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Most Streamed Albums Chart: 1980 – 1989

Celebrating 70 years of the UK Album Chart, Gary Davies reveals the UK's most-streamed 80s albums.

Celebrating 70 years of the UK Album Chart with a special countdown show.

The 80s gave us some of the UK's biggest-selling albums of all time from iconic artists... but how do they fare in the streaming world? Gary Davies counts down the UK's Top 20 most-streamed albums, as compiled by the Official Charts Company.

For more programmes in the season, just search 'Album Chart' on BBC Sounds.

Sounds Of The 80s - 'If You Were There, You'd Know' - and if you weren't, pay attention!

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57 minutes

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Saturday 19:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • ABBA

    The Winner Takes It All

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 008.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Everywhere

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 008.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Born In The USA

    • Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA.
    • CBS.

  • Dire Straits

    Money For Nothing

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • U2

    Where The Streets Have No Name

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Welcome To The Jungle

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.

  • AC/DC

    Back In Black

    • Back In Black.
    • Epic.
    • 6.

  • Michael Jackson

    Thriller

    • Thriller 25th Anniversary Edition.
    • Epic.

  • Michael Jackson

    Bad

    • Michael Jackson - Bad.
    • Epic.

  • The Stone Roses

    I Am the Resurrection

    • Silvertone.

Broadcast

  • Saturday 19:00
    BBC Radio 2

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    The UK’s Official Most Streamed Albums of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s.