Talk:List of artists with the most UK Albums Chart number ones

I see that you still give the Rolling Stones 11 No.1 Albums, as you regard the 1972 & 2010 'Exile On Main Street' No.1, as 2 different No.1's. The Official Charts Company sees them as the same Album, & gives 10 No.1 Albums to the Rolling Stones. I'd love to donate to Wikipedia, but there are a vast number of silly errors, to do with Charts, & so on. I cannot donate to something that I see as deeply flawed. A pity86.13.2.211 (talk) 11:11, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

The Rolling Stones have had 10 UK No.1 Albums - not 11. The Official Charts Company does not regard 'Exile On Main Street', as being a 'new', (11th), No.1 Album for them, in 2010. They see it as the 1972 Album returning to No.1 - albeit in a 'Deluxe' form. With a 2nd Disk, (11 Tracks), added. They are still down as an Act with 10 UK No.1 Albums - with 45 Weeks at No.1, between them. 86.13.2.211 (talk) 22:28, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Madonna - Evita
Sorry but, according to the OCC web (Madonna artist section/view albums), Madonna receives credit on the number one album Evita. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/madonna/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.154.146.225 (talk) 19:36, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm, how odd, she isn't credited in their chart archives: Oh well, I've made the change anyway. Thanks for the tip. A Thousand Doors (talk &#124; contribs) 12:31, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

can someone add George Michael to this list? He just had his 7th solo #1 album in the UK with Symphonica, and 9th overall (Wham!)
'''He was the writer and vocalist for Wham!, so I think those count towards his total as a whole and it should be listed as 9 for him with the additional comment about 7 solo, 2 as Wham!

He gets so little credit on website I visit that it astounds me. I am not a tech wiz, and I know there's lots that goes into an edit of these pages. Can someone with talent fix this?

The BBC article of his #1 album from 3/23/2014 http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26706230 ''' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.101.221.3 (talk) 03:40, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Robbie Williams etc.
The Article says that Robbie Williams could be said to have the same total of No.1 Albums as The Beatles, if we add his 11 Solo No.1's to his 4 with Take That. Once you were to actually do that, you'd have to add Paul McCartney's 7 No.1's, as a Solo Act & with Wings, to The Beatles 15 & he'd have the most ever - 22. Plus adding John Lennon's Solo No.1 Albums to The Beatles, & George Harrison's to The Beatles. John Lennon would be 2nd to Paul McCartney, & George Harrison would be 3rd. The Beatles would fall from 1st to 4th place. As you can see, adding a Group's No.1 Albums to those of its Solo members, opens a can of worms, that is best left unopened 82.6.134.233 (talk) 05:44, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Totally agree. See discussion at Talk:List of artists by number of UK Singles Chart number ones. In the case of albums it is different but no less complicated: if an artist is credited on any track on an album then you could argue for that to be included in their total. This would mean every album (including compilations) would have to be scrutinised for track credits - Thriller would count as a Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen and Vincent Price album! As above 'best left unopened'. Btljs (talk) 07:05, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

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Eminem -- 9 UK No.1 Albums
In the W/E Thursday 13th September 2018 UK Album Chart, Eminem had his 9th No.1, with 'Kamikaze'. This was revealed in the Chart Beginning Friday 7th September. It was his 26th UK No.1 Album Week. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.2.61.136 (talk) 18:06, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Rolling Stones -- 'Exile On Main St'
You follow the Official UK Charts Company, in giving the Rolling Stones 12 UK No.1 Albums. However, you only get 12, if you count 'Exile On Main St' twice. It was a UK No.1 in both 1972 and on W/E 29th May 2010. It is counted as a different No.1, than the 1972 original, as in 2010 it had a 2nd Disk added - with 10 Bonus Tracks. But, although you count it twice, you only List it as a 1972 No.1. It should be also Listed as a 2010 No.1. It should be added to the List between 'Voodoo Lounge'(1994) and 'Blue & Lonesome' (2016). You do count it as a 12th No.1 Album for them - you cannot credit them with 12 No.1's unless you do. But, you don't List it in 2010, and not do you add in its 2010 Week at No.1. You credit them with 45 No.1 Albums Weeks. With the 2010 No.1 Week of 'Exile On Main Street', they really have 46 No.1 Weeks, in the UK Album Chart. 86.2.61.136 (talk) 12:27, 5 December 2019 (UTC)


 * The Official Charts Company seems to have inconsistent views about this. On the one hand this article from their website only counts reissues once, but this one counts them as separate albums. It looks like Wikipedia policy is to only count them once, which is why albums that return to the top don't get new sequence numbers in the lists of UK Albums Chart number ones. MFlet1 (talk) 11:14, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Robbie Williams 13 UK no.1 albums
Robbie Williams has 13 UK no.1.albums, 11 of which are studio albums. His most recent being The Christmas Present. Could someone please edit the list to show that, please? 92.21.79.99 (talk) 06:38, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Bob Dylan
He needs adding to the list as he has just had his ninth No.1 album - and have to confess I'm too lazy to do it myself. Thanks - MFlet1 (talk) 17:04, 26 June 2020 (UTC)