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The Greatest Showman becomes only the second album in 30 years to spend 10 consecutive weeks at Number 1
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The Motion Picture Cast Recording from the phenomenally successful musical The Greatest Showman is Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for a tenth consecutive week.
The movie soundtrack continues to prove a runaway success on the chart, posting its second highest sales week yet to enter double figures at Number 1. The only other album of the past 30 years to spend more consecutive weeks at Number 1 was Adele’s 21, which achieved 11 weeks in a row at the top in 2011.
The Greatest Showman’s combined sales tally of 46,000 this week puts it ahead of its nearest competition, Ed Sheeran’s ÷, by over two copies to one. The Greatest Showman album was the most physically purchased, digitally downloaded and streamed of the week, a feat it has claimed for the past nine of its 10 weeks at the top.
So far during its tenure at the helm of the Official Albums Chart, The Greatest Showman has kept new albums from Camila Cabello, Justin Timberlake, Fall Out Boy, Craig David, and UB40 ft. Ali, Astro & Mickey at Number 2.
Elsewhere in this week’s Top 5, Britain’s Got Talent star Calum Scott scores the highest new entry of the week at Number 4 with his debut album Only Human. Metal giants Judas Priest also impact the Top 5 at 5 with Firepower, their highest charting album in almost 38 years.
New entries and high climbers
Editors continue their untarnished run of UK Top 10 albums this week; their sixth studio album Violence debuts at Number 6. Jimi Hendrix’s Both Sides of the Sky becomes the late rock icon’s 13th Top 10 LP at Number 8.
Alter Bridge lead vocalist Myles Kennedy lands at Number 12 this week with his debut solo album Year of the Tiger, one slot ahead of Logic; his new mixtape Bobby Tarantino II secure him his highest ever Official Albums Chart position (13).
There are more new entries for Talking Heads singer David Byrne, whose first solo album since 2004, American Utopia, begins at Number 16, and Mercury Prize winners Young Fathers who claim their first Top 40 album with Cocoa Sugar (28).
ABBA’s Gold, the UK’s second-best selling album of all-time, returns to the Top 40 for a 232nd week, up 15 to Number 31, while emo rock group Moose Blood collect their second Top 40 album at 32 with I Don’t Think I Can Do This Anymore. Finally, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ fourth album Tearing at the Seams is new at Number 33.
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Spitfire
Wow , making a movie on a person who used and abused animals to get rich..Pity the movie did not show the suffering of animals in circuses. How any one can visit a circus and actually think that animals are happy, being caged up and forced trained, doing tricks for humans is beyond me. Very cruel world indeed..
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Kevin Lynch
The film succeeded for many reasons, as does the soundtrack. Barnum's story, like it or not, is one of the more amazing biographical studies in world marketing history. He ran a state lottery in his 20's. By 40 his face was more familiar to Americans than the President's. He does not start his traveling circus until he is 60 (1870). Historical relevance, even if seriously twisted in the film, is never given credit for it's spellbinding effect. It should be. There were many fantastic stories that emerged from 19th century American history and many amazing individuals. Each deserves their own film - Edna Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, etc.
Richard Smart
Well, humans have always been nasty - this film is incredible: it's not mean't to be a documentary. If you don't like it, DON'T WATCH IT.
Perhaps no-one should watch Schindler's List? Or Jesus Christ Superstar? Or any other film which deals with potentially-unpleasant subject matter?
Richard Smart
Anyway, it is an absolutely incredible film, from start to finish. If you don't like it, you're entitled to your opinion, but it's one I don't share - obviously I agree about the cruelty to animals, but, as entertainment, this movie is a masterpiece.
And, are you a vegan? If you are, good luck to you. If you AREN'T, stop being such a hypocritical fud.
Marcothedonjuan
Amazing, congrats!!! 30 years is a long time! The soundtrack is back to no. 1 worldwide the past two weeks. :)
Piran
I wonder why 'The Greatest Showman' is still selling this well... the film is way past its peak, yet its only very recently getting its best sales week figures.
Good for them anyway! I still love the soundtrack. :)
Marcothedonjuan
Remember Frozen? That soundtrack wouldn't stop selling and was the top selling album of 2014 worldwide. That soundtrack had one song I can name..lol. This has many songs that are somehow finding an audience without official music videos or releases/radio.
Rob Parkinson
I wouldn't say the film is past its peak it's still on all cinemas which is pretty rare these days, star wars wasn't at the cinema this long and still showing loads of times a day like the greatest showman
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Ted
It's nowhere near past it's peak! Many cinemas are still showing the film, some even having special 'singalong' showings. Even if the film isn't the best, the songs are just plain amazing, and it deserves to stay at the top of the albums chart.
Piran
Do you know how much it's making at the box office at the moment, or how many people are watching it each week in cinemas across the UK?
I agree that the soundtrack is amazing, but I still need to check out the film, haha!
Piran
Yeah, that spent something like 13 weeks at #1 on the BB200, mostly thanks to 'Let It Go' though! :P