Alexander Armstrong’s debut album makes UK pop chart top 10
15 November 2015, 18:55 | Updated: 19 December 2016, 16:24
Our very own presenter has shot to no. 1 in the Classic FM Chart with his new album A Year of Songs. More impressive still, he has beaten off competition from the likes of Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran to reach no.6 in the UK pop chart.
Andrea Bocelli's Cinema spends a second week in the UK pop chart - at no.11 - which means there are two classical albums in the UK pop top 20.
Listen again to the Classic FM Chart countdown >
Meanwhile, in the Classic FM Chart (below), A Year of Songs and Cinema take the no.1 and no.2 spots respectively. Further down the chart, there are new entries for an Elgar album performed by the Hallé Orchestra at 25 and Welsh singer Shan Cothi with Paradwys at 26.
The Classic FM Chart, November 15 2015:
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | A YEAR OF SONGS, ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 2 | 1 | CINEMA, ANDREA BOCELLI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 3 | 2 | THE DARCEY BUSSELL BALLET COLLECTION, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 4 | 3 | ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 5 | 4 | SPECTRE - OST, THOMAS NEWMAN Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 6 | 10 | CHRISTMAS CLASSICAL VOICES, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 7 | 25 | CHRISTMAS AT DOWNTON ABBEY, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 8 | 8 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 9 | 5 | THE CHOIR - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 10 | 9 | JS BACH/VIOLIN CONCERTOS, IBRAGIMOVA/ARCANGELO/COHEN Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 11 | 12 | DECEMBER LIGHTS, ANDRE RIEU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 12 | 13 | NESSUN DORMA - THE PUCCINI ALBUM, JONAS KAUFMANN Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 13 | 15 | THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, LONDON PHILHARMONIC/PARRY Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 14 | 17 | SLEEP, MAX RICHTER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 15 | 20 | THE ULTIMATE CLASSIC FM HALL OF FAME, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 16 | 16 | THE BEETHOVEN JOURNEY - PIANO CONCERTOS 1-5, ANDSNES/MAHLER CO Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 17 | 21 | MAGIC OF THE VIOLIN, ANDRE RIEU/JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 18 | 6 | TAVERNER/MISSA CORONA SPINEA, TALLIS SCHOLARS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 19 | 18 | CANTATE DOMINO - LA CAPELLA SISTINA, SISTINE CHAPEL CHOIR/PALOMBELLA Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 20 | 19 | RUTTER/GIFT OF LIFE, CAMBRIDGE SINGERS/RPO/RUTTER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 21 | 22 | THE PLATINUM COLLECTION, KATHERINE JENKINS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 22 | 14 | VIVALDI/THE NEW FOUR SEASONS, NIGEL KENNEDY Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 23 | RE-ENTRY | BEST OF CHRISTMAS, ANDRE RIEU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 24 | 7 | RUGBY ANTHEMS, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 25 | NEW | ELGAR/SEA PICTURES/POLONIA, ALICE COOTE/HALLE/MARK ELDER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 26 | NEW | PARADWYS, SHAN COTHI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 27 | RE-ENTRY | PIANO ENCORES, JI LIU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 28 | 23 | STILL WITH THE MUSIC, KARL JENKINS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 29 | RE-ENTRY | CHAMBERS, CHILLY GONZALEZ Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 30 | RE-ENTRY | CLASSICAL VOICES, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
