The Greatest Showman claims another record-breaking week at Number 1
The show must go on, and on – the epic soundtrack to The Greatest Showman scores another week at the top!
The movie musical phenomenon now logs 26 non-consecutive weeks at the summit, extending its record as the longest running Number 1 album of the decade, ahead of Adele's 21, which has notched up 23 weeks at the top.
Following an appearance on Michael McIntyre's Big Show, George Ezra sticks at 2 with Staying at Tamara's, while there's a post-Golden Globes glow for winners Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, whose A Star is Born cast recording rebounds to 3, and Queen's soundtrack from the Drama Motion Picture winner Bohemian Rhapsody movie, which goes back up to 4. Meanwhile, the band's Platinum Collection returns to the Top 10, up four to 10.
Fleetwood Mac's career retrospective Don't Stop: 50 Years hits a new peak, rising three slots to 5, while Clean Bandit also scale new heights with sophomore effort What is Love? climbing six to Number 9, giving them a second Top 10 album.
Dua Lipa's self-titled debut is on its way back up, climbing eight rungs to 12; Drake's Scorpion returns to the Top 20, rising seven spots to 19; and US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish hits a new peak with debut EP Don't Smile At Me, soaring 12 places to Number 20. Get to know Billie Eilish
US rapper and singer A Boogie wit da Hoodie scores his first UK Top 40 album as Hoodie SZN zooms 13 slots to 29, and the Searchers’ Farewell Album: Greatest Hits & More debuts at 35, while two albums return to the Top 40. 21 Savage is at 39 with I Am I Was, and Eminem's greatest hits Curtain Call climbs to 40.
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Piran
2019 will probably another big year for soundtracks with three still in the Top 5! :)
Does anyone know the last album that got more weeks at #1 than 'The Greatest Showman' did?
Marcothedonjuan
The Greatest Showman is performing phenomenally. Are you asking for the UK? I looked up the 50's, 60, 70's 80's, 90's and 00's for the UK on wikipedia: "Lists of UK Albums Chart number ones"...each decade page shows the weeks at no. 1. Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water spent 33 weeks at no. 1 in the 70's. So I think that was the official last time. I think one of The Beatles albums in the 60's has the overall "all-time" record but Bridge Over Troubled Water and The Greatest Showman are coming close after. The fact The Greatest Showman has the 1980's, 1990's, 2000's and now 2010's beat is insane. :)
Piran
Thanks Marco! :)
That's only seven weeks away from being tied then! Given how popular the film still is, it could very well get there.
The only album that's due for release in the next month that could stick around for a while is 'Thank U, Next' by Ariana Grande, but regardless, the fact that 'The Greatest Showman' is the longest #1 album in over 40 years... still can't believe it really!
Marcothedonjuan
Yep! It's going to be fun to watch!!!
F
franco
There are other 2 albums not mentioned by Marco the South Pacific original soindtrack 115 weeks and The OST The sound of music 70. So the Greatest Showman is now 5th
Marcothedonjuan
I didn't add up the 1950's or 60's which both these albums fall in. I only took the time to get through the 70's till now. South Pacific is a huge beast...lol.
Piran
I don't see it catching either of those, but like I said a couple of weeks back, it might very well be 2019's biggest album as well as 2018's, haha!