The Top 10 Selling Albums Of All Time - In The U.K.

This list is as at 2006, and shows The Beatles at Number 2

Pos. Title Artist Year Total Sales
1 Greatest Hits Queen 1981 5,400,000+
2 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles 1967 4,800,000+
3 (What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis 1995 4,300,000+
4 Brothers In Arms Dire Straits 1985 3,950,000+
5 Gold: Greatest Hits Abba 1992 3,900,000+
6 Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd 1973 3,710,000+
7 Greatest Hits II Queen 1991 3,600,000+
8 Thriller Michael Jackson 1982 3,550,000+
9 Bad Michael Jackson 1987 3,500,000+
10 Immaculate Collection Madonna 1990 3,400,000+

Chart Information by The Offical Chart Company

 

The Next 90

11. Stars - Simply Red
12. Come On Over - Shania Twain
13. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
14. Urban Hymns - Verve
15. No Angel - Dido
16. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
17. Talk On Corners - Corrs
18. Spice - Spice Girls
19. Back To Bedlam - James Blunt
20. White Ladder - David Gray
21. Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
22. Life For Rent - Dido
23. But Seriously - Phil Collins
24. 1 - Beatles (2,775,654 as at March 2008)
25. The Man Who - Travis
26. The Joshua Tree - U2
27. Greatest Hits - Abba
28. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
29. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
30. I've Been Expecting You - Robbie Williams
31. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
32. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
33. Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers
34. Hopes And Fears - Keane
35. War Of The Worlds - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version
36. The Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack
37. Dirty Dancing - Original Soundtrack
38. Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of - George Michael
39. Grease - Original Soundtrack
40. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
41. X&Y - Coldplay
42. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
43. Robson & Jerome - Robson & Jerome
44. Tango In The Night - Fleetwood Mac
45. Parachutes - Coldplay
46. Automatic For The People - REM
47. Whitney - Whitney Houston
48. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
49. Swing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
50. Graceland - Paul Simon
51. Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
52. Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
53. The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack
54. The Very Best Of - Elton John
55. Simply The Best - Tina Turner
56. Kylie: The Album - Kylie Minogue
57. Falling Into You - Celine Dion
58. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams
59. Greatest Hits - Eurythmics
60. Escapology - Robbie Williams
61. Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams
62. Let's Talk About Love - Celine Dion
63. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
64. True Blue - Madonna
65. Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'n' Roses
66. No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
67. Abbey Road - Beatles
68. A New Flame - Simply Red
69. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
70. Can't Slow Down _ Lionel Richie
71. Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
72. Cross Road: The Best Of - Bon Jovi
73. Stripped - Christina Aguilera
74. Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel
75. Carry On Up The Charts: The Best Of - Beautiful South
76. Play - Moby
77. The Colour Of My Love - Celine Dion
78. Born To Do It - Craig David
79. The Greatest Hits - Texas
80. Nevermind - Nirvana
81. South Pacific - Original Soundtrack
82. Justified - Justin Timberlake
83. American Idiot - Green Day
84. Be Here Now - Oasis
85. Back To Front - Lionel Richie
86. Out Of Time - REM
87. Call Off The Search - Katie Melua
88. Employment - Kaiser Chiefs
89. By Request - Boyzone
90. Bat Out Of Hell II - Meat Loaf
91. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
92. Just Enough Education To Perform - Stereophonics
93. Introducing The Hardline According To.. - Terence Trent D'arby
94. Missundaztood - Pink
95. Let Go - Avril Lavigne
96. Performance And Cocktails - Stereophonics
97. Older - George Michael
98. Parallel Lines - Blondie
99. Fever - Kylie Minogue
100. 10 Good Reasons - Jason Donovan

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