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Thursday, August 29, 2024

The Top 50 Albums of the 1950s

1950-1959:

Top 50 Albums

The 1950s was an interesting transitional era in the history of music. While it is most associated with rock and roll now, the decade was also marked by plenty of classic showtunes and jazz collections. Crooners and big bands were on their way out, but that didn’t stop Frank Sinatra from releasing some of the most impactful music to shape the development of the album. This list reflects the diversity of the decade. Note: there are compilations included in this list, as long as they didn’t go past the 1950s.

You can check out the top albums of all time or for other decades by clicking here.

  1. Miles Davis Kind of Blue (1959)
  2. Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) South Pacific (soundtrack, 1958)
  3. Elvis Presley The Sun Sessions (archives, recorded 1954-55, released 3/76)
  4. Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe (composers) My Fair Lady (cast album, 1956)
  5. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley (aka Rock ‘N’ Roll) (1956)
  6. Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim (composers) West Side Story (cast, 1957)
  7. Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The Sound of Music (cast album, 1959)
  8. Frank Sinatra Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! (1956)
  9. Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits (compilation: 1947-53, released 1978)
  10. Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The King and I (soundtrack, 1956)

  11. Elvis Presley Golden Records (compilation: 1956-58)
  12. Harry Belafonte Calypso (1956)
  13. Dave Brubeck Time Out (1959)
  14. Meredith Willson (composer) The Music Man (cast, 1957)
  15. Frank Sinatra In the Wee Small Hours (1955)
  16. Pyotor Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (1958)
  17. Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) Oklahoma! (soundtrack, 1955)
  18. Bing Crosby The Definitive Collection (compilation: 1931-57, released 2006)
  19. Mario Lanza The Student Prince (soundtrack, 1954)
  20. George & Ira Gershwin (composers) An American in Paris (classical, soundtrack released 1951)

  21. Henry Mancini The Music from Peter Gunn (soundtrack, 1959)
  22. Howlin’ Wolf Moanin’ in the Moonlight (compilation: 1951-59, released in 1959)
  23. Duke Ellington At Newport (live, 1956)
  24. Little Richard Here’s Little Richard (1957)
  25. Ornette Coleman The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)
  26. Buddy Holly & the Crickets 20 Golden Greats (compilation: 1956-58, released 1978)
  27. Charles Mingus Ah Um (1959)
  28. Miles Davis Birth of the Cool (recorded 1950, released 1957)
  29. John Coltrane Giant Steps (recorded 1959, released 1960)
  30. Guy Lombardo The Band Played On (compilation: 1927-50, released 2002)

  31. Jerome Kern (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) Show Boat (soundtrack, 1951)
  32. Elvis Presley Elvis’ Christmas Album (1957)
  33. Buddy Holly & the Crickets The Chirping Crickets (1957)
  34. Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus (1956)
  35. Alan Lerner & Frederick Loewe (composers) Gigi (soundtrack, 1958)
  36. Various Artists The First Rock and Roll Record (box set: 1916-56, released 2011)
  37. Jane Froman With a Song in My Heart (soundtrack, 1952)
  38. Elvis Presley The King of Rock and Roll: The Complete ‘50s Masters (box set: 1953-58, released 1992)
  39. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
  40. Jackie Gleason Music for Lovers Only (1952)

  41. The Kingston Trio At Large (1959)
  42. Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The King and I (cast, 1951)
  43. Frank Loesser (composer) Guys and Dolls (cast, 1950)
  44. Johnny Mathis Johnny’s Greatest Hits (1958)
  45. Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) Carousel (soundtrack, 1956)
  46. Elvis Presley Loving You (soundtrack, 1957)
  47. Irving Berlin (music & lyrics) Annie Get Your Gun (soundtrack, 1950)
  48. Jule Styne (music) & Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) Gypsy (cast album, 1959)
  49. Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack, 1952)
  50. John Coltrane Blue Train (1957)

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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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Monday, December 4, 2023

UK Albums: Biggest #1's in Chart History

UK Album Chart:

Biggest #1’s

This is a list of the #1 albums of all time according to the UK album charts. It includes all albums logging eight weeks or more at the top. For albums logging the same number of weeks at #1, they are listed in order of highest ranking according to Dave’s Music Database.

