3 albums for Celine on UK's Top 100 best sellers

[Ronny83]

Queen head all-time sales chart

 

Queen's first Greatest Hits album has topped a rundown of the UK's Top 100 best sellers, compiled by the Official Charts company for cable channel VH1.

 

The album, first released in 1981, has sold 5,407,587 copies - 600,000 more than its nearest rival, the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

 

Pop star Robbie Williams has the most albums in the chart with six.

 

But the Rolling Stones, Sting, the Sex Pistols and Bob Dylan are among those without a single entry to their names.

 

Mancunian rockers Oasis, singer Michael Jackson and Canadian star Celine Dion each have three entries in the chart, which includes compilations and original soundtracks.

 

Jason Donovan - currently appearing in ITV1's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - has the country's 100th best seller with his 1989 debut, 10 Good Reasons.

 

Queen are the only band in the chart to sell more than five million albums.

 

Michael Jackson's Thriller, meanwhile - the biggest selling album of all time according to the Guinness Book of Records - ranks as the UK's eighth most popular release.

 

Relative newcomers James Blunt and David Gray appear at 19 and 20 respectively, while Dido's first and second albums chart at 15 and 22.

 

Madonna is the highest ranked solo female, however, with her Immaculate Collection just making the Top 10 in tenth place.

 

Positions have been determined by basing sales on data ranging from current sales figures to handwritten till receipts from the 1950s.

 

Blur bass player Alex James will host a rundown of the chart on VH1 on Saturday.

 

New ten part series kicks off with the top 100 countdown on Saturday November 18 at 6pm on VH1…

 

2006 marks the 50th anniversary of the UK’s album chart listings and this autumn, in conjunction with The Official UK Charts Company, VH1 embarks on a 10 part series celebrating Britain’s top selling records of the past half-century.

 

Never before revealed, on November 18 VH1 will launch the series with the UK’s 100 biggest selling albums hosted by Blur’s Alex James. Drawing from the detailed research and data of the Official UK Charts Company this definitive count down side steps the heated exchange & debate that the greatest music will always inspire to deliver a chart countdown free from journalistic fashions & critical favouritism.

 

For the first time the music speaks loud and clear for itself.

 

These records are the ones that the great British public have bought in their millions, turning them into the biggest selling UK records of the last 50 years and as such there is no question that these are The Nation’s Favourite Albums.

 

The Nation’s Favourite Album top 100 countdown with Alex James premieres on Saturday November 18 at 6pm on VH1, repeating on Sunday 19th at 1pm. The series kicks off at 9.40pm on Monday November 20.

 

http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/vh1/08112006/...avourite_albums

[VinnyT.]

cool 3 albums!

[krazy_kool_dude]

i just know this will be another chance for them to slag her off even though the whole point of this program celebrates the fact that many people have bought her albums!

[Esty]

i just know this will be another chance for them to slag her off even though the whole point of this program celebrates the fact that many people have bought her albums! 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

I'm afraid so!

But let's be optimistic and proud that she made it with 3 albums into the top 100!

[VintageCeline]

YAY!

I'll be watching that!!

 

I really hope they dont *CENSORED* about her...Its so annoying, the media does it ALL the time, and now its just like, yea-whatever.

 

xxx

[WendyB]

i just know this will be another chance for them to slag her off even though the whole point of this program celebrates the fact that many people have bought her albums! 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's already started. Some UK newspapers are slagging the whole thing off (not just Céline). Too "middle-of-the-road" for them

[krazy_kool_dude]

i've found this on another forum:

 

Courtesy of buzzjack.com

 

1 GREATEST HITS QUEEN 5,407,587

2 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND BEATLES 4,811,996

3 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY OASIS 4,314,715

4 BROTHERS IN ARMS DIRE STRAITS 3,956,704

5 GOLD - GREATEST HITS ABBA 3,943,950

6 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON PINK FLOYD 3,781,993

7 GREATEST HITS II QUEEN 3,644,619

8 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 3,578,107

9 BAD MICHAEL JACKSON 3,554,301

10 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION MADONNA 3,402,160

11 STARS SIMPLY RED 3,361,115

12 COME ON OVER SHANIA TWAIN 3,344,280

13 RUMOURS FLEETWOOD MAC 3,135,844

14 URBAN HYMNS VERVE 3,054,374

15 NO ANGEL DIDO 3,002,194

16 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER SIMON & GARFUNKEL 3,001,062

