Legendary rock band Pink Floyd have landed their first number one in almost 20 years with new album, The Endless River.
The group last topped the chart back in 1995 with live double album, Pulse. The record was the 19th of the groups’ now 28 top 40 UK albums.
The Endless River is based on unreleased material written and recorded during sessions for 1994’s The Division Bell and is the first to be unveiled since the death of founding member Richard Wright.
Pink Floyd’s album has also become one of the fastest selling albums of the year after shifting 139,000 copies during this first week of release. Only Coldplay’s Ghost Stories and Ed Sheeran’s X have been purchased faster.
A spokesperson for the band said: ‘Pink Floyd are both thrilled and surprised at the level of international interest in this their final album.
‘They want to thank the fans for their support and hope that in some small way, The Endless River has reminded them of the old fashioned joy of listening to an album in its entirety.’
Elsewhere in the album charts, Queen have achieved their first top five album in five years with Queen Forever. The album is comprised of classic Queen tracks alongside three previously unreleased songs.
In the singles chart, Gareth Malone’s all star choir, featuring the likes of Jo Brand, Craig Revel Horwood, Linda Robson and Mel Giedroyc, has reached the top spot with their official Children In Need single, Wake Me Up.
The group last topped the chart back in 1995 with live double album, Pulse. The record was the 19th of the groups’ now 28 top 40 UK albums.
The Endless River is based on unreleased material written and recorded during sessions for 1994’s The Division Bell and is the first to be unveiled since the death of founding member Richard Wright.
Pink Floyd’s album has also become one of the fastest selling albums of the year after shifting 139,000 copies during this first week of release. Only Coldplay’s Ghost Stories and Ed Sheeran’s X have been purchased faster.
A spokesperson for the band said: ‘Pink Floyd are both thrilled and surprised at the level of international interest in this their final album.
‘They want to thank the fans for their support and hope that in some small way, The Endless River has reminded them of the old fashioned joy of listening to an album in its entirety.’
Elsewhere in the album charts, Queen have achieved their first top five album in five years with Queen Forever. The album is comprised of classic Queen tracks alongside three previously unreleased songs.
In the singles chart, Gareth Malone’s all star choir, featuring the likes of Jo Brand, Craig Revel Horwood, Linda Robson and Mel Giedroyc, has reached the top spot with their official Children In Need single, Wake Me Up.