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    115 weeks:

  1. South Pacific (soundtrack, 1958)

    70 weeks:

  2. The Sound of Music (soundtrack, 1965)

    48 weeks:

  3. Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The King and I (soundtrack, 1956)

    33 weeks:

  4. Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

    30 weeks:

  5. The Beatles Please Please Me (1963)

    27 weeks:

  6. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
  7. Various Artists The Greatest Showman (soundtrack, 2017)

    23 weeks:

  8. Adele 21 (2011)

    22 weeks:

  9. Elvis Presley G.I. Blues (1960)

    21 weeks:

  10. The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night (soundtrack, 1964)
  11. The Beatles With the Beatles (1963)

    20 weeks:

  12. Ed Sheeran ÷ (Divide) (2017)

    19 weeks:

  13. My Fair Lady (cast album, 1956)

    18 weeks:

  14. The Beatles Abbey Road (1969)
  15. Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack, 1977)
  16. Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii (soundtrack, 1961)

    17 weeks:

  17. Carpenters The Singles 1969-1973 (1973)

    15 weeks:

  18. Spice Girls Spice (1996)
  19. Phil Collins …But Seriously (1989)

    14 weeks:

  20. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (1985)
  21. Cliff Richard & the Shadows Summer Holiday (1963)

    13 weeks:

  22. West Side Story (soundtrack, 1961)
  23. Olivia Newton-John/John Travolta/various artists Grease (soundtrack, 1978)
  24. Ed Sheeran X (Multiply) (2014)
  25. Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding (1967)

    12 weeks:

  26. Bob Marley & the Wailers Legend (1984)
  27. The Verve Urban Hymns (1997)
  28. The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones (aka ‘England’s Newest Hitmakers’) (1964)
  29. Simply Red Stars (1991)
  30. Adam & the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980)
  31. Kids from Fame Kids from Fame (1982)

    11 weeks:

  32. Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill (1995)
  33. Shania Twain Come on Over (1997)
  34. Various artists (Whitney Houston et al) The Bodyguard (soundtrack, 1992)
  35. Elton John Greatest Hits (1974)
  36. Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
  37. Abba Greatest Hits (1976)
  38. The Beatles Beatles for Sale (1964)
  39. Pal Joey (soundtrack, 1957)
  40. various artists 20 All-Time Hits of the ‘50s (1999)

    10 weeks:

  41. Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory (1995)
  42. James Blunt Back to Bedlam (2004)
  43. Eurythmics Greatest Hits (1991)
  44. Abba Arrival (1976)
  45. Dido Life for Rent (2003)
  46. The Corrs Talk on Corners (1997)
  47. Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events (2012)
  48. The Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats (1976)
  49. The Rolling Stones No. 2 (aka ‘Now!’) (1965)
  50. Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019)

    9 weeks:

  51. The Beatles 1 (2000)
  52. Madonna The Immaculate Collection (1990)
  53. The Beatles Help! (soundtrack, 1965)
  54. Barbra Streisand Love Songs (1982)
  55. Terence Trent D’Arby Introducing the Hardline… (1987)
  56. Travis The Man Who (1999)
  57. Abba Super Trouper (1980)
  58. Stylistics Best of (1975)
  59. George Mitchell Minstrels Black and White Minstrel Show (1961)
  60. Boyzone By Request (1999)

    8 weeks:

  61. Michael Jackson Thriller (1982)
  62. The Beatles The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) (1968)
  63. The Beatles Rubber Soul (1965)
  64. Paul Simon Graceland (1986)
  65. Abba Gold: Greatest Hits (compilation: 1974-82, released 1992)
  66. George Harrison All Things Must Pass (1970)
  67. T-Rex Electric Warrior (1971)
  68. Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour (2014)
  69. The Rolling Stones Aftermath (1966)
  70. George Michael Ladies and Gentlemen: Best of (1998)
  71. Leona Lewis Spirit (2007)
  72. Take That Beautiful World (2006)
  73. George Mitchell Minstrels Another Black and White Minstrel Show (1961)
  74. Various Artists 20 Dynamic Hits (1972)
  75. Various Artists Now That’s What I Call Music 3 (1984)

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Saturday, November 4, 2023

Top 50 Musicals/Cast Albums of All Time

Musicals/Cast Albums:

Top 50 All Time

This is an expansion of a list (Top 10 Show Tune Albums of All Time) originally posted on Dave’s Music Database Facebook page on February 21, 2010. As with most DMDB lists, this was created based on sales, chart peaks, awards, and an aggregate of lists, in this case more than 100 best-of lists focused on cast albums, musicals, soundtracks, and music-themed movies. The names before the titles indicate the composers.

Check out other best-of-genre/category lists here.

Check out other stage & screen lists here.

1. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II South Pacific (1949)
2. Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe My Fair Lady (1956)
3. Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The Sound of Music (1959)
4. Leonard Bernstein (music) & Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) West Side Story (1957)
5. Galt MacDermot (music) with Gerome Ragni & James Rado (lyrics) Hair (1967)
6. Meredith Willson (music & lyrics) The Music Man (1957)
7. Lin-Manuel Miranda (music & lyrics) Hamilton (2015)
8. Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) with Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe (lyrics) Phantom of the Opera (1986)
9. George Gershwin (music) with Ira Gershwin & Dubose Heyward (lyrics) Porgy and Bess (1935)
10. Jerry Bock (music) & Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) Fiddler on the Roof (1964)

11. Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)
12. Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) The Lion King (1997)
13. Cole Porter Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
14. Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) Oklahoma! (1943)
15. Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) Carousel (1945)
16. Stephen Sondheim Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979)
17. Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe Camelot (1960)
18. Irving Berlin (music & lyrics) Annie Get Your Gun (1946)
19. Grease (1972)
20. John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (lyrics) Cabaret (1966)

21. Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The King and I (1951)
22. Jerome Kern (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) Show Boat (1927)
23. Claude-Michel Schönberg (music) with Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics) Les Misérables (1985)
24. Jerry Herman (music & lyrics) Hello, Dolly! (1963)
25. Jonathan Larson (music & lyrics) Rent (1996)
26. John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (lyrics) Chicago (1975)
27. Jule Styne (music) & Bob Merrill (lyrics) Funny Girl (1964)
28. Lionel Bart (music & lyrics) Oliver! (1960)
29. Frank Loesser (music & lyrics) Guys and Dolls (1950)
30. Alan Menken (music) with Howard Ashman & Tim Rice (lyrics) Beauty and the Beast (1994)

31. Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics) Company (1970)
32. Marvin Hamlisch (music) & Edward Kleban (lyrics) A Chorus Line (1975)
33. Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) & Tim Rice (lyrics) Evita (1976)
34. Jule Styne (music) & Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) Gypsy (1959)
35. Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) & T.S. Eliot (lyrics) Cats (1981)
36. Trey Parker & Matt Stone with Robert Lopez (music & lyrics) The Book of Mormon (2011)
37. Charles Strouse (music) & Martin Charnin (lyrics) Annie (1977)
38. Richard O’Brien (music & lyrics) The Rocky Horror Show (1974)
39. Stephen Schwartz (music & lyrics) Wicked (2003)
40. Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Hairspray (2002)

41. Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion Man of La Mancha (1965)
42. Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe Brigadoon (1947)
43. Harry Warren (music) with Al Dubin & Johnny Mercer (lyrics) 42nd Street (1980)
44. Richard Adler (music) & Jerry Ross (lyrics) Damn Yankees (1955)
45. Pete Townshend (music & lyrics) The Who’s Tommy (1993)
46. Henry Krieger (music) & Tom Eyen (lyrics) Dreamgirls (1981)
47. Charles Strouse (music) & Lee Adams (lyrics) Bye Bye Birdie (1960)
48. Stephen Schwartz (music & lyrics) Godspell (1971)
49. Alan Menken Little Shop of Horrors (1979)
50. Stephen Sondheim (music & lyrics) A Little Night Music (1973)

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On-Screen Musicals: Top 50

Screen Musicals:

Top 50 All Time

More than 30 lists were aggregated to come up with this list. The focus here is specifically on musicals adapted or created for the movies. Click here to see the top stage musicals and here for the top music-themed/driven movies.

Click here to see other media-based lists, such as best videos and best music books of all time.

1. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
2. West Side Story (1961)
3. The Sound of Music (1965)
4. Cabaret (1972)
5. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6. Chicago (2002)
7. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
8. Grease (1978)
9. Mary Poppins (1964)
10. My Fair Lady (1964)

11. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
12. A Star Is Born (1954)
13. Top Hat (1935)
14. Fiddler on the Roof (1975)
15. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
16. Oliver! (1968)
17. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
18. The King and I (1956)
19. The Band Wagon (1953)
20. On the Town (1949)

21. An American in Paris (1951)
22. Funny Girl (1968)
23. Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
24. The Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
25. All That Jazz (1979)
26. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
27. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
28. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
29. The Lion King (1994)
30. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

31. The Music Man (1962)
32. Hedwig & the Angry Inch (2001)
33. Swing Time (1936)
34. 42nd Street (1933)
35. Phantom of the Opera (2004)
36. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
37. Gigi (1958)
38. Hairspray (2007)
39. Dreamgirls (2006)
40. La La Land (2017)

41. Rent (2005)
42. Annie (1982)
43. West Side Story (2021)
44. Hair (1979)
45. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
46. Carousel (1956)
47. Oklahoma! (1955)
48. Funny Face (1957)
49. Fame (1980)
50. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Dave's Music Hall of Fame: Album Inductees (August 2022)

Originally posted 8/22/2022.

January 22, 2019 marked the 10-year anniversary of the DMDB blog. To honor that, Dave’s Music Database announced its own Hall of Fame. This month marks the fifteenth group of album inductees. These are the top soundtracks of all time, excluding previous inductees The Bodyguard, Grease, Purple Rain, Saturday Night Fever, South Pacific, and West Side Story.

