Classic FM Chart: Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason jumps to No. 1

27 May 2018, 18:55

After a stunning performance at the Royal wedding last weekend which saw his debut album ‘Inspiration’ jump to No. 1 in the US pop charts, Sheku Kanneh-Mason has also shot to the top of the Classic FM Chart.

19-year-old Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed during the signing of the register at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding last weekend – and since, he has jumped to No. 1 in not only the Classic FM Chart, but also the US iTunes charts (yep, Shostakovich is at No. 1 in the US right now).

Who is Sheku Kanneh-Mason? >

Wedding music is popular again in this week’s chart, with the new Royal Wedding album, The Wedding Collection and Music For a Royal Wedding all in the top 10. Plus, Eternal Light can be found at No. 6, after Handel’s 'Eternal Source of Light Divine' was played as the Duchess of Sussex walked down the aisle.

What music was played at the Royal Wedding? >

There are three other new entries in the Classic FM Chart this week: Handel’s Concerti a Due Cori, Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor and Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice.

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Week
Last
Week
Title & Artist
1 4 INSPIRATION, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON
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2 1 JOHN WILLIAMS - A LIFE IN MUSIC, LSO/GREENAWAY
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3 NEW THE ROYAL WEDDING - OFFICIAL ALBUM 2018, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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4 3 ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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5 7 CLASSIC FM - THE WEDDING COLLECTION, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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6 RE ETERNAL LIGHT, ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS
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7 2 THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS, MAX RICHTER
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8 12 MUSIC FOR A ROYAL WEDDING, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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9 5 SLEEP, MAX RICHTER
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10 11 THE LITTLE MERMAID - OST, ALAN MENKEN
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11 6 AVENGERS - INFINITY WAR - OST, ALAN SILVESTRI
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12 8 THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY - OST, HOWARD SHORE
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13 9 DIVENIRE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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14 14 ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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15 10 STAR WARS - THE LAST JEDI - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS
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16 16 THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL, LPO/PARRY
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17 13 STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE - OST, LSO/WILLIAMS
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18 15 THE LORD OF THE RINGS - OST, HOWARD SHORE
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19 NEW HANDEL/CONCERTI A DUE CORI, MULLEJAN/VON DER GOLTZ
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20 20 GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER & LISA GERRARD
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21 18 IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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22 24 THE WEDDING ALBUM, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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23 17 STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK -OST, LSO/WILLIAMS
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24 28 SCORE, 2CELLOS
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25 NEW VAUGHAN WILLIAMS/MASS IN G MINOR, WICKS/CH OF ST JOHNS/NETHSINGA
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26 NEW GLUCK/ORFEO ED EURIDICE, JAROUSSKY/FORSYTHE/BARATH
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27 22 UNA MATTINA, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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28 21 GOD OF WAR - OST, BEAR MCCREARY
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29 27 GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 6 - OST, RAMIN DJAWADI
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30 29 THE GLORIOUS GARDEN, TITCHMARSH/NATIONAL SO/WISEMAN
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