The iconic British band beat K-pop girl group, Blackpink to the number 1 spot after receiving the most album sales following their release. The challenge was met after the Korean girl band had a late surge of downloads for their debut album. This makes it Queen’s 10th number 1 album making them equal to the likes of Eminem, Rod Stewart, U2 and Michael Jackson.

Brian May, Queens guitarist tells officialcharts.com, ‘Thank you folks for making us Number 1 after all these years. So Queen and Adam Lambert’s very first release is Number 1…amazing. God bless you all.’

Lambert first sung with drummer original Queen band members Roger Taylor and guitarist May in 2009 after securing a place in the finals on the eighth season of American Idol. Their new album is the first without former lead singer, Freddie Mercury who died in 1991. The album features live performances from around the world of their chart hits such as ‘We Will Rock You’ ‘Don’t stop Me Now’ ‘Radio Gaga’ and ‘We Are the Champions.’ The album was released as a thank you to fans following the cancelation of their  2020 tour due to the virus pandemic.

May told BBC News “As we all grapple with the challenge of creating live shows in a world dominated by a formidable viral enemy, it seemed the perfect time for us to create a collection of hand-picked live highlights.”

The new singer, Lambert commented to officialcharts.com about the new album’s success, “I am beyond thrilled that we are Number 1!!!!!! As I always say, I am the luckiest person in the world to be able to work with Brian and Roger, and I’m so glad people are enjoying this album so much! The fact that we can celebrate the iconic music of Queen all these years later is incredible. We are hoping to be back on the road at venues across the globe again very soon!”

Drummer Roger Taylor commented on the album to officialcharts.com, ‘Number 1, my favourite number. It’s been 25 years since Queen have had a Number 1 album and it’s a thrill, still! Thanks to everybody who went out and bought it. I hope you love it and get a lot of kicks out of it.”

The album concludes with a live performance in Sydney where the band played their classic live set to raise money for the Australian bush fire crisis.

Album Songlist:

1. Tear It Up
2. Now I’m Here
3. Another One Bites The Dust
4. Fat Bottomed Girls
5. Don’t Stop Me Now
6. I Want To Break Free
7. Somebody To Love
8. Love Kills: The Ballad
9. I was Born To Love You
10. Under Pressure
11. Who Wants To Love Forever
12. The Show Must Go On
13. Love Of  My Life
14. Bohemian Rhapsody
15. Radio Gaga
16. Ay-Ohs
17. Hammer to Fall
18. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
19. We will Rock You
20. We Are The Champions

OMG WE DID IT! Thank you so much. Number 10! pic.twitter.com/D6guLrZxKS

— Circa Waves (@CircaWaves) April 12, 2019

Currently standing at number three in the BBC Official UK Album charts, their latest record which the band have described as their ‘most ambitious album yet’ strays from the quartet’s usual windows down radio up indie tunes, and divulges into a new sound of mellow piano pop.

Despite the album reaching such a high place on the charts, NME have recently rated it two out of five stars, along with DIY magazine. Frontman Kieran Shudall has said that when creating the record, the band “didn’t feel tied down to any genre” and that they “didn’t necessarily want to make a guitar record”. Their most streamed single from the new album ‘Times Won’t Change Me’ was a perfect insight into the change of style fans were to expect, and it didn’t seem to disappoint them. 

With a busy week of in-store signings up and down the country, Circa Waves prepare for their UK tour which is commencing on April 15th in Oxford. The band have packed the rest of their summer out with festivals, performing at Reading and Leeds and many others. 

Circa Waves 2019 Tour Dates:

15/04 – O2 Academy – Oxford 

16/04 – Rock City – Nottingham 

18/04 – Barrowlands – Glasgow 

19/04 – Victoria Warehouse – Manchester

20/04 – Foundry – Sheffield 

23/04 – O2 Institute – Birmingham 

25/04 – O2 Academy – Bristol 

26/04 – Roundhouse – London

27/04 – Newcastle University – Newcastle 

Circa Waves 2019 Festival Dates: 

12/07 – 14/07 – TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow

19/07 – 21/07 – Tramlines 2019, Sheffield 

23/08 – 25/08 – Reading and Leeds Festival 

30/08 – Fusion Festival, Liverpool