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Following a discussion in a pub about the best-selling albums in the UK, I thought I would update this feature especially as many of the albums in this list are still on the chart in the 2020s and the gap between the top two is ‘only’ 400,000 copies. With a few tied places, there are 27 titles in the countdown.

Rank Artist Title
20 = Michael Bublé Christmas
20 = Lady Gaga The Fame
20 = Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits
20 = James Blunt Back to Bedlam
20 = Shania Twain Come On Over
20 = The Verve Urban Hymns
20 = Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell
20 = Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water
19 Simply Red Stars
14 =  Adele 25
14 =  Ed Sheeran X
14 =  The Beatles 1
14 =  Queen Greatest Hits II
14 =  Madonna The Immaculate Collection
11 =  Ed Sheeran ÷
11 =  Amy Winehouse Back to Black
11 =  Michael Jackson Bad
8 =  Dire Straits Brothers in Arms
8 =  Bob Marley and the Wailers Legend
8 =  Michael Jackson Thriller
7 Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon
5 =  Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
5 =  Fleetwood Mac Rumours
3 =  Adele 21
3 =  The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
2 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
1 Queen Greatest Hits