Friday, December 01, 2017

December 01 - Weekend Charts (Updated)

The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" is a re-entry at #6 on the Official UK Top 10 Albums Chart for Friday December 01, 2017 with 29,606 copies sold. This is marks Elvis Presley's 51st. Top 10 album in the U.K. The album is also a new entry at #5 on the Official Physical and Sales charts this week.

Chart comments:

Joining Ed Sheeran as the act with most albums in the chart are The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Christmas With Elvis & The RPO – their third album adding newly constructed recordings to archive vocals from Elvis Presley – rockets 121-6 (29,606 sales) to surpass the No.22 position in which it debuted and previously peaked seven weeks ago following the release of a deluxe edition which increases the track count from 13 to 17. The similarly-styled A Love So Beautiful, on which they embroider and enhance tracks by Roy Orbison moves 7-9 (22,257 sales) on its fourth week in the Top 10, while A Brand New Me – on which they augment classic Atlantic label recordings waxed between 1968 and 1973 by Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin – debuts at No.61 (3,116 sales). Brand New Me is 75-year-old Franklin's 13th Top 75 album, while Christmas With Elvis & The RPO becomes Presley's 51st Top 10 album (53rd if reissues are included) – more than any other act. 

Other Elvis Presley entries on the UK charts this week:

  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album is #5 on the Physical Album Chart; #18 of the Download Album Chart; #21 on the Vinyl Album Chart and #12 on the Official Record Store Chart.
  • 'The Wonder Of You' is #78 on the Physical Album Chart and #85 on the Album Sales Chart.
  • 'If I Can Dream' is #96 on the Physical Album Chart and #98 on the Album Sales Chart
  • 'The Elvis Collection' is #11 on the Music Video Chart
  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album is #9 on the Scottish Album Chart
  • 'The Real Elvis' is #35 on the Scottish Album Chart
  • 'If I Can Dream' is #88 on the Scottish Album Chart
  • 'The Wonder Of You' is #91 on the Scottish Album Chart
  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album is #12 on the Irish Album Chart
European Charts
  • The 20 CD box “20 Original Albums - The Perfect Elvis Presley Collection” dropped from @21 to #23 on the Belgian Mid-price Album chart. 
  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album climbed from #212 to #70 on the Belgian Album chart.
  • The "Elvis – El Disco De Oro" dropped from #18 to #27 on the Spanish Album chart.
Charts Down Under
  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album climbed from #35 to #10 on the Australian Album chart. 
  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album climbed to #8 on the New Zealand Album chart. 
US Billboard Charts
  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album is #99 on the US Billboard Album Sales Chart.
  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album is #4 on the US Billboard Classical Album Chart.
  • The "Elvis Presley Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" album is #40 on the US Billboard Holiday Album Chart.
  • The "Classic Christmas Album" is #35 on the US Billboard Country Album Chart.
  • The "Classic Christmas Album" is #50 on the US Billboard Rock Album Chart.
  • The "Classic Christmas Album" is #88 on the US Billboard Album Sales Chart.
  • The "Classic Christmas Album" is #26 on the US Billboard Holiday Album Chart.
  • The "It's Christmas Time" album is #17 on the US Billboard Country Album Chart.
  • The "It's Christmas Time" album is #63 on the US Billboard Album Sales Album Chart.
  • The "It's Christmas Time" album is #13 on the US Billboard Catalogue Album Chart.
  • The "It's Christmas Time" album is #13 on the US Billboard Holiday Album Chart.
  • The "Ultimate Christmas" compilation is #43 on the US Billboard Holiday Album Charts.
Ernst: The Man And His Music

The December 2017 issue of the UK "Elvis: The Man And His Music" magazine is out. This issue contains an interview with Ernst Jorgensen entitled "The Future of Follow That Dream with Ernst Jorgensen". The good news, the label will continue :-) His  main points were:
1. FTD will not be closing in 2019
2. The 'Classic Albums" series is nearly complete but there are more to come, noting 'Aloha' and 'Madison Square Garden' are still to be done.
3. Expanded "complete session tapes" releases are being considered

4. Plenty more soundboards to come


Elvis – Back In Memphis

The Friday Music label re-issued the classic album "Back In Memphis" as a limited edition on 180 Gr. audiophile translucent gold colored vinyl, housed in a gatefold cover with a poster.

Side A: 1. Inherit The Wind 2. This Is The Story 3. Stranger In My Own Home Town 4. A Little Bit Of Green 5. And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind
Side B: 1. Do You Know Who I Am 2. From A Jack To A King 3. The Fair’s Moving On 4. You’ll Think Of Me 5. Without Love (There Is Nothing)

Kings of Christmas


The Smilax label released the CD "The Kings Of Christmas: Elvis & Sinatra".

Tracks:

Silent Night (Elvis Presley) - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Frank Sinatra) - White Christmas (Elvis Presley) - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Frank Sinatra) - Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) (Elvis Presley) - Jingle Bells (Frank Sinatra) - O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Elvis Presley) - The Christmas Waltz (Frank Sinatra) - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Elvis Presley) - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Frank Sinatra) - Santa Claus Is Back In Town (Elvis Presley) - It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (Frank Sinatra) - (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (Elvis Presley) - Ave Maria (Frank Sinatra) - It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) (Elvis Presley) - Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (Frank Sinatra) - Take My Hand, Precious Lord (Elvis Presley) - The First Noel (Frank Sinatra) - I Believe (Elvis Presley) - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Frank Sinatra) - Here Comes Sant Right A Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) (Elvis Presley) - Mistletoe And Holly (Frank Sinatra) - Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley) - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Frank Sinatra)


(Source: Brian Quinn / FECC / Official Chart Company / Ultratop / Now Dig This / Elvis Club Berlin)