17 TALK ON CORNERS CORRS 2,944,547

18 SPICE SPICE GIRLS 2,920,669

19 BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT 2,895,874

20 WHITE LADDER DAVID GRAY 2,851,429

21 BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 2,837,285

22 LIFE FOR RENT DIDO 2,789,719

23 BUT SERIOUSLY PHIL COLLINS 2,737,932

24 1 BEATLES 2,690,318

25 THE MAN WHO TRAVIS 2,669,825

26 THE JOSHUA TREE U2 2,665,553

27 GREATEST HITS ABBA 2,598,576

28 TUBULAR BELLS MIKE OLDFIELD 2,575,099

29 A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD COLDPLAY 2,574,249

30 I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,556,042

31 JAGGED LITTLE PILL ALANIS MORISSETTE 2,551,238

32 SCISSOR SISTERS SCISSOR SISTERS 2,535,983

33 LEGEND BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 2,520,486

34 HOPES AND FEARS KEANE 2,498,950

35 WAR OF THE WORLDS JEFF WAYNE'S MUSICAL VERSION 2,452,236

36 THE SOUND OF MUSIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,438,695

37 DIRTY DANCING ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,435,109

38 LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL 2,408,810

39 GREASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,373,621

40 COME AWAY WITH ME NORAH JONES 2,369,847

41 X&Y COLDPLAY 2,345,126

42 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 2,342,506

43 ROBSON & JEROME ROBSON & JEROME 2,336,086

44 TANGO IN THE NIGHT FLEETWOOD MAC 2,333,819

45 PARACHUTES COLDPLAY 2,324,783

46 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE REM 2,270,332

47 WHITNEY WHITNEY HOUSTON 2,237,603

48 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP EMINEM 2,233,158

49 SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,205,028

50 GRACELAND PAUL SIMON 2,203,381

51 SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,182,097

52 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,151,142

53 THE BODYGUARD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,138,030

54 THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN 2,134,524

55 SIMPLY THE BEST TINA TURNER 2,121,000

56 KYLIE - THE ALBUM KYLIE MINOGUE 2,105,698

57 FALLING INTO YOU CELINE DION 2,093,363

58 LIFE THRU A LENS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,074,860

59 GREATEST HITS EURYTHMICS 2,055,996

60 ESCAPOLOGY ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,037,380

61 GREATEST HITS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1,998,668

62 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE CELINE DION 1,984,152

63 DANGEROUS MICHAEL JACKSON 1,983,954

64 TRUE BLUE MADONNA 1,961,164

65 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS N' ROSES 1,945,240

66 NO JACKET REQUIRED PHIL COLLINS 1,934,912

67 ABBEY ROAD BEATLES 1,925,783

68 A NEW FLAME SIMPLY RED 1,923,366

69 BY THE WAY RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 1,915,008

70 CAN'T SLOW DOWN LIONEL RICHIE 1,891,896

71 SONGS ABOUT JANE MAROON 5 1,868,548

72 CROSS ROAD - THE BEST OF BON JOVI 1,867,427

73 STRIPPED CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1,850,852

74 GREATEST HITS SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1,840,454

75 CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS - THE BEST OF BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 1,828,890

76 PLAY MOBY 1,819,938

77 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE CELINE DION 1,816,915

78 BORN TO DO IT CRAIG DAVID 1,816,781

79 THE GREATEST HITS TEXAS 1,809,480

80 NEVERMIND NIRVANA 1,807,142

81 SOUTH PACIFIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1,803,681

82 JUSTIFIED JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 1,802,172

83 AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY 1,800,144

84 BE HERE NOW OASIS 1,799,784

85 BACK TO FRONT LIONEL RICHIE 1,793,978

86 OUT OF TIME REM 1,786,954

87 CALL OFF THE SEARCH KATIE MELUA 1,780,817

88 EMPLOYMENT KAISER CHIEFS 1,772,936

89 BY REQUEST BOYZONE 1,770,728

90 BAT OUT OF HELL II MEAT LOAF 1,745,974

91 DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS 1,740,386

92 JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM STEREOPHONICS 1,731,863

93 INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO… TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY 1,721,685

