The Top Selling 200 Albums in the UK in 2005

[Chewie]

A few surprises, now I don’t mind James Blunt but 2,367,758

1. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam (2367758)

2. Coldplay - X&Y (1999000)

3. Robbie Williams - Intensive Care (1434000)

4. Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (1312000)

5. Gorillaz - Demon Days (1205000)

6. Westlife - Face To Face (1143000)

7. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope (1018000)

8. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway (952631)

9. Eminem - Curtain Call (926012)

10. Faithless - Forever Faithless (915000)

11. Katie Melua - Piece By Piece (869000)

12. Killers - Hot Fuss (859000)

13. Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth (848000)

14. Il Divo - Ancora (840000)

15. Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor (830000)

16. Green Day - American Idiot (814000)

17. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters (787000)

18. Keane - Hopes And Fears (757000)

19. Take That - Never Forget (755000)

20. Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby (746000)

21. Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business (689000)

22. Sugababes - Taller In More Ways (640000)

23. David Gray - Life In Slow Motion (625000)

24. Basement Jaxx - The Singles (595000)

25. Pussycat Dolls - PDC (574000)

26. G4 - G4 (573000)

27. Foo Fighters - In Your Honour (571000)

28. Tony Christie - Definitive Collection (561000)

29. 50 Cent - The Massacre (554000)

30. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams (531000)

31. Mariah Carey - The Emancipation Of Mimi (526965)

32. Athlete - Tourist (499000)

33. Akon - Trouble (487000)

34. Will Young - Keep On (477974)

35. Prodigy - Their Law - The Singles (468000)

36. Eurythmics - Ultimate Collection (453000)

37. Stereophonics - Language, Sex, Violence, Other (451000)

38. Jeff Wayne - The War Of The Worlds (446000)

39. Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers (444000)

40. Mariah Carey - Greatest Hits (439000)

41. Supertramp - Retrospectacle (438000)

42. Michael Bublé - It's Time (431300)

43. Kanye West - Late Registration (431200)

44. Kasabian - Kasabian (412000)

45. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (411000)

46. Barbara Streisand - Guilty Too (397000)

47. Katherine Jenkins - Living A Dream (372500)

48. Il Divo - Il Divo (371300)

49. Joss Stone - Mind Body & Soul (368200)

50. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (368000)

51. Razorlight - Up All Night (358000)

52. Damien Rice - O (355000)

53. G4 - G4 & Friends (349000)

54. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (348200)

55. Hard-Fi - Stars Of CCTV (347897)

56. Jem - Finally Woken (343000)

57. White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan (343000)

58. Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane (337000)

59. Anastacia - Pieces Of A Dream (333300)

60. Rod Stewart - Thanks For The Memory (329600)

61. John Legend - Get Lifted (314500)

62. Daniel Powter - Daniel Powter (312500)

63. Kate Bush - Aerial (312300)

64. Green Day - Bullet In A Bible (309000)

65. Simon Webb - Sanctury (307500)

66. Game - The Documentary (298000)

67. Snow Patrol - Final Straw (298000)

68. Jamiroquai - Dymanite (294000)

69. Enya - Amarantine (293000)

70. McFly - Wonderland (291000)

71. Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits (287999)

72. Eminem - Encore (285000)

73. Lucie Silvas - Breathe In (269300)

74. Girls Aloud - Chemistry (269000)

75. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (261000)

76. Goldfrapp - Supernature (260000)

77. Craig David - The Story Goes (256000)

78. Snoop Dogg - Rhythm & Gangsta (256000)

79. Chemical Brothers - Push The Button (250000)

80. Blink 182 - Greatest Hits (247000)

81. Lemar - Time To Grow (240000)

82. Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love (236000)

83. Green Day - International Superhits (231000)

84. Charlotte Church - Tissues And Issues (224000)

85. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (222000)

86. Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie (217000)

87. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations (215000)

88. Michael Jackson - The Essential (206000)

89. Bryan Adams - Anthology (206000)

90. Usher - Confessions (203000)

91. Mario - Turning Point (199000)

92. Choirboys - The Choirboys (197000)

93. E.L.O - All Over The World (196000)

94. Katie Melua - Call Off The Search (195879)

95. Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions (194000)

96. Rooster - Rooster (192000)

97. Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts (192000)

