VERY glad 2+ million people have heard When I See You Again in the UK.

Or they all bought it for hit Little Lies and have never heard the rest of the album

TheWILDheart · #7 11-16-2006, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Or they all bought it for hit Little Lies and have never heard the rest of the album

Actually there were quite a few hits from Tango over here - Everywhere reached #4 and Big Love reached #9.

danax6 · #8 11-16-2006, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWILDheart

Actually there were quite a few hits from Tango over here - Everywhere reached #4 and Big Love reached #9.

Tango in the Night was pretty big in Europe. It was the only number 1 album besides Rumours in the Netherlands (it actually remained on the album charts longer than Rumours). It gave us 6 top 40 singles with Everywhere reaching number 3 and Big Love reaching number 4.

How scary is it to see the Spice Girls so close to Fleetwood Mac on this list?

DrummerDeanna · #9 11-16-2006, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWILDheart

Actually there were quite a few hits from Tango over here - Everywhere reached #4 and Big Love reached #9.

Yes, I am aware...

I was kidding

goldustsongbird · #10 11-16-2006, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

these are the albums I have. and frankly, with the exception of Madonna and FMac, I'm SHOCKED these are the best selling albums.

I know! Shania? Celine? Tubular freakin' bells?

Peestie · #11 11-16-2006, 08:48 PM

These are all the ones I own, but there are so many albums on that list that are high up my "to buy" list, like the Beatles. Quite a number on this list are in my house (though I'm not at home any more), but they're mum's so I didn't list them.

1
Greatest Hits
Queen
5,407,587

7
Greatest Hits Ii
Queen
3,644,619

13
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
3,135,844

21
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
2,837,285

28
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
2,575,099

35
War Of The Worlds
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version
2,452,236

(One of the best albums ever IMO. I love it so much. Jeff Wayne composed some fantastic stuff here,)

44
Tango In The Night
Fleetwood Mac
2,333,819

48
The Marshall Mathers Lp
Eminem
2,233,158

(A Christmas present the year it was released... Certainly hasn't been one to get regular spins, but there are a couple of good tracks)

54
The Very Best Of
Elton John
2,134,524

57
Falling Into You
Celine Dion
2,093,363

(One of the first albums I got. I got it purely for "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" which remains one of my favourite songs 10 years later. And now Meat Loaf has done a version as well! I always said that song would sound great with Meat Singing it, even before I knew Steinman had written it. He does, though I've known the Celine version for so long I don't think his version has topped it yet, but close)

65
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
1,945,240

(Bought it, listened to it, didn't listen to it again. Not that it was bad, just never went back to it )

90
Bat Out Of Hell II
Meat Loaf
1,745,974

markolas · #12 11-16-2006, 08:52 PM

Wow, the British have even ****tier taste than Americans. And Americans are a hard act to follow.

JazmenFlowers · #13 11-16-2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markolas

Wow, the British have even ****tier taste than Americans. And Americans are a hard act to follow.

bwhahahaha. that totally made me laugh out loud.

estranged4life · #14 11-17-2006, 11:50 AM

are the ones I own (The Brits have great taste in music, moreso than the trend-humping Americans!!!)

1.Greatest Hits
Queen
5,407,587

2.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
4,811,996

4.Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
3,956,704

6.The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
3,781,993

7.Greatest Hits II
Queen
3,644,619

13.Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
3,135,844

21.Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
2,837,285

24.1
Beatles
2,690,318

26.The Joshua Tree
U2
2,665,553

44.Tango In The Night
Fleetwood Mac
2,333,819

54.The Very Best Of
Elton John
2,134,524

55.Simply The Best
Tina Turner
2,121,000

65.Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
1,945,240

67.Abbey Road
Beatles
1,925,783

69.By The Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1,915,008

72.Cross Road - The Best Of
Bon Jovi
1,867,427

80.Nevermind
Nirvana
1,807,142

90.Bat Out Of Hell II
Meat Loaf
1,745,974

Peestie · #15 11-17-2006, 12:02 PM

24.1
Beatles
2,690,318

Ooops, missed this one from my list. Nice compilation.