John Mc
Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 1398
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 17:12 Post subject: |
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I can cope, I'm dope is a great phrase, I hope he just made that up.
Record quality and sales figures aren't always related as this list of the UK's biggest selling albums that I've just typed out proves. Maroon 5 anyone?
1 GREATEST HITS QUEEN 5,407,587
2 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND BEATLES 4,811,996
3 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY OASIS 4,314,715
4 BROTHERS IN ARMS DIRE STRAITS 3,956,704
5 GOLD - GREATEST HITS ABBA 3,943,950
6 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON PINK FLOYD 3,781,993
7 GREATEST HITS II QUEEN 3,644,619
8 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 3,578,107
9 BAD MICHAEL JACKSON 3,554,301
10 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION MADONNA 3,402,160
11 STARS SIMPLY RED 3,361,115
12 COME ON OVER SHANIA TWAIN 3,344,280
13 RUMOURS FLEETWOOD MAC 3,135,844
14 URBAN HYMNS VERVE 3,054,374
15 NO ANGEL DIDO 3,002,194
16 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER SIMON & GARFUNKEL 3,001,062
17 TALK ON CORNERS CORRS 2,944,547
18 SPICE SPICE GIRLS 2,920,669
19 BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT 2,895,874
20 WHITE LADDER DAVID GRAY 2,851,429
21 BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 2,837,285
22 LIFE FOR RENT DIDO 2,789,719
23 BUT SERIOUSLY PHIL COLLINS 2,737,932
24 1 BEATLES 2,690,318
25 THE MAN WHO TRAVIS 2,669,825
26 THE JOSHUA TREE U2 2,665,553
27 GREATEST HITS ABBA 2,598,576
28 TUBULAR BELLS MIKE OLDFIELD 2,575,099
29 A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD COLDPLAY 2,574,249
30 I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,556,042
31 JAGGED LITTLE PILL ALANIS MORISSETTE 2,551,238
32 SCISSOR SISTERS SCISSOR SISTERS 2,535,983
33 LEGEND BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 2,520,486
34 HOPES AND FEARS KEANE 2,498,950
35 WAR OF THE WORLDS JEFF WAYNE'S MUSICAL VERSION 2,452,236
36 THE SOUND OF MUSIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,438,695
37 DIRTY DANCING ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,435,109
38 LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL 2,408,810
39 GREASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,373,621
40 COME AWAY WITH ME NORAH JONES 2,369,847
41 X&Y COLDPLAY 2,345,126
42 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 2,342,506
43 ROBSON & JEROME ROBSON & JEROME 2,336,086
44 TANGO IN THE NIGHT FLEETWOOD MAC 2,333,819
45 PARACHUTES COLDPLAY 2,324,783
46 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE REM 2,270,332
47 WHITNEY WHITNEY HOUSTON 2,237,603
48 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP EMINEM 2,233,158
49 SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,205,028
50 GRACELAND PAUL SIMON 2,203,381
51 SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,182,097
52 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,151,142
53 THE BODYGUARD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,138,030
54 THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN 2,134,524
55 SIMPLY THE BEST TINA TURNER 2,121,000
56 KYLIE - THE ALBUM KYLIE MINOGUE 2,105,698
57 FALLING INTO YOU CELINE DION 2,093,363
58 LIFE THRU A LENS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,074,860
59 GREATEST HITS EURYTHMICS 2,055,996
60 ESCAPOLOGY ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,037,380
61 GREATEST HITS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1,998,668
62 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE CELINE DION 1,984,152
63 DANGEROUS MICHAEL JACKSON 1,983,954
64 TRUE BLUE MADONNA 1,961,164
65 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS N' ROSES 1,945,240
66 NO JACKET REQUIRED PHIL COLLINS 1,934,912
67 ABBEY ROAD BEATLES 1,925,783
68 A NEW FLAME SIMPLY RED 1,923,366
69 BY THE WAY RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 1,915,008
70 CAN'T SLOW DOWN LIONEL RICHIE 1,891,896
71 SONGS ABOUT JANE MAROON 5 1,868,548
72 CROSS ROAD - THE BEST OF BON JOVI 1,867,427
73 STRIPPED CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1,850,852
74 GREATEST HITS SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1,840,454
75 CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS - THE BEST OF BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 1,828,890
76 PLAY MOBY 1,819,938
77 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE CELINE DION 1,816,915
78 BORN TO DO IT CRAIG DAVID 1,816,781
79 THE GREATEST HITS TEXAS 1,809,480
80 NEVERMIND NIRVANA 1,807,142
81 SOUTH PACIFIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1,803,681
82 JUSTIFIED JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 1,802,172
83 AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY 1,800,144
84 BE HERE NOW OASIS 1,799,784
85 BACK TO FRONT LIONEL RICHIE 1,793,978
86 OUT OF TIME REM 1,786,954
87 CALL OFF THE SEARCH KATIE MELUA 1,780,817
88 EMPLOYMENT KAISER CHIEFS 1,772,936
89 BY REQUEST BOYZONE 1,770,728
90 BAT OUT OF HELL II MEAT LOAF 1,745,974
91 DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS 1,740,386
92 JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM STEREOPHONICS 1,731,863
93 INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO… TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY 1,721,685
94 MISSUNDAZTOOD PINK 1,712,173
95 LET GO AVRIL LAVIGNE 1,711,088
96 PERFORMANCE AND COCKTAILS STEREOPHONICS 1,710,522
97 OLDER GEORGE MICHAEL 1,708,555
98 PARALLEL LINES BLONDIE 1,694,353
99 FEVER KYLIE MINOGUE 1,682,387
100 10 GOOD REASONS JASON DONOVAN 1,680,651
101 RAY OF LIGHT MADONNA 1,677,925
102 COAST TO COAST WESTLIFE 1,675,804
103 IN CONCERT CARRERAS/DOMINGO/PAVAROTTI 1,668,571
104 ARRIVAL ABBA 1,653,225
105 FRIDAY'S CHILD WILL YOUNG 1,640,090 thumbup.gif
106 MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA 1,639,353
107 WHITE ON BLONDE TEXAS 1,639,327
108 OCEAN DRIVE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY 1,633,722
109 LIKE A VIRGIN MADONNA 1,626,126
110 GOTTA GET THRU THIS DANIEL BEDINGFIELD 1,614,517 |
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