Album artist 127 - Electric Light Orchestra

This page lists the album chart runs of Electric Light Orchestra. A list of songs by Electric Light Orchestra can be found here. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.

Formed by Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan. Known as ELO and E.L.O..

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Electric Light Orchestra	Discovery	1979	UK 1 - Jun 1979 (45 weeks), Norway 1 - Jun 1979 (34 weeks), Australia num 1 for 6 weeks - Jul 1979, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 1997), Sweden 2 - Jun 1979 (20 weeks), Australia (Kent) 2 of 1979 (peak 1), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jun 1979), Hong Kong Platinum (certified by IFPI-HK in 1982), Austria 3 - Jul 1979 (17 months), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1979), Billboard 5 - Jun 1979 (35 weeks) (10 weeks in top 10), US 70s 5 - Jul 1979 (2 months), ODK Germany 7 - Jul 1979 (73 weeks) (16 weeks in top 10), Germany 7 - Jul 1979 (45 weeks), Italy 15 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 16 of 1979 (peak 2, 56 weeks), US CashBox 19 of 1979, US BB 22 of 1979, Holland free40 54 of 1979, Radio Caroline 168 (1979), RYM 153 of 1979
2	Electric Light Orchestra	Time	1981	UK 1 - Aug 1981 (32 weeks), ODK Germany 1 - Aug 1981 (41 weeks) (5 weeks at number 1) (14 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 5 weeks - Sep 1981, Germany 1 - Aug 1981 (25 weeks), Sweden 1 - Aug 1981 (38 weeks), Norway 2 - Aug 1981 (17 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Feb 1982), Austria 3 - Sep 1981 (4 months), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1981), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1981), BEA 6 of 1981, Billboard 16 - Aug 1981 (20 weeks), Australia (Kent) 18 of 1981 (peak 3), Holland free40 30 of 1981, Italy 66 of 1981, France (InfoDisc) 100 of 1982 (peak 28, 16 weeks), RYM 38 of 1981
3	Electric Light Orchestra	A New World Record	1976	Canada 1 for 1 week - 1977, Sweden 1 - Nov 1976 (54 weeks), Australia num 1 for 9 weeks - Apr 1977, Australia (Kent) 2 of 1977 (peak 1), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1976), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jul 1979), Billboard 5 - Oct 1976 (69 weeks) (7 weeks in top 10), UK 6 - Dec 1976 (99 weeks), US 70s 6 - Dec 1976 (2 months), Austria 9 - Mar 1977 (4 months), Norway 9 - Dec 1976 (12 weeks), US BB 18 of 1977, US CashBox 21 of 1977, Radio Caroline 80 (1976), Acclaimed 2230 (1976), RYM 32 of 1976, Xgau rating B+ (1976)
4	Electric Light Orchestra	Out Of The Blue	1977	Sweden 2 - Nov 1977 (24 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1977), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Feb 1978), Norway 3 - Nov 1977 (29 weeks), UK 4 - Nov 1977 (111 weeks), Billboard 4 - Nov 1977 (58 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), US 70s 4 - Dec 1977 (3 months), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1979), ODK Germany 6 - Jan 1978 (84 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 6 - Sep 1978 (18 weeks), Holland free40 6 of 1977, Australia (Kent) 11 of 1978 (peak 3), US BB 17 of 1978, US CashBox 30 of 1978, Italy 80 of 1978, WXPN 689 (1977), WTMD 766, Acclaimed 902 (1977), RYM 40 of 1977
5	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO's Greatest Hits	1979	Australia num 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1980, US 4 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 2000), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1979), UK 7 - Dec 1979 (18 weeks), Norway 13 - Dec 1979 (11 weeks), Austria 17 - Mar 1980 (2 months), Billboard 30 - Dec 1979 (15 weeks), Xgau rating B+ (1979)
6	Electric Light Orchestra	Secret Messages	1983	UK 4 - Jul 1983 (15 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1983), Norway 5 - Jul 1983 (12 weeks), ODK Germany 6 - Jul 1983 (17 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Germany 6 - Jul 1983 (6 weeks), Sweden 11 - Aug 1983 (12 weeks), Austria 16 - Jul 1983 (3 months), Billboard 36 - Jul 1983 (16 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 52 of 1983 (peak 15, 40 weeks)
7	Electric Light Orchestra	Balance Of Power	1986	Sweden 3 - Feb 1986 (16 weeks), Norway 4 - Feb 1986 (11 weeks), UK 9 - Mar 1986 (12 weeks), Switzerland 10 - Mar 1986 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 18 - Mar 1986 (17 weeks), Austria 29 - Mar 1986 (1 month), Billboard 49 - Mar 1986 (15 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Apr 1986)
