Pink Floyd return to top of UK album charts with 1972 Pompeii concert recording

theguardian.comPublished: 5/9/2025

Summary

The haunting 1972 Pink Floyd gig at Pompeii has been restored to stunning 4K quality and released as their seventh UK chart-topping album, featuring Steven Wilson's innovative sound mix. This album captures the band's powerful performance in rock history, now available on-demand. Meanwhile, British bands dominate charts this week with James performing at the Acropolis, Erasure's Andy Bell making his solo music career debut, and Sabrina Carpenter staying in the Top 5 for her third consecutive appearance. Singles highlight Alex Warren's "Ordinary" debuting at No.1 and Ravyn Lenae climbing from No.89 to No.2.