See the full list of album inductees here.

American Graffiti (1973)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

This isn’t just the soundtrack to George Lucas’ nostalgic reflection to teenage life in 1962, it’s the soundtrack to the early rock-n-roll era. It’s loaded with classics including Bill Haley & the Comets’ “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock,” Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” Buddy Holly’s “That’ll Be the Day,” the Flamingos’ “I Only Have Eyes for You,” Frankie Lymon & the Teeangers’ “Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” Del Shannon’s “Runaway,” and the Platters’ “The Great Pretender.” Read more.

George Gershwin (music) & Ira Gershwin (lyrics) An American in Paris (1951)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

George Gershwin’s 1928 classical composition “An American in Paris” inspired this movie starring Gene Kelly. In addition to the title song, the soundtrack features Gershwin classics “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise,” “S’ Wonderful,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm,” and “Love Is Here to Stay.” The album has been named to the Grammy Hall of Fame. Read more.

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

This tale of a young woman (Jennifer Grey) who falls for a dance instructor (Patrick Swayze) while her family is on vacation is set in 1963, but features a soundtrack of both old (The Ronettes “Be My Baby,” Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs’ “Stay”) and new (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes’ “I’ve Had the Time of My Life,” Eric Carmen “Hungry Eyes”). It spent 18 weeks atop the Billboard album chart and sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Read more.

Footloose (1984)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

An outsider (Kevin Bacon) moves to a small town where dancing is forbidden but crusades to have the law overturned for the high school prom. The soundtrack was loaded with hits, including the #1 title song by Kenny Loggins and Deniece Williams’ chart-topping “Let’s Hear It for the Boy.” The album spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard chart and sold over 16 million copies worldwide. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed it as a definitive album in 2007. Read more.

Frozen (2013)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

Disney experienced a commercial revival in the late ‘80s that saw a slew of blockbuster animated films from The Little Mermaid to Aladdin to The Lion King. Even so, the monstrous success of 2013’s Frozen wasn’t expected. The album topped the Billboard chart for 13 weeks on the strength of the top-5 sing-along hit “Let It Go” and became the best-selling album of the year. Read more.

The Harder They Come (1972)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

The movie didn’t leave much impression, but its soundtrack became a crucial entry point into the world of reggae music for most Americans. Jimmy Cliff starred in the movie as a would-be reggae singer and contributes several songs to the soundtrack. The album has been named to the Grammy Hall of Fame and the National Recording Registry. Read more.

High School Musical (2006)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

The Disney Channel hit gold with this made-for-cable movie that was essentially a modern day take on Grease starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. It launched a franchise that included two sequel films, stage musicals, books, comics, live shows, video games, and a television series. The soundtrack hit #1 on the Billboard album chart and sold five million copies in the United States. Read more.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

This soundtrack to the Coen brothers’ loose adaptation of The Odyssey caught everyone by surprise, topping the Billboard album chart and selling more than 10 million copies worldwide. It effectively kicked off a revived interest in Americana music and established T-Bone Burnett as the go-to producer for artists wanting to create roots music. The soundtrack won Album of the Year awards from the Grammys, the Academy of Country Music, and the Country Music Association. Read more.

Richard Rodgers (music) & Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) The Sound of Music (1965)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

The cast album for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical The Sound of Music was a major hit, topping the Billboard album chart for 16 weeks. The soundtrack spent an astonishing 70 weeks atop the UK album chart and sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. It has been named to the Grammy Hall of Fame and the National Recording Registry. The show featured now-iconic songs like “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” and the title cut. Read more.

Titanic (1997)

Inducted August 2022 as “Top Soundtracks.”

Film scores aren’t typically major hits, but James Horner’s score for Titanic was a major hit. The movie about the passenger liner that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg became the biggest grossing of all time and made Celine Dion a superstar with the song “My Heart Will Go On.” The soundtrack spent 16 weeks at #1 on the Billboard album chart and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Read more.
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Sunday, December 19, 2021

The Top 100 Soundtracks of All Time

Soundtracks:

The Top 100 of All Time

This list was first posted on April 17, 2011, as a note on the Dave’s Music Database Facebook page. It has been revised a few times since then. As with most DMDB lists, this was created based on sales, chart peaks, awards, and an aggregate of lists, in this case more than 100 best-of lists focused on cast albums, musicals, soundtracks, and music-themed movies. You can click on the titles of the soundtrack for more detailed pages at DavesMusicDatabase.com. Unless noted otherwise, soundtracks are recorded by various artists.

Check out other best-of-genre/category lists here.

