Steaming pig - 50 years of the UK album chart

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albums of the year

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel. Click to buy from Amazon.

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon And Garfunkel stayed on the chart for 307 weeks - almost 6 years, with 15 weeks at number 1.

George Harrison. All Things Must Pass. Click to buy from Amazon.

George Harrison's All Things Must Pass stayed on the chart for 24 weeks. It reached number 1 on February 6th for six weeks.

Electric Warrior - T. Rex. Click to buy from Amazon.

Electric Warrior by T. Rex spent 44 weeks on the chart, reaching number 1 on December 18th for 6 weeks.

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart. Buy now from Amazon.

Rod Stewart's Every Picture Tells A Story reached number 1 on October 2nd for 4 weeks and charted for 81 weeks. It returned to top spot on November 13th for 2 further weeks.

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. Click to buy from Amazon.

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones reached number 1 on May 8th for 4 weeks and had 25 on the chart. It returned to top spot on June 19th for a week.

Motown Chartbusters Volume 5. Click to buy from Amazon.

Motown Chartbusters Volume 5 topped the chart for 3 weeks from April 17th.

Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols (IV) . Click to buy from Amazon.

Four Symbols (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin, reached number 1 on December 4th for 2 weeks and spent 69 weeks on the chart.

Imagine by John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band. Click to buy from Amazon.

Imagine by John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band hit number 1 on October 30th for 2 weeks. It spent 101 weeks on the chart.