List of number-one albums (UK)
- List of number-one albums (UK)
This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Albums Chart, from its inception in 1956 to the present. The sources are the "Record Mirror" chart from 1956 to the end of 1958, the "Melody Maker" chart from November 1958 to March 1960, the "Record Retailer" chart from March 1960 to March 1972 and the "Music Week" chart from then onwards.In January 1989 the compilation album chart started, and compilation albums were excluded from the main chart.
As of 13 January 2008 831 albums have topped the UK albums chart.
* [http://www.everyhit.com/numberalb1.html List of number-one albums from the 1950s (UK)]
* List of number-one albums from the 1960s (UK)
* [http://www.everyhit.com/numberalb3.html List of number-one albums from the 1970s (UK)]
* List of number-one albums from the 1980s (UK)
* List of number-one albums from the 1990s (UK)
* List of number-one albums from the 2000s (UK)
Records
The original soundtrack of "South Pacific" holds the record for the most weeks at Number 1, with a cumulative total of 115 weeks, including one stretch of 70 consecutive weeks. A fairly distant second place is held by the "The Sound of Music" soundtrack with a cumulative total of 70 weeks. Third is the "King and I" soundtrack with a cumulative total of 48 weeks. Fourth is the highest non soundtrack "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel with a cumulative total of 33 weeks.
The second longest consecutive streak is held by The Beatles first album "Please Please Me" which spent 30 weeks at the top before being knocked off by the band's second album, "With the Beatles", which was itself at the summit for 21 weeks. This means The Beatles were at number one for 51 consecutive weeks in all - a total not bettered by any other artist.
The biggest fall from number one was The Wu-Tang Clan's 1997 album "Wu-Tang Forever", which fell from Number One to Number 14.
ee also
*UK Singles Chart
*List of number-one singles (UK)
*List of number-one music downloads (UK)
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