Album artist 102 - Mike Oldfield |
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This page lists the album chart runs of Mike Oldfield. A list of songs by Mike Oldfield can be found
here.
The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.
Started with various groups like Sallyangie (with his sister
Sally Oldfield), Barefoot and
The Whole World before coming up with a solo project. His concept
was rejected by a succession of record companies before the newly formed
Virgin label picked it up. "Tubular Bells" was such a success that
the label's founder (Richard Branson) used the proceeds to fund other things.
He employed a variety of vocalists, from Vivian Stanshall
(of The Bonzo Dog Band) for "Tubular Bells",
Roger Chapman (of Family) for
"Shadow On The Wall" and
Jon Anderson and Bonnie Tyler for
"Island".
# |
Artist |
Album Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
Mike Oldfield |
Tubular Bells |
1973 |
UK 1 - Jul 1973 (274 weeks), Canada 1 for 2 weeks - 1974, Australia num 1 for 4 weeks - May 1974, Australia Goset 1 - Feb 1974 (30 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018 (1973), UK 7 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Mar 1994), Billboard 3 - Nov 1973 (45 weeks) (12 weeks in top 10), US 70s 3 - Mar 1974 (3 months), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1974), Australia (Kent) 6 of 1974 (peak 1), US BB 14 of 1974, US CashBox 17 of 1974, UK Radio2 18, Radio Caroline 23 (1973), UK 28 of all time (2.6 M claimed) (1973), France (InfoDisc) 37 of 1974 (peak 9, 20 weeks), Italy 48 of 1974, Internet 73 - 16 M claimed (1973), Acclaimed 285 (1973), WTMD 661, RYM 49 of 1973, Xgau rating C+ (1974) |
2 |
Mike Oldfield |
Crises |
1983 |
ODK Germany 1 - Jun 1983 (51 weeks) (7 weeks at number 1) (30 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 7 weeks - Aug 1983, Germany 1 - Jun 1983 (37 weeks), Norway 1 - Jun 1983 (20 weeks), Sweden 1 - Jun 1983 (34 weeks), Austria 2 - Jul 1983 (10 months), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1983), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1983), Switzerland 5 - Nov 1983 (20 weeks), UK 6 - Jun 1983 (29 weeks), Italy 9 of 1983, France (InfoDisc) 17 of 1983 (peak 2, 57 weeks), RYM 113 of 1983 |
3 |
Mike Oldfield |
Discovery |
1984 |
ODK Germany 1 - Jul 1984 (35 weeks) (9 weeks at number 1) (18 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 9 weeks - Aug 1984, Germany 1 - Jul 1984 (20 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Jul 1984 (29 weeks), Austria 3 - Aug 1984 (5 months), Norway 3 - Jul 1984 (13 weeks), Sweden 3 - Aug 1984 (14 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1994), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1984), UK 15 - Jul 1984 (16 weeks), Italy 39 of 1984, France (InfoDisc) 70 of 1984 (peak 12, 6 weeks) |
4 |
Mike Oldfield |
Tubular Bells II |
1992 |
UK 1 - Sep 1992 (30 weeks), UK 2 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Jul 1994), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1996), ODK Germany 7 - Sep 1992 (24 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), Germany 7 - Sep 1992 (7 weeks), Austria 8 - Sep 1992 (4 months), Sweden 18 - Sep 1992 (4 weeks), Switzerland 19 - Sep 1992 (8 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 99 of 1992 (peak 32, 7 weeks), RYM 125 of 1992 |
5 |
Mike Oldfield |
Five Miles Out |
1982 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Apr 1985), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1982), Sweden 5 - Apr 1982 (12 weeks), UK 7 - Mar 1982 (26 weeks), ODK Germany 7 - Apr 1982 (49 weeks) (11 weeks in top 10), Germany 7 - Apr 1982 (30 weeks), Austria 11 - Apr 1982 (3 months), Norway 16 - Apr 1982 (9 weeks), Billboard 164 - May 1982 (5 weeks), RYM 109 of 1982 |
