albums of the Decade


Michael Jackson's
Thriller, charted for 190 weeks and become the biggest selling album of all time with sales of over 47 million. It reached number 1 for the third time for 5 weeks on May 21st 1983 with a total of 7 weeks on top.

Legend by Bob Marley And The Wailers reached number 1 on May 19th 1984 for 12 weeks out of 330 on the chart.

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits returned to number 1 on January 18th 1986 for 10 weeks and charted for 228.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants reached number 1 on January 24th 1981 for 2 weeks. It spent 66 weeks on the chart, returning to top spot for 10 more weeks from March 14th.