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Year by year, the best-selling albums of the past 50 years
Ever wondered what the best-selling album was in the UK the year you were born? Want to know which record made the most dough back in '73? We've put together a gallery of just that, starting with Elvis Presley's 1961 release 'G.I. Blues'. The soundtrack to his rom-com about an army man longing to run a nightclub peaked at No. 1 on both the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard Pop Albums Chart.
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