Classic FM Chart: Film scores re-enter at the top
30 September 2018, 18:55 | Updated: 19 October 2018, 15:27
Two film scores re-enter the chart in the top 10 and Einaudi takes the No. 1 spot.
Einadi's Islands has been climbing steadily to the top of the chart and reigns king this week at No. 1. The Top 10 still contains some firm favourites, including The Real Classical, Alexis Ffrench's album Evolution, and Inspiration by Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
Lord of the Rings – Return of the King soundtrack by Howard Shore re-enters the chart this week and has shot to No. 2. The John Williams score to Solo – A Star Wars Story also re-enters at No. 6.
Three new albums occupy the chart this week – The Great War Symphony by Patrick Hawes that commemorates the centenary of the end of the First World War, guitar album Bésame Mucho by Juan Diego Flórez, and Symphony featuring piano soloist Huw Watkins.
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 2 | RE | LORD OF THE RINGS - RETURN OF THE KING, HOWARD SHORE Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 3 | 3 | THE REAL CLASSICAL, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon |
| 4 | NEW | THE GREAT WAR SYMPHONY, HAWES/RPO/NATIONAL YOUTH CHRS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 5 | 1 | EVOLUTION, ALEXIS FFRENCH Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 6 | RE | SOLO - A STAR WARS STORY, JOHN WILLIAMS/JOHN POWELL Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 7 | 6 | INSPIRATION, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 8 | NEW | BESAME MUCHO, JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 9 | 9 | THE LITTLE MERMAID - OST, ALAN MENKEN Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 10 | 4 | BACH/SIX EVOLUTIONS - CELLO SUITES, YO-YO MA Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 11 | 8 | DIVENIRE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 12 | 12 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY - OST, HOWARD SHORE Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 13 | 14 | GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER & LISA GERRARD Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 14 | 11 | SLEEP, MAX RICHTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 15 | 5 | AN ITALIAN NIGHT - LIVE, KAUFMANN/RACHVELISHVILI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 16 | 19 | ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 17 | 13 | THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL, LPO/PARRY Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 18 | 20 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - OST, HOWARD SHORE |
| 19 | 10 | SUN ON YOU, CRAIG ARMSTRONG Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 20 | 21 | IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 21 | NEW | HUW WATKINS/SYMPHONY, IBRAGIMOVA/BBC SO/WIGGLESWORTH Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 22 | 17 | THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS, MAX RICHTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 23 | 18 | AVENGERS - INFINITY WAR - OST, ALAN SILVESTRI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 24 | 16 | SPIDER-MAN - HOMECOMING - OST, MICHAEL GIACCHINO Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 25 | 28 | I GIORNI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 26 | 22 | SCORE, 2CELLOS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 27 | RE | BRAVEHEART - OST, LSO/HORNER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 28 | 26 | CLASSICAL CHILLOUT, VARIOUS ARTISTS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 29 | RE | THE COMPLETE HARRY POTTER FILM MUSIC, CITY OF PRAGUE PO Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 30 | 24 | UNA MATTINA, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