6 |
Mike Oldfield |
Islands |
1987 |
Switzerland 4 - Oct 1987 (15 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1996), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1989), ODK Germany 9 - Oct 1987 (23 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 9 - Oct 1987 (12 weeks), Norway 9 - Oct 1987 (7 weeks), Sweden 12 - Oct 1987 (8 weeks), UK 29 - Oct 1987 (5 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 74 of 1987 (peak 21, 4 weeks), Italy 85 of 1987, Billboard 138 - Feb 1988 (8 weeks) |
7 |
Mike Oldfield |
Earth Moving |
1989 |
ODK Germany 1 - Jul 1989 (24 weeks) (2 weeks at number 1) (11 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 3 weeks - Sep 1989, Germany 1 - Aug 1989 (14 weeks), Switzerland 3 - Jul 1989 (15 weeks), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1989), Sweden 21 - Jul 1989 (8 weeks), Austria 25 - Sep 1989 (2 months), UK 30 - Jul 1989 (5 weeks) |
8 |
Mike Oldfield |
Elements - The Best Of |
1993 |
Sweden 4 - Sep 1993 (9 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1993), France Gold (certified by SNEP Dec 1994), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1994), UK 5 - Sep 1993 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 13 - Oct 1993 (18 weeks), Germany 13 - Nov 1993 (8 weeks), Switzerland 21 - Oct 1993 (8 weeks), Austria 30 - Nov 1993 (1 month), France (InfoDisc) 96 of 1993 (peak 8, 7 weeks) |
9 |
Mike Oldfield |
QE2 |
1980 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1994), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1981), Austria 8 - Jan 1981 (5 months), ODK Germany 12 - Nov 1980 (59 weeks), Germany 12 - Dec 1980 (42 weeks), Norway 23 - Feb 1981 (3 weeks), UK 27 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), Billboard 174 - Jul 1981 (3 weeks) |
10 |
Mike Oldfield |
Platinum |
1980 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1979), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1981), ODK Germany 11 - Jan 1980 (97 weeks), Germany 11 - Feb 1980 (7 weeks), Austria 20 - Feb 1980 (1 month), UK 24 - Dec 1979 (9 weeks), Norway 24 - Jan 1980 (6 weeks), RYM 196 of 1979 |
11 |
Mike Oldfield |
Hergest Ridge |
1974 |
UK 1 - Sep 1974 (17 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1974), Italy 71 of 1974, Billboard 87 - Sep 1974 (10 weeks), RYM 116 of 1974 |
12 |
Mike Oldfield |
Voyager |
1996 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Mar 2008), UK 12 - Sep 1996 (5 weeks), Sweden 13 - Sep 1996 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 15 - Sep 1996 (12 weeks), Germany 15 - Sep 1996 (1 week), Switzerland 15 - Sep 1996 (8 weeks), Austria 16 - Sep 1996 (1 month), Norway 30 - Sep 1996 (2 weeks), Italy 100 of 1996 |
13 |
Mike Oldfield |
The Songs Of Distant Earth |
1994 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1995), Sweden 12 - Nov 1994 (7 weeks), Switzerland 23 - Dec 1994 (10 weeks), UK 24 - Dec 1994 (6 weeks), ODK Germany 33 - Dec 1994 (13 weeks), Austria 40 - Jan 1995 (1 month), RYM 139 of 1994 |
14 |
Mike Oldfield |
Incantations |
1978 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1978), UK 14 - Dec 1978 (18 weeks), Norway 14 - Dec 1978 (4 weeks), Sweden 32 - Feb 1979 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 41 - Jan 1979 (3 weeks), RYM 106 of 1978 |
15 |
Mike Oldfield |
Tubular Bells III |
1998 |
UK 4 - Sep 1998 (7 weeks), Austria 4 - Sep 1998 (2 months), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1998), ODK Germany 9 - Sep 1998 (9 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 9 - Sep 1998 (3 weeks), Switzerland 26 - Sep 1998 (5 weeks), Sweden 31 - Sep 1998 (2 weeks) |
16 |
Mike Oldfield |
Amarok |
1990 |
