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Talk about a slow climb to #1: An Elton John<\/strong> album is looking like it’s finally going to top the U.K. chart after hanging around in the Top 40 for more than 300 weeks.<\/p>\n

Elton’s greatest hits compilation Diamonds,<\/em> originally released in 2017, has spent a total of 325 weeks inside the U.K. Top 40, but the highest it’s gotten to date has been #2. However, thanks to the release of a super-deluxe Blu-ray edition<\/a> and a limited-edition vinyl version<\/a>, the album is predicted to finally reach #1<\/a>\u00a0in his home country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the album does top the chart, it’ll be Elton’s ninth #1. His past #1 albums include classics like Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<\/em>, Caribou<\/em> and Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player,<\/em>\u00a0as well as his most recent LP of new music, 2021’s The Lockdown Sessions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Elton made headlines at the Golden Globes for poking fun at his eyesight problems. While presenting the award for best original score with his pal Brandi Carlile<\/strong>, he said<\/a>, “There’s been a lot of stories going on about my regressive eyesight and I just want to reassure everybody that it’s not as bad as it seems. So, I’m so pleased to be here with my co-host, Rihanna<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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