Posted August 29, 2006 Here are your Top 100 favourite UK number one albums. As part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2006, we asked you to vote for your favourite UK #1 albums of all time. In total we received 220,741 votes. THANK YOU! The Top 100 was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Monday August 28th, 2006 and the show was presented by Simon Mayo. ARTIST ALBUMS 1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles 2. Thriller - Michael Jackson 3. The Joshua Tree - U2 4. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac 5. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 6. Revolver - Beatles 7. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 8. Abbey Road - Beatles 9. A Night At The Opera - Queen 10. The Beatles (The White Album) - Beatles 11. Rubber Soul - Beatles 12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits 13. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis 14. Automatic For The People - R.E.M. 15. Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin 16. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette 17. Parallel Lines - Blondie 18. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield 19. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin 20. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings 21. Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush 22. Definitely Maybe - Oasis 23. Graceland - Paul Simon 24. Ray Of Light - Madonna 25. Who's Next - Who 26. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 27. OK Computer - Radiohead 28. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols 29. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie 30. Out Of Time - R.E.M. 31. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay 32. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters 33. X & Y Coldplay 34. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen 35. Like A Prayer - Madonna 36. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles 37. Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna 38. Parachutes - Coldplay 39. Harvest - Neil Young 40. Bad - Michael Jackson 41. American Idiot - Green Day 42. A Kind Of Magic - Queen 43. Faith - George Michael 44. Fever - Kylie Minogue 45. Back In Black - AC/DC 46. Let It Be - Beatles 47. Like A Virgin - Madonna 48. The Unforgettable Fire - U2 49. Imagine - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band With The Flux Fiddlers 50. Help - Beatles 51. Arrival - Abba 52. Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin 53. Urban Hymns - Verve 54. Spice - Spice Girls 55. Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams 56. Let's Dance - David Bowie 57. Hopes And Fears - Keane 58. Diamond Dogs - David Bowie 59. Escapology - Robbie Williams 60. Parklife - Blur 61. Rattle And Hum - U2 62. Hot Fuss - The Killers 63. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 64. True Blue - Madonna 65. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones 66. Music - Madonna 67. A Day At The Races - Queen =68. War - U2 =68. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams 70. No Angel - Dido 71. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin 72. Swing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams =73. Super Trouper - Abba =73. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones 75. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 76. Spiceworld - Spice Girls 77. Dare! - Human League 78. Different Class - Pulp 79. Please Please Me - Beatles 80. Back To Bedlam - James Blunt 81. So - Peter Gabriel 82. All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2 83. Diva - Annie Lennox 84. Paranoid - Black Sabbath 85. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan 86. Songs About Jane - Maroon 5 87. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers =88. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd =88. Scary Monsters And Super Creeps - David Bowie 90. Play - Moby 91. Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1 - George Michael 92. Dangerous - Michael Jackson 93. Voulez-Vous - Abba 94. Innuendo - Queen 95. Demon Days - Gorillaz 96. Love Over Gold - Dire Straits =97. The Album - Abba =97. Come On Over - Shania Twain 99. I've Been Expecting You - Robbie Williams 100. Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood © The Official UK Charts Company 2006 TOP 20 'BEST OF THE REST' ARTIST ALBUMS 1. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd 2. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie 3. Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf 4. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys 5. The Wall - Pink Floyd 6. Hunky Dory - David Bowie 7. The Bends - Radiohead 8. Nevermind - Nirvana 9. The Stone Roses - Stone Roses 10. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan 11. London Calling - The Clash 12. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths 13. Achtung Baby - U2 14. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan 15. Low - David Bowie 16. Hotel California - Eagles 17. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen 18. Violator - Depeche Mode 19. Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses 20. The Kick Inside - Kate Bush © The Official UK Charts Company 2006 GREATEST HITS 1. Queen's Greatest Hits - Queen 2. Gold - Greatest Hits - Abba 3. The Immaculate Collection - Madonna 4. Greatest Hits - Abba 5. Greatest Hits II - Queen 6. Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams 7. Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael - George Michael 8. The Whole Story - Kate Bush 9. Greatest Hits - Eurythmics 10. 1 - Beatles 11. Changesbowie - David Bowie 12. The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides - U2 13. Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers - Bob Marley & The Wailers 14. History - Past, Present And Future Book 1 - Michael Jackson 15. Greatest Hits - Take That 16. Complete Madness - Madness 17. The John Lennon Collection - John Lennon 18. The Singles 1969-1973 - Carpenters 19. Every Breath You Take - The Singles - Police 20. Elv1s - 30 Number 1 Hits - Elvis Presley © The Official UK Charts Company 2006 TOP 5 SOUNDTRACKS 1. Evita (OST) - Madonna & Various Artists 2. Grease - Original Soundtrack 3. Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack 4. The Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack 5. West Side Story - Original Soundtrack http://www.theofficialcharts.com/info-press_albums50.php -------- Joshua Tree up in 3rd place and A Night at the Opera by Queen up there too Queen Greatest Hits number 1 Greatest Hits album too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 CTRL + F Daft Punk = No results = Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Hardly any modern groups in there.. HOORAY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND US THIEVING LITTLE SHITS WHO DOWNLOAD! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Hardly any modern groups in there.. HOORAY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND US THIEVING LITTLE SHITS WHO DOWNLOAD! Record sales have nothing to do with it, it was a vote Anyway, the standard of modern albums compared to old albums is a massive difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Record sales have nothing to do with it, it was a vote Oh...I was just testing how well you read it thats all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 madonna's last album is in there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 What a suprise, it's 95% wank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Too much Beatles, sorry, but they were never my taste. EDIT: Robbie Williams... oh now come on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 What a suprise, it's 95% wank. Agreed. Only stuff I like is the Black Sabbath and some of the Michael Jackson. Zeppelin are aight too I suppose. As for the rest, filth in it's purest from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 What a suprise, it's 95% wank. Which albums do you think are wank then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 how bout spice girls - spice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Which albums do you think are wank then? Surely it would be quicker for him to type the 5 that arent wank? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 whats with all the robbie albums? should have been one album per artist! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 What! No motörhead! BLASPHEMOUS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 no barenaked ladies? at least thier albums have character. too much generic rock, my musc taste is so cool because its the same as everyone elses syndrome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Wow, an awful lot of shit in there. An awful lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 I saw some Pink Floyd. I love Pink Floyd and also Led Zeppelin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Madonnas last album was brilliant. There is only 2 crap songs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Only 2 crap songs? Dude, your standards are pretty low. I never buy an album unless all the songs are ruddy brilliant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Madonnas last album was brilliant. There is only 2 crap songs. Madonna.... Brilliant.... does not compute Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Coldplay? James Clunt? WHAT DE SHEET IS GOING ON!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Which albums do you think are wank then? 95% of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Albums I own from that list are; The Joshua Tree - U2 (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides - U2 Definitely Maybe - Oasis London Calling - The Clash The Bends - Radiohead Nevermind - Nirvana OK Computer - Radiohead American Idiot - Green Day Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin Hot Fuss - The Killers Parklife - Blur A Day At The Races - Queen Songs About Jane - Maroon 5 By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers Urban Hymns - Verve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 29, 2006 Albums I own from that list are; The Joshua Tree - U2 (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis Automatic For The People - R.E.M. Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols) - Led Zeppelin Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides - U2 Definitely Maybe - Oasis London Calling - The Clash The Bends - Radiohead Nevermind - Nirvana OK Computer - Radiohead American Idiot - Green Day Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin Hot Fuss - The Killers Parklife - Blur A Day At The Races - Queen Songs About Jane - Maroon 5 By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers Urban Hymns - Verve ooh! Ooh! My turn. Lemme see..... Oh, thats it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
