Fastest selling albums in the United Kingdom
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Below are the highest selling albums in the week of their release selling over 200,000.
| Artist | Album | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Oasis | Be Here Now | 695,761* |
| Coldplay | X&Y | 464,471 |
| Dido | Life for Rent | 400,351 |
| Robbie Williams | Intensive Care | 373,832 |
| Arctic Monkeys | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | 363,735 |
| Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | 347,000 |
| Oasis | Standing on the Shoulder of Giants | 311,000 |
| Hear'Say | Popstars | 306,631 |
| George Michael | Patience | 274,816 |
| G4 | G4 | 244,671 |
| Oasis | Don't Believe the Truth | 237,865 |
| Norah Jones | Feels Like Home | 235,890 |
| Britney Spears | Greatest Hits: My Prerogative | 225,000 |
| Keane | Under the Iron Sea | 222,297 |
| Madonna | Confessions on a Dancefloor | 217,610 |
| Westlife | Face to Face | 216,879 |
| Journey South | Journey South | 216,847 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Stadium Arcadium | 202,499 |
| Michael Jackson | Dangerous | 201,841 |
| Shayne Ward | Shayne Ward | 201,266 |
- NOTE: Be Here Now was released on a Thursday (August 21, 1997) which is three days after the traditional record release date (Monday) in the UK. Be Here Now sold nearly 700,000 records in three days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) and went to #1 on the charts on Sunday.
Please note more albums need to be added and some need to be added in between albums.
