How many of these do you have in your collection?
In an age where music streaming is king, albums don’t matter as much as they used to these days.
With that in mind, it probably will come as no surprise that only three albums from the 21
st century have made the top 20 of the 60 best-selling albums of all time,
as revealed by officialcharts.com.
The list was unveiled to mark the birth of the Official Albums Chart 60 years ago this month and there are some classics in the top 60, which you can see in full
here.
Musical royalty like Queen, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Oasis and eh, James Blunt all feature in the top 20, while, interestingly, the highest entry from an Irish perspective is The Corrs’ Talk On Corners at number 28.
Treat yourself to a trip down memory lane with a look at the Top 20 below.
Top 20 best-selling albums of all time in the UK
- Queen – Greatest Hits (1981)
- Abba – Gold – Greatest Hits (1992)
- The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
- Adele – 21 (2011)
- Oasis – What’s The Story Morning Glory (1995)
- Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982)
- Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
- Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms (1985)
- Michael Jackson – Bad (1987)
- Queen – Greatest Hits II (1991)
- Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1997)
- Madonna – The Immaculate Collection (1990)
- Amy Winehouse – Back to Black (2006)
- Simply Red – Stars (1991)
- Shania Twain – Come on Over (1997)
- Bob Marley and the Wailers – Legend (1984)
- James Blunt – Back to Bedlam (2004)
- The Verve – Urban Hymns (1997)
- Meatloaf – Bat Out of Hell (1977)
- The Beatles – 1 (2000)
