The Official Chart Number 1 Albums Quiz

How much do you know about the UK's chart-topping albums? Test your knowledge and never come last at a pub quiz again with our stats and facts.

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On Mar 29, 2017
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Who scored the 1000th Number 1 album in the UK?

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Which is the only Coldplay album not to go straight in at Number 1?

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Lionel Richie's Definitive Collection recently reached Number 1 12 years after release. How long was it since his last Number 1 album?

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True or False: Janet Jackson has never had a Number 1 album.

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Who's the youngest person to top the Official Albums Chart?

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Who holds the record for the fastest-selling debut album?

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What was the first Number 1 album of the 21st century?

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In 2015, we had to wait 18 weeks before a Number 1 album managed two consecutive weeks at the top. Who was it?

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How long did Adele's 25 take to sell a million copies?

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How many albums went to Number 1 in 1999?

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Which of these acts has the most Number 1 albums of any British female solo artist?

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Queen's Greatest Hits is the best selling album of all time in the UK. Who's second?

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How did the Official Albums Chart change in 2015?

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Adele's 21 spent 11 straight weeks at Number 1 on first release in 2011, but who knocked her off?

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Who's spent more weeks at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart?

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Madonna has had her fair share of Number 1 albums – but what's her best seller?

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Elvis's If I Can Dream gave him his 12th UK Number 1, a feat achieved by only one other solo artist?. Who?

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What's special about Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour?

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What was David Bowie only the fifth artist to do in 2016?

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How old was Dame Vera Lynn when she broke the record for oldest living artists to top the Official Albums Chart?

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