Elton John’s hits album finally goes to number one

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

That includes signature songs like Tiny Dancer, I am Nonetheless Standing and Rocket Man, the 51-track assortment has given the star his ninth primary album, on the age of 77.

“I am so excited and thrilled that Diamonds is the primary album within the UK this week,” he stated. “What an excellent begin to the brand new 12 months. I couldn’t be happier.”

Initially launched in 2017, Diamonds has been a everlasting fixture on the charts ever since. It acquired a gross sales enhance final week after being re-released as a brilliant deluxe version on Blu-ray, cassette and diamond-effect vinyl.

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

That includes beforehand unseen footage, it traces the star’s journey from jobbing session musician to world celebrity, in addition to his struggles with habit, changing into a father and the conclusion of his farewell tour in 2023.

Co-directed by his husband David Furnish, the movie was included on the Bafta longlist for finest documentary final week.

Diamonds was initially launched in 2017 to have fun the fiftieth anniversary of Sir Elton’s songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin.

The double album has subsequently bought greater than 1.5 million copies within the UK, however by no means managed to climb larger than quantity two within the charts.

Its ascent to primary was aided by a quiet week for brand new releases, with no new music getting into the Prime 10.

In accordance with the Official Charts Firm, Diamonds has additionally spent extra consecutive weeks inside Prime 40 than some other album in chart historical past.

Sir Elton’s earlier primary albums span six many years, beginning with 1973’s Do not Shoot Me I am Solely The Piano Participant. His first biggest hits album topped the charts a 12 months later.

Diamonds is not the one long-running hits compilation to take up everlasting residence within the Prime 100.

Highlights, by Canadian star The Weeknd, was the second biggest-selling album of 2024, three years after its debut.

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

All of them profit from the best way music streaming is integrated into the chart calculations – with performs of particular person tracks all counting in direction of the album’s total gross sales complete.

Elsewhere on this week’s chart, Sabrina Carpenter’s Quick N’ Candy takes the quantity two spot, and SZA’s SOS is holding regular at quantity three.

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

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