Military Wives, the all-women choir of wives and girlfriends of Afghanistan troops, have made the top spot on this week’s UK Albums Chart, surpassing Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Wrecking Ball’ which made Number 1 release last week.
Military Wives’ ‘In My Dreams’ overtook ‘Wrecking Ball’ by nearly 8,000 copies. The Official Charts Company stated that the sales burst was most likely a result of Mother’s Day Weekend in the UK.
The Military Wives’ track record has been remarkable, with their single ‘Wherever You Are’ topping the charts at Christmastime, later becoming the quickest selling charity single after ‘Candle In the Wind’ by Elton John. It raised 500,000 euro for a philanthropic organization, which was administered by SSAFA Forces Help.
Paul Mealor, the ‘Wherever You Are’ composer, said “it’s unbelievably magical to have achieved this-again! The legacy of this is the creation of Military Wives Choirs all over the country. It was brilliant to work again with the Military Wives Choir on ‘In My Dreams’, and how poignant to bring a serving soldier into the music with Jonjo Kerr. I feel proud and humble to be a part of this.”
Other top albums included Emeli Sande’s ‘Our Version of Events,’ and Adele’s ‘21’. Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ held the number 1 Single spot, followed by ‘Starships’ by Nicki Minaj and ‘Elephant’ by Alexandra Burke.