None
EN
“Its scale and influence remain extraordinary - a defining British record that continues to unite generations, fill stadiums and soundtrack lives”: As the UK album chart turns 70, the biggest seller of all time has been confirmed
['Beth Simpson', 'News', 'Features Writer', 'Layer Van-Ds .Vds-Author Font-Size Var --Text-Base', 'Font-Size Var --Vds-Author-Font-Size', 'Var --Text-Base', 'Line-Height Var --Text-Base--Line-Height', 'Line-Height Var --Vds-Author-Line-Height', 'Var --Text-Base--Line-Height', 'Letter-Spacing Var --Tracking-Normal']
Latest from MusicRadar
The UK albums chart has just celebrated its 70th anniversary, and the body that looks after that venerable old institution – The Official Charts Company – has revealed what have been the biggest albums in all that time.
Latest Videos From MusicRadar Watch full video here:Ahead of Oasis are two unstoppable greatest hits juggernauts – Abba Gold (7.1 million copies) and the biggest overall album, Queen’s Greatest Hits (7.8 million).
The biggest selling album released in the 21st Century is Adele’s 21, which comes in fourth with 5.7 million copies.
Three decades on, its scale and influence remain extraordinary - a defining British record that continues to unite generations, fill stadiums and soundtrack lives.
"Celebrating 70 years of the Official Albums Chart offers a unique opportunity to honour the album’s enduring place at the heart of music culture.