Created in 1956, the Official Charts have recorded all the sales in the UK ever since and the results for this year are in!
And no surprise here with Michael Jackson making the cut, not once but twice with “THRILLER” at the 6th place and “BAD” at the 9th place.
While “THRILLER” is still the biggest selling album of all time worldwide, this is the results for the UK alone.
With QUEEN’s “Greatest Hits” album being at the top position (especially with the new biopic movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” released few months ago and which boosted the music sales for the group).
Check out the full list:
The best-selling albums of all time on the Official Chart
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST | YEAR | HIGH POSN |
| 1 | GREATEST HITS | QUEEN | 1981 | 1 |
| 2 | GOLD – GREATEST HITS | ABBA | 1992 | 1 |
| 3 | SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | BEATLES | 1967 | 1 |
| 4 | 21 | ADELE | 2011 | 1 |
| 5 | WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY | OASIS | 1995 | 1 |
| 6 | THRILLER | MICHAEL JACKSON | 1982 | 1 |
| 7 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | PINK FLOYD | 1973 | 2 |
| 8 | BROTHERS IN ARMS | DIRE STRAITS | 1985 | 1 |
| 9 | BAD | MICHAEL JACKSON | 1987 | 1 |
| 10 | GREATEST HITS II | QUEEN | 1991 | 1 |
| 11 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC | 1977 | 1 |
| 12 | THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION | MADONNA | 1990 | 1 |
| 13 | BACK TO BLACK | AMY WINEHOUSE | 2006 | 1 |
| 14 | STARS | SIMPLY RED | 1991 | 1 |
| 15 | COME ON OVER | SHANIA TWAIN | 1997 | 1 |
| 16 | LEGEND | BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS | 1984 | 1 |
| 17 | BACK TO BEDLAM | JAMES BLUNT | 2004 | 1 |
| 18 | URBAN HYMNS | VERVE | 1997 | 1 |
| 19 | BAT OUT OF HELL | MEAT LOAF | 1977 | 9 |
| 20 | 1 | BEATLES | 2000 | 1 |
| 21 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER | SIMON & GARFUNKEL | 1970 | 1 |
| 22 | DIRTY DANCING | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | 1987 | 4 |
| 23 | SPIRIT | LEONA LEWIS | 2007 | 1 |
| 24 | CRAZY LOVE | MICHAEL BUBLE | 2009 | 1 |
| 25 | NO ANGEL | DIDO | 2000 | 1 |
| 26 | WHITE LADDER | DAVID GRAY | 1998 | 1 |
| 27 | 25 | ADELE | 2015 | 1 |
| 28 | TALK ON CORNERS | CORRS | 1997 | 1 |
| 29 | SPICE | SPICE GIRLS | 1996 | 1 |
| 30 | THE FAME | LADY GAGA | 2008 | 1 |
| 31 | A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD | COLDPLAY | 2002 | 1 |
| 32 | LIFE FOR RENT | DIDO | 2003 | 1 |
| 33 | ONLY BY THE NIGHT | KINGS OF LEON | 2008 | 1 |
| 34 | BEAUTIFUL WORLD | TAKE THAT | 2006 | 1 |
| 35 | HOPES AND FEARS | KEANE | 2004 | 1 |
| 36 | THE JOSHUA TREE | U2 | 1987 | 1 |
| 37 | THE WAR OF THE WORLDS | JEFF WAYNE | 1978 | 5 |
| 38 | SCISSOR SISTERS | SCISSOR SISTERS | 2004 | 1 |
| 39 | BUT SERIOUSLY | PHIL COLLINS | 1989 | 1 |
| 40 | X&Y | COLDPLAY | 2005 | 1 |
| 41 | JAGGED LITTLE PILL | ALANIS MORISSETTE | 1995 | 1 |
| 42 | TUBULAR BELLS | MIKE OLDFIELD | 1973 | 1 |
| 43 | THE MAN WHO | TRAVIS | 1999 | 1 |
| 44 | TRACY CHAPMAN | TRACY CHAPMAN | 1988 | 1 |
| 45 | PARACHUTES | COLDPLAY | 2000 | 1 |
| 46 | GREATEST HITS | ABBA | 1975 | 1 |
| 47 | GREASE | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | 1977 | 1 |
| 48 | I’VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | 1998 | 1 |
| 49 | X | ED SHEERAN | 2014 | 1 |
| 50 | COME AWAY WITH ME | NORAH JONES | 2002 | 1 |
| 51 | GRACELAND | PAUL SIMON | 1986 | 1 |
| 52 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING | 1965 | 1 |
| 53 | LADIES & GENTLEMEN – THE BEST OF | GEORGE MICHAEL | 1998 | 1 |
| 54 | TANGO IN THE NIGHT | FLEETWOOD MAC | 1987 | 1 |
| 55 | THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP | EMINEM | 2000 | 1 |
| 56 | SWING WHEN YOU’RE WINNING | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | 2001 | 1 |
| 57 | PROGRESS | TAKE THAT | 2010 | 1 |
| 58 | EYES OPEN | SNOW PATROL | 2006 | 1 |
| 59 | NEVER FORGET – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION | TAKE THAT | 2005 | 2 |
| 60 | AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE | REM | 1992 | 1 |
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SOURCE: Official Charts
