Elvis Presley is a new entry on the official UK Album chart for Friday August 18, 2017 with the compilation "The 50 Greatest Hits". This album was originally released in 2000. This week's new entry marks the 50th. week on the chart for this compilation.
Elvis’ collection, re-released in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of his death, reaches a new peak of #2 following its previous best of #8 achieved in 2000.Elvis holds the record for the most Number 1 albums ever achieved by a solo artist; he topped the Official Albums Chart last year with his 13th Number 1 album The Wonder Of You, his collaborative collection with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart Top 5:
1 Ed Sheeran - Divide (with 15,343 copies sold)
2 50 Elvis Presley - The 50 Greatest Hits (with 15,308 copies sold)
3 Glen Campbell - Adios
4 Kesha - Rainbow
5 Rag’n’Bone Man - Human
Other UK charts this week:
- The "The 50 Greatest Hits" album is a new entry at #18 on the Official UK Album Downloads chart.
- The "The 50 Greatest Hits" album is a new entry at #52 on the Official UK Album Streaming chart.
- The "The 50 Greatest Hits" album is a new entry at #1 on the Official Physical Sales Album Downloads chart.
- The "The 50 Greatest Hits" album is a new entry at #1 on the Official UK Album Sales chart.
- The "The Platinum Collection" rises from #65 to #49 on the Album Sales Chart and also rises from 50 to 39 on the Physical Album Chart
- 'The Wonder Of You' is a re-entry at 67 on the Album Sales Chart and is also a re-entry at 61 on the Physical Album Chart
- The "If I Can Dream" album is a re-entry at #94 on the Album Sales Chart and is also a re-entry at #87 on the Physical Album Chart
- The "A Boy From Tupelo" set drops from #79 to #91 on the Physical Album Chart
- The 6-DVD-Box "The Elvis Collection" re-entered the Official UK Music DVD chart at #7.
- The "Elvis Lives – The 25th Anniversary Concert" DVD re-entered the Official UK Music DVD chart at #37.
- The 3 DVD Box "Elvis – The DVD Gold Collection" entered the Official UK Music DVD chart at #45.
European Charts
- The "The 50 Greatest Hits" album is a new entry at #34 on the Official Irish Album chart.
- The "The 50 Greatest Hits" album is a new entry at #1 on the Official Scottish Album chart.
- The "The Real Elvis" album rises from #30 to #10 on the Scottish Album Chart
- The "The Platinum Collection" set rises from #85 to #48 on the Scottish Album Chart
- The "Rockin' Elvis - The Absolutely" album is a re-entry at 72 on the Scottish Album Chart
- The "The Wonder Of You" is a re-entry at #89 on the Scottish Album Chart
- The "If I Can Dream" album is a re-entry at #90 on the Scottish Album Chart
- The "Top 40 - His Ultimate Top 40 Collection" climbed from #11 to #7 on the Belgian Mid-price Album chart.
- On the Dutch Mid-pice Album chart the "50 Greatest Hits" is a new entry at #39.
- On the Dutch Mid-pice Album chart the "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" is a re-entry at #11.
- The "The Wonder Of You" CD climbed fro m #25 to #4 on the French Album chart at #25.
- The double album "Elvis Symphonique – Elvis Presley Avec Le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" entered the Swiss Album chart at #55
- The "The Wonder Of You" album climbed from #3 to #2 on the US Billboard Classical Album chart.
- The "Ultimate Gospel" album climbed from #37 to #28 on the US Christian Album chart.
- The "ELV1S 30 #1 Hits" compilation dropped from #35 to #40 on the US Billboard Country Album chart.
- The DVD "Elvis – The King Of Rock’n’Roll – 30 Hit Performances And More" climbed from #33 to #14 on the Australian Music DVD chart