Elton John’s The Lockdown Sessions storms to Number 1 on Official Albums Chart: "I am so proud of what we have created"
Congratulations to Elton John, whose new album The Lockdown Sessions lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart.
The Lockdown Sessions opens at the summit with 31,000 chart sales, 84% of which were physical (CD and vinyl) sales. It marks Elton’s second Number 1 in less than a month – two weeks ago his single Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) with Dua Lipa hit Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.
The collection - which includes collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Lil Nas X, Stevie Nicks and Charlie Puth – earns Elton his eighth Number 1 album and first in nine years. View Elton John’s Official UK Chart history here.
Celebrating the news, Elton told OfficialCharts.com: "When I started collaborating with some of my favourite artists at the start of the pandemic, I couldn’t have dreamt in my wildest dreams it would lead to a Number 1 album.
"I am so proud of what we have created and thrilled that it has connected with our fans to such a degree. It shows the spirit of collaboration and togetherness that can still happen in the most trying circumstances. Thank you so much. Elton x"
Continuing Elton’s incredible run of success, his greatest hits album Diamonds holds inside the Top 20 at Number 18 – its 207th week in the Top 100
Elton John’s Number 1s on the Official Albums Chart
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player (1973)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Caribou (1974)
Elton John’s Greatest Hits (1974)
Sleeping With The Past (1989)
The Very Best Of (1990)
Good Morning To The Night (2012)
The Lockdown Sessions (2021)
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