A surprise on the Official U.K. and Scottish charts this week. U.K. charts
The 'Love Songs' triple CD compilation from the Not Now Records budget label re-entered the Official Sales Album chart at No. 53 on the Physical Album Sales chart at No. 49 and on the Independent Album charts at No. 17.
Hugh McIntyre wrote for >>> Forbes: "When an artist has released as much music as Elvis Presley, both during his lifetime and in the decades since his passing, sometimes new offerings can fly under the radar, even when the talent is as beloved as he is to this day.
The music industry occasionally returns to the idea of budget releases, those that are typically not bolstered by huge PR and advertising campaigns, but which appeal largely to superfans of a certain act. These kinds of projects were popular in the ’60s and then fell out of fashion for a while, though there is still a place for them, even if they are not as huge as they once were.
Presley returns to the charts in the United Kingdom this week with the 2015 budget offering titled 'Love Songs'. The three-CD set, which is also available on vinyl, features many of the Rock and Roll pioneer’s biggest hits – all centered around love, of course – and it immediately becomes another bestseller for the late superstar.
'Love Songs' is Presley’s second title to debut on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts this year."
The 'EPiC' soundtrack lost one spot and fell to No. 22 on the Official U.K. Soundtrack Album chart.
The DVD edition of 'EPiC' fell from No. 9 to No. 22 on the DVD charts, while the Blu-ray edition plummeted 48 places, from No. 38 to No. 86, on the Blu-ray chart.
The movie lost 16 spots on Video chart and fell to No. 32. It remained steady at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Music Video chart for the 11th week in a row.
Scottish charts
The 'Love Songs' budget compilation re-entered the Official Scottish Album chart at No. 59.
Irish charts
After 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Irish Irma Music Video chart, Elvis' former son in law Michael Jackson bumped Elvis' 'EPiC' DVD / Blu-ray to No. 2 on the chart. The movie rocketed up the Irish Video chart from No. 59 to No. 26.
U.S. Billboard charts
The 'ELV1S 30 #1 Hits' compilation won back the spot it lost last week and returned to No. 43 on Billboard's Country Album chart.
(Source: Billboard / Official Chart Company / UK Mix Forum / Irma)