98. REM - In Time The Best Of (191000)

99. Michael Ball - Music (189000)

100. Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down The Days (185000)

101. Coldplay - Parachutes (184000)

102. Plil Collins - Love Songs (182000)

103. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (180000)

104. Michael Bolton - The Very Best Of (179000)

105. Doves - Some Cities (178000)

106. Embrace - Out Of Nothing (173000)

107. Feeder - Pushing The Senses (172000)

108. System of a Down - Mezmerize (170000)

109. Nelly - Suit (169000)

110. Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll (168000)

111. Jamie Cullum - Catching Tales (167000)

112. Darkness - One Way Ticket To Hell And Back (166000)

113. Carpenters - Gold - Greatest Hits (165000)

114. Simply Red - Simplified (164000)

115. Lionel Richie & The Commodores - The Definitive Collection (163000)

116. My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (162000)

117. Elvis Presley - Hitstory (161000)

118. Abba - Gold - Greatest Hits (160000)

119. Patrizio Baunne - The Italian (159000)

120. Destiny's Child - No 1s (158000)

121. Ciara - Goodies (157000)

122. Matt Monro - The Ultimate Collection (156000)

123. Elvis Presley - Elvis - 30 No 1 Hits (155000)

124. Sam Cooke - Portrait Of A Legend (154000)

125. Elvis Presley - Love Elvis (153000)

126. Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust (152000)

127. Antony & The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now (151000)

128. Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day (150000)

129. Queen - Greatest Hits I, Ii & Iii (149000)

130. Rod Stewart - The Story So Far (148000)

131. Arcade Fire - Funeral (148000)

132. McFly - Room On The 3Rd Floor (147000)

133. Oasis - What's The Story Morning Glory (147000)

134. Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies To Paralyze (146000)

135. Britney Spears - Greatest Hits - My Prerogative (145000)

136. Girls Aloud - What Will The Neighbours Say (144000)

137. Zutons - Who Killed.. (143000)

138. Shakin' Stevens - The Collection (142000)

139. Ian Brown - The Greatest (141000)

140. Savage Garden - Truly Madly Completely - The Best Of (140000)

141. Sean Paul - The Trinity (139000)

142. Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled (138000)

143. 2 Pac - Loyal To The Game (137000)

144. Jools Holland - Swinging The Blues Dancind The Ska (136000)

145. Various - Sing The Number 1s (135000)

146. 50 Cent & G Unit - Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - OST (134000)

147. Bravery - The Bravery (133000)

148. John Lennon - Working Class Hero (132000)

149. Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Collision Course (131000)

150. Katherine Jenkins - Second Nature (130000)

151. Crazy Frog - Crazy Hits (129000)

152. Ronan Keating - 10 Years Of Hits (128000)

153. Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak (127000)

154. Green Day - Dookie (126000)

155. Jennifer Lopez - Rebirth (124000)

156. Pink Floyd - Echoes - The Best Of (122000)

157. Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire - The Legend Of (121000)

158. Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac (120000)

159. Futureheads - The Futureheads (118000)

160. Nirvana - Nevermind (116000)

161. Various - The Best Of Vol 1 & Vol 2 (114000)

162. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (112000)

163. Athlete - Vehicles & Animals (111000)

164. Daniel O'Donnell - Teenage Dreams (110000)

165. Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang (109000)

166. Andrea Bocelli - Aria - The Opera Album (108000)

167. Shania Twain - Greatest Hits (108000)

168. Paul Weller - As Is Now (107000)

169. Van Morrison - Magic Time (107000)

170. Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company (106000)

171. Muse - Absolution (105000)

172. System of a Down - Hypnotise (105000)

173. Daniel Bedingfield - Second First Impression (104000)

174. Maximo Mark - A Certain Trigger (103000)

175. Steve Brookstein - Heart & Soul (102000)

176. Michael Jackson - Number Ones (101000)

177. U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990 (100000)

178. Pogues - The Ultimate Collection (100000)

179. Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collection (99000)

180. Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free (99000)

181. Christina Aguilera - Stripped (98000)

182. Editors - The Back Room (98000)

183. Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk (97000)

184. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (97000)

