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 1999, as well as albums which peaked in 1998 and 2000 but were in the top 10 in 1999. 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 You've Come a Long Way, Baby by Fatboy Slim. Overall, fifteen different albums peaked at number-one in 1999, with fifteen unique artists hitting that position.
Background
editBest-selling albums
editShania Twain had the best-selling album of the year with Come On Over. By Request by Boyzone came in second place. The Man Who by Travis, ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA and Performance and Cocktails by Stereophonics made up the top five. Albums by Robbie Williams, Steps, The Corrs, Westlife and Macy Gray were also in the top-ten best selling albums of the year.
Top-ten albums
edit- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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‡ | Album peaked in 1998 but still in chart in 1999. |
♦ | Album released in 1999 but peaked in 2000. |
(#) | Year-end top-ten album position and rank |
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) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
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Albums in 1997 | ||||||
1 November 1997 | 56 | Talk on Corners ‡ | The Corrs | 1 | 27 June 1998 | 10 |
Albums in 1998 | ||||||
17 January 1998 | 44 | Life Thru a Lens ‡ | Robbie Williams | 1 | 18 April 1998 | 2 |
14 March 1998 | 20 | Ray of Light ‡ | Madonna | 1 | 14 March 1998 | 2 |
2 May 1998 | 18 | International Velvet ‡ | Catatonia | 1 | 16 May 1998 | 1 |
6 June 1998 | 27 | Where We Belong ‡ | Boyzone | 1 | 6 June 1998 | 3 |
4 July 1998 | 4 | Five ‡ | Five | 1 | 4 July 1998 | 1 |
19 September 1998 | 10 | One Night Only ‡ | Bee Gees | 4 | 19 September 1998 | 1 |
26 September 1998 | 10 | This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours ‡ | Manic Street Preachers | 1 | 26 September 1998 | 3 |
25 | Step One ‡ | Steps | 2 | 26 September 1998 | 1 | |
10 October 1998 | 10 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ‡ | Lauryn Hill | 2 | 10 October 1998 | 3 |
24 October 1998 | 6 | B*Witched ‡ | B*Witched | 3 | 24 October 1998 | 1 |
31 October 1998 | 22 | You've Come a Long Way, Baby | Fatboy Slim | 1 | 23 January 1999 | 4 |
7 November 1998 | 31 | I've Been Expecting You ‡ | Robbie Williams | 1 | 7 November 1998 | 3 |
2 | Believe | Cher | 7 | 20 March 1999 | 1 | |
14 November 1998 | 11 | The Best of M People ‡ | M People | 2 | 12 December 1998 | 1 |
21 November 1998 | 16 | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael ‡ | George Michael | 1 | 21 November 1998 | 8 |
11 | The Best of 1980-1990 (Single-Disc Version) ‡ | U2 | 4 | 5 December 1998 | 1 | |
Albums in 1999 | ||||||
23 January 1999 | 18 | Forgiven, Not Forgotten | The Corrs | 2 | 10 April 1999 | 1 |
30 January 1999 | 1 | Big Willie Style | Will Smith | 9 | 30 January 1999 | 1 |
6 February 1999 | 1 | There It Is | 911 | 8 | 6 February 1999 | 1 |
2 | Americana | The Offspring | 10 | 6 February 1999 | 2 | |
20 February 1999 | 1 | Love Songs | Dr. Hook | 8 | 20 February 1999 | 1 |
27 February 1999 | 2 | No Exit | Blondie | 3 | 27 February 1999 | 1 |
6 March 1999 | 6 | Gran Turismo | The Cardigans | 8 | 6 March 1999 | 1 |
13 March 1999 | 1 | Beaucoup Fish | Underworld | 3 | 13 March 1999 | 1 |
15 | My Love Is Your Love | Whitney Houston | 4 | 24 July 1999 | 2 | |
20 March 1999 | 29 | Performance and Cocktails | Stereophonics | 1 | 20 March 1999 | 1 |
17 | ...Baby One More Time ♦ | Britney Spears | 2 | 5 February 2000 | 1 | |
1 | Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts | Kula Shaker | 8 | 20 March 1999 | 1 | |
27 March 1999 | 3 | 13 | Blur | 1 | 27 March 1999 | 2 |
10 April 1999 | 29 | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | ABBA | 1 | 17 April 1999 | 5 |
17 April 1999 | 1 | The Middle of Nowhere | Orbital | 4 | 17 April 1999 | 1 |
24 April 1999 | 5 | Equally Cursed and Blessed | Catatonia | 1 | 24 April 1999 | 1 |
1 | Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too | New Radicals | 10 | 24 April 1999 | 1 | |
1 May 1999 | 2 | Rides | Reef | 3 | 1 May 1999 | 1 |
1 | Bury the Hatchet | The Cranberries | 7 | 1 May 1999 | 1 | |
1 | Mule Variations | Tom Waits | 9 | 1 May 1999 | 1 | |
8 May 1999 | 6 | FanMail | TLC | 7 | 8 May 1999 | 2 |
1 | Twisted Tenderness | Electronic | 9 | 8 May 1999 | 1 | |
15 May 1999 | 2 | Head Music | Suede | 1 | 15 May 1999 | 1 |