94 MISSUNDAZTOOD PINK 1,712,173

95 LET GO AVRIL LAVIGNE 1,711,088

96 PERFORMANCE AND COCKTAILS STEREOPHONICS 1,710,522

97 OLDER GEORGE MICHAEL 1,708,555

98 PARALLEL LINES BLONDIE 1,694,353

99 FEVER KYLIE MINOGUE 1,682,387

100 10 GOOD REASONS JASON DONOVAN 1,680,651

 

 

101 RAY OF LIGHT MADONNA 1,677,925

102 COAST TO COAST WESTLIFE 1,675,804

103 IN CONCERT CARRERAS/DOMINGO/PAVAROTTI 1,668,571

104 ARRIVAL ABBA 1,653,225

105 FRIDAY'S CHILD WILL YOUNG 1,640,090 thumbup.gif

106 MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA 1,639,353

107 WHITE ON BLONDE TEXAS 1,639,327

108 OCEAN DRIVE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY 1,633,722

109 LIKE A VIRGIN MADONNA 1,626,126

110 GOTTA GET THRU THIS DANIEL BEDINGFIELD 1,614,517

[thevoice]

it's amazing how celine sold so many records in the u.k eventho the media always hated her and ignored her there - just shows u how big she is there . i have no doubt about it - if she is doing this world tour and if she'll have a hit on the radio stations there - she'll sell even more

[VinnyT.]

Top 20 Artists

 

rank - sales - # of albums in top 100 - artist

01 13,054,075 6 ROBBIE WILLIAMS

02  9,428,097 3 BEATLES

03  9,116,362 3 MICHAEL JACKSON

04  9,052,206 2 QUEEN

05  8,667,375 4 MADONNA

06  8,195,751 3 ABBA

07  7,854,885 3 OASIS

08  7,244,158 3 COLDPLAY

09  5,894,430 3 CELINE DION

10  5,791,913 2 DIDO

11  5,469,663 2 FLEETWOOD MAC

12  5,284,481 2 SIMPLY RED

13  4,841,516 2 SIMON & GARFUNKEL

14  4,672,844 2 PHIL COLLINS

15  4,583,259 2 MEAT LOAF

16  4,117,365 2 GEORGE MICHAEL

17  4,057,286 2 REM

18  3,956,704 1 DIRE STRAITS

19  3,788,085 2 KYLIE MINOGUE

20  3,781,993 1 PINK FLOYD

[stevo]

I've seen her name mentioned in a couple of papers advertising this, and in their coverage of the WMAs from London, how she was a recipient of the Diamond Award.

[celinesounds]

I thought that The Colour of my love has sold more than Falling into you Edited November 17, 2006 at 01:34 AM by celinemariedion

[Andrei Dion]

WoW. Great.

[xo1hrt4celineox]

Cool, great to hear!

[Legende]

Cool !

[Bellamy]

Queen were apparently telling the truth when they sang "We Are The Champions."

 

The Official U.K. Charts Company has issued a list of the 100 best-selling albums of all time in Britain, and Queen's 1981 Greatest Hits collection tops it with sales of 5.41 million. Queen's Greatest Hits II ranks seventh with 3.64 million.

 

Artist best-of packages are featured prominently, comprising almost 20 per cent of the list, with four in the top 10.

 

Robbie Williams, a huge star across the pond whose success hasn't translated particularly well in North America, leads the way with six albums in the top 100. The Beatles, Coldplay, Oasis, Celine Dion and Michael Jackson are each represented three times.

http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/11/1708.cfm

[krazy_kool_dude]

Queen were apparently telling the truth when they sang "We Are The Champions."

 

The Official U.K. Charts Company has issued a list of the 100 best-selling albums of all time in Britain, and Queen's 1981 Greatest Hits collection tops it with sales of 5.41 million. Queen's Greatest Hits II ranks seventh with 3.64 million.

 

Artist best-of packages are featured prominently, comprising almost 20 per cent of the list, with four in the top 10.

 

Robbie Williams, a huge star across the pond whose success hasn't translated particularly well in North America, leads the way with six albums in the top 100. The Beatles, Coldplay, Oasis, Celine Dion and Michael Jackson are each represented three times.

http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/11/1708.cfm

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

the only female artist!

[AlberDR2]

So sad it's only for UK and not for VH-1 Europe... Hope to see some caps during these days

VH-1 always gives a nice treat to her

Edited November 18, 2006 at 11:53 AM by AlberDR2