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

01. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
02. Thriller - Michael Jackson
03. The Joshua Tree - U2
04. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
05. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
06. Revolver - Beatles
07. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
08. Abbey Road - Beatles
09. 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

(Albums that didn't make #1 in the UK)

01. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
02. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie
03. Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
04. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
05. The Wall - Pink Floyd
06. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
07. The Bends - Radiohead
08. Nevermind - Nirvana
09. 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



GREATEST HITS

01. Queen's Greatest Hits - Queen
02. Gold - Greatest Hits - Abba
03. The Immaculate Collection - Madonna
04. Greatest Hits - Abba
05. Greatest Hits II - Queen
06. Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams
07. Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael - George Michael
08. The Whole Story - Kate Bush
09. 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



TOP 5 SOUNDTRACKS

01. Evita (OST) - Madonna & Various Artists
02. Grease - Original Soundtrack
03. Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
04. The Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack
05. West Side Story - Original Soundtrack

so you highlighted all the numbers you love???

Cloudbuster said:

68. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams

97. Come On Over - Shania Twain

lol

There's no Billie on the list, Chris. You must be devastated.

Cloudbuster said:

shes on the next list. musical genius list of the 90s

Sure thing.

Will this be a list of your own making?

Cloudbuster said:

billie is all 10 slots

Christopher said:

The doctor's surgery is that way. ---->

Cloudbuster said:

You look prettier in make-up, Chris.

Get tips from MJ.

Cloudbuster said:

this thread should be removed at once!

'Thriller ' was beaten out only 201 votes out of 250,000 i read on teletext.

fix!

Marrk said:

All those Robbie and Maddy albums.

Ray Of Light & Like A Prayer... fair enough.
But the rest =

Let It Be & Please Please Me? Come on, I LOVE The Beatles but those albums are not very good.

Cloudbuster said:

54. Spice - Spice Girls

at least they redeem themselfs!

Christopher said:

Damn! I missed that. My eyes must have gone temporarily blind to protect me from such horror.

Cloudbuster said:

i know you own it. you have to. no way they sold that much and "someone" not own it!?

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Christopher said:

Cloudbuster said:

you damn right!

Cloudbuster said:

oops! i meant 'by only'

nitpicker.

Marrk said:

Ah. I gets ya!


And good to see you, man.

What a shame The Rolling Stones at 65 behind everybody?

Oasis beats out Zeppelin. *shudders*

It seems a list of the Most Overrated Albums Ever

dammme said:

Wtf. Yeah that IS pretty sad.

Cloudbuster said:

It's been awhile, good to be back. relatively.

A list full of white rock.