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FOUND THIS ON YAHOO! NEWS



Queen's 'Greatest Hits' Britain's favourite album Thursday November 16, 05:29 PM      


LONDON (AFP) - Queen's "Greatest Hits" is the biggest-selling album of all time in Britain, according to the official UK Charts Company.

The Beatles' legendary album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was in second place while "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" by Britpop rockers Oasis came in third.

However, there was no place in the top 100 for albums by rock legends The Rolling Stones and folk hero Bob Dylan, punk stars The Sex Pistols or singers Sting and David Bowie.

Queen's 1981 compilation, the first of three "best ofs" from the British rock group, contains hits such as "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "We Will Rock You" and has sold 5.4 million copies here.

Albums by rock band Dire Straits, Swedish pop heroes Abba, prog rock group Pink Floyd, "king of pop" Michael Jackson and "queen of pop" Madonna round up the top 10.

Former Take That star Robbie Williams has the most albums in the top 100, with six.

He is followed by Oasis, Jackson and power ballad songstress Celine Dion with three albums each.

Newcomers James Blunt ("Back To Bedlam") and David Gray ("White Ladder") are both in the top 20.

Robson and Jerome, Jason Donovan, Maroon 5, Pink, Norah Jones, Craig David, Terence Trent D'Arby, Boyzone and the "South Pacific" soundtrack are among those keeping the likes of Dylan and the Stones out of the top 100.

"This is a chart made up of actual sales figures from the last 50 years," said a spokesman for the Official UK Charts Company.

"The best-selling album of all time in Britain has never been revealed before."

The company took six months to trawl through everything from 1950s hand-written till receipts to current chart sales to come up with the top 100 list.

Top 10:

1. "Greatest Hits" (1981), Queen -- 5.4 million

2. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), Beatles -- 4.8m

3. "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" (1995), Oasis -- 4.3m

4. "Brothers In Arms" (1985), Dire Straits -- 3.9m

5. "Gold: Greatest Hits" (1992), Abba -- 3.9m

6. "The Dark Side Of The Moon" (1973), Pink Floyd -- 3.7m

7. "Greatest Hits II" (1991), Queen -- 3.6m

8. "Thriller" (1982), Michael Jackson -- 3.5m

9. "Bad" (1987), Michael Jackson -- 3.5m

10. "The Immaculate Collection" (1990), Madonna -- 3.4m


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This chart is only uk sales if it was world wide i dont think we would see jason donovan at 100!
I cant understand why there is only 2 beatle albums and 1 beatle compolation  in the top 100?  
                        


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This chart is only uk sales if it was world wide i dont think we would see jason donovan at 100!
I cant understand why there is only 2 beatle albums and 1 beatle compolation  in the top 100?  
                        


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Beatles 1 was the fastest-selling album of all time.

http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/06/beatles.reut/index.html


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The best-selling albums worldwide:

Album(s) alleged to have sold at least 50 million copies
Michael Jackson Thriller 1982 Pop

Album(s) alleged to have sold at least 40 million copies
AC/DC Back in Black 1980 Hard Rock
Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 1973 Progressive rock
Various Artists Saturday Night Fever 1977 Disco

Albums alleged to have sold at least 30 million copies
Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 1995 Pop
Backstreet Boys Millennium 1999 Pop
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 Rock
The Beatles The Beatles a.k.a. The White Album* 1968 Rock
The Beatles 1 2000 Rock/Pop  
Boyz II Men II 1995 Pop/R&B
Celine Dion Falling Into You 1996 Pop
Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 1997 Pop
Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977 Rock
James Horner Titanic (soundtrack) 1997 Classic
Led Zeppelin  (Led Zeppelin IV) 1971 Classic Rock
Meat Loaf Bat out of Hell 1977 Wagnerian Rock
Pink Floyd The Wall* 1979 Progressive Rock
Shania Twain Come on Over 1997 Pop/Country
Whitney Houston The Bodyguard 1992 Pop/Soul/R&B


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Best selling albums in the USA:

Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) (1976, Asylum) - 29 times platinum
Michael Jackson - Thriller (Epic, 1982) - 27 times platinum
≈ Pink Floyd - The Wall (Columbia, 1979) - 23 times platinum
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (Atlantic, 1971) - 23 times platinum
AC/DC - Back in Black (Atlantic, 1980) - 21 times platinum
≈ Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (Columbia, 1985) - 21 times platinum
Shania Twain - Come on Over (Mercury, 1997) - 20 times platinum
≈ Garth Brooks - Double Live (Capitol, 199 - 20 times platinum
≈ The Beatles - The Beatles ("The White Album") (Apple, 196 - 19 times platinum
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Warner Bros., 1977) - 19 times platinum
Boston - Boston (Epic, 1976) - 17 times platinum
Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard (Arista, 1992) - 17 times platinum
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (Maverick, 1995) - 16 times platinum
Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (Atlantic, 1994) - 16 times platinum
Elton John - Greatest Hits (Polydor, 1974) - 16 times platinum
≈ The Beatles - 1967–1970 ("the Blue Album") (Capitol, 1973) - 16 times platinum
Garth Brooks - No Fences (Capitol, 1990) - 16 times platinum
≈ Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (Swan Song, 1975) - 16 times platinum
Eagles - Hotel California (Asylum, 1976) - 16 times platinum
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (Jive, 1999) - 15 times platinum
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (Capitol, 1973) - 15 times platinum
≈ The Beatles - 1962–1966 ("the Red Album") (Capitol, 1973) - 15 times platinum
≈ Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) (RSO, 1977) - 15 times platinum
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (Geffen, 1987) - 15 times platinum
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (Columbia, 1984) - 15 times platinum
Santana - Supernatural (Arista, 1999) - 15 times platinum
Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (Jive, 1997) - 14 times platinum
Metallica - Metallica ("the Black Album") (Elektra, 1991) - 14 times platinum
Simon and Garfunkel - Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (Columbia, 1972) - 14 times platinum
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Epic, 1977) - 14 times platinum
Garth Brooks - Ropin' the Wind (Capitol, 1991) - 14 times platinum
Journey - Greatest Hits (Columbia, 198 - 14 times platinum
Backstreet Boys - Millennium (Jive, 1999) - 13 times platinum
Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits (1974–197 (Capitol, 197 - 13 times platinum
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (Arista, 1985) - 13 times platinum
Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (soundtrack) (Warner Bros., 1984) - 13 times platinum
≈ Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live/1975-85 (Columbia, 1986) - 13 times platinum
≈ Forrest Gump (soundtrack) (Epic, 1994) - 12 times platinum
Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits (1980) - 12 times platinum
≈ The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks, 1964–1971 (London, 1972) - 12 times platinum
Shania Twain - The Woman in Me (Mercury, 1995) - 12 times platinum
Kenny G - Breathless (Arista, 1992) - 12 times platinum
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (Atlantic, 1969) - 12 times platinum
Pearl Jam - Ten (Epic, 1991) - 12 times platinum
matchbox twenty - yourself or someone like you (Atlantic, 1996) - 12 times platinum
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Apple, 1969) - 12 times platinum
Boyz II Men - II (Motown, 1994) - 12 times platinum
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (Mercury, 1986) - 12 times platinum
Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (Monument, 199 - 12 times platinum
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (Atlantic, 1985) - 12 times platinum
Def Leppard - Hysteria (Mercury, 1987) - 12 times platinum
Jewel - Pieces of You (Atlantic, 1995) - 12 times platinum
Creed - Human Clay (Wind-Up, 1999) - 11 times platinum
Celine Dion - Falling into You (Epic, 1996) - 11 times platinum
Eagles - Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Asylum, 1982) - 11 times platinum
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Capitol, 1967) - 11 times platinum
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (Atlantic, 1973) - 11 times platinum
Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause (Atlantic, 199 - 11 times platinum
TLC - CrazySexyCool (LaFace, 1994) - 11 times platinum
Various Artists - Dirty Dancing (RCA, 1987) - 11 times platinum
Various Artists - Titanic (Epic, 1997) - 11 times platinum
James Taylor - Greatest Hits (Warner Bros., 1976) - 11 times platinum
*NSYNC - No Strings Attached (Jive, 2000) - 11 times platinum
≈ Shania Twain - Up (Mercury, 2002) - 11 times platinum
≈ OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (LaFace, 2003) - 11 times platinum
Green Day - Dookie (Reprise, 1994) - 10 times platinum
Ace of Base - The Sign (Arista, 1993) - 10 times platinum
Mariah Carey - Music Box (Columbia, 1993) - 10 times platinum
Mariah Carey - Daydream (Columbia, 1995) - 10 times platinum
Dixie Chicks - Fly (Monument, 1999) - 10 times platinum
Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Epic, 1997) - 10 times platinum
Eminem-The Marshall Mathers LP (Aftermath\Interscope 2000)- 10 times platinum
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (Interscope, 1995) - 10 times platinum
Doobie Brothers - Best of the Doobies (Warner Bros., 1976) - 10 times platinum
Billy Joel - The Stranger - 10 times platinum
Aerosmith - Aerosmith's Greatest Hits (Columbia, 1980) - 10 times platinum
Garth Brooks - The Hits (Capitol, 1994) - 10 times platinum
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (Reprise, 1992) - 10 times platinum
Carole King - Tapestry (Ode, 2000) - 10 times platinum
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (Warner Bros., 2000) - 10 times platinum
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic, 1969) - 10 times platinum
