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Classic FM Chart: Karl Jenkins' 75th birthday makes a big impact
24 February 2019, 18:55
Although Einaudi still dominates, in his 75th birthday week, Sir Karl Jenkins becomes the second most popular composer in the chart.
The chart remains relatively unchanged this week. Andrea Bocelli still reigns at No.1, followed by André Rieu's album Romantic Moments II. Einaudi's album Islands has jumped back up from No. 5 to No. 3, bypassing Katherine Jenkins, and Aled Jones and Russell Watson's duet album In Harmony.
In his 75th birthday week, Sir Karl Jenkins has had a successful week in the charts. His newly released album Piano moves up to No. 6, and two of his other albums, The Very Best of and The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace re-enter at No. 28 and 29 respectively.
There is only one new entry in the chart this week, and it comes from the film composer Gavin Greenaway. The piano album Woven is described by the composer as his “love letter to the vinyl LP.”
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | SI, ANDREA BOCELLI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 2 | 2 | ROMANTIC MOMENTS II, ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 3 | 5 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 4 | 4 | GUIDING LIGHT, KATHERINE JENKINS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 5 | 3 | IN HARMONY, ALED JONES & RUSSELL WATSON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 6 | 8 | PIANO, KARL JENKINS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 7 | 6 | THE ULTIMATE CLASSICAL COLLECTION, VARIOUS ARTISTS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 8 | 7 | NOCTURNE, VANGELIS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 9 | 11 | THE LITTLE MERMAID - OST, ALAN MENKEN Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 10 | 10 | THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL, LPO/PARRY Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 11 | 12 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY - OST, HOWARD SHORE |
| 12 | 15 | SLEEP, MAX RICHTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 13 | 13 | DIVENIRE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 14 | 16 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - OST, HOWARD SHORE |
| 15 | 9 | IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 16 | 18 | ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 17 | 14 | EVOLUTION, ALEXIS FFRENCH Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 18 | 17 | THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS, MAX RICHTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 19 | 20 | THE REAL CLASSICAL, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon |
| 20 | 25 | INSPIRATION, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 21 | 23 | SLEEP BABY SLEEP, RPO/MORGAN Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 22 | 19 | GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER & LISA GERRARD Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 23 | 22 | UNA MATTINA, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 24 | 30 | I GIORNI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 25 | 26 | SCORE, 2CELLOS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 26 | 27 | GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 6 - OST, RAMIN DJAWADI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 27 | NEW | WOVEN, GAVIN GREENAWAY Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 28 | RE ENTRY | THE VERY BEST OF, KARL JENKINS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 29 | RE ENTRY | THE ARMED MAN - A MASS FOR PEACE, KARL JENKINS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 30 | RE ENTRY | CLASSICAL CHILLOUT, VARIOUS ARTISTS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
