Greatest Hits Radio presenter Simon Mayo said: вЂњAs the first chart of its kind, this is a fascinating insight into the albums that resonate the most with audiences today. That entered the chart at #28, 17 places behind Dr Dre whose 1999 album вЂ“ confusingly named вЂ2001вЂ™ вЂ“ was the most recent album to chart. The Top 40 showed a broad range of albums across the decades with the earliest being 1970вЂ™s album вЂBridge Over Troubled WaterвЂ™ by Simon & Garfunkel. Bob Marley, Michael Jackson and Nirvana each also had two studio albums in the list while Meatloaf boasted three. Oasis werenвЂ™t the only act to have more than one original album in the Top 40.

Just behind Oasis was AbbaвЂ™s вЂGold вЂ“ Greatest HitsвЂ™ who prove as popular as ever after celebrating the success of вЂVoyageвЂ™ their first album in 40 years which entered the Official Albums Chart at Number One on its release earlier this month. Oasis album вЂWhatвЂ™s the Story Morning GloryвЂ™ debuted at third place and as the highest album of the 90s, while вЂDefinitely MaybeвЂ™ placed sixth overall. Released in 1977, it featured a number of the bandвЂ™s biggest hits including вЂDreamsвЂ™, вЂGo Your Own WayвЂ™ and вЂDonвЂ™t StopвЂ™. The countdown also celebrates one year of the Simon Mayo Album Show which showcases albums of the 70s, 80s and 90s every Sunday.ДЇleetwood MacвЂ™s вЂRumoursвЂ™ took second place, but their seminal record was also the highest ranked studio album.

Running across the weekend on Greatest Hits Radio, the final Top 40 was revealed by Simon Mayo yesterday afternoon (Sunday 28 November). In a radio first, the chart revealed the Top 200 albums across the three decades since UK streaming data began. The compilation is officially the most-streamed album from the 70s, 80s or 90s according to a new ranking compiled by the Official Charts Company exclusively for Greatest Hits Radio. This must-own album for any music fan includes the timeless classics вЂCrazy Little Thing Called LoveвЂ™, вЂAnother One Bites The DustвЂ™, вЂWe Will Rock YouвЂ™ and arguably the finest track ever written вЂBohemian RhapsodyвЂ™. Future Nostalgia could return to the Top 20 (20), while her self-titled debut jumps 11 places to Number 30 midweek.As music fans across the world recently commemorated Freddie Mercury 30 years on from his tragic death, his much-loved band Queen have once again re-affirmed their enduring appeal after their вЂGreatest HitsвЂ™ album topped a brand-new chart. His ninth studio record to date, and first released through Universal MusicвЂ™s Verve Records, (watch my moves) could become The War On Drugs guitaristвЂ™s highest-charting solo record to date.ДЇinally, two Dua Lipa releases look set to leap up the Official Albums Chart as she brings her Future Nostalgia Tour to the UK this week. New entry straight into the midweek Top 20 at Number 13 is Philadelphia-born artist Kurt Vile, with his major label debut (watch my moves). Fleetwood MacвЂ™s 50 Years вЂ“ DonвЂ™t Stop could also reach a new Official Albums Chart peak of Number 4, meanwhile Little MixвЂ™s Between Us collection climbs one place as the group take their Confetti Tour to arenas across the country.

The PoliceвЂ™s Greatest Hits is one of many in the Top 10 this week. The new edition, remastered at the iconic Abbey Road Studios and cut at half speed, is currently at Number 9 midweek. Prior to this, Digga DвЂ™s 2019 debut Double Tap Diaries charted at Number 11, while Made in the Pyrex remains his highest peak to date, having reached Number 3 in 2021.Д®lsewhere, The PoliceвЂ™s 1992 Greatest Hits collection could be heading for a personal best this week, thanks to a special 30th anniversary vinyl release. The 21-year-old rapper from London вЂ“ real name Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert вЂ“ is out in front with his third mixtape, which could become his first Number 1 and second UK Top 10 album. Drill star Digga D takes the lead in the race for this weekвЂ™s UK Number 1 album with Noughty By Nature.

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