New UK chart shows Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’s’ is Britain’s favourite album
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The Beatles’ 1967 game changer Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band remains the favourite album of all time for the British public.
This is according to a new Top 40 chart which counted off on Saturday (October 13) to mark the inaugural National Album Day.
The chart – which ranks albums by combining physical sales, downloads and streams in the UK – reflects album sales of 135 million across more than 60 years.
Sgt Pepper’s has sold a total of 5.34 million copies in the UK, a combination of physical purchases, downloads and streams.
It also cements the position of Sir Paul McCartney as the most successful albums artist in UK chart history.
McCartney racked up 22 #1 albums across his illustrious career (15 with The Beatles, 2 with Wings, 4 solo and 1 with Linda McCartney).
The Top 20 list is:
(1) The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), British sales: 5.34 million
(2) Adele: 21 (2011) 5.11 million
(3) Oasis: What’s The Story Morning Glory (1995) 4.94 million
(4) Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) 4.47 million
(5) Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982) 4.47 million
(6) Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms (1985) 4.34 million
(7) Michael Jackson: Bad (1987) 4.14 million
(8) Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (1977) 4.09 million
(9) Amy Winehouse: Back To Black (2006) 3.93 million
(10) Adele: 25 (2015) 3.50 million
(11) Simply Red: Stars (1991) 3.45 million
(12) Shania Twain: Come On Over (1997) 3.43 million
(13) Ed Sheeran: X (2014) 3.38 million
(14) Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell (1977) 3.37 million
(15) James Blunt: Back To Bedlam (2004) 3.36 million
(16) Verve: Urban Hymns (1997) 3,34 million
(17) Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Waters (1970) 3.26 million
(18) Leona Lewis: Spirit (2007) 3.17 million
(19) Michael Buble: Crazy Love (2009) 3.13 million
(20) Ed Sheeran: Divide (2017) 3.10 million
The total 40 albums on the new chart racked up 343 weeks at #1 in the Official Albums Chart.
Bridge Over Troubled Waters had the longest spell, a total of 33 weeks.
Sgt. Pepper’s follows close behind with 28 weeks, ahead of Adele’s 21 on 23 weeks.
Two in the Top 20 never reached #1 spot: Dark Side Of The Moon peaked at #2, and Bat Out Of Hell at #9.
Half of the Top 40 were British records. 18 were credited to bands, 12 to male artists and 10 to female artists.