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. 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 SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1965 or 1968 but still in chart in 1969.♦Album released in 1969 but peaked in 1970.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1965 233The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack ‡Various artists 1 70Albums in 1967 24Live at The Talk of the Town ‡Tom Jones 6 1Albums in 1968 18The Four Tops Greatest Hits ‡Four Tops 1 1 24The Supremes: Greatest Hits ‡The Supremes 1 3 18The Jungle Book: Original Soundtrack ‡Various artists 5 1 21Bookends ‡Simon & Garfunkel 1 7 16A Man Without Love ‡Engelbert Humperdinck 3 1 22Hollies' Greatest ‡The Hollies 1 7 19Live at the Talk of the Town ‡The Seekers 2 7 12The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ‡Ennio Morricone 2 1 11The GraduateSimon & Garfunkel and Dave Grusin 3 1 4Feliciano!José Feliciano 6 1 46The Best of The SeekersThe Seekers 1 6 14The Beatles ‡The Beatles 1 8 2The Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 3The Beach Boys 8 1 3I Pretend ‡Des O'Connor 8 2 4Val ‡Val Doonican 6 3 8Beggars Banquet ‡The Rolling Stones 3 4 4Help YourselfTom Jones 4 1Albums in 1969 1Frank Sinatra's Greatest HitsFrank Sinatra 8 1 1The Best of Nat King ColeNat King Cole 5 1 3British Motown Chartbusters Volume 2Various artists 8 1 7Yellow SubmarineThe Beatles and George Martin 3 1 11Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The TemptationsDiana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations 1 4 14Hair (Original London Cast Recording) Original London Cast of Hair 3 1 1Fresh Cream Cream 7 1 1O.K. Ken?Chicken Shack 9 1 27Oliver!: Original SoundtrackVarious artists 4 1 4StonedhengeTen Years After 6 3 1Disraeli Gears Cream 7 1 1The Best of Dean MartinDean Martin 9 1 5PostcardMary Hopkin 3 2 5EngelbertEngelbert Humperdinck 3 2 13GoodbyeCream 1 4 1Family EntertainmentFamily 6 1 1Peter SarstedtPeter Sarstedt 8 1 1Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Original SoundtrackVarious artists 10 1 520/20The Beach Boys 3 1 2The Beat of the BrassHerb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 4 1 3Scott 3Scott Walker 3 1 1OdessaBee Gees 10 1 5Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin 6 1 3Gentle on My MindDean Martin 7 1 1Hits of GoldThe Mamas & the Papas 9 1 6Songs from a RoomLeonard Cohen 2 2 11On the Threshold of a DreamThe Moody Blues 1 2 6Elvis (NBC TV Special)Elvis Presley 2 1 16Nashville SkylineBob Dylan 1 4 3Hollies Sing DylanThe Hollies 3 1 4TommyThe Who 2 1 9My WayFrank Sinatra 2 3 17The World of Val DoonicanVal Doonican 2 1 9The World of MantovaniMantovani 6 1 2The World of Charlie KunzCharlie Kunz 9 2 5The World of The BachelorsThe Bachelors 8 1 16His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers, His SoundRay Conniff 1 3 9This is Tom JonesTom Jones 2 1 2MorePink Floyd 9 2 10Elvis Sings Flaming StarElvis Presley 2 3 13According to My HeartJim Reeves 1 4 1Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his T.V. SeriesScott Walker 7 1 2The Best of CliffCliff Richard 5 1 4The Best of Glenn MillerGlenn Miller 5 1 42001: A Space Odyssey: Original SoundtrackVarious artists 3 1 8Stand UpJethro Tull 1 5 3Cymanfa Ganu 1969The Massed Choirs of South Wales 5 1 1Ahead Rings OutBlodwyn Pig 9 1 5From Elvis in MemphisElvis Presley 1 1 26At San QuentinJohnny Cash 2 2 2The World of Hits Vol. 2Various artists 7 1 2NiceThe Nice 3 1 5Blind FaithBlind Faith 1 2 1The Best of Gene PitneyGene Pitney 8 1 13Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)The Rolling Stones 2 2 31Abbey RoadThe Beatles 1 17 1The World of Mantovani Vol. 2Mantovani 4 1 2Songs for a TailorJack Bruce 6 1 4SssshTen Years After 4 1 5Then Play OnFleetwood Mac 6 1 30Motown Chartbusters Volume 3 ♦Various artists 1 1 5In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson 5 2 54Led Zeppelin II ♦Led Zeppelin 1 1 5Best of Bee GeesBee Gees 7 3 5Best of CreamCream 6 2 2UmmagummaPink Floyd 5 1 17Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas ♦Tom Jones 2 1 8To Our Children's Children's ChildrenThe Moody Blues 2 1 7Engelbert HumperdinckEngelbert Humperdinck 5 1 9Let It BleedThe 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
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External links 1969 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)