Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Greatest Hits climbs on two U.K. lists and reaches 450 weeks on the Official … More
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are having quite the week across the pond. The rock band is making its presence felt with a pair of projects, both of which are performing well at the moment. As one returns, the other is enjoying reaching a special milestone. It seems that no matter how much time passes, one compilation from the group remains a must-play for fans across the United Kingdom.
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Greatest Hits is Growing
The Red Hot Chili Peppers can almost always be found on the charts in the U.K. with Greatest Hits, the simply-titled retrospective that features many of the band’s most famous tracks. This frame, the compilation improves on both of the tallies where it regularly shows up.
Greatest Hits rises on the Official Albums Streaming chart, lifting from No. 52 to No. 45. It also advances on the all-genre Official Albums ranking, moving up nine spaces to No. 51. That latter tally is focused on the most-consumed full-lengths and EPs in the country each week.
450 Weeks and Counting for Greatest Hits
As it holds on, Greatest Hits has now spent 450 weeks somewhere on the Official Albums chart. That’s a remarkable feat that a relatively few titles have managed. It’s also the first effort by Red Hot Chili Peppers to hit that number.
While Greatest Hits leads the band’s catalog in terms of longevity, it’s not the only Red Hot Chili Peppers album with a strong showing over the years. Californication ranks as the second-longest-running effort, with 169 total weeks on the chart. Just behind it is Blood Sugar Sex Magik, which has now racked up 121 weeks on the tally.
Californication Returns to Two Charts
Speaking of Californication, that project is also back in the spotlight this week. While it doesn’t appear on the Official Albums chart this time around, it’s present once again on two other closely-watched rankings. The band’s bestselling traditional release returns to both the Official Physical Albums chart (No. 91) and the Official Albums Sales roster (No. 97).
Californication has already passed the one-year mark on each of those lists. In fact, it’s spent several hundred weeks on the physical-only tally, which focuses solely on CD and vinyl sales, and just over a year on the all-encompassing purchase ranking.
