no real surprise to me here....

[CRAZY-HORSE]

from the official chart pages from the UK:

n this day 60 years ago, the first ever Albums Chart was published in the UK - and we're marking the occasion by honouring a true chart diamond.The Official Albums Chart represents the most trusted and longest established measure of album popularity in Britain, and to celebrate today’s landmark birthday, the Official Charts Company is honoured to announce Paul McCartney as the UK’s most successful albums artist of all time.
Paul becomes the latest recipient of the new Official Chart Record Breaker Award - a prestigious new accolade presented to a selected elite of artists achieving the greatest feats on the Official Chart.

Paul McCartney with his Official Chart Record Breaker Award
The music icon’s impact on the Official Albums Chart across the past six decades is something most artists can only dream of; racking up an astonishing 22 Number 1 albums across his illustrious career. Paul has scored 15 Number 1s as a member of The Beatles, two with Wings, four via his solo projects and one with Linda McCartney to become the most prolific chart topper in history.
Reacting to the news, Paul told OfficialCharts.com: “Okay, you know how it really feels? It feels unbelievable, because when you write your songs you don't count how well they're doing. I remember when Please, Please Me went to Number 1, that was our first Number 1 record, and it’s a beautiful feeling to suddenly get this [award], I mean it's amazing.
"So thank you to the people for giving it to me, I love you. And thank you to everyone who made it possible by buying the records, we love you too!"
Since his debut Number 1 as a member The Beatles in May 1963 with Please Please Me (the longest-running Number 1 debut album in chart history at 30 weeks), Paul has taken hold of the Official Albums Chart like no other individual, charting in the Top 5 at least once a decade in the last six decades. Spending a staggering 191 weeks on the albums throne across a 50+ year career, the former Beatle also claims the UK chart record for the most weeks spent at Number 1.

MORE: Check out Paul McCartney’s complete UK singles and albums chart history here
The chart records don’t stop there; Paul also played a hand in the biggest selling studio album of all time in the UK with The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, a record which has to date sold 5.1 million copies in Britain alone. See the full list of the UK’s Top 60 biggest selling albums of all time, as unveiled by us earlier this month.
Martin Talbot, Chief Executive, Official Charts Company, said: “It is a huge honour for the Official Charts to pay tribute to Paul McCartney’s incredible achievements with this special award.
"Over more than fifty years, Paul has been a fixture on the British and world music scene – so to recognise his contribution as part of the UK Albums Chart’s 60[SUP]th[/SUP] birthday feels absolutely appropriate. Congratulations Paul! Here’s to many more Number 1 albums to come!”

