The Beatles: "thanks, to the future generation, for making us number one again"

The Beatles are set to take over the UK Album Chart this weekend as all their classic albums were remastered and reissued this week, almost 40 years after the band announced the end of their career.

The Official Charts Company have said that five of their albums should land inside the Top 20 Album Chart, which will be revealed on Sunday night.

Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Chart Company, said: ”These results for the reissues indicate that Beatlemania is alive and well. There are still three more sales days to be counted – today, Friday and Saturday – so this story is not complete yet. But already it is clear that the Beatles’ enduring appeal shows no signs of waning.”

The remastered albums available, in order of how well they have sold this week (so far), are:

1. Abbey Road
2. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
3. Revolver
4. The Beatles (Stereo Box Set)
5. Rubber Soul
6. The Beatles
7. Past Masters
8. Magical Mystery Tour
9. The Beatles In Mono
10. A Hard Day’s Night