Classic FM Chart: André Rieu may be known as the King of Waltz, but this week he is also King of the Classic FM Chart
3 December 2017, 18:55
Christmas has come early for André Rieu, whose latest album Amore has entered the Classic FM Chart at no. 1, stealing the top spot from One Voice: Believe by Aled Jones, and close behind at no. 2 is the new release from Alexander Armstrong, titled In A Winter Light. Rieu doesn't only feature at no. 1 this week, with December Lights and Best of Christmas sitting at no. 4 and no. 5 respectively, plus another new entry - The Collection - at no. 8.
Outside the top ten, there are a further two new entries, bringing this week's total to five. First up is Joyce DiDonato performing Berlioz's Les Troyens at no. 13, followed by last week's Drive Discovery, War Horse, at no. 15. This week's highest climbers are suitably festive for the first weekend of December, Home Alone is up eleven places from no. 29 to no. 18, and Kings College Choir: Essential Carols is up ten places. The biggest fallers this week are Dolce Duello and The Ayoub Sisters, both down seventeen places.
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | AMORE, ANDRE RIEU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 2 | NEW | IN A WINTER LIGHT, ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 3 | 1 | ONE VOICE - BELIEVE, ALED JONES Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 4 | 9 | DECEMBER LIGHTS, ANDRE RIEU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 5 | 3 | BEST OF CHRISTMAS, ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 6 | 10 | JUSTICE LEAGUE - OST, DANNY ELFMAN Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 7 | 2 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 8 | NEW | THE COLLECTION, ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 9 | 8 | CAROLS FROM KING'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR/WILLCOCKS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 10 | 7 | LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS - THE ULTIMATE, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 11 | 5 | SYMPHONIC ADIEMUS, KARL JENKINS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 12 | 4 | WINTER SONGS, GJEILO/ROYAL HOLLOWAY CH Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 13 | NEW | BERLIOZ/LES TROYENS, DIDONATO/STRASBOURG PO/NELSON Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 14 | 11 | ONE VOICE AT CHRISTMAS, ALED JONES Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 15 | NEW | WAR HORSE - THE STORY IN CONCERT, LUMLEY/MORPURGO/RPO Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 16 | 26 | ESSENTIAL CAROLS, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR/WILLCOCKS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 17 | 12 | BLUE PLANET II - OST, HANS ZIMMER/SHEA/FLEMING Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 18 | 29 | HOME ALONE - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 19 | 19 | SCORE, 2CELLOS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 20 | 17 | CHRISTMAS CLASSICAL VOICES, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 21 | 14 | ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 22 | 18 | THE LITTLE MERMAID - OST, ALAN MENKEN Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 23 | 6 | THE AYOUB SISTERS, AYOUB SISTERS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 24 | 16 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY - OST, HOWARD SHORE Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 25 | 15 | THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, LPO/PARRY Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 26 | RE | THE GREAT BRITISH CAROL COLLECTION, CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 27 | 25 | THE ARMED MAN - A MASS FOR PEACE, KARL JENKINS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 28 | 20 | SINGING MY DREAMS, CARLY PAOLI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 29 | RE | A YEAR OF SONGS, ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 30 | 13 | DOLCE DUELLO, CECILIA BARTOLI & SOL GABETTA Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
