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Juan Gabriel's Recuerdos II is the best-selling album in Mexico.

An album is defined by British organisation the Official Charts Company (OCC) as being a type of music release that features more than four tracks and is longer than 25 minutes in duration.[1] On 9 April 2012, a record chart was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 that listed the 40 albums that had sold the most in the United Kingdom.[2] The programme was hosted by British DJ Tony Blackburn, and was entitled Tony Blackburn with the UK's Bestselling Albums.[2] The chart was compiled by the OCC, and was based on sales of albums in the UK from 1956, the year that sales were first monitored, to March 2012.[3] The record at number one was Greatest Hits, a compilation album by British band Queen, which, since its 1981 release, has sold approximately 5.87 million copies in the UK.[4][5] Queen's second greatest hits album, Greatest Hits II, has sold approximately 3.89 million copies since being released in 1991, and was featured at number 10 on Radio 2's list.[5][6]

Of the 40 albums listed on the chart, more than half are by British artists.[7] Nine are by American artists, with the rest being from Ireland, Canada, Sweden and Jamaica.[8] Five acts – The Beatles, Coldplay, Dido, Michael Jackson and Queen – feature on the chart with more than one album.[9] In promotion of the Radio 2 programme, Blackburn described the list as "a real mixed bag".[10] The most-represented record label is Parlophone with five entries, while the decade that appears the most is the 2000s, with 14 of the entries having been released during that period.[7] BBC News remarked on the day of the chart's broadcast that the 2000s had been the most-represented decade despite its "general background of declining sales and internet piracy".[8]

Sales of albums in the UK were first published on 28 July 1956 by music magazine Record Mirror, who compiled a weekly chart of the country's five biggest-selling records[11] – their first number one was Songs for Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra.[12] Since then, three albums have gone on to sell more than five million copies each: Greatest Hits by Queen, Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles.[13] The top eight best-selling albums have each sold at least four million copies.[5] As of 2012, sales of albums are monitored by the OCC, and compiled weekly as the UK Albums Chart.[14]

Sales certifications for UK album sales are awarded by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[15] The BPI began awarding certifications soon after it was founded in April 1973.[16] Initially, certifications were based on the revenue received by the album manufacturers – records that generated revenue of £75,000 were awarded silver certification, £150,000 represented gold and £1 million was platinum.[16] Over the following six years, the thresholds for silver and gold certifications both grew twice – the threshold for platinum certification remained at £1 million. In January 1979, this method was abolished, and certifications were instead based on unit retail sales: sales of 60,000 were awarded silver, 100,000 for gold and 300,000 for platinum.[16] Multi-platinum awards were introduced in February 1987; digital downloads have been counted towards unit sales since 2004.[17] As of April 2012, the highest-certified album is 21 by Adele, which has been awarded platinum certification 16 times.[18]

Best-selling albums[edit]

Composite black-and-white photograph of the faces of the four Beatles in 1964.
The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the earliest-released entry on the list.
Colour photograph of Michael Jackson in 1984. He is wearing his trademark single white glove, and is waving.
Michael Jackson features twice in the top ten biggest-selling albums, with Thriller and Bad.
colour photograph of Adele singing live in 2011.
Adele's 21 is the highest-certified album in the UK, having achieved platinum status 16 times.
Key
† Released before UK music recording certifications were introduced in April 1973
Best-selling albums in Mexico
No. Album Artist Record label[a] Released[a] Sales[b]
1 Recuerdos II Juan Gabriel BCA 1984 8,000,000
2 20 Triunfadoras de José José José José RCA 1982 7,500,000
3 Romance Luis Miguel WEA Latina November 1991 7,250,000
4 Hoy Platique con Mi Gallo Vicente Fernández Sony Music 1986 7,000,000
5 Timbiriche VII Timbiriche Fonovisa October 1987 6,000,000
6 Canta A Juan Gabriel Rocío Dúrcal Ariola 1984 5,500,000
7 Flans Flans Fonovisa 1985 5,000,000
8 Busca Una Mujer Luis Miguel WEA Latina November 1988 4,500,000
9 Paulina Paulina Rubio Universal Music Latino May 23, 2000 3,000,000
10 Tu Ángel de la Guarda Gloria Trevi Ariola September 1991 2,800,000
  1. ^ a b The record labels, dates and chart peaks are those given by the OCC.[19]
  2. ^ The certifications are those given by the BPI as of 3 September 2013.[18]

References[edit]

General (chart positions)
  • Presenter: Tony Blackburn (9 April 2012). "Tony Blackburn with the UK's Bestselling Albums". BBC. BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 10 April 2012. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
Specific
  1. ^ "Rules For Chart Eligibility – Albums" (PDF). Official Charts Company. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ a b "Tony Blackburn with the UK's Bestselling Albums". BBC Radio 2. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Radio 2 reveals top 40 albums since 1956". BBC. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  4. ^ Hall, Richard (9 April 2012). "Well, it is jubilee year... Queen's 'Greatest Hits' is Britain's best-selling album of past half-century". The Independent. Independent Print. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 185201487. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Adele overtakes Dire Straits to become UK's sixth biggest selling album of all-time". Official Charts Company. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  6. ^ Garland, Ian (9 April 2012). "All hail Queen! Glam rockers' Greatest Hits is Britain's best-selling album of the past 50 years". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  7. ^ a b Murison, Krissi, ed. (9 April 2012). "'Queen's Greatest Hits' named biggest-selling UK album of all time". NME. IPC. ISSN 0028-6362. OCLC 317997735. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Queen retain UK album sales crown". BBC News. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  9. ^ Lane, Dan (10 April 2012). "The Official Top 40 biggest selling albums of all-time". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Queen reign at top of chart for album sales". The Herald. Glasgow: Newsquest. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  11. ^ Mawer, Sharon (2008). "1956". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Albums chart: 50 chart facts". Music Week. 5 August 2006. ISSN 0265-1548. OCLC 60620772. Retrieved 15 July 2011. ... The first number one album – Songs For Swingin' Lovers by Frank Sinatra ...
  13. ^ Kreisler, Laura (18 May 2012). "ABBA join The Beatles and Queen in 5 million sellers' club". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Official UK Albums Top 100". Official Charts Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  15. ^ "About Us". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  16. ^ a b c "Certified Awards – A Timeline" (PDF). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  18. ^ a b "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  19. ^ "Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

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