Today he achieves his 13th No.1 UK album with The Wonder Of You with the RPO, a record for a solo artist.
From OCC:
Following the template of his 2015 chart-topper If I Can Dream, the latest Presley offering comprises newly constructed recordings blending archive Presley vocals with the orchestral stylings of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It extends The King's span of No.1 albums to almost exactly 60 years - the longest of any artist - and put him definitively at the top of the list of solo artists with most No.1's ahead of Madonna who has 12 (including the slightly contentious Evita, which isn't strictly a Madonna album), and Robbie Williams, who has 11. The Beatles are the overall champs, with 15 No.1s.
Presley first topped the chart with the UK's seventh No.1 album, Rock 'n' Roll, in November 1956, and last topped the chart with the aforementioned If I Can Dream, which debuted in pole position 49 weeks ago on sales of 79,053, spent 12 weeks in the Top 10 and has thus far sold 1,062,457 copies, including 1,910 in the latest frame, which see it jump 66-48. His 2002 No.1 album, Elv1s: 30 Number 1 Hits has also rallied in the last couple of weeks, and now moves 62-53 (1,725 sales), raising its career sales to 1,861,800.
Containing lush new versions of old favourites like Suspicious Minds, I Just Can't Help Believin' and the title track, The Wonder Of You is Presley's fifth posthumous number one and his 52nd Top 10 album - both records for any artist. Said tally includes two albums that made the Top 10 in original release and as reissues (Elvis' Christmas Album and Rock 'n' Roll No.2) so some purists may credit him with 'only' 50 Top 10 albums. As he died more than 39 years ago, he is also the most posthumous artist to have a number one album. Were he still alive, he would be 82 in January.
From OCC:
Following the template of his 2015 chart-topper If I Can Dream, the latest Presley offering comprises newly constructed recordings blending archive Presley vocals with the orchestral stylings of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It extends The King's span of No.1 albums to almost exactly 60 years - the longest of any artist - and put him definitively at the top of the list of solo artists with most No.1's ahead of Madonna who has 12 (including the slightly contentious Evita, which isn't strictly a Madonna album), and Robbie Williams, who has 11. The Beatles are the overall champs, with 15 No.1s.
Presley first topped the chart with the UK's seventh No.1 album, Rock 'n' Roll, in November 1956, and last topped the chart with the aforementioned If I Can Dream, which debuted in pole position 49 weeks ago on sales of 79,053, spent 12 weeks in the Top 10 and has thus far sold 1,062,457 copies, including 1,910 in the latest frame, which see it jump 66-48. His 2002 No.1 album, Elv1s: 30 Number 1 Hits has also rallied in the last couple of weeks, and now moves 62-53 (1,725 sales), raising its career sales to 1,861,800.
Containing lush new versions of old favourites like Suspicious Minds, I Just Can't Help Believin' and the title track, The Wonder Of You is Presley's fifth posthumous number one and his 52nd Top 10 album - both records for any artist. Said tally includes two albums that made the Top 10 in original release and as reissues (Elvis' Christmas Album and Rock 'n' Roll No.2) so some purists may credit him with 'only' 50 Top 10 albums. As he died more than 39 years ago, he is also the most posthumous artist to have a number one album. Were he still alive, he would be 82 in January.
Are they all solo albums or does that include Take That albums?
