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UK Albums Chart Official Charts Company Christmas number one |
The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1970s, a total of 148 albums reached number one. In October 1971, Imagine by John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band became the 100th album to top the UK chart; seven years later, Nightflight to Venus by Boney M. became the 200th album to do so. [1]
No. | nth album to top the UK Albums Chart |
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re | Return of an album to number one |
† | Best-selling album of the year [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] |
‡ | Best-selling album of the decade |
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← 1960s • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980s → |
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← 1960s • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980s → |
Five artists spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1970s.
Artist | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
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ABBA | 5 | 35 |
Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | 33 |
Rod Stewart | 7 | 27 |
The Carpenters | 2 | 22 |
Elton John | 4 | 21 |
Eight record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1970s.
Record label | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
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CBS Records | 9 | 53 |
K-tel | 8 | 39 |
Epic Records | 5 | 35 |
RSO Records | 3 | 33 |
Apple Records | 8 | 29 |
A&M Records | 4 | 27 |
EMI Records | 8 | 22 |
DJM Records | 4 | 21 |