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