BBC Radio 2

09/04/2012

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Monday 09 April 2012

Tony Blackburn presents a bank holiday special of the UK's best selling albums from 1956 to March 2012. The chart was specially commissioned from the Official Charts Company and compiled from sales data of the past 56 years. There will be some great albums in the new Top 40 list and also some surprises. One female British singer/songwriter has two entries - but it is not Adele or Kate Bush. Which act has the best selling album - and it is not The Beatles? And there is one soundtrack album in there but is it The Sound Of Music? Oh, and there are no Elvis albums in the list! Find out all the answer this afternoon.

A programme crammed with surprises and great music and of course listeners can comment and contribute via text on 88291 and via email tonyb@bbc.co.uk.

Coldplay Speed Of Sound
(CD Single), Parlophone
Travis Writing To Reach You
(CD Single), Independiente
Justin Hayward Forever Autumn
Fantastic 70's (Various Artists), Sony, 13
Kings of Leon Sex On Fire
(CD Single), Columbia, 1
Scissor Sisters Laura (Album Version)
The Scissor Sisters, Polydor
Phil Collins Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
Now 18 (Various Artists), Now, 10
U2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Rock The Planet (Various Artists), Polygram Tv
Keane Everybody's Changing
(CD Single), Transcopic Records
Coldplay Clocks (Album Version)
A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Parlophone
Lady Gaga Poker Face
The Fame, Interscope, 6
Take That Shine
(CD Single), Polydor
Dido White Flag (Album Version)
Life For Rent, Arista
Michael Bublé Haven't Met You Yet
Crazy Love, Reprise, 1
Spice Girls Who Do You Think You Are (Album Version)
Spice, VIRGIN
David Gray Babylon (Album Version)
WHITE LADDER, IHT RECORDS
The Corrs Dreams
(CD Single), Atlantic
The Beatles Lady Madonna
The Beatles - 1, Apple, 5
Eric Carmen Hungry Eyes
Dirty Dancing - Original S/Track, RCA
Meat Loaf You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (Album Version)
Bat Out Of Hell, VIRGIN
Bob Marley & The Wailers Jammin'
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend, Island
Leona Lewis Bleeding Love (Album Version)
Spirit, Sony BMG
Dido Thank You
Now 49 (Various Artists), Now
Simon & Garfunkel Keep The Customer Satisfied
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Columbia
The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony (Album Version)
URBAN HYMNS, Hut Recordings / VIRGIN
James Blunt Goodbye My Lover (Album Version)
Back To Bedlam, Atlantic
Shania Twain You're Still The One (Album Verison)
Come On Over, Mercury
Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way
The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac, Warner Strategic Marketi, 4
Simply Red Stars
Simply Red Greatest Hits, East West Records
Amy Winehouse Rehab
(CD Single), Island
Madonna Open Your Heart
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection, Sire, 13
Queen Radio Ga Ga (Album Version)
Queen - Greatest Hits II, Parlophone
Michael Jackson Bad
Michael Jackson - Bad, Epic
Pink Floyd Time (2011 Remastered Version)
The Dark Side Of The Moon (2011 Digital Remaster), EMI
Dire Straits Walk Of Life (Album Version)
Brothers In Arms (Remastered), VERTIGO
Adele Set Fire To The Rain
21, XL, 5
Michael Jackson Beat It
(CD Single), Epic
Oasis Roll With It
(CD Single), Creation Records
ABBA One Of Us
Abba Gold, Polydor, 16
The Beatles A Day In The Life
The Beatles : 1967-1970, Apple, 6
Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Game, Island, 5