Cilla Black lands first ever Number One album
The showbiz legend Cilla Black has scored her first ever Number One album with 'The very best of Cilla Black', the day after she was laid to rest.
The showbiz legend Cilla Black has scored her first ever Number One album with 'The very best of Cilla Black', the day after she was laid to rest.
The album was first released in 1983, before being expanded and re-released in 2013. Cilla has had six Top 40 albums and amassed an impressive 11 Top 10 singles. the second highest for a British female.
Cilla's family have issued a statement saying: “We have all been touched by the public’s outpouring of love for our mother this week, and now to give her a number one album today is absolutely perfect. Thank you!”
On Thursday 600 copies separated the top three with Bullet for My Valentine marginally ahead in the race. However the beat off the rockers and James Bay (who came second) to claim the top spot.
The album first re-entered the Top 40 two weeks ago when fans began to pay tribute to the icon who passed away on August 1st.
Record label boss Dan Chalmers of Rhino, East West & ADA, UK said: “This Number 1 is a reflection of the special place Cilla Black occupied in the hearts of the British public and a fitting tribute to an icon who shaped popular music and entertainment."
Her funeral was held on Thursday 20th August and was attended by family members and celebrity friends, as public mourners lined the streets of Liverpool. PHOTO GALLERY: CILLA BLACK'S FUNERAL - HONOURING AN ICON