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection (Sire, 1990) - 10 times platinum
Madonna - Like a Virgin (Sire, 1984) - 10 times platinum
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Legend (Tuff Gong, 1984) - 10 times platinum
George Michael - Faith (Columbia, 1987) - 10 times platinum
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits (MCA, 1993) - 10 times platinum
Def Leppard - Pyromania (Mercury, 1983) - 10 times platinum
Nirvana - Nevermind (Geffen, 1991) - 10 times platinum
Elton John and others - The Lion King (Walt Disney, 1994) - 10 times platinum
Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down (Motown, 1983) - 10 times platinum
MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (Capitol, 1990) - 10 times platinum
Van Halen - Van Halen (Warner Bros., 197 - 10 times platnium
ZZ Top - Eliminator (Warner Bros., 1983) - 10 times platinum
Van Halen - 1984 (Warner Bros., 1984) - 10 times platinum
Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again) (Jive, 2000) - 10 times platinum
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - 10 times platinum
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (Motown, 1976) - 10 times platinum
The Beatles - 1 (Capitol]], 2000) - 10 times platinum
U2 - The Joshua Tree (Island, 1987) - 10 times platinum
Eminem - The Eminem Show (Aftermath, 2002) - 10 times platinum
*NSYNC - *NSYNC (RCA, 199 - 10 times platinum
Patsy Cline - 12 Greatest Hits - (Decca, 1967) - 10 times platinum
Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey (Columbia, 1990) - 9 times platinum
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (Def Jam, 1986) - 9 times platinum
Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony (Motown, 1991) - 9 times platinum
Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks (Capitol, 1989) - 9 times platinum
Garth Brooks - Sevens (Capitol, 1997) - 9 times platinum
Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All (Mercury, 1992) - 9 times platinum
John Denver - Greatest Hits (RCA, 1974) - 9 times platinum
Journey - Escape (Columbia, 1981) - 9 times platinum
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (Warner Bros., 1985) - 9 times platinum
The Doors - The Best of the Doors (Elektra, 1985) - 9 times platinum
Whitney Houston - Whitney (Arista, 1987) - 9 times platinum
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (Epic, 1980) - 9 times platinum
≈ Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Virgin, 1995) - 9 times platinum
≈ 2Pac - All Eyez On Me (Death Row, 1996) - 9 times platinum
≈ 2Pac - Greatest Hits (Death Row, 199 - 9 times platinum
Will Smith - Big Willie Style (Columbia, 1997) - 9 times platinum
Various Artists - Footloose (Columbia, 1984) - 9 times platinum
Various Artists - The Great Band Era - 9 times platinum
Various Artists - Top Gun (Columbia, 1986) - 9 times platinum
Usher - Confessions (LaFace, 2004) - 9 times platinum
Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue (Jive, 2000) - 8 times platinum
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic (Columbia, 1975) - 8 times platinum
Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera (RCA, 1999) - 8 times platinum
The Beatles - The Beatles Anthology Volume 1 (Capitol, 1995) - 8 times platinum
Michael Bolton - Time, Love and Tenderness (Columbia, 1991) - 8 times platinum
Toni Braxton - Secrets (LaFace, 1996) - 8 times platinum
Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton (LaFace, 1993) - 8 times platinum
Garth Brooks - The Chase (Capitol) - 8 times platinum
Garth Brooks - In Pieces (Capitol) - 8 times platinum
Destiny's Child - The Writing's On The Wall (Columbia, 1999) - 8 times platinum
Eagles - Hell Freezes Over (Geffen, 1994) - 8 times platinum
Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits (Warner Bros., 198 - 8 times platinum
Faith Hill - Breathe (Warner Bros., 1999) - 8 times platinum
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse, 199 - 8 times platinum
Michael Jackson - Bad (Epic, 1987) - 8 times platinum
Live - Throwing Copper (Radioactive, 1994) - 8 times platinum
Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing (Arista, 1997) - 8 times platinum
Metallica - ...And Justice for All (Elektra, 198 - 8 times platinum
Nelly - Country Grammar (Universal, 2000) - 8 times platinum
New Kids on the Block - Hangin' Tough (Columbia, 198 - 8 times platinum
The Police - Synchronicity (A&M, 1983) - 8 times platinum
Queen - Greatest Hits (Elektra, 1981) - 8 times platinum
Bonnie Raitt - Luck of the Draw (Capitol, 1991) - 8 times platinum
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Columbia, 1970) - 8 times platinum
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (Atlantic, 1992) - 8 times platinum
George Strait - Strait Out of the Box - 8 times platinum
U2 - Achtung Baby (Island, 1991) - 8 times platinum
Whitesnake - Whitesnake (Geffen, 1987) - 8 times platinum


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My god biscuitpower you`ve got a lot of time on your hands !

I don`t think a quality of an album goes  off how many it sells
QUADRAPHENIA   by THE WHO for example, now thats a class album IMHO
                                                                                                            


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My god biscuitpower you`ve got a lot of time on your hands !

I don`t think a quality of an album goes  off how many it sells
QUADRAPHENIA   by THE WHO for example, now thats a class album IMHO
                                                                                                            


I don't, I just copied & pasted it from Wikipedia.


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Top 10:

1. "Greatest Hits" (1981), Queen -- 5.4 million

2. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), Beatles -- 4.8m




So remastered Sgt. Pepper would probably push it up to 1st place!!

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Loud and clear. But of course I do want 'the guys' to be in first place.


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