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THE OFFICIAL UK CHARTS:
THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR ALL MUSIC & VIDEO CHART INFORMATION
ALL THE NUMBER 1 ALBUMS
Notes:
* All dates listed are 'week-ending' dates
* These tables chronologically list all the UK's number one albums, the date the album reached its peak position, the artist name, album title and the number of weeks it spent in the #1 slot.
1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s |
Number 1 Albums - 1950s
1956 | ||||
1 | 28 Jul | Frank Sinatra | Songs For Swingin' Lovers | 2 |
2 | 11 Aug | Original Soundtrack | Carousel | 2 |
re | 25 Aug | Frank Sinatra | Songs For Swingin' Lovers | 1 |
re | 01 Sep | Original Soundtrack | Carousel | 4 |
3 | 29 Sep | Original Soundtrack | Oklahoma! | 2 |
4 | 13 Oct | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 2 |
5 | 27 Oct | Bill Haley & His Comets | Rock N Roll Stage Shows | 1 |
re | 03 Nov | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 1 |
6 | 10 Nov | Elvis Presley | Rock 'N' Roll | 1 |
re | 17 Nov | Original Soundtrack | The King And I (tied for one week) | 15 |
1957 | ||||
7 | 16 Feb | Original Soundtrack | High Society (tied for one week) | 1 |
8 | 02 Mar | Frank Sinatra | This Is Sinatra | 1 |
re | 09 Mar | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 1 |
re | 16 Mar | Frank Sinatra | This Is Sinatra | 1 |
re | 23 Mar | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 1 |
re | 30 Mar | Frank Sinatra | This Is Sinatra | 1 |
re | 06 Apr | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 3 |
re | 27 Apr | Frank Sinatra | This Is Sinatra | 1 |
re | 04 May | Original Soundtrack | The King And I (tied for one week) | 6 |
9 | 08 Jun | Nat 'King' Cole | Love Is The Thing (tied for one week) | 1 |
re | 15 Jun | Original Soundtrack | Oklahoma! | 1 |
re | 22 Jun | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 4 |
10 | 20 Jul | Tommy Steele | The Tommy Steele Story (OST) | 3 |
re | 10 Aug | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 3 |
re | 31 Aug | Tommy Steele | The Tommy Steele Story (OST) | 1 |
11 | 07 Sep | Elvis Presley | Loving You (OST) | 2 |
12 | 21 Sep | Frank Sinatra | A Swingin' Affair | 7 |
re | 09 Nov | Elvis Presley | Loving You (OST) | 1 |
re | 16 Nov | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 11 |
1958 | ||||
13 | 01 Feb | Original Soundtrack | Pal Joey | 7 |
re | 22 Mar | Original Soundtrack | The King And I | 1 |
re | 29 Mar | Original Soundtrack | Pal Joey | 4 |
14 | 26 Apr | Original Soundtrack | The Duke Wore Jeans | 2 |
15 | 10 May | Original Cast | My Fair Lady | 19 |
16 | 20 Sep | Elvis Presley | King Creole | 7 |
17 | 08 Nov | Original Soundtrack | South Pacific | 70 |