And in a further twist, the number one compilation album recorded the highest ever sale for an album of its kind, while the number one artist album scored the lowest sale on that tally for more than six years.

In a close three-way tussle for chart supremacy at the top of the artist album chart, Basshunter's Now You're Gone, Abba's Gold: Greatest Hits and Coldplay's Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends all took turns at topping the ...