Thursday, April 12, 2012

The UK Top 40 Selling Albums

Last night on UK television they counted down the 'Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Albums of All Time'. There were some surprises (Shania Twain in your top 20... really?) but not many.... remember it is the UK. Here it goes:

1. Greatest Hits (1981) - Queen
2. Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) - Beatles 
3. Gold - Greatest Hits (1992) - ABBA
4. Whats the Story Morning Glory (1995) - Oasis
5. Thriller (1982) - Michael Jackson
6. 21 (2011) - Adele
7. Brothers in Arms (1985) - Dire Straits
8. The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) - Pink Floyd
9. Bad (1987) - Michael Jackson 
10. Greatest Hits II (1991) - Queen
11. The Immaculate Collection (1990) - Madonna
12. Back to Black (2006) - Amy Winehouse
13. Stars (1991) - Simply Red
14. Rumours (1977) 
15. Come On Over (1997) - Shania Twain
16. Back to Bedlam (2005) - James Blunt
17. Urban Hymns (1997) - The Verve
18. Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) - Simon & Garfunkel
19. No Angel (2001) - Dido
20. Spirit (2007) - Leona Lewis
21. Legend (1984) - Bob Marley
22. Bat Out Of Hell (1977) - Meat Loaf
23. Dirty Dancing (1987) - Soundtrack
24. 1 (2000) - The Beatles
25. Talk on Corners (1997) - The Corrs
26. White Ladder (1998) - David Gray
27. Spice (1996) - Spice Girls
28. Crazy Love (2009) - Michael Buble
29. Life for Rent (2003) - Dido
30. Beautiful World (2006) - Take That
31. The Fame (2008) - Lady Gaga
32. A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) - Coldplay
33. Hopes and Fears (2004) - Keane
34. The Joshua Tree (1987) - U2
35. But Seriously (1989) - Phil Collins
36. Scissor Sisters (2004) - Scissor Sisters
37. Only By The Night (2008) - The Kings of Leon
38. The War of the World (1978) - Jeff Wayne
39. The Man Who (1999) - Travis
40. X&Y (2005) - Coldplay

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