What is the longest album in the UK charts?
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What is the longest album in the UK charts?
Queen’s Greatest Hits sits behind Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1984 hits album Legend on 933 weeks and ABBA’s Gold – the longest-running UK Top 100 album ever – on 949 weeks as the only albums with more than 900 weeks on the chart.
What is the longest time an album has been in the charts?
Most weeks at number one
| Weeks | Album | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | West Side Story† | 1962–63 |
| 37 | Thriller | 1983–84 |
| 31 | Rumours | 1977–78 |
| South Pacific‡ | 1958–59 |
What is the longest running album in the album charts?
The albums that spent the longest in the Official Albums Chart Top 40
| TITLE | WEEKS IN TOP 40 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLD – GREATEST HITS | 394 |
| 2 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | 346 |
| 3 | SOUTH PACIFIC | 315 |
| 4 | RUMOURS | 302 |
Is 21 still charting?
Adele’s “21” topped Carole King’s “Tapestry” as the longest-charting album by a woman on the Billboard 200 list, with April 15 marking 319 weeks on the list to “Tapestry’s” 318. “21” debuted at No. 1 on March 12, 2011. It remained number one for 24 nonconsecutive weeks and is now resting at No.
Who is the most successful UK band?
The Beatles
400 million or more records
| Artist | Biggest selling album | Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|
| The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | 600 million 500 million |
What is the biggest selling UK single of all time?
Candle in the Wind 1997
The best-selling single in the UK is “Something About the Way You Look Tonight”/”Candle in the Wind 1997”, a double A-side released by Elton John following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Since September 1997, the single has sold over 4.93 million copies in the UK.
How many streams do you need to go gold?
1,500
RIAA GOLD & PLATINUM CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
| Gold | Platinum | |
|---|---|---|
| FULL-LENGTH ALBUM AWARD* The Album Award counts album sales, song sales and on-demand audio and/or video song streams at the formula of 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video song streams = 10 track sales = 1 album sale. | ||
| Quantity | 500,000 units | One million units |
Which UK band has sold the most albums?
400 million or more records
| Artist | Biggest selling album | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | Pop / Rock |
