After more than 300 weeks, Elton John album may finally hit #1

Talk about a slow climb to #1: An Elton John album is looking like it’s finally going to top the U.K. chart after hanging around in the Top 40 for more than 300 weeks.

Elton’s greatest hits compilation Diamonds, originally released in 2017, has spent a total of 325 weeks inside the U.K. Top 40, but the highest it’s gotten to date has been #2. However, thanks to the release of a super-deluxe Blu-ray edition and a limited-edition vinyl version, the album is predicted to finally reach #1 in his home country.  

If the album does top the chart, it’ll be Elton’s ninth #1. His past #1 albums include classics like Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Caribou and Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player, as well as his most recent LP of new music, 2021’s The Lockdown Sessions.

Meanwhile, Elton made headlines at the Golden Globes for poking fun at his eyesight problems. While presenting the award for best original score with his pal Brandi Carlile, he said, “There’s been a lot of stories going on about my regressive eyesight and I just want to reassure everybody that it’s not as bad as it seems. So, I’m so pleased to be here with my co-host, Rihanna.”