List of UK top-ten albums in 1999

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

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Best-selling albums

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Shania 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

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Key
Symbol Meaning
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
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

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References

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General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

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