VH1 Top 10 Selling Albums in the UK - **Spoilers**Music 

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VH1 have commissioned the Official Chart compilers to list the top 100 selling albums of all time in the UK... Here is the top 10... (you can see the full countdown on VH1 on Saturday, so if you don't want to know the results, don't read any more of this post!!!)

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1. Queen, Greatest Hits (5,407,587)
2. The Beatles, Sgt Pepper (4,803,292)
3. Oasis, What's The Story Morning Glory (4,304,504)
4. Dire Straits, Brothers In Arms (3,946,931)
5. Abba, Gold Greatest Hits (3,932,316)
6. Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of The Moon (3,759,958)
7. Queen, Greatest Hits II (3,631,321)
8. Michael Jackson, Thriller (3,570,250)
9. Michael Jackson, Bad (3,549,950)
10. Madonna, The Immaculate Collection (3,364,785)

For me, I think that Greatest Hits albums have a bit of an unfair advantage - hence I believe that The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album should be given credit for being the biggest selling 'normal' album in UK history... :p Still, Queen haven't done too badly... 2 albums in the top 10, including number 1 (albeit both Greatest Hits albums...)
 
A fairly obvious list i suppose. I think i could have guessed what at least 7 out of the 10 would be.
 
I'm a little surprised the DSOTM is in the top 10. I know it sold shed loads in the US and I know it got to number 3 in the UK chart but I wasn't sure of it's sales.
So, minus the greatest hits albums the top 6 would be -

1. The Beatles, Sgt Pepper (4,803,292)
2. Oasis, What's The Story Morning Glory (4,304,504)
3. Dire Straits, Brothers In Arms (3,946,931)
4. Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of The Moon (3,759,958)
5. Michael Jackson, Thriller (3,570,250)
6. Michael Jackson, Bad (3,549,950)
 
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