I believe there is no better tool to measure long-term importance of albums than „weeks on chart”. For U.S.
fans the base is Billboard 200 whereas for British fans – British charts. And what about an European non
-British fan? Like Polish one, for example? British charts are more important, closer for us, but neglecting
Billboard would be nonsense, absolutely.
So, that's my invention – British charts corrected with Billboard 200. You will find below Top 50 Albums Of
All Time. At least 250 weeks on chart means something like 5 years on chart! So, there is no just liuck there...
A few real monsters – The Dark Side Of The Moon, Marley's Legend, Abba's Gold, Queen's Greatest Hits, Rumours, Bat Out Of Hell...
The Sound Of Music is a soundtrack from 1965... So, it had to compete against The Beatles and Stones' LP's.
Some artists with 2 or more albums in top 50 are Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Michael
Jackson, Guns N'Roses, Phil Collins, Dire Straits, REM...
A few musicals from pre-Beatles era – South Pacific, My Fair Lady, The King And I, Oklahoma, West Side Story...
Another artists with top albums of 70s – Jeff Wayne, Mike Oldfield, Carole King...
And 80s – Tracy Chapman, Lionel Richie, U2, The Phantom And The Opera, Journey...
And 90s – Oasis, Van Morrison, Alanis Morisette, Enigma...
And already from XXI century – Amy Winehouse, The Killers, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Adele...
Any comment? I had some doubts in some items, especially, regarding weeks on Billboard 200.
fans the base is Billboard 200 whereas for British fans – British charts. And what about an European non
-British fan? Like Polish one, for example? British charts are more important, closer for us, but neglecting
Billboard would be nonsense, absolutely.
So, that's my invention – British charts corrected with Billboard 200. You will find below Top 50 Albums Of
All Time. At least 250 weeks on chart means something like 5 years on chart! So, there is no just liuck there...
A few real monsters – The Dark Side Of The Moon, Marley's Legend, Abba's Gold, Queen's Greatest Hits, Rumours, Bat Out Of Hell...
The Sound Of Music is a soundtrack from 1965... So, it had to compete against The Beatles and Stones' LP's.
Some artists with 2 or more albums in top 50 are Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Michael
Jackson, Guns N'Roses, Phil Collins, Dire Straits, REM...
A few musicals from pre-Beatles era – South Pacific, My Fair Lady, The King And I, Oklahoma, West Side Story...
Another artists with top albums of 70s – Jeff Wayne, Mike Oldfield, Carole King...
And 80s – Tracy Chapman, Lionel Richie, U2, The Phantom And The Opera, Journey...
And 90s – Oasis, Van Morrison, Alanis Morisette, Enigma...
And already from XXI century – Amy Winehouse, The Killers, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Adele...
Any comment? I had some doubts in some items, especially, regarding weeks on Billboard 200.
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