She was, of course, the main but not the only artist on the Evita soundtrack, which hit the summit in 1996. Count Celebration as her 11th number one album, and she moves equal with Elvis Presley as the solo artist with most number ones. Otherwise she's merely the top woman on 10. Either way, The Beatles remain the top artists overall, with 15 number ones.

Madonna's arrival at the summit relegates The Resistance by Muse to number two (53,214 sales) ...