Classic FM Chart: Choir of King's College Cambridge dominates the chart
9 December 2018, 18:55
With more and more people opting for festive carols at this time of year, King's College Cambridge takes over the chart – but they are yet to reach No. 1.
Only two new entries have made it on to the chart this week, both at opposite ends of the top 30. Katherine Jenkins' new album Guiding Light has entered an No. 2 and A Renaissance Christmas by The Sixteen & Harry Christophers enters at No.27.
Seven re-entries make an appearance, of which six are Christmas albums. The top 30 now currently includes Christmas albums from The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, André Rieu, John Rutter, The Choir of Trinity College, St Paul's Cathedral Choir and The Sixteen.
Amongst the popularity of Christmas music, Andrea Bocelli has still managed to remain at No. 1 this week, ahead of Aled Jones and Russell Watson at No. 3, Bryn Terfel at No. 5 and Sheku Kanneh-Mason at No. 8.
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | SI, ANDREA BOCELLI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 2 | NEW | GUIDING LIGHT, KATHERINE JENKINS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 3 | 2 | IN HARMONY, ALED JONES & RUSSELL WATSON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 4 | 3 | THE ULTIMATE CLASSICAL COLLECTION, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon |
| 5 | 4 | DREAMS AND SONGS, BRYN TERFEL Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 6 | 9 | CAROLS FROM KING'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR/WILLCOCKS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 7 | 10 | 100 YEARS OF NINE LESSONS & CAROLS, KING'S CC/WILLCOCKS/LEDGER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 8 | 5 | INSPIRATION, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 9 | 7 | BEST OF CHRISTMAS, ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 10 | 6 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 11 | 26 | CHRISTMAS VOICES 2, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon |
| 12 | 8 | EVOLUTION, ALEXIS FFRENCH Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 13 | 15 | HOME ALONE - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 14 | RE | ESSENTIAL CAROLS, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR/WILLCOCKS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 15 | 30 | CHRISTMAS AT KING'S, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 16 | 16 | THE NATION'S FAVOURITE CAROLS, RPO/CITY LONDON CH/WETTON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 17 | RE | THE BEST OF KING'S, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR Buy from Amazon |
| 18 | 13 | JOHN WILLIAMS - A LIFE IN MUSIC, LSO/GREENAWAY Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 19 | RE | THE JOHN RUTTER CHRISTMAS ALBUM, CAMBRIDGE SINGERS/RUTTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 20 | 28 | THE GREAT BRITISH CAROL COLLECTION, CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 21 | RE | CAROLS FROM CAMBRIDGE - THE VERY BEST, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR |
| 22 | RE | JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, VIKINGUR OLAFSSON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 23 | RE | THE COLOURS OF CHRISTMAS, JOHN RUTTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 24 | 17 | CHRISTMAS CLASSICAL VOICES, VARIOUS ARTISTS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 25 | RE | CLASSIC FM - CAROLS WITH ST PAUL'S, ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL CH/CARWOOD Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 26 | 20 | ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 27 | NEW | A RENAISSANCE CHRISTMAS, SIXTEEN/CHRISTOPHERS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 28 | 12 | FANTASTIC BEASTS - CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, JAMES NEWTON HOWARD Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 29 | 23 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY - OST, HOWARD SHORE |
| 30 | 11 | ANTONIO VIVALDI, BARTOLI/ENS MATHEUS/SPINOSI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
