“Curtain Call: The Hits” celebrates hitting 500 weeks on the albums chart in the UK.
The compilation has spent half of its lifespan charting since debuting at No.1 on the Official Charts UK. And almost half of its charting weeks the project spent in the Top 40.
Its current chart run counts 268 consecutive weeks, and at the moment, the album is ranked at No.15 in the UK.
Only a handful of projects have managed to spend over 500 weeks on the charts, and “Curtain Call: The Hits” is the first one to represent hip hop.
Albums with the most weeks on the UK Official Albums Chart:
1. “Greatest Hits” Queen — 1090 weeks
2. “Gold: Greatest Hits” ABBA — 1038 weeks
3. “Legend” Bob Marley and the Wailers — 1016 weeks
4. “Rumours” Fleetwood Mac — 927 weeks
5. “The Dark Side of the Moon” Pink Floyd — 544 weeks
6. “Number Ones” Michael Jackson — 534 weeks
7. “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” Oasis — 527 weeks
8. “Bat Out of Hell” Meat Loaf — 525 weeks
9. “Back to Black” Amy Winehouse — 516 weeks
10. “Curtain Call: The Hits” Eminem — 500 weeks
