Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The Longest-Charting Albums in U.K. Chart History

UK Albums:

Longest-Charting

These are the albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK album chart. All albums with 150+ weeks have been listed. Figures have been drawn from the sources listed at the bottom of the page. Ties were broken by first ranking albums by highest chart peak and then by overall points according to Dave’s Music Database.

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1. 1385 wks: Queen Greatest Hits (1981)
2. 1132 wks: Abba Gold: Greatest Hits (compilation: 1974-82, released 1992)
3. 1110 wks: Bob Marley & the Wailers Legend (compilation: 1973-83, released 1984)
4. 1021 wks: Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977)
5. 170 wks: Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory (1995)
6. 594 wks: Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits (2005)
7. 587 wks: Michael Jackson Number Ones (2003)
8. 567 wks: Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
9. 537 wks: Amy Winehouse Back to Black (2006)
10. 534 wks: Oasis Time Flies…1994-2009 (compilation: 1994-2009, released 2010)

11. 533 wks: Arctic Monkeys AM (2013)
12. 530 wks: Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell (1977)
13. 517 wks: Oasis Definitely Maybe (1994)
14. 481 wks: Queen Greatest Hits II (compilation: 1981-91, released 1991)
15. 481 wks: Foo Fighters Greatest Hits (compilation: 1995-2009, released 2009)
16. 472 wks: Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006)
17. 450 wks: Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour (2014)
18. 444 wks: The Beatles 1 (2000)
19. 444 wks: Ed Sheeran Plus (+) (2011)
20. 441 wks: Nirvana Nevermind (1991)

21. 438 wks: Ed Sheeran X (Multiply) (2014)
22. 405 wks: Guns N’ Roses Greatest Hits (2004)
23. 394 wks: Adele 21 (2011)
24. 388 wks: Whitney Houston The Ultimate Collection (compilation: 1984-2000, released 2007)
25. 384 wks: Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits (compilation: 1989-2003, released 2003)
26. 376 wks: The Sound of Music (soundtrack, 1965)
27. 367 wks: David Bowie Legacy: The Very Best of (compilation: 1969-2015, released 2016)
28. 363 wks: Madonna The Immaculate Collection (1990)
29. 363 wks: Fleetwood Mac The Very Best of (compilation: 1968-97, released 2002)
30. 354 wks: Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits (1972)

31. 352 wks: Ed Sheeran ÷ (Divide) (2017)
32. 335 wks: The Killers Direct Hits (compilation: 2001-13, released 2013)
33. 335: Dua Lipa Dua Lipa (2017)
34. 331 wks: Taylor Swift 1989 (2014)
35. 331 wks: George Michael Twenty Five (compilation: 1984-2006, released 2006)
36. 330 wks: Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
37. 322 wks: Maroon 5 Singles (compilation: 2002-14, released 2015)
38. 320 wks: Adele 25 (2015)
39. 319 wks: Bruno Mars Doo Wops & Hooligans (2010)
40. 319 wks: Jeff Wayne War of the Worlds (1978)

41. 317 wks: Queen The Platinum Collection (box: 1973-99, released 2001)
42. 316 wks: Elton John Diamonds (compilation: 1969-2016, released 2017)
43. 315 wks: South Pacific (soundtrack, 1958)
44. 305 wks: Katy Perry Teenage Dream (2010)
45. 300 wks: Phil Collins Face Value (1981)
46. 295 wks: The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
47. 292 wks: Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman (1988)
48. 291 wks: Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells (1973)
49. 287 wks: Michael Jackson Thriller (1982)
50. 286 wks: Guns N’ Roses Appetite for Destruction (1987)

51. 278 wks: Jess Glynne I Cry When I Laugh (2015)
52. 274 wks: Stevie Wonder The Definitive Collection (compilation: 1962-98, released 2002)
53. 272 wks: Lady Gaga The Fame (2008)
54. 271 wks: Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (1985)
55. 265 wks: Pink Greatest Hits…So Far (compilation: 2000-10, released 2010)
56. 263 wks: Fleetwood Mac 50 Years – Don’t Stop (box: 1967-2013, released 2018)
57. 255 wks: The Killers Hot Fuss (2004)
58. 252 wks: Dire Straits Making Movies (1980)
59. 245 wks: R.E.M. Automatic for the People (1992)
60. 244 wks: Frank Sinatra My Way – The Best of (1997)

61. 238 wks: Green Day God’s Favorite Band (compilation: 1991-2017, released 2017)
62. 237 wks: Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019)
63. 230 wks: Billie Eilish Don’t Smile at Me (EP, 2017)
64. 229 wks: Billy Joel Piano Man – The Very Best of (compilation: 1973-93, released 2004)
65. 227 wks: Phil Collins The Singles (compilation: 1981-2010, released 2016)
66. 226 wks: Lana Del Rey Born to Die (2012)
67. 225 wks: Michael Jackson Off the Wall (1979)
68. 223 wks: Adele 19 (2008)
69. 222 wks: Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill (1995)
70. 218 wks: Take That Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection (2005)

