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The Top 40 Albums of All Time

Steve counts down the 40 best-selling albums of all time, with music from Adele, The Beatles, Take That, Queen, Michael Jackson, ABBA and Madonna.

Steve Wright counts down the top 40 albums released in the UK since the charts began 60 years ago, compiled by the Official Charts Company.

He'll be playing a track from each one, with music from Adele, The Beatles, Take That, Queen, Michael Jackson, ABBA and Madonna. And he'll be revealing the bestselling album of all time just before 5pm.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Mon 29 Aug 2016 14:00
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Music Played

  • Coldplay

    Fix You

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Phil Collins

    Another Day In Paradise

    • In The Air Tonight (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Take Your Mama

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Jeff Wayne

    Forever Autumn (feat. Justin Hayward)

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony.
    • 13.

  • U2

    With Or Without You

    • U2 - The Joshua Tree.
    • Island.

  • Keane

    Everybody's Changing

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.

  • Take That

    Shine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Kings of Leon

    Use Somebody

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Dido

    Life For Rent

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Anthony James Rutt

    Drone

    • ANTHONY JAMES RUTT (大象传媒 RADIO 2 AJ IDENTS).

  • Coldplay

    In My Place

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Lady Gaga

    Poker Face

    • The Fame.
    • Interscope.
    • 6.

  • Spice Girls

    Wannabe

    • Bad Girls (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • The Corrs

    What Can I Do

    • Talk On Corners (Special Edition).
    • Atlantic/143 Records.

  • Adele

    Hello

  • David Gray

    Babylon

    • (CD Single).
    • Iht Records.

  • Dido

    Thank You

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Cry Me A River

    • Crazy Love.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Leona Lewis

    Bleeding Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The Boxer

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • The Beatles

    I Want To Hold Your Hand

  • Meat Loaf

    Bat Out Of Hell

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • The Verve

    Bitter Sweet Symphony

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • James Blunt

    High

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

    • Tuff Gong.

  • Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Simply Red

    Stars

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Amy Winehouse

    You Know I'm No Good

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    The Chain

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 010.

  • Queen & David Bowie

    Under Pressure聽

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Michael Jackson

    Man In The Mirror

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Dire Straits

    Walk Of Life

    • Brothers In Arms 20th Anniv Edition.
    • Vertigo.

  • Pink Floyd

    Money

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Michael Jackson

    Wanna Be Startin鈥� Somethin'

    • The Essential Michael Jackson.
    • Epic.
    • 7.

  • Oasis

    Roll With It

    • (CD Single).
    • Creation Records.

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

    • 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • 3.

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 001.

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Greatest Hits I II & III (The Platinum Collection).
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Aug 2016 14:00
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