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What is the record for the most #1 album debuts in a row?

Specifically for rock charts... I know in Disturbed's new documentary they say that they were only the 6th band to have 3 albums in a row debut at #1, so I am just curious what the record for most #1 album debuts in a row and who holds the record.

Update:

I'm not asking weeks in a row... I am asking ALBUMS in a row... for example: Disturbed's last three albums, Believe, Ten Thousand Fists, and Indesrtuctible all debuted at #1. I don't care how long they stayed there, just that they debuted there.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    This is from a British website:

    Two groups have had unbroken runs of 8 chart-toppers. They are Led Zeppelin (from "Led Zeppelin 2" in 1969 to "In Through The Out Door" in 1979) and Abba (from "Greatest Hits" in 1976 to "The Singles - The First Ten Years" in 1982). By an odd piece of synchronicity Led Zep's eighth consecutive chart-topper ("In Through The out Door") was recorded at Abba's very own Polar Studios in Sweden.

    Leading soloist is Robbie Williams (5 - from "Life Thru A Lens" in 1997 to "Escapology" in 2002). Leading female soloists with 3 consecutive number ones each are Eva Cassidy (from "Songbird" in 2001 to "American Tune" in 2003) and Madonna ("Evita" 1996 to "Music" in 2000, though "Evita" was a soundtrack album featuring a number of other artists).

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The Beatles

    Edit: I've just done a bit more research and the Beatles had 15 UK number 1 albums, im pretty sure that is a record. In the USA,

    Most no. 1 albums in the Billboard Top 200 albums charts (19 no.1 albums).

    Meet the Beatles! (1964, 11 weeks), The Beatles' Second Album (1964, 5 weeks), A Hard Day's Night (1964, 14 weeks), Beatles '65 (1965, 9 weeks), Beatles VI (1965, 6 weeks), Help! (1965, 9 weeks), Rubber Soul (1965, 6 weeks), Yesterday...and Today (1966, 5 weeks), Revolver (1966, 6 weeks), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967, 15 weeks), Magical Mystery Tour (1967, 8 weeks), The Beatles (The White Album) (1969, 9 weeks), Abbey Road (1969, 11 weeks), Let It Be (1970, 4 weeks), 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) (1973, 1 week), Anthology 1 (1995, 3 weeks), Anthology 2 (1996, 1 week), Anthology 3 (1996, 1 week), 1 (2000, 8 weeks)

  • 1 decade ago

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-The Beatles

    "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was a worldwide critical and commercial success, spending a total of 27 weeks at the top of the UK Album Chart and 15 weeks at number one on the American Billboard 200."-Wikipedia

    Oh wait. forget about that whole answer I didn't read the question correctly.

    I'll just say the Beatles.

  • greist
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    howdy Dave! a million) For What that is worth 2) Gimme some Lovin' 3) Wild element 4) Paint It Black 5) solid Vibrations 6) 8 Miles extreme 7) attain Out, i'm going to be There 8) Ain't Too Proud to Beg 9) whilst a guy Loves a girl 10) you hold Me Hangin' On (the Vanilla Fudge version could be #a million in this checklist) great 300 and sixty 5 days in track!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    here in Australia Silverchair have 5 consecutive number 1 albums, even though the last one was crap.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    pretty sure Beatles...

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