1. Prince & the Revolution Purple Rain (1984)
2. Bee Gees et al Saturday Night Fever (1977)
3. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) (1965) The Sound of Music
4. Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim (composers) West Side Story (1961)
5. Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, et al Grease (1978)
6. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) South Pacific (1958)
7. Whitney Houston et al The Bodyguard (1992)
8. Dirty Dancing (1987)
9. O Brother Where Art Thou (soundtrack, 2000)
10. Curtis Mayfield Superfly (1972)

11. Richard and Robert Sherman (composers) Mary Poppins (1964)
12. Elton John and Tim Rice (composers) The Lion King (1994)
13. James Horner Titanic (1997)
14. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) The King and I (1956)
15. American Graffiti (1973)
16. Frozen (2013)
17. The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
18. Jimmy Cliff et al The Harder They Come (1972)
19. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) Oklahoma! (1955)
20. Al Jolson Songs He Made Famous (1946)

21. Eminem et al 8 Mile (2002)
22. High School Musical (TV soundtrack, 2006)
23. Footloose (1984)
24. Woodstock (recorded live 1969, released 1970)
25. Whitney Houston et al Waiting to Exhale (1995)
26. Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (composers) My Fair Lady (1964)
27. Talking Heads Stop Making Sense (live, recorded 1983, released 1984)
28. Mario Lanza The Student Prince (1954)
29. George & Ira Gershwin (composers) An American in Paris (1951)
30. Madonna et al Evita (1996)

31. Flashdance (1983)
32. Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii (1961)
33. Henry Mancini The Music from Peter Gunn (1959)
34. Top Gun (1986)
35. Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, & Herbert Stothart (composers) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
36. Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) Show Boat (1951)
37. Pulp Fiction (1994)
38. The Band The Last Waltz (live, recorded 1976; released April 1978)
39. Earth, Wind & Fire That’s the Way of the World (1975)
40. Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (composers) Gigi (1958)

41. John Kander & Fred Ebb (composers) Chicago (2003)
42. Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (composers) Beauty and the Beast (1997)
43. Simon & Garfunkel The Graduate (1968)
44. Forrest Gump (1994)
45. Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (composers) Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
46. Elvis Presley G.I. Blues (1960)
47. Moulin Rouge (2001)
48. John Kander & Fred Ebb (composers) Cabaret (1972)
49. Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) Carousel (1956)
50. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, & Richard Stilgoe (composers) Phantom of the Opera (2004)

51. High School Musical 2 (TV soundtrack, 2007)
52. Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed (composers) Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
53. Isaac Hayes Shaft (1971)
54. The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers (1980)
55. Irving Berlin (composer) Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
56. Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice (composers) Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
57. Meredith Willson (composer) The Music Man (1962)
58. The Beatles Help! (1965)
59. Jane Froman With a Song in My Heart (1952)
60. Prince & the Revolution Parade (Under the Cherry Moon soundtrack, 1986)

61. Henry Mancini Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
62. Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (composers) Mamma Mia! (2008)
63. Cole Porter (composer) Kiss Me, Kate (1954)
64. Spinal Tap This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
65. Richard O’Brien (composer) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
66. Elvis Presley Loving You (1957)
67. Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, & James Rado (composers) Hair (cast album, 1967)
68. Frank Churchill (composer) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
69. John Williams (composer) Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977)
70. Al Jolson Souvenir Album (1947)

71. Lionel Bart (composer) Oliver! (1968)
72. The Commitments The Commitments (1991)
73. Miami Vice (TV soundtrack, 1985)
74. Almost Famous (2000)
75. Stephen Sondheim (composer) Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008)
76. Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, & Tim Rice Aladdin (1992)
77. Jonathan Larson (composer) Rent (2005)
78. Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Hairspray (2002)
79. Jule Styne & Bob Merrill (composers), Barbara Streisand (performer) Funny Girl (1968)
80. Prince Batman (1989)

81. Exodus (1961)
82. Elvis Presley King Creole (1958)
83. Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu (1980)
84. Doris Day Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
85. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova as The Swell Season Once (2007)
86. Around the World in 80 Days (1957)
87. Glee Cast Volume 3 Showstoppers (2010)
88. Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson A Star Is Born (1976)
89. Danny Kaye Hans Christian Andersen (1953)
90. Baz Luhrmann (composer) Romeo + Juliet (1996)

91. Bad Boys II (2003)
92. Coyote Ugly (2000)
93. Mario Lanza The Great Caruso (1951)
94. Garden State (2004)
95. Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (composers) Pal Joey (1957)
96. Three Little Words (1950)
97. Madonna I’m Breathless (1990)
98. Neil Diamond The Jazz Singer (1980)
99. Maurice Jarre Doctor Zhivago (1966)
100. Harry Warren & Al Dubin (composers) 42nd Street (1933)

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First posted 4/17/2011; last updated 12/19/2021.

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Dave's Music Database Hall of Fame: Album Inductees (Feb. 2020)

Originally posted 2/22/2020.