2 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra | 8 | 15 May 1999 | 1 | |
22 May 1999 | 12 | The Hush | Texas | 1 | 22 May 1999 | 1 |
2 | Remedy | Basement Jaxx | 4 | 22 May 1999 | 1 | |
29 May 1999 | 3 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys | 2 | 29 May 1999 | 1 |
1 | Magic Hour | Cast | 6 | 29 May 1999 | 1 | |
5 June 1999 | 51 | Come On Over | Shania Twain | 1 | 11 September 1999 | 11 |
48 | The Man Who | Travis | 1 | 28 August 1999 | 9 | |
12 | The Very Best of Dean Martin – The Capitol & Reprise Years | Dean Martin | 5 | 26 June 1999 | 1 | |
12 June 1999 | 20 | By Request | Boyzone | 1 | 12 June 1999 | 9 |
2 | Going for Gold | Shed Seven | 7 | 12 June 1999 | 1 | |
19 June 1999 | 2 | Schizophrenic | Geri Halliwell | 4 | 19 June 1999 | 1 |
4 | Californication | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 5 | 19 June 1999 | 1 | |
26 June 1999 | 7 | Synkronized | Jamiroquai | 1 | 26 June 1999 | 1 |
1 | Guerrilla | Super Furry Animals | 10 | 26 June 1999 | 1 | |
3 July 1999 | 6 | Surrender | The Chemical Brothers | 1 | 3 July 1999 | 1 |
10 July 1999 | 10 | The Party Album | Vengaboys | 6 | 31 July 1999 | 1 |
17 July 1999 | 7 | Ricky Martin | Ricky Martin | 2 | 31 July 1999 | 3 |
14 August 1999 | 4 | The Very Best of Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello | 4 | 14 August 1999 | 1 |
28 August 1999 | 1 | Mary | Mary J. Blige | 5 | 28 August 1999 | 1 |
4 September 1999 | 5 | Sogno | Andrea Bocelli | 4 | 4 September 1999 | 1 |
1 | Forever | Puff Daddy | 9 | 4 September 1999 | 1 | |
11 September 1999 | 2 | A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy | The Divine Comedy | 3 | 11 September 1999 | 1 |
1 | Yesterday Went Too Soon | Feeder | 8 | 11 September 1999 | 1 | |
18 September 1999 | 2 | You Me & Us | Martine McCutcheon | 2 | 18 September 1999 | 1 |
25 September 1999 | 3 | Liquid Skin | Gomez | 2 | 25 September 1999 | 1 |
2 | One from the Modern | Ocean Colour Scene | 4 | 25 September 1999 | 1 | |
1 | Nexus | Another Level | 7 | 25 September 1999 | 1 | |
1 | Yellow Submarine Songtrack | The Beatles | 8 | 25 September 1999 | 1 | |
2 October 1999 | 3 | Rhythm and Stealth | Leftfield | 1 | 2 October 1999 | 1 |
3 | Supergrass | Supergrass | 3 | 2 October 1999 | 1 | |
1 | Greatest Hits | Daniel O'Donnell | 10 | 2 October 1999 | 1 | |
9 October 1999 | 25 | Reload | Tom Jones | 1 | 9 October 1999 | 3 |
3 | Brand New Day | Sting | 5 | 9 October 1999 | 1 | |
1 | The Fragile | Nine Inch Nails | 10 | 9 October 1999 | 1 | |
16 October 1999 | 11 | S Club | S Club 7 | 2 | 16 October 1999 | 1 |
1 | Hours | David Bowie | 5 | 16 October 1999 | 1 | |
27 | On How Life Is | Macy Gray | 3 | 6 November 1999 | 3 | |
23 October 1999 | 2 | Millionaires | James | 2 | 23 October 1999 | 1 |
1 | Nightlife | Pet Shop Boys | 7 | 23 October 1999 | 1 | |
30 October 1999 | 1 | Us and Us Only | The Charlatans | 2 | 30 October 1999 | 1 |
2 | Peace | Eurythmics | 4 | 30 October 1999 | 1 | |
2 | Awake and Breathe | B*Witched | 5 | 30 October 1999 | 1 | |
8 | Northern Star ♦ | Melanie C | 4 | 2 September 2000 | 1 | |
6 November 1999 | 11 | Steptacular | Steps | 1 | 6 November 1999 | 4 |
3 | Turn It On Again: The Hits | Genesis | 4 | 6 November 1999 | 1 | |
1 | Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | 6 | 6 November 1999 | 1 | |
13 November 1999 | 23 | Westlife | Westlife | 2 | 13 November 1999 | 1 |
1 | Love and the Russian Winter | Simply Red | 6 | 13 November 1999 | 1 | |
1 | Rainbow | Mariah Carey | 8 | 13 November 1999 | 1 | |
1 | Twenty Four Seven | Tina Turner | 9 | 13 November 1999 | 1 | |
1 | There Is Nothing Left to Lose | Foo Fighters | 10 | 13 November 1999 | 1 | |
20 November 1999 | 4 | Invincible | Five | 4 | 20 November 1999 | 1 |
4 | Greatest Hits III | Queen | 5 | 20 November 1999 | 1 | |
3 | The Greatest Hits | Cher | 7 | 20 November 1999 | 1 | |
1 | Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal | Vonda Shepard | 9 | 20 November 1999 | 1 | |
27 November 1999 | 10 | All the Way... A Decade of Song | Celine Dion | 1 | 27 November 1999 | 1 |
2 | The Corrs Unplugged ♦ | The Corrs | 7 | 1 January 2000 | 1 | |
4 December 1999 | 3 | Charlotte Church | Charlotte Church | 8 | 11 December 1999 | 1 |
1 | Willenium | Will Smith | 10 | 11 December 1999 | 1 | |
18 December 1999 | 3 | Songs from the Last Century | George Michael | 2 | 18 December 1999 | 1 |
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
edit- 1999 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)