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Beatles Apple / Parlophone / Capitol |
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Elvis Presley RCA |
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Michael Jackson Motown / Epic |
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Pink Floyd Harvest / Columbia |
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Madonna Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. |
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Elton John Rocket / MCA |
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Led Zeppelin Atlantic / Swan Song |
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Rolling Stones Decca / London / Rolling Stones / Virgin |
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U2 Island |
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Queen Elektra / EMI |
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ALBUMS WITH MOST WEEKS AT NO.1 (SINCE 2004) SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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Adele - 21 XL Recordings - 2011 - 42 weeks |
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Adele - 25
XL Recordings - 2015 - 13 weeks |
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Soundtrack - Frozen Walt Disney - 2013 - 11 weeks |
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Dido - Life For Rent Arista - 2003 - 10 weeks |
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Evanescence - Fallen
Wind-Up - 2003 - 10 weeks |
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Michael Bublé - Christmas Reprise - 2011 - 7 weeks |
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Taylor Swift - 1989 Big Machine - 2014 - 7 weeks |
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Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream Syco Music / Columbia - 2009 - 7 weeks |
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Usher - Confessions Arista - 2004 - 7 weeks |
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Coldplay - X&Y Parlophone - 2005 - 7 weeks |
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ALBUMS WITH MOST WEEKS IN THE TOP 40 (SINCE 2004) SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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Adele - 21 XL Recordings - 2011 - 154 weeks |
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Lady GaGa - The Fame (Monster) Interscope - 2009 - 138 weeks |
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Amy Winehouse - Back To Black Island - 2007 - 116 weeks |
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Norah Jones - Come Away With Me Blue Note - 2002 - 114 weeks |
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Ed Sheeran - X Atlantic / Watertower - 2014 - 103 weeks |
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Nickelback - All The Right Reasons
Roadrunner - 2005 - 95 weeks |
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Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More Island - 2009 - 93 weeks |
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Adele - 19
XL Recordings - 2008 - 93 weeks |
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Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
RCA - 2004 - 92 weeks |
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Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad Def Jam - 2007 - 91 weeks |
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ALBUMS WITH BIGGEST SALES IN A WEEK SOURCES: ORICON / MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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Adele - 25 XL Recordings - 5,7 million - week 49/2015 |
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BTS (Bangtan Boys) - Map Of The Soul: 7 Big Hit - 3,7 million copies - week 10/2020 |
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Hikaru Utada - Distance
Toshiba EMI - 3,0 million copies - week 14/2001 |
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Ayumi Hamasaki - A Best Avex Trax - 2,9 million copies - week 14/2001 |
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'N Sync - No Strings Attached Jive - 2,8 million copies - week 14/2000 |
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B'z - The Best Pleasure Rooms Records - 2,7 million copies - week 22/1998 |
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BTS (Bangtan Boys) - Map Of The Soul: Persona Big Hit - 2,5 million copies - week 17/2019 |
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Beatles - 1 Apple - 2,5 million copies - week 1/2001 |
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B'z - The Best Treasure Rooms Records - 2,5 million copies - week 39/1998 |
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Adele - 25 XL Recordings - 2,5 million - week 53/2015 |
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MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS IN THE USA SOURCES: RIAA / SOUNDSCAN |
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Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 Asylum - 1976 - 29 million copies |
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Michael Jackson - Thriller Epic - 1983 - 29 million copies |
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Atlantic - 1971 - 23 million copies |
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AC/DC - Back In Black
Atlantic - 1980 - 22 million copies |
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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon Harvest - 1973 - 20 million copies |
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Shania Twain - Come On Over Mercury - 1997 - 20 million copies |
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Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Warner Bros. - 1977 - 20 million copies |
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Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Geffen - 1988 - 18 million copies |
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Boston - Boston Epic - 1976 - 17 million copies |
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Soundtrack - The Bodyguard
Arista - 1992 - 17 million copies |
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MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS IN JAPAN SOURCE: ORICON |
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Hikaru Utada - First Love Toshiba EMI - 1999 - 7,7 million copies |
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B'z - The Best Pleasure Rooms Records - 1998 - 5,1 million copies |
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Glay - Review
Universal Music - 1997 - 4,9 million copies |
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Hikaru Utada - Distance
Toshiba EMI - 2001 - 4,5 million copies |
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B'z - The Best Treasure Rooms Records - 1998 - 4,4 million copies |
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Ayumi Hamasaki - A Best Avex Trax - 2001 - 4,3 million copies |
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Globe - Globe
Avex Trax - 1996 - 4,1 million copies |
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Hikaru Utada - Deep River Toshiba EMI - 2002 - 3,6 million copies |
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Mai Kuraki - Delicious Way Giza Studio - 2000 - 3,5 million copies |
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Every Little Thing - Time To Destination Avex Trax - 1998 - 3,5 million copies |
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MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS IN UNITED KINGDOM SOURCE: OCC |
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Queen - Greatest Hits EMI - 1981 - 5,9 million copies |
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Abba - Gold Greatest Hits
Polydor - 1992 - 5,1 million copies |
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Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone - 1967 - 5,1 million copies |
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Adele - 21 XL Recordings - 2011 - 5,0 million copies |
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Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory Epic - 1995 - 4,6 million copies |
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Michael Jackson - Thriller (incl. Thriller 25) Epic - 1983 - 4,2 million copies |
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Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Warner Bros. - 1985 - 4,2 million copies |
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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon Harvest - 1973 - 4,1 million copies |
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Michael Jackson - Bad Epic - 1987 - 4,0 million copies |
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Queen - Greatest Hits II Capitol / Parlophone - 1991 - 3,9 million copies |
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MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS IN GERMANY SOURCES: MEDIA CONTROL / IFPI GERMANY |
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Herbert Grönemeyer - Mensch EMI - 2002 - 3,15 million copies |
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Phil Collins - ...But Seriously Atlantic - 1989 - 3 million copies |
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Herbert Grönemeyer - Bochum EMI - 1984 - 2,75 million copies |
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Abba - Gold Greatest Hits
Polydor - 1992 - 2,5 million copies |
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Genesis - We Can't Dance Virgin - 1991 - 2,5 million copies |
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Kelly Family - Over The Hump Edel - 1994 - 2,25 million copies |
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Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman Elektra - 1988 - 2,25 million copies |
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Queen - Greatest Hits II Capitol / Parlophone - 1991 - 2,25 million copies |
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Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel Polydor / Universal - 2013 - 2,2 million copies |
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Andrea Berg - Best Of Jupiter Records / Sony - 2001 - 2,1 million copies |
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MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS IN FRANCE SOURCE: INFODISC FRANCE |
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Celine Dion - D'eux Epic - 1995 - 4,4 million copies |
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Francis Cabrel - Samedi Soir Sur La Terre Sony France - 1994 - 4,0 million copies |
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Supertramp - Breakfast In America A&M - 1979 - 3,1 million copies |
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Patrick Bruel - Alors Regarde BMG - 1990 - 2,7 million copies |
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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon Harvest - 1973 - 2,6 million copies |
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Michael Jackson - Thriller Epic - 1983 - 2,4 million copies |
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Soundtrack - Starmania Warner Bros. - 1978 - 2,2 million copies |
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Beatles - 1967-1970
Apple - 1973 - 2,2 million copies |
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Jean Jacques Goldman - Entre Gris Clair Et Gris Epic - 1987 - 2,2 million copies |
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Louise Attaque - Louise Attaque Barclay - 1998 - 2,2 million copies |
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