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