The Rolling Stones are on pace to score their 14th No. 1 album on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with Hackney Diamonds, their first collection of new original songs in 18 years.
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According to the U.K.’s Official Charts Company, after its release this past Friday, Hackney Diamonds amassed more than 55,000 chart units over the weekend and is outselling the rest of the albums in the Top 10 of the tally combined.
Only one other band has more No. 1 albums in the U.K. than The Stones—the Fab Four themselves, The Beatles, with 15. The Rolling Stones last topped the U.K. albums chart with their 2016 blues covers project, Blue & Lonesome.
Currently in line for second place on the chart is Blink-182 with its ninth studio, One More Time… The project is the pop-punk group’s first full-length record since founding singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge rejoined the lineup following his departure in 2015.
Other artists currently slated to appear in the Top 10 of the next U.K. albums chart include the Pet Shop Boys at No. 9 with their Relentless EP, and Cher at No. 10 with her new holiday album, Christmas.
The next Official U.K. Albums Chart will be published this Friday, October 27.
As previously reported, Hackney Diamonds is a 12-track collection that features appearances by a variety of guest artists, including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, and former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. Late Stones drummer Charlie Watts is featured on two tracks, while the band’s current touring drummer, Steve Jordan, played on the other 10 songs.
The album’s lead single, “Angry,” reached No. 34 on the U.K. Singles Chart, and also peaked at No. 7 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay and Rock Digital Song Sales tallies. Hackney Diamonds’ second single, “Sweet Sounds of Heaven,” a duet with Lady Gaga that features Wonder on keyboards, also reached No. 7 on Billboard’s Rock Digital Song Sales chart.
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