Classic FM Chart: Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s ‘Inspiration’ holds No. 1

10 June 2018, 18:55

Following a stunning performance at the Royal wedding, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has held onto the top spot in the Classic FM Chart for a second consecutive week.

In a brilliant first year in the music industry, Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s debut album Inspiration, which includes Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto and a cello arrangement of Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman, No Cry’, has had a second bout of success. 

Wedding music remains also remains popular again in this week’s chart, as The Royal Wedding album holds at No. 3 and Classic FM – The Wedding Collection drops just two places to No. 9. 

The music of film composer John Williams proves ever popular this week, with John Williams: A Life In Music at No. 2, Solo: A Star Wars Story (with John Powell) at No. 4 and three other Star Wars soundtracks further down the top 30.

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Title & Artist
1 1 INSPIRATION, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON
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2 4 JOHN WILLIAMS - A LIFE IN MUSIC, LSO/GREENAWAY
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3 3 THE ROYAL WEDDING - OFFICIAL ALBUM 2018, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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4 2 SOLO - A STAR WARS STORY, JOHN WILLIAMS/JOHN POWELL
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5 6 ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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6 NEW STEPHEN HOUGH'S DREAM ALBUM, STEPHEN HOUGH
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7 5 AVENGERS - INFINITY WAR - OST, ALAN SILVESTRI
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8 9 ETERNAL LIGHT, ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS
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9 7 CLASSIC FM - THE WEDDING COLLECTION, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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10 8 SLEEP, MAX RICHTER
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11 11 THE LITTLE MERMAID - OST, ALAN MENKEN
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12 10 THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS, MAX RICHTER
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13 13 THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY - OST, HOWARD SHORE
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14 16 THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL, LPO/PARRY
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15 15 GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER & LISA GERRARD
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16 12 DIVENIRE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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17 17 ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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18 14 STAR WARS - THE LAST JEDI - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS
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19 18 IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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20 21 SCORE, 2CELLOS
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21 NEW WAGNER/DAS RHEINGOLD, HALLE/MARK ELDER
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22 20 THE LORD OF THE RINGS - OST, HOWARD SHORE
23 23 GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 7 - OST, RAMIN DJAWADI
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24 19 STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE - OST, LSO/WILLIAMS
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25 24 GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 6 - OST, RAMIN DJAWADI
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26 NEW LADIES IN LAVENDER - OST, JOSHUA BELL
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27 27 UNA MATTINA, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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28 NEW FOR CAMBODIA AND TIBET, PAVAROTTI & FRIENDS
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29 25 I GIORNI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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30 22 STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK -OST, LSO/WILLIAMS
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