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"ABBA&amp;#039;s greatest hits compilation Gold has been named the best-selling CD in British music history. The band&amp;#039;s retrospective collection has sold 4 million copies in the format according to new data from the BPI.   Adele&amp;#039;s 21 is in second place, having sold 3.5 million CDs in the UK since its release in January 2011. Oasis land at three after selling 3.4 million copies of (What&amp;#039;s the Story) Morning Glory on compact disc since its original release back in 1995. Yesterday (October 1) marked the 30th anniversary of the compact disc, with the world&amp;#039;s very first CD players announced in Japan on the date back in 1982. While ABBA&amp;#039;s Gold is the best-selling CD in UK music history, Queen&amp;#039;s Greatest Hits remains the best-selling album. However, ABBA and Queen&amp;#039;s greatest hits compilations, along with The Beatles&amp;#039; Sgt Pepper&amp;#039;s Lonely Hearts Club Band, are the only albums to have sold over 5 million copies in the UK. Listen to ABBA&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Lay All Your Love on Me&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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