Classic FM Chart: André Rieu crowned Classic FM Christmas No. 1

17 December 2017, 18:55

André Rieu’s latest album Amore remains at no. 1, after entering at the top spot two weeks ago, making the violinist the Classic FM Christmas No. 1 2017. The rest of the top three are also non-movers for the second week running, plus The Nation’s Favourite Carols is also a non-mover this week at no. 4. The rest of the top ten remains mostly the same this week, with the loss of Hans Zimmer’s Blue Planet, this week’s biggest faller, dropping ten places out of the top ten from no. 5 to no. 15. 

Surprisingly, there are no new entries in the Classic FM Chart this week. However, there are five re-entries, all outside the top ten, including Alistair McGowan’s The Piano Album, The Bets of King’s College Choir, The Very Best of Carols from Cambridge, The Ultimate Classic FM Album plus John Williams’s score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 

There will be no Classic FM Chart on Sunday 25th December. Instead, you can tune in to Christmas Eve Requests with Anne-Marie Minhall and John Brunning from 1-5.30pm, followed by Aled Jones narrating The Snowman at 5.30pm and then the Children & The Arts’ Christmas Carol Concert with Catherine Bott from 6-8pm. 

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On New Year’s Day, John Brunning will present a special countdown of the biggest selling classical releases of 2017 in The Classic FM Chart of the Year. The contenders for the number one spot include André Rieu, Jonas Kaufmann, and Ludovico Einaudi, all of whom have topped the weekly Classic FM Chart at some point over the last year. Join John from 4pm on Monday 1st January on Classic FM to find out which release is crowned victorious as he unveils the Top 30 in full.