8	Electric Light Orchestra	Eldorado	1974	US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1975), Billboard 16 - Oct 1974 (32 weeks), US CashBox 88 of 1975, WXPN 803 (1974), WTMD 833, Acclaimed 2557 (1974), RYM 68 of 1974
9	Electric Light Orchestra	Face the Music	1975	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1976), Billboard 8 - Oct 1975 (47 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), US BB 51 of 1976, Italy 86 of 1976, RYM 94 of 1975
10	Electric Light Orchestra	Zoom	2001	ODK Germany 16 - Jul 2001 (8 weeks), Norway 18 - Jun 2001 (4 weeks), Switzerland 26 - Jun 2001 (2 weeks), UK 34 - Jun 2001 (1 week), Sweden 35 - Jun 2001 (1 week), Billboard 94 - Jun 2001 (2 weeks)
11	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over The World - The Very Best Of ELO	2005	UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jan 2007), UK 6 - Jun 2005 (49 weeks), Norway 29 - Jul 2005 (2 weeks), Billboard 128 - Sep 2012 (3 weeks)
12	Electric Light Orchestra	Ole Elo	1976	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1976), Billboard 32 - Jul 1976 (42 weeks), US CashBox 70 of 1976
13	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best Of The Electric Light Orchestra	1990	UK 4 - Jul 1994 (11 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1989), Sweden 22 - Aug 1990 (4 weeks)
14	Electric Light Orchestra	The Ultimate Collection	2001	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 2001), UK 18 - Nov 2001 (1 week), ODK Germany 63 - Aug 2001 (4 weeks)
15	Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra's Greatest Hits	1989	Hong Kong Gold (certified by IFPI-HK in 1983), UK 23 - Dec 1989 (21 weeks)
16	Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra II	1973	UK 35 - Mar 1973 (1 week), Billboard 62 - Apr 1973 (22 weeks), Xgau rating C+ (1973)
17	Electric Light Orchestra	Three Light Years	1978	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1979), UK 38 - Jan 1979 (9 weeks)
18	Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra Part II	1991	Switzerland 22 - Jun 1991 (5 weeks), UK 34 - Jun 1991 (4 weeks)
19	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years - The Very Best Of	1997	Norway 10 - May 1998 (9 weeks), UK 60 - Nov 1997 (2 weeks)
20	Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	1972	UK 32 - Aug 1972 (4 weeks), Xgau rating B- (1972)
21	Electric Light Orchestra	On the Third Day	1973	Billboard 52 - Dec 1973 (24 weeks), RYM 131 of 1973
22	Electric Light Orchestra	Out Of The Blue: Live At Wembley	2006	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jun 2007)
23	Electric Light Orchestra	No Answer	1972	Billboard 196 - Jun 1972 (2 weeks)
24	Electric Light Orchestra	Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra	2012	Billboard 118 - Oct 2012 (1 week)
25	Electric Light Orchestra	The Light Shines On	1977	UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1979)
26	Electric Light Orchestra	The Swedish Collection - The Very Best Of	2001	Sweden 7 - Jan 2001 (7 weeks)
27	Electric Light Orchestra	A Perfect World Of Music	1985	ODK Germany 53 - Apr 1985 (7 weeks)

In addition to the above listed albums Electric Light Orchestra also contributed to the following entries:

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra	Xanadu	1980	ODK Germany 1 - Aug 1980 (30 weeks) (1 week at number 1) (18 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 1 week - Sep 1980, Germany 1 - Aug 1980 (21 weeks), Austria 1 - Aug 1980 (6 months), Norway 1 - Jul 1980 (31 weeks), Sweden 1 - Jul 1980 (27 weeks), Australia num 1 for 6 weeks - Aug 1980, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 1984), UK 2 - Jul 1980 (17 weeks), Hong Kong Platinum (certified by IFPI-HK in 1981), Billboard 4 - Jul 1980 (36 weeks) (8 weeks in top 10), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Aug 1980), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1980), Australia (Kent) 12 of 1980 (peak 1), US CashBox 20 of 1980, US BB 28 of 1980, Italy 29 of 1980, France (InfoDisc) 84 of 1980 (peak 18, 27 weeks)

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26 Mar 2018

Double Listing - All Over the World: The Very Best Of

#13 & #25 are the same.

Data fixed, thanks

22 Jan 2015

Double Listing - Greatest Hits

#5 & #24 are the same.

Data fixed, thanks