Elvis Presley Returns To No. 1 As His Recent Album Surges

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentElvis Presley Returns To No. 1 As His Recent Album SurgesByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorApr 21, 2026, 08:00am EDTElvis Presley's Epic — officially Elvis Presley in Concert — returns to No. 1 on the U.K.'s Official Soundtrack Albums chart while reappearing on multiple other lists. Elvis Presley plays guitar during a scene from the documentary film Elvis: That's the Way It Is.Bettmann ArchiveEarlier this year, Elvis Presley proved to be a draw at the box office, just as he once was decades ago. Baz Luhrmann, who has spent years honoring the rock legend and working with the Presley estate, released a concert film/documentary hybrid titled Epic – an acronym that stands for Elvis Presley in Concert. The film, which earned more than $23 million globally, came with an accompanying soundtrack album, and that set, somewhat unsurprisingly, became a top performer. That’s not unusual for the King of Rock and Roll, even decades after his death, but it’s nonetheless noteworthy. Epic returns to multiple charts in the United Kingdom this frame, and Presley even manages to find his way back to No. 1 on one of them.Elvis Presley’s Epic Returns to No. 1Epic surges back to the summit on the Official Soundtrack Albums chart. Last time around, Epic dipped to No. 3, its lowest placement yet in the nearly two months it has spent as one of the most popular soundtracks in the U.K. Now in its eighth turn on the rundown, Epic earns its third stint leading the way.Elvis Presley’s Epic Hit No. 1 for the First Time Weeks AgoEpic doubled Presley’s total number of No. 1s on the Official Soundtrack Albums chart when it debuted just last month. Presley first conquered in 2005 with Elvis by the Presleys. He almost added a second winner in 2018 with The Searcher, though that set stalled in second place.MO...