71. 218 wks: Mumford & Sons Sigh No More (2009)
72. 216 wks: Elvis Presley 30 #1 Hits (compilation: 1956-77, released 2002)
73. 215 wks: The Stone Roses The Stone Roses (1989)
74. 214 wks: R.E.M. Out of Time (1991)
75. 210 wks: Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)
76. 209 wks: The Beatles 1962-1966 (compilation: 1962-66, released 1973)
77. 208 wks: Phil Collins No Jacket Required (1985)
78. 207 wks: Bon Jovi Greatest Hits (compilation: 1984-2010, released 2010)
79. 207 wks: Harry Styles Fine Line (2019)
80. 206 wks: Electric Light Orchestra All Over the World: The Very Best of (compilation: 1973-2001, released 2005)

81. 206 wks: Taylor Swift Lover (2019)
82. 204 wks: Radiohead The Bends (1995)
83. 204 wks: U2 Under a Blood Red Sky (1983)
84. 203 wks: The King and I (soundtrack, 1956)
85. 202 wks: Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad (2007)
86. 201 wks: U2 The Joshua Tree (1987)
87. 201 wks: David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
88. 200 wks: Dire Straits Love Over Gold (1982)
89. 198 wks: The Beatles 1967-1970 (compilation: 1967-70, released 1973)
90. 196 wks: Florence + the Machine Lungs (2009)

91. 196 wks: XXXTentacion ? (2018)
92. 193 wks: Coldplay Parachutes (2000)
93. 192 wks: UB40 Best of – Volume One (compilation: 1980-87, released 1987)
94. 189 wks: Rod Stewart Best of (compilation: 1971-89, released 1989)
95. 189 wks: Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia (2020)
96. 189 wks: George Ezra Staying at Tamara’s (2018)
97. 183 wks: Tina Turner Simply the Best (1991)
98. 180 wks: Michael Jackson Bad (1987)
99. 180 wks: Michael Bublé Crazy Love (2009)
100. 180 wks: George Ezra Wanted on Voyage (2014)

101. 179 wks: Eagles The Very Best of (compilation: 1971-79, released 1994)
102. 177 wks: Paolo Nutini These Streets (2006)
103. 177 wks: The 1975 The 1975 (2013)
104. 176 wks: David Gray White Ladder (1998)
105. 176 wks: Phil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982)
106. 175 wks: West Side Story (soundtrack, 1961)
107. 175 wks: Taylor Swift Folklore (7/24/2020) 108. 175 wks: Lighthouse Family Ocean Drive (1995)
109. 174 wks: Van Morrison Best of (compilation: 1965-90, released 1990)
110. 173 wks: Little Mix Glory Days (2016)

111. 172 wks: 50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003)
112. 169 wks: Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication (1999)
113. 169 wks: Post Malone Stoney (2016)
114. 168 wks: Oklahoma! (soundtrack, 1955)
115. 168 wks: Stereophonics Decade in the Sun: Best of (compilation: 1992-2008, released 2008)
116. 165 wks: Kings of Leon Only by the Night (2008)
117. 164 wks: The Corrs Talk on Corners (1997)
118. 164 wks: Dave Psychodrama (2019)
119. 163 wks: Dire Straits Alchemy (1984)
120. 162 wks: Shania Twain Come on Over (1997)

121. 162 wks: The Verve Urban Hymns (1997)
122. 162 wks: David Bowie Best of Bowie (compilation: 1969-2002, released 2002)
123. 162 wks: Stereophonics Word Gets Around (1997)
124. 161 wks: Stars (1991)
125. 160 wks: Paul Simon Graceland (1986)
126. 158 wks: Dirty Dancing (soundtrack, 1987)
127. 156 wks: My Fair Lady (cast album, 1956)
128. 156 wks: Eva Cassidy Songbird (1998)
129. 155 wks: Bon Jovi Cross Road (compilation: 1982-94, released 1994)
130. 155 wks: Buddy Holly & the Crickets The Buddy Holly Story (1959)

131. 154 wks: Lionel Richie Can’t Slow Down (1983)
132. 154 wks: Madonna Like a Virgin (1984)
133. 152 wks: Norah Jones Come Away with Me (2002)
134. 151 wks: The Beach Boys Best of (compilation: 1963-65, released 1966)
135. 151 wks: Snow Patrol Eyes Open (2006)
136. 151 wks: Barry Manilow Manilow Magic – The Best of (1979)
137. 150 wks: Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
138. 150 wks: Tina Turner Private Dancer (1984)
139. 150 wks: Michael Bublé Call Me Irresponsible (2007)


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First posted 6/25/2011; last updated 12/5/2023.

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