All XF releases from the finals are blocked each year from charting so no.

 

Ugh why!!

I would like to see the planned list for Gold releases for next year.

They are excellent value for money and offer plenty to those of interest.

 

New Sam Smith single coming tomorrow. I feel the love.

A (very) hypothetical question, but a) if we consider Kanye West's album to be a Christian/gospel album, and b) that it rises to #1 in the album chart, when was the last time (if ever) that an explicitly Christian album reached the #1 in the album chart? I'm not sure if Stormzy's last album qualifies, although it did have a few tracks with the general "Jesus is Groovy" theme.

A bit late replying, but Liverpool band The Christians had a number one album :P

 

On the subject of live albums, Depeche Mode released a live version of their number one album Songs Of Faith And Devotion but it didn't chart. The Who Live At Leeds did pretty well.

 

The weirdest example is perhaps that of Peter Frampton. He released four studio albums that didn't reach the chart at all. He then released a live album which did very well in the UK and was huge in the US where it remains one of the best-selling live albums of all time. He also got his first UK hit singles with tracks from that album. His next studio album just about made the chart but all subsequent releases (including another live album) have failed to trouble the charts.

These ‘Best of/Gold’ releases are proving to be really popular - have to hand it to the record company behind them, comprehensive mid priced triple disc releases - they could be trickle sellers for years. The Bay City Rollers one has been progressing in every update.

 

 

I don't fancy them because they have too much filler, songs which weren't hits and album tracks. Prefer a one disc concise hits collection.