Most simultaneous entries on the UK Official Albums Chart

On the Official Albums Chart dated 21 January 2016, David Bowie (UK, b. David Jones) placed 19 albums in the Top 100. The groundbreaking musician, who succumbed to cancer on 10 January 2016, owned a quarter of the Top 40 including his 25th studio album, Blackstar, which debuted at No.1 with sales of 146,168 – enough to give "The Thin White Duke" a 10th chart-topper in the UK.

Other acts who have placed multiple albums on the chart simultaneously include...

The Beatles (UK) – 17 albums in the Top 100 simultaneously, including four in the Top 10 and 11 in the Top 40, on 13 September 2009.

Elvis Presley (USA, 1935–77) – 14 albums in the Top 60 simultaneously, including three in the Top 10 and 12 in the Top 40, on 10 September 1977. NB: UK albums chart was a Top 60 in 1977, so a direct comparison with Bowie's achievement across the full Top 100 is impossible.

Michael Jackson (USA, 1958–2009) – 11 albums in the Top 100 simultaneously, including five in the Top 10 and eight in the Top 40, on 12 July 2009.

Kate Bush (UK) – 11 albums in the Top 100 simultaneously, including two in the Top 10 and eight in the Top 40 – the most simultaneous UK Top 40 albums by a solo female, on 6 September 2014.

Bowie's 19 simultaneous Top 100 albums on the chart dated 21 January 2016: Blackstar (No.1); Nothing Has Changed – The Very Best of Bowie (No.5); The Best of David Bowie – 1969/1974 (No.11); Hunky Dory (No.14); The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (No.17); Best of Bowie (No.18); Aladdin Sane (No.23); The Next Day (No.25); Low (No.31); Diamond Dogs (No.37); Let's Dance (No.42); Heroes (No.45); Station to Station (No.55); The Best of David Bowie – 1980/1987 (No.59); Young Americans (No.60); Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (No.61); The Man Who Sold the World (No.89); Space Oddity (No.95); Five Years - 1969–1973 (No.97).

Nothing Has Changed - The Very Best of Bowie (No.5) and The Best of David Bowie - 1969/1974 (No.11) both claimed new UK peaks after 33 and 28 weeks (respectively) in the chart.

Additionally, Bowie had a further six albums in the full Top 200: The Best of David Bowie - 1974/1979 (No.111); Lodger (No.114); Pin Ups (No.140); Heathen (No.161); Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture (soundtrack) (No.179); A Reality Tour (No.184).

241,000 Bowie albums were sold in the chart week ending 21 January 2016, among the 623,000 Bowie records in total (singles, albums and audio streams, with 100 streams equal to one sale) that were reported by the Official Charts Company. More than 19 million audio streams counted towards the chart dated 21 January 2016.

Bowie's 10 UK No.1 albums: Aladdin Sane (1973); Pin Ups (1973); Diamond Dogs (1974); Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980); Let's Dance (1983); Tonight (1984); Changesbowie (1990); Black Tie White Noise (1993); The Next Day (2013); Blackstar (2016).

Bowie's tally of 10 UK No.1 albums put him level with Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen among male solo artists and just one chart-topper behind Robbie Williams (11). Overall, The Beatles still lead the way with 15 UK No.1s, followed by Madonna and Elvis Presley on 12. Statistics correct to 21 January 2016.

Bowie also placed 13 tracks on the Official Singles Chart dated 21 January 2016, including five in the Top 40: "Heroes" (No.12); "Life on Mars?" (No.16); "Starman" (No.18); "Let's Dance" (No.23); "Space Oddity" (No.24).