The Rolling Stones storm to No.1 and equal Beatles and Bruce Springsteen chart record

The Rolling Stones have stormed straight in at Number 1 with their first album of original material in 18 years, ‘Hackney Diamonds.’

Widely lauded by critics upon its release this month, ‘Hackney Diamonds’ boasts 12 all-new Rolling Stones tracks including the lead single ‘Angry’ and the Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder collaboration ‘Sweet Sounds of Heaven.’

A commercial success as well as a critical triumph, ‘Hackney Diamonds’ debuted at Number 1 in the UK on Friday (27th October) and became The Rolling Stones’ 14th chart-topping record on home turf.

According to the Official Charts Company, the record shifted an impressive 72,200 chart units, making it the third highest-selling album of 2023 so far.

With 11 different studio albums reaching the top spot, The Rolling Stones have now tied with The Beatles, Robbie Williams and Bruce Springsteen, who also have 11 studio albums that reached Number 1 on the UK's Official Albums Chart.

Additionally, ‘Hackney Diamonds’ tops the vinyl charts and is the fastest-selling vinyl release of the year selling over 27,300 units on vinyl this week.

The Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’ is their first studio set of new material since 2005's ‘A Bigger Bang’, which also reached the chart summit.

The album was produced by acclaimed Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Miley Cyrus and Pearl Jam studio wizard Andrew Watt.

To celebrate its release, The Rolling Stones played an ultra-intimate secret concert at New York’s 650-capacity Racket NYC venue on Thursday 19th October where they were joined on stage by Lady Gaga.

You can check out photos of The Rolling Stones in their imperious live glory below.

The Rolling Stones perform tiny show at Racket NYC:

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