The Classic FM Chart - Sunday 8 September 2013

The Real Classical's nine week run at No.1 is brought to an end by the mighty Andre Rieu.

This week, Andre Rieu managed to topple The Real Classical after its astonishing nine weeks reign at the top of the Chart. His Rieu Royale album moved up ten places into the No. 1 spot.

There was also a new entry for Sir Simon Rattle with the Berlin Philharmonic with their new recording of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances and The Bells. 

And the bi-centennial onslaught by Verdi on the charts continued with Sir Antonio Pappano's album of Sacred Verdi entering at No. 17.

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Week
Last
Week
Title & Artist
1 11 RIEU ROYALE, ANDRE RIEU
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2 1 THE REAL CLASSICAL, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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3 2 THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS COLLECTION, BBC CO/WORDSWORTH
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4 3 THE INSTANT CLASSICAL COLLECTION - 100, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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5 9 MAGIC OF THE MOVIES, ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR
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6 RE THE ARMED MAN - A MASS FOR PEACE, KARL JENKINS
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7 6 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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8 5 ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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9 7 THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, LPO/PARRY
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10 8 IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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11 RE THE VERY BEST OF KARL JENKINS, KARL JENKINS
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12 13 VIVALDI/THE FOUR SEASONS, NIGEL KENNEDY
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13 NEW RACHMANINOV/SYMPHONIC DANCES/THE BELLS, BERLIN PHILHARMONIC/RATTLE
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14 16 THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY OST, HOWARD SHORE
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15 10 CLASSIC FM - 50 SMOOTH CLASSICS, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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16 12 THE HOBBIT - AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY - OST, HOWARD SHORE
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17 NEW SACRED VERDI, ANTONIO PAPPANO
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18 4 VERDI, PLACIDO DOMINGO
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19 15 MAN OF STEEL - OST, HANS ZIMMER
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20 17 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL BRITISH CLASSICS, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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21 14 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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22 21 THE BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM IN THE WORLD, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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23 NEW RIVALS - ARIAS FOR FARINELLI & CO, HANSEN/MONTIS REGALIS/MARCHI
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24 27 THE COLLECTION, ANDRE RIEU
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25 29 CLASSIC FM - HALL OF FAME 2013, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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26 18 CLASSIC FM - 50 MOVIE CLASSICS, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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27 28 GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER/LISA GERRARD
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28 RE DECEMBER LIGHTS, ANDRE RIEU
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29 22 THE PHOENIX RISING, STILE ANTICO
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30 RE SPANISH GUITAR MUSIC, JOHN WILLIAMS
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