Pink Floyd secure a seventh Official Number 1 album with Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII this week.
The groundbreaking 1972 film, directed by Adrian Maben at Floyd’s Pompeii Roman Amphitheatre show a year prior, has been digitally re-mastered from its original 35mm footage, with newly mixed audio from Steven Wilson.
Previously, Pink Floyd have topped the UK Albums Chart with Atom Heart Mother (1970), Wish You Were Here (1975), The Final Cut (1983), The Division Bell (1994), Pulse (Live) (1995) and The Endless River (2014).
Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII also debuts atop the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, the most popular record on wax this week.
Floyd now lift on the list of acts with the most Number 1 albums in the UK, joining the likes of George Michael and Muse.
Sabrina Carpenter’s longevity’s anything but Short N’ Sweet, as her sixth collection rebounds two in its 37th week on chart (2).
With the announcement of his eighth studio album PLAY and homecoming Ipswich Portman Road Stadium shows, Ed Sheeran’s former chart-topper +-=÷× (Tour Collection) returns to the Top 5 today, up three (3).
Reigning Singles Chart champ Alex Warren’s star is still on the ascent, as debut album You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) lifts seven to a new peak (9).
Andy Bell secures his first-ever solo Albums Chart entry with third studio LP Ten Crowns (4). As a member of English synth-pop duo Erasure alongside Vince Clarke, Andy’s already earned five UK Number 1 albums: The Innocents (1988), Wild! (1989), Chorus (1991), Pop! – The First 20 Hits (1992) and I Say I Say I Say (1994).
Manchester rock outfit James net a 20th Top 40 record with James (Live at the Acropolis) (27). The band scored their first-ever chart-topping LP with Yummy in April 2024. James (Live at the Acropolis) also comes in at Number 1 on the Official Record Store Chart, the biggest album of the past seven days in independent UK record shops.
Congratulations are in order for Geordie singer-songwriter Andrew Cushin, whose second collection Love Is For Everyone becomes his first-ever Albums Chart entry, new in at Number 35.
Speaking to Official Charts, Andrew Cushin says:
“Thank you so, so much to the fans. I wouldn’t be able to do any of this if it wasn’t for you guys buying the records, coming to the shows. Even if you can’t afford that CD or vinyl, I’m so grateful to anyone even taking a video on their phone and sticking it on social media or sending a text to a few of their friends saying ‘have you listened to this guy?’
“You’ve really touched the hearts of me and my team. And my nana!”
And finally, after her concert at Rio’s Copacabana Beach saw her draw a record-breaking 2.5 million-strong crowd last week, Lady Gaga’s enduring 2008 debut The Fame is on the ascent once again, up 11 (37). The LP, which has spent a total of seven non-consecutive weeks at the UK Albums Chart summit since its release, spawned Top 10 singles Just Dance, Poker Face and Paparazzi, plus Bad Romance, Alejandro and Telephone from The Fame Monster reissue.
