All-Time Best Selling Albums in the UK
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Adapted from studio album sales recorded by Official Charts Company as of 13 October 2018 and all album sales as of 04 July 2016.

Breakdown

6/62 Best selling albums are found in bea top 60
27/62 Best selling albums are found in bea top 1000

Made up of: 50 Studio Albums, 9 Greatest Hits, 3 Film Soundtracks

Coldplay and Take That each have 3 albums on list
Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Dido, Ed Sheeran, Michael Buble, Robbie Williams, The Beatles, Queen and ABBA each have 2 albums on list

Oldest album The Sound Of Music Soundtrack. Newest album Ed Sheeran - Divide.

• Chart updated: 10/13/2018 11:45
• (Created: 01/19/2018 19:14).
• Chart size: 62 albums.

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Biggest Selling Studio Album
Biggest Selling Album from 1960s [First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,498 charts

Rank Score:

43,088

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,597 votes)

Comments:

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21 

 Adele

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Biggest Selling Solo Artist Album
Biggest Selling Album from 2010s [First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

512 charts

Rank Score:

3,133

Rank in 2011:

9

Rank in 2010s:

77

Overall Rank:

557

Average Rating:

 72 (938 votes)

Comments:

87

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(What's The Story) Morning Glory? 

 Oasis

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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,774 charts

Rank Score:

17,473

Rank in 1995:

2

Rank in 1990s:

11

Overall Rank:

58

Average Rating:

 81 (2,485 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Biggest Selling album never to hit No. 1 (peaked at No. 2)
Biggest Selling Album from 1970s
Highest Ranked Album on BEA from this list [First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,139 charts

Rank Score:

59,928

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,333 votes)

Comments:

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Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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Biggest Selling Male Solo Artist Album [First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,646 charts

Rank Score:

16,158

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 82 (2,166 votes)

Comments:

162

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Brothers In Arms 

 Dire Straits

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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

864 charts

Rank Score:

7,106

Rank in 1985:

3

Rank in 1980s:

27

Overall Rank:

222

Average Rating:

 78 (1,179 votes)

Comments:

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Bad 

 Michael Jackson

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Biggest Selling album to be artists 2nd biggest album (Thriller at #6) [First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

603 charts

Rank Score:

4,249

Rank in 1987:

7

Rank in 1980s:

54

Overall Rank:

395

Average Rating:

 76 (932 votes)

Comments:

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Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,314 charts

Rank Score:

30,713

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,647 votes)

Comments:

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Back To Black 

 Amy Winehouse

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Biggest Selling Album from 2000s [First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

899 charts

Rank Score:

7,694

Rank in 2006:

3

Rank in 2000s:

33

Overall Rank:

199

Average Rating:

 80 (1,133 votes)

Comments:

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14. (27) 13

25 

 Adele

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Newest Album on list [First added to this chart: 01/19/2018]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

771

Rank in 2015:

34

Rank in 2010s:

345

Overall Rank:

2,119

Average Rating:

 67 (309 votes)

Comments:

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All-Time Best Selling Albums in the UK composition

Country	Albums	%
	34	55%
	14	23%
	5	8%
	4	6%
	2	3%
	2	3%
	1	2%

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