Paul Weller secures rare chart feat as On Sunset debuts at Number 1 on Official Albums Chart: “I’m very proud”
The British musician is one of a very few acts to claim Number 1 albums across five consecutive
By Rob Copsey
Congratulations to Paul Weller, whose new album On Sunset lands straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart and claims a rarely seen chart feat.
Celebrating the news, Weller told OfficialCharts.com: „I’m very proud of On Sunset so to have it go in at Number 1 is brilliant. Massive thanks to the team at Polydor for all their hard work.“
The entry earns the musician his fifth chart-topper as a soloist and seventh overall when including his Number 1 records with The Jam and The Style Council. See all of Paul Weller’s hit singles and albums and where they charted.
It means Weller claims the impressive feat of reaching Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart across five consecutive decades. They are:
1982: The Gift – The Jam
1985: Our Favourite Shop – The Style Council
1995: Stanley Road – Paul Weller
2002: Illumination – Paul Weller
2008: 22 Dreams – Paul Weller
2012: Sonik Kicks – Paul Weller
2020: On Sunset – Paul Weller
Other acts that have topped the Official Chart across five consecutive decades are Paul McCartney and John Lennon. The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan have also landed chart-toppers across five decades, though not consecutively.
On Sunset scored 24,000 chart sales to claim this week’s Number 1. Just over a quarter of that figure was vinyl sales, also taking it to the top of the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.
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