2023-10-27 22:16:00
“Hackney Diamonds” at number 1 Rolling Stones can celebrate the best album start of the year
October 28, 2023, 12:16 a.m. Listen to article
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For the first time in 18 years they release a new album and within a short time it reaches number one in the German album charts. The Stones are not only the highest newcomer of the week – the British cult band also had the best start of the year so far with the album.
No other act has caused as much of a stir at the box office in 2023 as the Rolling Stones. With their new record “Hackney Diamonds”, released a week ago, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood can look forward to the best album start of the year. This was revealed by the market research company GfK Entertainment.
The band last released a full record with new songs in 2005 with the album “A Bigger Bang”. “Hackney Diamonds” is also the band’s first record since the death of drummer Charlie Watts. With this new release, the Rolling Stones prove that you can still rock hard even when you’re older.
According to a press release, it is also the best album start since the release of Rammstein’s “Zeit” last year and the best start by an international act since ABBA’s “Voyage” in November 2021. In addition, “Hackney Diamonds” is now the eleventh number one. Stones record.
Three more newcomers at the top
Three other newcomers can place in the top five. Just a stone’s throw away from the Rolling Stones, Blink-182 took the two with their new record “One More Time…”, while Mark Forster also took bronze from a standing start with “Supvervision” and thus Santiano (“Doggerland”) the four displaced. Within Temptation complete the line-up with “Bleed Out” on number five. Singer Cher released her new album at the same time as the Stones. With the Christmas album “Christmas” she has so far only been able to secure eleventh place.
When it comes to singles, rapper Reezy can assert himself as the strongest newcomer on the three with “14 Passenger”. “Si No Estás” by Iñigo Quintero fights its way to the throne, while Cassö, Raye & D-Block Europe slips to second place with “Prada”. Sira, Bausa & Badchieff (“9 to 9”) ranks at number four and Tate McRae remains at number five with “Greedy”.
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