Elton John’s hits album in any case is going to primary

Sir Elton John’s career-spanning biggest hits assortment, Diamonds, has reached primary – after 374 weeks at the charts.

That includes signature songs like Tiny Dancer, I am Nonetheless Status and Rocket Guy, the 51-track assortment has given the megastar his 9th primary album, on the age of 77.

“I am so excited and delighted that Diamonds is the number 1 album in the United Kingdom this week,” he stated. “What a super begin to the brand new yr. I may just no longer be happier.”

At first launched in 2017, Diamonds has been an enduring fixture at the charts ever since. It gained a gross sales spice up final week after being re-released as a perfect deluxe version on Blu-ray, cassette and diamond-effect vinyl.

There has additionally been a surge within the megastar’s streaming numbers, because of the Disney+ documentary By no means Too Past due, which premiered final month.

That includes up to now unseen pictures, it lines the megastar’s adventure from jobbing consultation musician to world famous person, in addition to his struggles with habit, changing into a father and the belief of his farewell excursion in 2023.

Co-directed via his husband David Furnish, the movie was once integrated at the Bafta longlist for perfect documentary final week.

Diamonds was once at first launched in 2017 to have a good time the fiftieth anniversary of Sir Elton’s songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin.

The double album has therefore bought greater than 1.5 million copies in the United Kingdom, however by no means controlled to climb upper than quantity two within the charts.

Its ascent to primary was once aided via a quiet week for brand new releases, without a new tune coming into the Best 10.

In step with the Reputable Charts Corporate, Diamonds has additionally spent extra consecutive weeks within Best 40 than some other album in chart historical past.

Sir Elton’s earlier primary albums span six a long time, beginning with 1973’s Do not Shoot Me I am Best The Piano Participant. His first biggest hits album crowned the charts a yr later.

Diamonds is not the one long-running hits compilation to soak up everlasting place of dwelling within the Best 100.

Highlights, via Canadian megastar The Weeknd, was once the second one biggest-selling album of 2024, 3 years after its debut.

In the meantime Abba’s Gold and Queen’s Biggest Hits have each spent greater than 1,000 weeks at the album chart.

They all take pleasure in the way in which tune streaming is integrated into the chart calculations – with performs of person tracks all counting against the album’s total gross sales overall.

In other places on this week’s chart, Sabrina Chippie’s Brief N’ Candy takes the quantity two spot, and SZA’s SOS is preserving stable at quantity 3.

Gracie Abrams’ bittersweet ballad That is So True tops the singles chart for a 7th non-consecutive week, adopted via Rosé and Bruno Mars with APT at two, and British singer Lola Younger with Messy at quantity 3.

In the meantime, Chappell Roan – who has simply been named winner of the BBC’s Sound Of 2025 – sees her five-year-old unmarried Red Pony Membership re-enter the chart at quantity 22.