Enjoying top-flight UK chart success in every decade since the 1960s and selling 700 million albums globally, the legendary singer-songwriter is still making hit records and playing packed out shows worldwide. Last month his new career retrospective Pure McCartney charted at Number 3, while his current sell-out One On One world tour - which includes his first single ever with The Beatles’ Love Me Do, and his most recent track FourFiveSeconds with Kanye West and Rihanna - has pulled up in 11 countries since April.
Macca is only the second recipient of the new chart award, launched in February 2016. The inaugural winner was Justin Bieber, who was presented with his award after becoming the first act in history to hold positions Number 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously on the Official Singles Chart.
QUIZ: How many of the UK's 60 biggest selling albums do you own?
[h=4]Individuals with the most Number 1s on the UK's Official Albums Chart[/h][TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]ARTIST[/TD]
[TD]TOTAL NUMBER 1 ALBUMS[/TD]
[TD]BREAKDOWN ACROSS CAREER[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PAUL MCCARTNEY[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]15 The Beatles, 2 Wings, 4 solo, 1 Paul & Linda McCartney[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]JOHN LENNON[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]15 Beatles, 3 solo[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]GEORGE HARRISON[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]15 The Beatles, 2 solo[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RINGO STARR[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]15 The Beatles[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ROBBIE WILLIAMS[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]4 Take That, 11 solo[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ELVIS[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]n/a[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]MADONNA[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Includes Evita OST[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PHIL COLLINS[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]6 Genesis, 6 solo[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DAVID BOWIE[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]n/a[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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[h=4]Paul McCartney's 22 Number 1 Albums[/h][TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]YEAR OF RELEASE[/TD]
[TD]TITLE[/TD]
[TD]ARTIST[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1963[/TD]
[TD]PLEASE PLEASE ME[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1963[/TD]
[TD]WITH THE BEATLES[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1964[/TD]
[TD]A HARD DAY'S NIGHT[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1964[/TD]
[TD]BEATLES FOR SALE[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1965[/TD]
[TD]HELP[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1965[/TD]
[TD]RUBBER SOUL[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1966[/TD]
[TD]REVOLVER[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1967[/TD]
[TD]SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1968[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES (THE WHITE ALBUM)[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1969[/TD]
[TD]ABBEY ROAD[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1970[/TD]
[TD]LET IT BE[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1971[/TD]
[TD]RAM[/TD]
[TD]PAUL & LINDA MCCARTNEY[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1974[/TD]
[TD]BAND ON THE RUN[/TD]
[TD]PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1975[/TD]
[TD]VENUS AND MARS[/TD]
[TD]WINGS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1977[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1980[/TD]
[TD]MCCARTNEY II[/TD]
[TD]PAUL MCCARTNEY[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1982[/TD]
[TD]TUG OF WAR[/TD]
[TD]PAUL MCCARTNEY[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1984[/TD]
[TD]GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET (OST)[/TD]
[TD]PAUL MCCARTNEY[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1989[/TD]
[TD]FLOWERS IN THE DIRT[/TD]
[TD]PAUL MCCARTNEY[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1994[/TD]
[TD]LIVE AT THE BBC[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1996[/TD]
[TD]ANTHOLOGY 2[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2000[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]THE BEATLES[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[bob_32_116]

Genesis as a band had 6 No. 1 albums in the UK? That's a surprise.

Just for laughs, I took the quiz. I own just 6 out of the top 60 UK albums. DSOTM, Sgt Peppers, Automatic For the People, X&Y, Ladies & Gentlemen and BOTW.

I did not like their patronising comment at the end saying "Oh dear, time to brush up on the classics". Piss off. I'll buy what I want, not buy something because someone else bought it.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

and if you notice...the six #1 albums were ALL after Gabriel departed and they became radio friendly and commercial via Collins' writing and singing.

I don't own anything by Genesis, not even a compilation...
I own Collins' first three solo albums on vinyl and his latest effort, the Motown covers set on cd plus a compilation of his...
own a couple of Gabriel's solo albums also.

[bob_32_116]

and if you notice...the six #1 albums were ALL after Gabriel departed and they became radio friendly and commercial via Collins' writing and singing.

...so do you have a link that tells me WHICH Genesis albums topped the UK chart? The thing is, I only count five.

For me, and I think for most Genesis fans, the idea of of owning a "compilation" would be laughable. Each album is a work complete unto itself. This was true at least up to and including the Duke album.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

Duke was their first #1 followed by the next four studio albums which are obviously the five im thinking youre aware of bob_32 but....

scroll down to 'live' albums "the way we walk Vol II: the longs" was the sixth album to top the UK charts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_discography

[bob_32_116]

Duke was their first #1 followed by the next four studio albums which are obviously the five im thinking youre aware of bob_32 but....

scroll down to 'live' albums "the way we walk Vol II: the longs" was the sixth album to top the UK charts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_discography

Ah OK, I tend to forget about compilations when considering a band's chronology.

[SteveO]

I listened to Maybe I'm Amazed an hour ago....gave me a bit of a chill...what a brilliant song writer! Macca, so glad I saw you live in 2009 even though I passed up an AC/DC concert!

[video=youtube;qVpd6uhLJi8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVpd6uhLJi8[/video]