LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 08: Paul Weller attends the UK Premiere of “Jawbone” at BFI Southbank on May … [+]
Paul Weller has been beloved in his home country of the U.K. for well over half a century. He’s been working as a soloist for many years after finding commercial success as part of groups like The Jam and The Style Council. He’s so popular that even his older projects can become bestsellers…as long as fans are given a new reason to buy.
The rocker’s Fly On The Wall – B Sides & Rarities returns to several charts and even manages to debut on one list in the U.K. this week. The compilation isn’t exactly new, though. Weller released the project in 2003, but now it’s become a win all over again.
Fly On The Wall was recently re-released as a three-LP deluxe edition. Superfans of the rock musician clearly wanted to support him and own a copy of the expanded compilation, and all their purchases helped the title stand out as a major win all over again.
Weller’s B-sides collection debuts at No. 6 on the Official Albums Sales chart in the U.K. He earns his milestone tenth top 10 hit on the list of the bestselling full-lengths and EPs in the nation, regardless of format or style.
Fly On The Wall earns the fifth-highest-ranking debut on the Official Albums Sales chart this frame, as the upper reaches of the tally are dominated by exciting new releases. Weller’s decades-old release—which is new to the purchase-only roster—comes in behind Beabadoobee, Will Young, Elles Bailey, and even Elvis Presley, who appears just one slot ahead of him.
The same compilation also manages to return to two other rankings. Fly On The Wall reappears on both the Official Physical Albums and Official Vinyl Albums charts at the same time. On the former, it lands at No. 6. Weller’s 2003 bestseller nearly conquered the vinyl-only list, as it re-launches in the runner-up rung.
