50 years on, The Beatles' Abbey Road is number one album again

The Beatles have broken their own record for the album with the longest gap between topping the charts as Abbey Road has hit the top spot 50 years after its original release.

The Fab Four's 11th record, which includes hits such as Come Together and Oh! Darling, dethroned Liam Gallagher, buoyed by the release of a special anniversary edition featuring unheard material.

The record was previously held by Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, often considered the band's best work, which had a gap of 49 years and 125 days.

Abbey Road, however, ended its initial 17-week run atop the charts on January 31 1970 - meaning it now holds a winning gap of 49 years and 252 days.

Like Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper's returned to number one on the 50th anniversary of its release in June 2017.

The album is also the week's best-selling vinyl, shifting just under 9,000 physical copies.

Abbey Road's cover, showing Sir Paul, John Lennon, Sir Ringo Starr and George Harrison striding single file over the zebra crossing outside the London studios, is one of the most widely recognised in music history.

A huge mural inspired by the artwork was unveiled in Liverpool earlier this year.

Former Oasis singer Gallagher's Why Me? Why Not. dropped to number two.