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The UK Albums Chart, now known as the Official Albums Chart, is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for albums. First published in 1956, the chart is compiled every week and currently made public on Fridays. To qualify for the Official Albums Chart, the album must be more than three tracks or 20 minutes long and not be classed as a budget album.

Once ranked by sales only, entries are now based on physical sales, downloads and audio streaming.

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The following is a list UK no.1 albums featured by John Peel plus those played by other presenters who guest hosted on his radio programmes. Albums are listed by year of release, which may differ from year the album reached no.1, and first known play. Some shows may have featured multiple tracks, see individual pages for tracks played.

Performing Artist | Album | First Known Play

1950s[]

1956
1957

1960s[]

The Young Ones
1961
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake LP

1968

1969

1970s[]

1970
1971
1972
1973
Tubular Bells LP
1974
1975
1976
Blue For You

1976

1977
1978
1979

1980s[]

1980
1981
Dare LP

1981

1982
1983
1984
1985
1988
1989

1990s[]

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Elephant LP

2003

1998
1999

2000s[]

2000
2001
2002
2003

Sessions[]

John Peel sessions which featured or previewed no.1 album tracks.

1960s[]

  • T. Rex Sessions #, #3, #4, #5 first broadcast March - November 1968. Songs from My People Were Fair And... / Prophets, Seers and Sages (both 1968, UK No.1 double LP set in 1972).
  • Small Faces Session first broadcast 14 April 1968 features 'Lazy Sunday', lead single from Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (June 1968).
  • Cream Session #2 first broadcast 14 January 1968 features 'The Politician' later included on Goodbye (1969)

1970s[]

1980s[]

  • Tears For Fears Session first brodcast 01 September 1982. Songs from No.1 album The Hurting released March 1983. No evidence of album play.
  • Frankie Goes To Hollywood Session #1 first broadcast 02 December 1982 - three songs would feature on Welcome to the Pleasuredome (October 1984)
  • The Smiths Session #3 first broadcast 09 August 1984 - two songs later featured on Meat is Murder (Feb. 1985)

1990s[]

Live[]

Live concerts broadcasted by Peel, featuring songs from UK No.1 albums.

Festive Fifty[]

The following were single John Peel Festive Fifty tracks which had featured on No.1 albums.

Notes[]

  1. Peel had played the track 'One-Sided Love Affair' in 1967, possibly from the US version of the same album entitled Elvis Presley
  2. Premiere play on Ed Stewart show, featuring a John Peel slot.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Number 1 in 1972 when re-released as a double-LP package.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Went to Number 1 in the UK the following year.
  5. Show hosted by Siouxsie Sioux. A contemporary play date is probable but unavailable to date.
  6. Played in full.
  7. 35 secs. of 'Stayin' Alive'.
  8. Most of the album is played by Paul Gambaccini sitting in for a sick Peel.
  9. The track, 'Violin' from the album was played deliberately at the wrong speed as a request.
  10. For the Love Will Tear Us Apart cover version.
  11. See Elephant controversy.

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