list of best - selling albums in the united kingdom 

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dire strait be the artist with vertigo as the record label
the dire strait be on the vertigo record label and have be certified platinum 9x
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artist
record label
released
chart peak
number of times certified platinum
queen
parlophone
1981
1
11
abba
polydor
1992
1
14
the beatles
parlophone
1967
1
3
adele
xl
2011
1
16
oasis
creation
1995
1
14
michael jackson
epic
1982
1
11
dire straits
vertigo
1985
1
13
pink floyd
harvest
1973
2
9
michael jackson
epic
1987
1
13
queen
parlophone
1991
1
8
madonna
sire
1990
1
12
amy winehouse
island
2006
1
11
simply red
east west
1991
1
12
fleetwood mac
warner bros
1977
1
11
artist
record label
released
chart peak
number of times certified platinum
shania twain
mercury
1998
1
11
james blunt
atlantic
2004
1
10
the verve
hut
1997
1
10
simon & garfunkel
cbs
1970
1
1
dido
cheeky
2000
1
10
leona lewis
syco
2007
1
10
bob marley & the wailers
island / tuff gong
1984
1
6
meat loaf
epic
1977
9
6
original soundtrack
rca
1987
4
5
the beatles
apple
2000
1
10
the corrs
atlantic
1997
1
9
david gray
iht / east west
1998
1
9
spice girls
virgin
1996
1
10
artist
record label
released
chart peak
number of times certified platinum
michael bublé
reprise
2009
1
10
dido
cheeky
2003
1
9
take that
polydor
2006
1
8
lady gaga
interscope
2009
1
9
coldplay
parlophone
2002
1
9
keane
island
2004
1
9
u2
island
1987
1
6
phil collins
virgin
1989
1
8
scissor sisters
polydor
2004
1
9
kings of leon
hand me down
2008
1
9
jeff wayne
cbs
1978
5
5
travis
independiente
1999
1
9
coldplay
parlophone
2005
1
9