The 1973 compilations 1962-1966 and 1967-1970, dubbed the Red and Blue Albums, re-enter the Album Sales chart's top 10. By Keith Caulfield The Beatles’ compilation albums 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 ...

As the chart above shows ... In other words, from 1992 to 2012, blue states grew a bit bluer, red states a bit redder and tossup states a bit fewer in number. But 2016 seems to be bucking that ...

The Red and Blue albums peaked at Number 3 and Number 2 respectively on the Official Albums Charts and have, to date, spent 88 weeks and 90 weeks in the UK’s Official Albums Top 40 respectively.