Elton John has landed another #1 album in the U.K., but it sure took him a long time to get there.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 2017 best-of, Diamonds, tops the U.K. Official Chart after spending 374 weeks on the chart. When the album was first released it debuted at #5 and eventually peaked at #2 — until now.
Diamonds now holds the record for having both the most weeks in the top 40 and the most consecutive weeks in the top 40 before hitting #1. And after not dropping out of the top 100 since its release, the album is now the Elton record to spend the most time in the top 100.
“I’m so happy to have a UK #1 album with Diamonds,” Elton wrote on social media. “It came out in 2017, which feels like a lifetime ago. This is the first time it’s topped the charts since its release, I’m blessed that so many incredible things have happened with my career during that time. I’m overjoyed and want to sincerely thank all my incredible fans for their constant love and support.”
“What a great start to the year,” he said in an accompanying video. “I could not be happier. Yesss!!!!”
Elton’s husband and manager, David Furnish, told Music Week that the #1 is “a testament to the ongoing relevance of the hardest working artist there is.”
Diamonds’ recent resurgence is thanks to the release of a super-deluxe Blu-ray edition and a limited-edition vinyl version of the album.
The album is now Elton’s ninth #1 in the U.K. His previous chart-toppers include 1973’s Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; 1974’s Caribou and Elton John’s Greatest Hits; and 2021’s The Lockdown Sessions.
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