185. Gorillaz - Gorillaz (96000)

186. David Gray - White Ladder (96000)

187. Slade - The Very Best Of (95000)

188. Cream - Ultimate Cream (95000)

189. Kirsty MacColl - The Best Of (94000)

190. Libertines - The Libertines (94000)

191. Guns N Roses - Greatest Hits (93000)

192. Hayley Westenra - Odyssey (93000)

193. Rod Stewart - Stardust - The Great American III (92000)

194. Jamelia - Thank You (92000)

195. Babyshambles - Down In Albion (91000)

196. Blondie - Greatest Hits (91000)

197. Tony Christie - The Best Of (90500)

198. Will Young - Friday's Child (90036)

199. Cliff Richard - The Platinum Collection (89000)

200. Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething (89000)

 

[Injector]

I can't stand Blunt. Tuneless andinsipid songs sung by a bloke equipped with one of the most annoying voices ever.

"It's true."

 

[notaclue]

138. Shakin' Stevens - The Collection

Any ideas as to why this might be?

 

[earl of sodbury]

Bloody 'ell, how off the pace am I? Bought exactly1 of those too...

 

[Chewie]

I have bought 57 of them :shock:that’s well over £500; I dread to think how much I spent on music in total last year

 

[Miller-8]

I bought 4, and one's going on fleabay...

 

[AdamK]

Wow the K household is obviously in tune with the national psyche - we've got the top 4 sellers.

Let me say right now - James Blunt has been banished to the wife's car........I could always bring it along to the hut tomorrow:shock:

Regards

 

[Boxer]

Well, that's as chuffing depressing as the singles list: have all of 2 - Killers & Doves, but bought Hot Fuss when it first came out in 2004, so does that still count?

But then, best-selling singles & albums lists always were: I remember 1976 for early punk stuff, but the best-selling stuff was all disco...

Boxer

 

[Biscuit]

only got 1/200 thankfully!

 

[iann]

Have 15 of them in this house, but some are children's to be fair (Girls Aloud etc).

Thankfully no Blunt here...

 

[Blue Floyd]

I must own up to owning four. But they are all on Vinyl. :Coool:

 

[Chewie]

No offence to anyoneeace: but I find it truly bizarre :Not Sure:that people who have spent a lot of money on their systems to reproduce music have so little of the music on the list :Not Sure:I appreciate that people have different tastes and that there is an awful lot of shit on the list but there are alsonumerous good or excellent albums.:Not Sure:

 

[Miller-8]

Maybe, but I bought mostly older albums last year, not much new stuff interested me.

 

[Blue Floyd]

Chewie wrote:

No offence to anyoneeace: but I find it truly bizarre :Not Sure:that people who have spent a lot of money on their systems to reproduce music have so little of the music on the list :Not Sure:I appreciate that people have different tastes and that there is an awful lot of shit on the list but there are alsonumerous good or excellent albums.:Not Sure:

I agree Chewie. Although I like to buy what I can get hold of in the pop/rock scene on vinyl, I buy quiet a lot of classical on CD through the coarse of a year. You must admit those two hundred titles are only a tiny percentage of the vast amount of music thats available.

David.

 

[chezi61]

I own 32 of these albums , good to see Nirvana and Pink Floyd selling well tho.

Checking the list tho , it's either stinky fingered young girls or masturbating males that buy music , not Audiophools

chezi.

 

[Boxer]

Chewie, I do spend mucho dosh on music (seem to hit the marketeers "£50 man" demographic), but being a curmudgeonly middle-aged git, with some rather obscure & esoteric tastes, I simply cannot stand (in whichever year you like) most of the stuff that sells by the bucket load. Bear in mind that in the appropriate thread my favourite albums of 2005 were by the likes of Damien Jurado, Mark Mulcahy, Sigur Ros, then re-issues of Harold Budd & Van Der Graaf Generator, oh and a late mention for some Klaus Schulze re-issues.

So I'm never going to have more than a small handful of any year's best sellers.

Happy listening,

Boxer

 

[Injector]

Chewie, the odd 'new music' purchase aside, I'm a rock dinosaur. Hence to me nearly everything on that list sucks. Rest assured though, I buy and listen to music mate - over 2000 cd's at last count (over a year ago.)

 

[Biscuit]

my main source is boomkat or obscure rap music off Gemm, so despite buying quite a bit of music - I own none of this (just isn't to my taste)

 

[meninblack]

Hmm. I have 33 of those.