January 22, 2019 marked the 10-year anniversary of the DMDB blog. To honor that, Dave’s Music Database announced its own Hall of Fame. This month marks the fifth batch of album inductees. As of August 4, 2020, there were only 56 albums to spend 250 or more weeks on the Billboard album chart (“The Longest-Charting Albums in U.S. Chart History”). Of those albums, only 19 spent four or more weeks at #1. Seven of those have already been inducted: Adele 21 (2011), Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977), Michael Jackson Thriller (1982), Carole King Tapestry (1971) , and the South Pacific cast album (1949). That leaves 13 albums to be inducted this month.

See the full list of album inductees here.

The Beatles Abbey Road (1969)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

While not their final release, this marked the last time the Fab Four worked together in the studio. The Beatles were “exhausted and angry with one another after the disastrous sessions for the aborted Get Back LP.” RS500 Even their producer, “the normallly unruffled” George Martin, said “I don’t want to be part of this anymore.” JI However, when Paul McCartney suggested they make a Beatles’ record “like we used to” JI “the group reconvened at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios” RS500 to create what would be their “most polished and crafted long player” TL and “the best sounding Beatles’ record.” JI Read more.

The Beatles 1 (compilation: 1962-70, released 2001)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

When this single-disc collection emerged over 30 years after the band’s finale, it proved there was still a market for their songs as the collection spent eight weeks atop the Billboard charts and sold more than 30 million copies. The set gathered the 27 songs which peaked atop the U.K. and/or U.S. charts, meaning fans could get a one-sitting overview of the Beatles from their beginnings from early hits like “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” to mid-career hits like “Yesterday” and latter hits like “Hey Jude” and “Let It Be.” Read more.

Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (compilation: 1971-75, released 1976)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

This wasn’t just the “first album ever certified platinum;” WR1 but the best-selling album in the U.S. in the 20th century WK1 with sales now estimated over 40 million. This collection gathered nine singles and the album-cut “Desperado” from the band’s first four albums. By the time the band recorded their fifth album, they’d become more of a rock act, but this set showcases their more country-pop leanings like “Tequila Sunrise” and “Lyin’ Eyes” as well as #1 pop hits “Best of My Love” and “One of These Nights.” Band member Don Henley didn’t like the songs taken out of the context of their original albums, WK1 but this makes for “a collection consistent in mood and identity” WK that “works so much better than the band’s previous discs [that it] practically makes them redundant.” WR1 Read more.

Eminem The Eminem Show (2002)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

After exploring the deliberately-shocking alter ego Slim Shady and delving more into his past as Marshall Mathers, Eminem put his public persona front and center on this collection. He “spends much of the album commenting on the media circus that dominated…his life” STE and familiar topics such as “his troubled childhood; his hatred of his parents; his turbulent relationship with his ex-wife, Kim…; his love of his daughter, Hailie; and, of course, all the controversy he generated, notably the furor over his alleged homophobia.” STE Eminem proves “to be one of the all-time classic MCs, surprising as much with his delivery as with what he says.” STE Read more.

Eminem Recovery (2010)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

Critic Robert Christgau says this is Eminem at “his most confessional” WK although detractors argued “that being privy to the man’s therapy sessions just isn’t compelling anymore.” DJ Entertainment Weekly’s Simon Vozick-Levinson said, “Eminem’s lyrical craftsmanship is second to none…and there are flashes of new maturity.” WK This album made Eminem the first artist to have four albums debut atop the Billboard album chart with over 700,000 copies. “Not Afraid,” the album’s lead single, was only the second rap song to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was followed to the pinnacle by “Love the Way You Lie,” a duet with Rihanna. Read more.

Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (composers) My Fair Lady (cast, 1956)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

My Fair Lady is “the crowning achievement” AZ for Lerner and Loewe. It has been called “the most perfect stage musical ever.” CL This was an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, a story about “the mythic Greek figure who falls in love with his sculpture.” TM Rex Harrison is “effortlessly charming” ZS as Professor Henry Higgins and Julie Andrews was a “twenty-year-old revelation” ZS as “Eliza Doolittle, who aspires to a better accent and the social advantages that will come with it.” R-S Its Broadway run of 2717 performances from 1956 to 1962 was the longest run in history for a major musical at that time. W-M Read more.

Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (composers) Camelot (cast album, 1960)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

Lerner & Loewe turned to the legend of King Arthur, specifically T.H. White’s novel The Once and Future King, for this 1960 musical. The show “has it all – a beautiful English princess swept off her feet by a shy, but passionate bachelor king; an ardent French knight, torn between devotion to his liege and an uncontrollable hunger, reciprocated, to be sure, for the king’s tempestuous wife.” WK-C “The advance sale for the show was the largest in Broadway history.” WK-C It starred Richard Burton (Arthur) and Julie Andrews (Guinevere) and introduced Robert Goulet as Lancelot in his first Broadway role and won four Tony Awards. Read more.

