The Uk ’s 100 Best Selling Albums Of All Time

[04072511]

Ive been waiting for this list for a long time so here it is: the biggest selling albums in UK Chart History. Joshua Tree is at #26. However The Best Of 1980-1990 doesnt appear here despite having sold over 1.8 million, which leads me to believe that the B-Sides version is counted seperately, which would make sense.

THE UK ’S 100 BEST SELLING ALBUMS (THE OFFICIAL UK CHARTS COMPANY)

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

110 GOTTA GET THRU THIS DANIEL BEDINGFIELD 1,614,517

 

[vaz02]

For those who cant see it.

26
THE JOSHUA TREE
U2
2,665,553

 

[fna692002]

UK sure loves Queen. Here in the US I feel they never got the fully appreciation they deserve.

 

[STING2]

Ive been waiting for this list for a long time so here it is: the biggest selling albums in UK Chart History. Joshua Tree is at #26. However The Best Of 1980-1990 doesnt appear here despite having sold over 1.8 million, which leads me to believe that the B-Sides version is counted seperately, which would make sense.

THE UK ’S 100 BEST SELLING ALBUMS (THE OFFICIAL UK CHARTS COMPANY)


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

110 GOTTA GET THRU THIS DANIEL BEDINGFIELD 1,614,517

Do you see any other figures that were below the Top 100 like these above? Interesting list, with "Dark Side Of the Moon" at 3.5 million in sales, yet its only been recently certified for sales of 2.7 million as of 2005.

 

[thelaj]

Only one album in the Top100 is disappointing, considering Coldplay have 3.

 

[04072511]

Re: Re: The Uk ’s 100 Best Selling Albums Of All Time

Do you see any other figures that were below the Top 100 like these above? Interesting list, with "Dark Side Of the Moon" at 3.5 million in sales, yet its only been recently certified for sales of 2.7 million as of 2005.

No they only listed the top 110 albums. Surprised the Beatles only have 3 albums in the list.

 

[BigMacPhisto]

Surprised the Beatles only have 3 albums in the list.

Even more startling is the difference in sales between Sgt. Pepper's and Abbey Road..........shows you that in the UK, Sgt. Pepper's was anything but another Beatles album.....

 

[Harry Vest]

REM has 2 albums and U2 only has 1 ????????????????
Where the hell is "Achtung Baby" ????????????????????
"Out Of Time" just doesn't deserve it - definately not one of REM's best (except maybe the track "Country Feedback"). Gee Whiz.

 

[vaz02]

Achtung Baby wasnt even number 1 in the UK.

 

[rihannsu]

REM has 2 albums and U2 only has 1 ????????????????
Where the hell is "Achtung Baby" ????????????????????
"Out Of Time" just doesn't deserve it - definately not one of REM's best (except maybe the track "Country Feedback"). Gee Whiz.

This is based on sales figures not quality so there is nothing to deserve or not deserve it either sold or did'nt.

Dana

 

[jimmmm]

This is based on sales figures not quality so there is nothing to deserve or not deserve it either sold or did'nt.

Dana

Quality, sadly lacking in most of that list, but then again, this is the country where The Sun is the best selling "newspaper," soap opera's, & "reality" tv shows dominate the TV ratings, is it any wonder great albums such as Achtung Baby aren't on the list!

 

[04072511]

Achtung baby has sold about 1.4 million! not too far off the list! And the Besto Of 1980-1990 would have been at #69 with 1.92 million had they combined the single disk and the double disk versions together!

 

[edge3]

The exact UK sales total for both versions of Best Of 1980-1990 was 1,919,678 as at end of Saturday 25th December 2006. This would indeed have put it in 69th place on this list if they'd decided to include both versions.

The approx breakdown in sales for both versions are as follows :

Best Of 1980-1990 (1-cd version) = 1,420,000
Best Of 1980-1990 (2-cd version) = 500,000

 

[thatsnotmypuppy]

Thats a hell of a lot of Robbie Williams CDs - egad!

 

[Vox02]

Achtung Baby wasnt even number 1 in the UK.

One reason: Michael Jackson's Dangerous!

Vox

 

[vaz02]

One reason: Michael Jackson's Dangerous!

Vox

thx for that, was wondering who got to #1.

 

[ybird3k]

Ive always wondered about that too, wacko