Elton John Charts Back-To-Back New Albums

Elton John is on a winning streak in the United Kingdom right now — one that most artists could only dream of replicating. In the span of just a few days, the legendary singer-songwriter has notched a historic No. 1 album and debuted two new titles on the charts in back-to-back frames. No matter how much music he releases, or how close together he shares new offerings, the piano player can’t miss.

Elton John’s Live at the Rainbow Hits the Charts

John is back on the U.K. musical tallies with another new release. Live at the Rainbow, a live set tied to Record Store Day, debuts on both the Official Physical Albums and Official Albums Sales charts. The set opens at No. 61 on the list of the top-selling physical titles and just a few spots lower, at No. 66, on the all-around sales roster, which takes into account all formats.

Elton John Keeps Racking Them Up

With Live at the Rainbow, John has now charted 21 releases on the Official Albums Sales roster throughout his career. This new success helps push his total on the Official Physical Albums ranking to a milestone 35.

Elton John’s Record Store Day Offering

Live at the Rainbow is just one of dozens of Record Store Day exclusives to break onto the U.K. rankings this week. The project was recorded back in 1977 during John’s six-night residency at London’s Rainbow Theatre, where he performed alongside longtime collaborator Ry Cooder. The shows were captured for archival purposes — and, thankfully, they’ve now been revived for commercial release. The 12-track LP was hand-curated by John, who personally revisited the recordings and chose which performances made the cut.

Elton John’s Back-To-Back Chart Hits

John’s new triumph comes just one week after Who Believes in Angels?, his collaborative album with Brandi Carlile. That project debuted at No. 1 on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts just days ago. Now in its second frame, the title is down slightly across all the lists it opened on recently, but it still holds on inside the top 10 on four of the five charts it appears on.

Elton John’s Diamonds Continues to Glimmer

Two successful albums apparently isn’t enough for the musician when it comes to the U.K. charts. John is also still going strong with Diamonds, his compilation that may never disappear. That set dips just two spots this week on the Official Albums chart, landing at No. 16, and remains at No. 8 on the Official Albums Streaming list. Even while promoting new music and releasing special editions of older material, his back catalog keeps racking up a huge number of plays via what must be a massive audience in the country.