Johnny Mathis Heavenly (1959)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

This was the most successful studio album from Mathis, marking a return to ballads with orchestral accompaniment. All Music Guide’s William Ruhlmann called it “the epitome of Mathis’s approach to music.” WK The highlight of this collection of standards was “Misty,” a top ten R&B hit which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Read more.

Metallica Metallica (aka ‘The Black Album’) (1991)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

Prior to their eponymous 1991 release (nicknamed The Black Album for its monochromatic cover), Metallica “wrote scathing diatribes about such topics as our desensitized society and the horrors of drug addiction, signed with a major record label, and then watched millions of kids buy these spewings, all without the benefit of one hummable melody.” EW For this effort, the band tapped Bob Rock, who had produced Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe, to give them “crisp, professional production” AMG and add “a previously nonexistent warmth and depth to their sound.” GW The group “slowed down the tempos, streamlined the arrangements” GW and the band plays actual hooks.” EW Read more.

Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) Oklahoma! (soundtrack, 1955)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

Oklahoma! was the first collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein. They “turned out an exuberant, tuneful score in which all the songs grew out of the characters and the situations, an unusual approach in musical theater, where songs often had little relationship to the action.” RC The show’s five-year run made it the longest-running musical in Broadway history up to that time. More than a dozen years later, Rodgers & Hammerstein oversaw a film version, assuring “it would be more faithful than most Hollywood treatments.” RS Compared to the cast recording, the soundtrack has “a bigger, broader interpretation and has continued to sound impressive over the decades.” RS Read more.

Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) South Pacific (soundtrack, 1958)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

The cast album for South Pacific was one of the first twelve DMDB Hall of Fame album inductees. It was the biggest album of the 1940s, spending 69 weeks at #1 and 400 weeks on the chart. That set the bar incredibly high for the soundtrack to the 1958 movie. However, it reached similar lofty status with 262 weeks on the chart, 31 at the pinnacle. The album is also the biggest #1 in the history of the UK charts with 115 weeks on top. Read more.

Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II (composers) The Sound of Music (cast album, 1959)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

The Sound of Music was the final work for the famous musical theater team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. “The ‘based on a true story’ plot concerned an aspiring nun who becomes a governess in pre-World War II Austria” WR-C for “a wealthy naval captain with seven children,” WR-S “only to marry the children’s father and flee with the family from the Nazis.” WR-C The cast album spent an astonishing 70 weeks atop the UK charts and 16 in the U.S. Read more.

Taylor Swift 1989 (2014)

Inducted February 2020 as “Album with 4+ weeks at #1 and 250+ chart weeks.”

This was Taylor Swift’s second Grammy-winner for Album of the Year, after 2010’s Fearless. Inspired by the synthpop of the late ‘80s, this completed her transition from country music. It was her third album to sell over a million copies in its first week, making her the first artist to do so. WK The Guardian’s Alexis Petridis said the album is full of “undeniable melodies and huge, perfectly turned choruses and nagging hooks.” WK The public agreed, sending three songs to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (“Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” and “Bad Blood”) and two more into the top ten (“Style,” “Wildest Dreams”). Read more.
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Thursday, February 28, 2019

Australia’s Biggest #1 Albums

First posted 5/15/2015. Updated 2/28/2019.

image from ariacharts.com

This is a list of the biggest #1 albums on the Australian charts from its inception in 1965 to today. In the event of ties (of which there are many), the album ranking highest in Dave’s Music Database is listed first and so on. Also, the year listed is when the album was released or first charted. Consequently, it may not indicate the actual year in which the album peaked at #1.

    76 weeks:

  1. The Sound of Music (soundtrack, 1965)

    34 weeks:

  2. Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms (1985)

    32 weeks:

  3. Adele: 21 (2011)

    30 weeks:

  4. The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

    29 weeks:

  5. Neil Diamond: Hot August Night (live, 1972)
  6. Delta Goodrem: Innocent Eyes (2003)

    28 weeks:

  7. Various Artists: Hair (cast, 1968)

    27 weeks:

  8. Ed Sheeran: ÷ (Divide) (2017)

    25 weeks:

  9. John Farnham: Whispering Jack (1986)

    20 weeks:

  10. Shania Twain: Come on Over (1997)

    19 weeks:

  11. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo’s Factory (1970)
  12. Savage Garden: Savage Garden (1997)

    18 weeks:

  13. The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)
  14. Mariah Carey: Music Box (1993)
  15. Boz Scaggs: Silk Degrees (1976)

