{"id":325012,"date":"2025-12-19T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T17:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/325012\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T17:28:09","slug":"pink-floyd-earn-christmas-number-1-album-2025-with-wish-you-were-here-50-years-after-it-first-topped-the-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/325012\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Floyd earn Christmas Number 1 album 2025 with Wish You Were Here, 50 years after it first topped the chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p paraeid=\"{e43f1cd9-e20c-435d-bedf-8332afc19d77}{62}\" paraid=\"1758746996\">Amazingly, this also marks 50 years since\u00a0Wish You Were Here\u00a0first topped the\u00a0Official Albums Chart\u00a0back in 1975, marking\u00a0a real full\u00a0circle moment for the\u00a0band.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{2a41e7e0-8ff0-4ec9-a389-964b95f3a6b7}{41}\" paraid=\"1746090320\">As a result, it\u00a0achieves the accolade of the longest\u00a0span\u00a0between\u00a0their\u00a0first Number 1\u00a0album\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0last\u00a0Number 1, clocking in at\u00a0over 50 years (or\u00a02,620 weeks).\u00a0Floyd overtakes another legendary band in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/10363\/beatles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Beatles<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/the-beatles-abbey-road\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Abbey Road<\/a>, who previously held the\u00a0title with\u00a049 years and 252 days\u00a0between Number 1s,\u00a0first hitting\u00a0the summit\u00a0in 1969 before regaining the top spot in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{f2585b82-af53-441d-b607-05ab0b52a9ca}{143}\" paraid=\"311352132\">This is also Floyd\u2019s second Number 1 album of the year after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/pink-floyd-at-pompeii-mcmlxxii\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Pink Floyd at Pompeii \u2013 MCMLXXII<\/a>, the live album\u00a0from their 1971 show,\u00a0turned film\u00a0in 1972.\u00a0The film and album\u00a0were\u00a0then\u00a0digitally re-mastered from its original 35mm footage, with newly mixed audio from Steven Wilson\u00a0and re-released in 2025.\u00a0This\u00a0therefore\u00a0marks the first time the group have ever claimed two Number 1 albums in the same year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{80de40f7-dac9-4c6f-aa9a-f77b70612595}{141}\" paraid=\"431841818\">Moreover,\u00a0this\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0the lads\u2019\u00a0first taste of festive success. Despite this being their\u00a0maiden\u00a0Christmas album,\u00a0they secured the coveted\u00a0Christmas Number 1 single back in 1979 with the iconic,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/pink-floyd-another-brick-in-the-wall\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Another Brick in the Wall, Pt.2<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{52818096-1cb4-4fcd-8337-e20c6aebb11d}{36}\" paraid=\"2068870606\">Wish You Were Here\u00a0also tops this week\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/vinyl-albums-chart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Official Album Vinyl Chart<\/a>, shifting the most copies on wax over the past seven days\u00a0as well\u00a0hitting the summit on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/record-store-chart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Official Record Store Chart<\/a>,\u00a0crowned\u00a0the most popular album in UK independent record shops this week.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{5a0010ee-77d3-45fc-9597-47dd95bf3e02}{238}\" paraid=\"562153016\">One of the greatest English rock bands of all time continue to shine on!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WYWH-AWARD_2.1.1.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Floyd Number 1 Wish You Were Here\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Official Charts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/every-official-christmas-number-1-album__34709\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Every Official Christmas Number 1 album ever<\/a><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{134621c7-0b7e-423c-99eb-6bfa2ce05420}{79}\" paraid=\"1420378257\">Considered one of the albums of the year,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/olivia-dean-the-art-of-loving\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Art of Loving<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/61513\/olivia-dean\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Dean<\/a>\u00a0earns an incredible 12th\u00a0consecutive\u00a0week in the Top 5\u00a0(2).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{3497683d-798a-48dd-9d5a-cdf60598a838}{163}\" paraid=\"548409570\">The\u00a0holiday king\u00a0Michael\u00a0Bubl\u00e9\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/michael-buble-christmas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas<\/a>\u00a0finish the festive period at Number (4).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{c6c38d65-202f-453a-a60f-5bf59bbf327f}{206}\" paraid=\"550779684\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/3993\/oasis\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Oasis<\/a>\u00a0mania\u00a0continues, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/oasis-whats-the-story-morning-glory\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">(What\u2019s The Story)\u00a0Morning Glory?<\/a>\u00a0re-enters the Top 10 (10),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/oasis-whats-the-story-morning-glory-singles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">(What\u2019s The Story) Morning Glory?\u00a0&#8211; Singles\u00a0Box<\/a>,\u00a0a\u00a07&#8243; singles box set\u00a0which\u00a0commemorates\u00a030 years of the original\u00a0album,\u00a0also\u00a0lands in the Top 40 (23),\u00a0as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/oasis-definitely-maybe\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Definitely Maybe<\/a>\u00a0jumps\u00a0five\u00a0places to Number\u00a026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{584ce34f-55b0-406a-9ebd-e1119662e58f}{90}\" paraid=\"659430264\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/esdeekid\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EsDeeKid<\/a>\u2019s\u00a02025\u00a0ends with a bang\u00a0as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/esdeekid-rebel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rebel<\/a>\u00a0moves up three\u00a0(13), with\u00a0big things\u00a0on the horizon for\u00a0the\u00a0underground\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0rapper in 2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{44df2e55-626d-4cc9-afa1-fe185a020130}{7}\" paraid=\"797738342\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/17120\/arctic-monkeys\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Arctic Monkeys<\/a>\u00a0and former Number 1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/arctic-monkeys-am\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">AM<\/a>\u00a0sees a resurgence back into the Top 20 for the first time in seven months (17).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{44df2e55-626d-4cc9-afa1-fe185a020130}{68}\" paraid=\"1845612095\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/5240\/bring-me-the-horizon\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bring Me The Horizon<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/bring-me-the-horizon-thats-the-spirit\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">That\u2019s The Spirit<\/a>\u00a0re-enters the fold following a ten-year anniversary vinyl release (20).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{608f0513-0434-485f-9b4b-98ae65c2eec3}{244}\" paraid=\"1241689686\">Big kudos\u00a0go\u00a0to American band\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/61397\/geese\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Geese<\/a>, whose\u00a0project\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/geese-getting-killed\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Killed<\/a>\u00a0jumps\u00a0an incredible\u00a044 places\u00a0(32).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{2fcde407-b4c1-450c-b0d6-a255f7927296}{215}\" paraid=\"340062567\">And with their reunion tour\u00a0now\u00a0complete,\u00a0<a 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