List of UK top-ten albums in 1969 explained

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.^{[1] [2] [3]} Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1969, as well as albums which peaked in 1968 and 1970 but were in the top 10 in 1969. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was by The Best of The Seekers by The Seekers. Overall, twelve different albums peaked at number one in 1969, with The Beatles (2) having the most albums hit that position.

Top-ten albums

Key

Symbol	Meaning
bgcolor=lightblue	‡	Album peaked in 1965 or 1968 but still in chart in 1969.
♦	Album released in 1969 but peaked in 1970.
Entered	The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak	Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.

Entered (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks in top 10	Single	Artist	data-sort-type="number"	Peak	Peak reached (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks at peak
Albums in 1965
	233	The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack ‡	Various artists	1		70
Albums in 1967
	24	Live at The Talk of the Town ‡	Tom Jones	6		1
Albums in 1968
	18	The Four Tops Greatest Hits ‡	Four Tops	1		1
	24	The Supremes: Greatest Hits ‡	The Supremes	1		3
	18	The Jungle Book: Original Soundtrack ‡	Various artists	5		1
	21	Bookends ‡	Simon & Garfunkel	1		7
	16	A Man Without Love ‡	Engelbert Humperdinck	3		1
	22	Hollies' Greatest ‡	The Hollies	1		7
	19	Live at the Talk of the Town ‡	The Seekers	2		7
	12	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ‡	Ennio Morricone	2		1
	11	The Graduate	Simon & Garfunkel and Dave Grusin	3		1
	4	Feliciano!	José Feliciano	6		1
	46	The Best of The Seekers	The Seekers	1		6
	14	The Beatles ‡	The Beatles	1		8
	2	The Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 3	The Beach Boys	8		1
	3	I Pretend ‡	Des O'Connor	8		2
	4	Val ‡	Val Doonican	6		3
	8	Beggars Banquet ‡	The Rolling Stones	3		4
	4	Help Yourself	Tom Jones	4		1
Albums in 1969
	1	Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits	Frank Sinatra	8		1
	1	The Best of Nat King Cole	Nat King Cole	5		1
	3	British Motown Chartbusters Volume 2	Various artists	8		1
	7	Yellow Submarine	The Beatles and George Martin	3		1
	11	Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations	Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations	1		4
	14	Hair (Original London Cast Recording)	Original London Cast of Hair	3		1
	1	Fresh Cream	Cream	7		1
	1	O.K. Ken?	Chicken Shack	9		1
	27	Oliver!: Original Soundtrack	Various artists	4		1
	4	Stonedhenge	Ten Years After	6		3
	1	Disraeli Gears	Cream	7		1
	1	The Best of Dean Martin	Dean Martin	9		1
	5	Postcard	Mary Hopkin	3		2
	5	Engelbert	Engelbert Humperdinck	3		2
	13	Goodbye	Cream	1		4
	1	Family Entertainment	Family	6		1
	1	Peter Sarstedt	Peter Sarstedt	8		1
	1	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Original Soundtrack	Various artists	10		1
	5	20/20	The Beach Boys	3		1
	2	The Beat of the Brass	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass	4		1
	3	Scott 3	Scott Walker	3		1
	1	Odessa	Bee Gees	10		1
	5	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin	6		1
	3	Gentle on My Mind	Dean Martin	7		1
	1	Hits of Gold	The Mamas & the Papas	9		1
	6	Songs from a Room	Leonard Cohen	2		2
	11	On the Threshold of a Dream	The Moody Blues	1		2
	6	Elvis (NBC TV Special)	Elvis Presley	2		1
	16	Nashville Skyline	Bob Dylan	1		4
	3	Hollies Sing Dylan	The Hollies	3		1
	4	Tommy	The Who	2		1
	9	My Way	Frank Sinatra	2		3
	17	The World of Val Doonican	Val Doonican	2		1
	9	The World of Mantovani	Mantovani	6		1
	2	The World of Charlie Kunz	Charlie Kunz	9		2
	5	The World of The Bachelors	The Bachelors	8		1
	16	His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers, His Sound	Ray Conniff	1		3
	9	This is Tom Jones	Tom Jones	2		1
	2	More	Pink Floyd	9		2
	10	Elvis Sings Flaming Star	Elvis Presley	2		3
	13	According to My Heart	Jim Reeves	1		4
	1		Scott Walker	7		1
	2	The Best of Cliff	Cliff Richard	5		1
	4	The Best of Glenn Miller	Glenn Miller	5		1
	4	2001: A Space Odyssey: Original Soundtrack	Various artists	3		1
	8	Stand Up	Jethro Tull	1		5
	3	Cymanfa Ganu 1969	The Massed Choirs of South Wales	5		1
	1	Ahead Rings Out	Blodwyn Pig	9		1
	5	From Elvis in Memphis	Elvis Presley	1		1
	26	At San Quentin	Johnny Cash	2		2
	2	The World of Hits Vol. 2	Various artists	7		1
	2	Nice	The Nice	3		1
	5	Blind Faith	Blind Faith	1		2
	1	The Best of Gene Pitney	Gene Pitney	8		1
	13	Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)	The Rolling Stones	2		2
	31	Abbey Road	The Beatles	1		17
	1	The World of Mantovani Vol. 2	Mantovani	4		1
	2	Songs for a Tailor	Jack Bruce	6		1
	4	Ssssh	Ten Years After	4		1
	5	Then Play On	Fleetwood Mac	6		1
	30	Motown Chartbusters Volume 3 ♦	Various artists	1		1
	5	In the Court of the Crimson King	King Crimson	5		2
	54	Led Zeppelin II ♦	Led Zeppelin	1		1
	5	Best of Bee Gees	Bee Gees	7		3
	5	Best of Cream	Cream	6		2
	2	Ummagumma	Pink Floyd	5		1
	17	Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas ♦	Tom Jones	2		1
	8	To Our Children's Children's Children	The Moody Blues	2		1
	7	Engelbert Humperdinck	Engelbert Humperdinck	5		1
	9	Let It Bleed	The Rolling Stones	1		1

Notes

• Fresh Cream originally charted at number 39 upon its release in 1966 and entered the top 10 in 1967, peaking at number 6. It re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 15 February 1969 (week ending) for one week.
• Disraeli Gears originally peaked at number 5 upon its release in 1967. It re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 22 February 1969 (week ending).

See also

• 1969 in British music
• List of number-one albums from the 1960s (UK)

References

General

• Web site: Six decades of singles charts . The Official Charts Company . 23 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ . 3 March 2011 .

Specific

External links

• 1969 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 28 December 2014.
2. Book: Roberts, David. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 2005. 1-904994-00-8. 14. Guinness World Records Limited.
3. Web site: New singles formats to save the charts. BBC News. 16 October 2003 . 21 February 2010.