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Keane: Night Train £5.49 £4.99 £4.99 £5.99 £6.39 £5 £6.49 £5.49 £4.97 £5.73

Plan B: The Defamation Of Strickland Banks

£7.99 £6.99 £7.99 £8.99 £7.99 £5 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £6.18

Lady Gaga: The Remix £4.00 £5.49 £4.99 £7.99 £7.19 £5 £6.99 £4 £6.97 £6.36

Lady Gaga: The Fame £7.99 £4.99 N/A £8.99 N/A N/A N/A £7.99 N/A N/A

The National: High Violet £5.00 £7.93 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £6.99 £6.49 £5 £6.97 £7.31

AC/DC: Iron Man 2 OST N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Diana Vickers: Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree

£7.99 £6.85 £7.99 £6.99 £7.99 £8.99 £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £7.80

Foals: Total Life Forever £5.00 £7.59 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.25 N/A £5 £6.97 £7.77

Florence and the Machine: Lungs

£7.99 £5.49 £4.99 £7.99 £7.99 £5 £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £8.12

Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. £5.49 £4.99 £4.99 £5.99 £7.19 £5 £6.49 £5.49 £4.97 £5.93

Celine Dion: Taking Chances World Tour – The Collection

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Justin Bieber: My Worlds £7.99 £3.39 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £6.99 £6.99 £7.99 £3.97 £8.42

Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More

£7.99 £6.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £6.99 £6.99 £7.99 £6.97 £8.07

Usher: Raymond vs Raymond £7.99 £6.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £5 £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £7.80

Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £6.99 £6.99 £7.99 £6.97 N/A

James Last: Eighty Not Out £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £7.99 £9.95 £6.99 £7.99 £6.97 £9.67

Slash: Slash £7.99 £6.99 £7.99 £9.99 £7.99 £8.99 £7.99 £7.99 £9.97 £7.82

Paolo Nutini: Sunny Side Up £7.99 £5.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.95 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.92

Rhianna: Rated R £5.99 £4.99 £4.99 £6.99 £7.99 £5 £6.99 £5.99 £5.97 £8.12

Alicia Keys: The Platinum Collection

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Alicia Keys: The Element Of Freedom

£7.99 £7.49 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £7.80

Lady Antebellum: Need You Now £7.99 £7.49 £7.99 £7.99 £7.19 £5 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £6.76

Pixie Lott: Turn it Up £5.49 £4.93 £4.99 £6.99 £7.19 £5 £6.49 £5.49 £4.97 £5.88

Ellie Goulding: Lights £5.99 £4.99 £4.99 £6.99 £7.99 £5.99 £6.49 £5.99 £5.97 £8.02

Cheryl Cole: 3 Words £5.99 £4.99 £4.99 £5.99 £7.99 £5 £6.49 £5.99 £5.97 £6.31

Boyzone: Brother £7.99 £6.79 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £6.99 £6.99 £7.99 £6.97 £8.07

Scouting for Girls: Everybody Wants To Be On TV

£7.99 £7.49 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £7.70

Toni Braxton: Pulse £7.99 £7.79 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.25 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.77

Billy Ocean: The Very Best Of £7.99 £7.49 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £8.10

Glee: The Music Season One, vol 1

£7.99 £7.49 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £5 £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £7.80

Paul Weller: Wake Up The Nation £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £6.99 £6.99 £7.99 £6.97 £8.12

Dead Weather: Sea of Cowards £5 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.25 £7.99 £5 £6.97 £7.77

Glee: The Power of Madonna £6.93 £4.85 £6.49 £4.99 £3.19 £4.45 £6.49 £6.93 £5.97 £5.51

Amy MacDonald: A Curious Thing

£5.99 £4.99 £4.99 £6.99 £7.99 £5 N/A £5.99 £5.97 £6.31

Glee: The Music Season One, vol 2

£7.99 £7.49 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £8.99 £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £7.80

Michael Buble: Crazy Love £7.99 £7.49 £7.99 £6.99 £7.99 £6.99 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.82

Biffy Clyro: Only Revolutions £7.99 £4.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.75 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.77

Madonna: Celebration £11.99 £2.98 £11.99 £7.99 £11.18 £10.95 £9.99 £11.99 £9.97 £9.96

Mantovani: The Magic Of £11.99 £8.95 £11.99 £11.99 £11.98 £11.95 £9.99 £11.99 £9.97 £11.65

Gorillaz: Plastic Beach £7.99 £6.99 £7.99 £10.99 £7.19 £5 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £6.81

Average £7.41 £6.44 £7.42 £7.88 £7.90 £6.72 £7.21 £7.41 £6.83 £7.62

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Queen: Greatest Hits N/A N/A N/A N/A £7.19 £7.95 N/A N/A N/A £6.81

Beatles: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Abba: Gold £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.95 N/A £7.99 N/A £8.42

Oasis: What’s The Story, Morning Glory?