ODK Germany 16 - Jun 1990 (14 weeks), Austria 29 - Jul 1990 (1 month), Switzerland 30 - Jun 1990 (3 weeks), UK 49 - Jun 1990 (2 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 72 of 1990 (peak 37, 14 weeks), RYM 47 of 1990 |
17 |
Mike Oldfield |
The Complete Mike Oldfield |
1985 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1986), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1991), ODK Germany 17 - Nov 1985 (21 weeks), Switzerland 27 - Nov 1985 (2 weeks), UK 36 - Nov 1985 (17 weeks) |
18 |
Mike Oldfield |
Ommadawn |
1975 |
UK 4 - Nov 1975 (23 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1975), Billboard 146 - Dec 1975 (7 weeks), RYM 16 of 1975 |
19 |
Mike Oldfield |
Music Of The Spheres |
2008 |
UK 9 - Mar 2008 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 14 - Mar 2008 (7 weeks), Germany 14 - Mar 2008 (1 week), Sweden 31 - Mar 2008 (1 week), Switzerland 37 - Mar 2008 (4 weeks) |
20 |
Mike Oldfield |
Music Wonderland |
1981 |
Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1985), ODK Germany 5 - Oct 1981 (19 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), Germany 5 - Nov 1981 (8 weeks) |
21 |
Mike Oldfield |
Exposed |
1979 |
UK 16 - Aug 1979 (9 weeks), ODK Germany 43 - Jan 1980 (10 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Aug 1979), RYM 154 of 1979 |
22 |
Mike Oldfield |
Killing Fields - Original Soundtrack |
1984 |
ODK Germany 64 - Jan 1985 (1 week), UK 97 - Dec 1984 (1 week), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1986) |
23 |
Mike Oldfield |
Tubular Bells 2003 |
2003 |
ODK Germany 29 - Jun 2003 (5 weeks), UK 51 - Jun 2003 (1 week), RYM 45 of 2003 |
24 |
Mike Oldfield |
Boxed |
1976 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1977), UK 22 - Nov 1976 (12 weeks) |
25 |
Mike Oldfield |
Guitars |
1999 |
ODK Germany 16 - Jun 1999 (9 weeks), Switzerland 34 - Jun 1999 (1 week), UK 40 - Jun 1999 (1 week) |
26 |
Mike Oldfield |
Heaven's Open |
1991 |
ODK Germany 13 - Mar 1991 (15 weeks), Germany 13 - Mar 1991 (3 weeks), Switzerland 16 - Mar 1991 (4 weeks) |
27 |
Mike Oldfield |
Tres lunas |
2002 |
Austria 11 - Jun 2002 (1 month), ODK Germany 19 - Jun 2002 (8 weeks), Sweden 32 - Jun 2002 (1 week) |
28 |
Mike Oldfield |
Man On The Rocks |
2014 |
ODK Germany 3 - Mar 2014 (5 weeks) (1 week in top 10) |
29 |
Mike Oldfield |
XXV - The Essential |
1997 |
Austria 19 - Dec 1997 (2 months), ODK Germany 42 - Dec 1997 (8 weeks) |
30 |
Mike Oldfield |
The Collection |
2009 |
UK 11 - Jun 2009 (5 weeks) |
31 |
Mike Oldfield |
Two Sides - The Very Best Of Mike Oldfield |
2012 |
ODK Germany 22 - Aug 2012 (4 weeks) |
32 |
Mike Oldfield |
Episodes |
1981 |
France (InfoDisc) 68 of 1981 (peak 6, 20 weeks) |
33 |
Mike Oldfield |
Tubular Beats |
2013 |
ODK Germany 55 - Feb 2013 (1 week) |
34 |
Mike Oldfield |
The Platinum Collection |
2006 |
UK 36 - Mar 2006 (3 weeks) |
35 |
Mike Oldfield |
The Best Of Tubular Bells |
2001 |
UK 60 - Jun 2001 (2 weeks) |
36 |
Mike Oldfield |
Light And Shade |
2005 |
ODK Germany 26 - Oct 2005 (2 weeks) |
37 |
Mike Oldfield |
The Millennium Bell |
1999 |
ODK Germany 39 - Dec 1999 (8 weeks) |
In addition to the above listed albums Mike Oldfield also contributed to the
following entries:
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Previous Comments (newest first)
1 Feb 2018
(2) Double Listings
#27 & #37 are the same (Killing Fields Soundtrack). Also #19 & #36 (The Complete Mike Oldfield).
Data fixed, thanks
21 Sep 2016
(2) Double Listings
#18 & #30 are the same (Ommadawn). Also #12 & #24 (QE2).
Data fixed, thanks
22 Jan 2015
Double Listing - The Best Of
#11 & #29 are the same.
Data fixed, thanks
27 Jan 2012
Mike Oldfield
I guess his solo album 27 is the same as collaboration No. 1
That looks right, we've fixed the data. Thanks for the input
10 Jun 2010
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