Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again holds on to Official Albums Chart Number 1
Couldn't escape if we wanted to – not that we ever would want to, of course! The raucous soundtrack to movie musical sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again reigns supreme as the dancing queens of the Official Albums Chart for another week.
The cast recording of the ABBA-themed movie logged its second week at Number 1, beating another musical rival, The Greatest Showman, to the top by almost 15,000 units across physical, digital and streaming equivalent sales.
The soundtrack to the original 2008 Mamma Mia! movie holds firm at 5, while the inspirations behind it all rise a place – ABBA's Gold is at 6.
New entries and high climbers
This week’s highest new entry is Vicious, from US rock band Halestorm, at Number 8, becoming their UK chart peak yet, following 2015’s Number 10 hit Into The Wild Life.
Northern Irish country singer Catherine McGrath scores her UK chart debut at Number 13 with first album Talk Of This Town, while American rockers Daughtry are right behind at 14 with their fifth album Cage To Rattle.
All Saints open at 15 with latest album Testament, and Underworld & Iggy Pop’s collaborative album Teatime Dub Encounters is new at 20.
Arctic Monkeys' former chart-topper Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino is heading back up the chart, advancing eight to Number 27; Fleetwood Mac's 1977 classic Rumours sneaks back into the top flight at 35, and The View frontman Kyle Falconer goes in at 40 with debut solo album No Thank You.
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etin
All saiNts deserves higher than #15
How these no hit bands/singers passed them?
Piran
Very happy 'Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again' is still at the top! Had it on repeat all week. :)
Rob Parkinson
Myself I would much prefer to listen to the original recordings by ABBA. Also I would prefer the greatest showman as least it is an album full of original songs. Just me but I always feel ripped off if any artist or group of artists do more than 1 cover version, 1 is cutting fine and should add so much more to the track any more than 1 then you dont deserve to be an artist.
Piran
The original recordings from ABBA are way better, but I feel like this was a good tribute to the incredible group! I do prefer the covers in the original 'Mamma Mia' movie, but when its follow-up was also really good, I don't mind either way.
Rob Parkinson
I really dislike cover versions, I wouldnt call them a tribute, just an easy money maker for the cast on the back of the success of greatest showman and the original film. I doubt ABBA will mind anyway as it will only improve their popularity (if that is possible) and bring in more cash for them. Such a shame that cover versions still take a large part of the market stopping great new music becoming popular
Piran
So do you not like any covers of older songs, regardless of their quality?
Rob Parkinson
As I said before unless it adds something really worthwhile and improves the song then I wouldnt like it. Take leona lewis version of run, never meant to be released but it sounded so phenomenal it ended up being released. I could also forgive any artist or band 1 cover to get themselves known and noticed like jonas blue with fast car, a good dance track and is in a totally different league to the classic fast car. Otherwise you end up with acts that repeatedly cover songs to make money and let's face it not many cover versions are anywhere near as good as the original, these days the original is so easy to listen to anyway.