£7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £7.95 £6.99 £7.99 £6.97 N/A

Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms £7.99 £3 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £7.95 £6.99 £7.99 £4.97 N/A

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon

£7.99 £6.21 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £5 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £6.71

Michael Jackson: Thriller £7.99 £7.49 £7.99 £5.99 £7.99 N/A £6.49 £7.99 £5.97 £5.61

Queen: Greatest Hits II N/A N/A N/A N/A £7.19 N/A N/A N/A N/A £6.81

Michael Jackson: Bad £6.99 £7.49 £6.99 £5.99 £7.99 N/A £6.49 £6.99 £6.97 £8.10

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Simply Red: Stars £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £6.45 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £8.17

Shania Twain: Come On Over £5.49 £4.73 £4.99 £7.99 £6.39 £5.95 £6.49 £5.49 £4.97 £8.12

Fleetwood Mac: Rumours £7.99 £3 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.25 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.77

James Blunt: Back To Bedlam £7.99 £5.28 £7.99 £6.97 £7.99 £6.45 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.72

Verve: Urban Hymns £4.49 £5.47 £3.99 £7.99 £7.19 £7.95 £7.99 £4.49 £3.97 £6.81

Dido: No Angel £7.99 £4.97 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.95 £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £7.75

Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water

£7.99 £4.97 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £7.80

Amy Winehouse: Back To Black £9.99 £3 £7.99 £10.99 £6.39 £7.25 £6.99 £9.99 £6.97 £8.07

The Corrs: Talk On Corners £7.99 N/A £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £9.25 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.82

Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell £7.99 N/A £4.99 £4.99 £4.79 £7.95 £6.49 £7.99 £4.97 £5

The Spice Girls: Spice £5.99 £5.97 £4.99 £7.99 £7.19 N/A N/A £5.99 £6.97 £6.71

David Gray: White Ladder £7.99 £2.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £9.95 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.77

Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack

£7.99 £2.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 N/A N/A £7.99 N/A £7.70

Dido: Life For Rent £7.99 £5 £7.99 £5.99 £7.99 £7.95 £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 N/A

Bob Marley and the Wailers: Legend

£7.99 £4.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.95 £6.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.97

Beatles: 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Leona Lewis: Spirit £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £5.99 £7.99 £7.95 £6.49 £7.99 £6.97 £6.76

U2: The Joshua Tree £7.99 £9.79 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.25 £9.99 £7.99 £6.97 £8.07

Phil Collins: But Seriously £7.99 £4.49 £7.99 £4.99 £3.99 £3.95 £3.99 £7.99 £3.97 £4

Coldplay: A Rush Of Blood To The Head

£4.49 £3 £3.99 £4.99 £3.99 £3.95 £3.99 £4.49 £3.97 £4

Keane: Hopes and Fears £9.99 £7.99 £4.99 £4.99 £7.99 £5.95 £8.99 £9.99 £4.97 £5.33

Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters £7.99 £4.49 £7.99 £4.99 £5.59 £7.95 £6.99 £7.99 £4.97 £8.12

Travis: The Man Who £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £7.25 £6.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.36

Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells £7.99 £4.97 £7.99 £7.99 N/A £9.95 £7.99 £7.99 £6.97 £7.82

Take That: Beautiful World £4.99 £2.99 £4.99 £4.99 £7.99 £7.95 £6.99 £4.99 £6.97 £8.07

Abba: Greatest Hits N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill

£5.49 £3.88 £4.99 £4.99 £4.79 £5 £6.49 £5.49 £4.97 £5.13

Robbie Williams: I’ve Been Expecting You

£5.99 £4.99 £4.99 £6.99 £5.59 £5.95 £6.49 £5.99 £5.97 £5.21

Coldplay: X and Y £5.99 £4.49 £4.99 £4.99 £3.99 £3.95 £3.99 £5.99 £3.97 £4.05

Jeff Wayne: War Of The Worlds £10.99 £5.99 £10.99 £7.99 £10.38 £10.95 £6.49 £10.99 £8.97 £9.02

Average £7.55 £5.46 £7.11 £7.08 £7.11 £7.24 £6.94 £7.55 £6.22 £6.99

Prices for the official Top 40 albums for the week beginning 17 May 2010

For price comparison, we’ve compiled two charts. The first covers prices for the official Top 40 albums for the week beginning 17 May 2010, while the second is based on the BPI’s list of the 40 best-selling albums of the past 50 years.

In both cases, you’ll note a couple of exclusions where albums are unavailable in digital download form, or have been replaced by subsequent releases. Madonna’s Immaculate

Collection greatest hits compilation, for example, has been replaced by the more recent Celebration one and two-disc sets, while Alicia Keys’ The Platinum Collection and Celine Dion’s Taking Chances World Tour – The Collection, are CD-only compilations. AC/DC’s Iron Man 2 soundtrack is unavailable for download, while no Beatles material has ever been released for download.

Chart price comparison

BPI’s list of the 40 best-selling albums of the past 50 years

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