The Rolling Stones topped the UK album charts once again. Getty
The Rolling Stones topped the UK album charts once again. Getty
The Rolling Stones topped the UK album charts once again. Getty
The Rolling Stones topped the UK album charts once again. Getty

Rolling Stones set record for topping charts across six different decades


Hayley Skirka
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The Rolling Stones set a chart record by becoming the first band to clinch a No 1 album spot in the UK charts over six different decades.

The band's re-released 1973 album Goats Head Soup reached No 1 in the UK charts last Friday, cementing the veteran rockers in history, according to the Official Charts Company.

The remastered version of the album finished the week about 800 sales ahead of Declan McKenna's album Zeros, which came in at No 2.

The legendary rock band fronted by Mick Jagger re-released the album, which contains the chart-topping Angie, and watched it rise straight to the top of the charts. The new version of the album also features three previously unreleased tracks – Criss Cross, Scarlet and All The Rage – plus demos, outtakes and live recordings.

The original release also reached No 1 more than 40 years ago.

The Stones have now had 13 UK chart-topping albums, the same number as Elvis Presley and Robbie Williams.

Only The Beatles have managed more, with 16 UK chart-topping albums.

Other notable acts who managed No 1s in five separate decades include Elvis and Bob Dylan.

The Stones recently went back to the studio to release their first new original music since 2012. The single, which was released during the coronavirus pandemic, was aptly named Living in a Ghost Town. 

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