Queen Historically Tops The Charts

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According to the Official Charts Company, Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ album has now been named the best-selling album of all-time in the UK.  Becoming the first album to sell over 6 million copies in the UK, it officially beat out Abba’s 1992 release ‘Gold: Greatest Hits’ and The Beatles’ 1967 album ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.   What a great bit of news to wake up to!”, says guitarist Brian May. “The most popular album? Well, I always thought the band showed promise, but this is beyond our boyhood dreams! Thanks folks!”

The Top 10 Best-Selling Albums in the UK:

1 – Queen – “Greatest Hits”
2 – ABBA – “Gold: Greatest Hits”
3 – The Beatles – “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
4 – Adele – “21”
5 – Oasis – “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?”
6 – Michael Jackson – “Thriller”
7 – Pink Floyd – “Dark Side Of The Moon”
8 – Dire Straits – “Brothers In Arms”
9 – Michael Jackson – “Bad”
10 – Queen – “Greatest Hits II”