    17 weeks:

  16. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass: Going Places (1965)
  17. The Seekers: Greatest Hits (1967)

    16 weeks:

  18. The Beatles: The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) (1968)
  19. Abba: Best of (1976) (released outside of Australia as Greatest Hits with two more tracks)
  20. Skyhooks: Living in the ‘70s (1975)

    15 weeks:

  21. Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
  22. Dire Straits: Love Over Gold (1982)
  23. Cat Stevens: Teaser and the Firecat (1971)

    14 weeks:

  24. Bee Gees/Various Artists: Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack, 1977)
  25. Various Artists: Grease (soundtrack, 1978)
  26. Kings of Leon: Only by the Night (2008)
  27. Bryan Adams: So Far So Good (1993)
  28. Michael Bublé: Christmas (2011)

    13 weeks:

  29. Pink: Greatest Hits…So Far!!! (2010)
  30. A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme) (soundtrack, 1967)

    12 weeks:

  31. Eagles: Hotel California (1976)
  32. James Blunt: Back to Bedlam (2004)
  33. Slade: Alive! (1972)

    11 weeks:

  34. Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982)
  35. The Beatles: Rubber Soul (1965)
  36. Whitney Houston: Whitney Houston (1985)
  37. The Beatles: Help! (1965)
  38. James Horner (composer): Titanic (soundtrack, 1997)
  39. The Beatles: Beatles for Sale (1964)
  40. The Rolling Stones: Tattoo You (1981)
  41. Jethro Tull: Thick As a Brick (1972)
  42. Susan Boyle: I Dreamed a Dream (2009)
  43. Don McLean: American Pie (1972)
  44. Moulin Rouge (soundtrack, 2001)
  45. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born (soundtrack, 2018)
  46. Abba: Abba (1975)
  47. Skyhooks: Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (1975)
  48. Icehouse: Man of Colours (1987)

    10 weeks:

  49. Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill (1995)
  50. John Lennon/Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy (1980)
  51. Split Enz: True Colours (1980)
  52. Elton John: Caribou (1974)
  53. Pink: The Truth About Love (2012)
  54. Rod Stewart: A Night on the Town (1976)
  55. Crowded House: Recurring Dream – The Very Best of (1996)
  56. Jesus Christ Superstar (Australian cast, 1992)

    9 weeks:

  57. The Beatles: 1 (2000)
  58. Norah Jones: Come Away with Me (2002)
  59. Men at Work: Business as Usual (1981)
  60. Taylor Swift: 1989 (2014)
  61. Eminem: Recovery (2010)
  62. Robbie Williams: Greatest Hits (2004)
  63. Electric Light Orchestra: A New World Record (1976)
  64. Romeo + Juliet (sountrack, 1996)
  65. Rod Stewart: Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)
  66. Pink: Funhouse (2008)
  67. Village People: Can’t Stop the Music (1980)
  68. Various Artists: Choose 1985 (1984)

    8 weeks:

  69. Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (1977)
  70. Bruce Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
  71. Various Artists: Dirty Dancing (soundtrack, 1987)
  72. Eric Clapton: Unplugged (live, 1992)
  73. George Harrison: All Things Must Pass (1970)
  74. Adele: 25 (2015)
  75. Abba: Arrival (1976)
  76. Dido…No Angel (1999)
  77. Celine Dion: The Colour of My Love (1993)
  78. Ed Sheeran: X (Multiply) (2014)
  79. The Greatest Showman (soundtrack, 2018)
  80. Macy Gray: On How Life Is (1999)
  81. Joe Cocker: Cocker Happy (1971)
  82. John Farnham: Age of Reason (1988)

    7 weeks:

  83. Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell (1977)
  84. Eminem: The Eminem Show (2002)
  85. Paul McCartney & Wings…Band on the Run (1973)
  86. Live: Throwing Copper (1994)
  87. Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (1991)
  88. Avril Lavigne: Let Go (2002)
  89. Culture Club: Colour by Numbers (1983)
  90. Michael Jackson: The Essential (2005)
  91. Marvin Hamlisch: The Sting (soundtrack, 1974)
  92. Cat Stevens: Catch Bull at Four (1972)
  93. Jeff Wayne: War of the Worlds (1978)
  94. INXS: Very Best of (2014)
  95. Richard Marx: Repeat Offender (1989)
  96. Missy Higgins: The Sound of White (2004)
  97. Daddy Cool: Daddy Who?...Daddy Cool (1971)
  98. Neil Diamond: Serenade (1974)
  99. The Beatles: Ballads (1981)
  100. Moving Pictures: Days of Innocence (1982)
  101. Jimmy Barnes: For the Working Class Man (1985)

* More than 100 albums are listed so that all those albums which spent 7 weeks at the top could be listed.

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