List_of_albums_which_have_spent_the_most_weeks_on_the_UK_Albums_Chart

List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart

List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart

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The following is a list of all albums that have spent at least 150 weeks on the UK Albums Chart as published by the Official Charts Company (OCC). The chart comprises a top 100 from August 1981 to 1988 and since 1994, a top 75 before this (and from 1988 to 1994) from 1978 and various lengths before this from July 1956. Re-releases – such as remasters, re-issues, deluxe versions or anniversary editions – are treated together unless the re-released version differs significantly from the original (for example, it has been re-recorded or remixed). This list does not include compilation albums by various artists, which have been excluded from the UK Albums Chart since 1989. Soundtracks are still included if they are an original cast performance or if all tracks are performed by the same artist.[1]

Queen were the first British group to have an album chart for more than 1000 weeks with their album Greatest Hits.
ABBA were the first act to have a singular album chart for more than 1000 weeks with their album ABBA Gold.
Taylor Swift is the only artist to have five studio albums chart for over 150 weeks, with 1989 (351 weeks), the longest charting studio album by an international female artist on the UK Charts, Lover (226 weeks), Folklore (195 weeks), Reputation (161 weeks) and Evermore (154 weeks).

The top three are all compilation albums, headed by Queen's Greatest Hits which has spent 1405 weeks in the top 100, ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, with 1152 weeks on the chart, followed by Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers with 1130 weeks. The most weeks for a studio album is 1041 for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac which charted every year from its release in 1977 until 1989 and in fifteen different years since then.

Amy Winehouse's 2006 album Back to Black has the most weeks for a post-2000 release, charting for 551 weeks to date, though this total includes 55 weeks for the deluxe edition and 1 week for the box set that includes Back to Black and Winehouse's debut album Frank. The original soundtrack of South Pacific has the most weeks at number 1, with 115.[2] The most weeks by an album not reaching number 1 is 573 for Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and the most weeks by an album not reaching the top 10 is 342 for Singles by Maroon 5.

Six acts have multiple albums achieving 300 weeks on chart: Fleetwood Mac, Oasis, Ed Sheeran, Simon & Garfunkel, Arctic Monkeys and Adele. Of these, Oasis is the only act to have three albums pass the 300-week threshold, all of which subsequently passed the 400-week threshold, and the 500-week threshold, making them the first act with multiple studio albums achieving 500 weeks on the chart. They remain the only act with three albums having reached this milestone, and in 2023 became the first act to have multiple albums achieve 500 weeks. Sheeran would become the second act to have two studio albums achieve 400 weeks on the chart in 2022.

Taylor Swift is the artist to have the most studio albums pass the 150-week threshold, with five of her albums reaching this feat so far.

The numbers shown are up to the chart for the week ending 25 April 2024.

(*) indicates that the album is in the top 100 for the current week ending.

400 or more weeks

The late Amy Winehouse has the longest charting album by a female artist, as well as a studio album released in the 21st century with her 2006 album Back to Black (551 weeks).
Fleetwood Mac have the longest charting studio album with Rumours (1041 weeks). Additionally, their albums The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (2002) and 50 Years – Don't Stop (2018) have spent 364 weeks and 283 weeks on the chart, respectively.
Oasis have three albums which have charted for over 500 weeks on the UK charts: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (641 weeks),Time Flies... 1994–2009 (554 weeks) and Definitely Maybe (537 weeks), respectively.
Ed Sheeran has four albums which have spent over 150 weeks on the UK charts. These being + (444 weeks), x (439 weeks) ÷ (372 weeks) and No. 6 Collaborations Project (159 weeks), respectively
Adele has charted for over 200 weeks with her albums 21 (412 weeks), 25 (335 weeks) and 19 (224 weeks), respectively.
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200 to 399 weeks

The late Whitney Houston has the longest charting greatest hits album by a female artist on the UK charts with The Ultimate Collection (388 weeks).
Madonna features twice on this list with The Immaculate Collection (363 weeks) and Like a Virgin (154 weeks), respectively.
The late Michael Jackson has five albums that have charted for over 150 weeks: Number Ones (587 weeks), Thriller (287 weeks), Off the Wall (225 weeks), Bad (187 weeks) and The Essential Michael Jackson (150 weeks).
Lady Gaga charted for 292 weeks with her debut album The Fame.
Lana Del Rey has charted for 246 weeks with her album Born to Die.
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150 to 199 weeks

The late Tina Turner appears twice on this list with Simply the Best (183 weeks) and Private Dancer (150 weeks).
Little Mix have the longest charting album by a girl group with Glory Days (173 weeks).
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Artists with the most entries

The following artists have 2 or more albums charting on the UK Album Charts for more than 150 weeks

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See also

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Including 317 weeks for The Platinum Collection, which includes all three Greatest Hits albums
  2. [N 2]
    Including 6 weeks for 2014's 40th Anniversary Edition box set which includes Gold, More ABBA Gold and The Golden B-sides. Please also note that the Official Chart Company recognised the original Gold – Greatest Hits as being the first album to spend over 1000 weeks on the Top 100 Albums chart in July 2021[4][5][6]
  3. [N 3]
    Including 55 weeks for the deluxe edition and 1 week for the box set with Frank and Back to Black
  4. [N 4]
    The album reached its peak position in January 2022, after the death of Meat Loaf at the age of 74.[16][17] In the 45 years which followed the original release of the album in 1977, the highest peak position for Bat Out of Hell had been number 9, a position achieved in 1981 and 2013. It originally debuted at number 60 in 1978 and lasted a week on the chart, but would go on to peak at number 11 by the end of the 1970s. As per The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums lists of Top 75 records, the album has spent 456 weeks in the Top 75 as of 3 February 2022.[18]
  5. [N 5]
    Including 317 weeks for The Platinum Collection, which includes all three Greatest Hits albums
  6. [N 6]
    Including 2 weeks for box set with Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
  7. [N 7]
    The album reached its peak position in June 2023, following Elton John's headline performance at Glastonbury Festival 2023
  8. [N 8]
    includes 22 weeks as part of the Platinum Collection + 1 week as part of the Take a Look at Me boxed set + 1 week as part of the Take a Look at Me Now – Complete boxed set.
  9. [N 9]
    includes 1 week as part of The Beatles in Mono boxed set + 1 week as part of The Beatles in Stereo boxed set
  10. [N 10]
    Including 27 weeks for the 25th anniversary edition reissue, Thriller 25
  11. [N 11]
    Including 5 weeks for box set with 1962–1966 and 1967–1970
  12. [N 12]
    Including 5 weeks for box set with 1962–1966 and 1967–1970
  13. [N 13]
    Includes 10 weeks as part of the Take a Look at Me Now... The Complete Studio Collection box set and 22 weeks as part of The Platinum Collection box set
  14. [N 14]
    Including 1 week for box set Five Years (1969–1973), which includes the albums Space Oddity, The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Pin Ups, Aladdin Sane, Live Santa Monica '72 and Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
  15. [N 15]
    Including 32 weeks for box set with Volume 1 and Volume 2
  16. [N 16]
    Including 67 weeks for 2001 reissue with the same tracks in a different order
  17. [N 17]
    Including 1 week for box set The Complete Studio Albums (1983-2008), which includes the albums Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a Prayer, Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, Music, American Life, Confessions on a Dancefloor and Hard Candy

Books

  • British Albums Chart: All Time Top 1000 by Michael Churchill. Published by Lulu.com, 2013.

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