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Forbes
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Frank Sinatra's Album From The 1960s Reaches A New All-Time High
Frank Sinatra's The World We Knew climbs Billboard's Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts, ... More nearly cracking the top 10 decades after its release. LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 15: Singer and actor Frank Sinatra performs on the television special 'Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing' on August 15, 1968, (the program aired November 25, 1968) in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by) Frank Sinatra's name remains a fixture on Billboard's jazz albums charts, of which there are several. He regularly appears with at least one compilation — if not several — on the rankings. From time to time, some of the crooner's traditional studio collections also resurface, and throughout 2025, The World We Knew has emerged as a major gainer, and the release finally reached several placements earlier this year. Decades after it initially arrived, fans in America continue to snap up and stream the project. The World We Knew Climbs Both Jazz Charts The World We Knew currently appears on both the Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts. The set has spent about a month on the two lists, and this frame, it rises higher than ever on both of them. Sinatra's classic nearly enters the top 10 on the Traditional Jazz Albums ranking for the first time, lifting from No. 12 to No. 11. To date, he has placed 52 titles somewhere on that roster, with 42 cracking the uppermost region. He may add a forty-third win very soon if the set's trajectory continues. Over on the more general Jazz Albums tally, The World We Knew climbs from No. 17 to No. 15, which also marks a new peak. A Memorable Collaboration with Nancy Sinatra Originally released in 1967, The World We Knew is perhaps best remembered as the album that features Sinatra's collaboration with his daughter, Nancy, on 'Somethin' Stupid.' That track remains one of his most memorable singles and certainly one of his most famous duets. The World We Knew didn't reach either of Billboard's jazz rankings until March of this year. Since then, it has been rising and falling, and while it has slipped off the lists at times, it also continues to soar. Multiple Albums Charting Simultaneously At the moment, Sinatra fills four spaces on both the Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts. In addition to The World We Knew, his compilations Ultimate Sinatra, Nothing But the Best, and Sinatra: Duets – 20th Anniversary (Deluxe Edition) all appear on the rankings, with the latter title reentering both tallies at the same time.
Forbes
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Frank Sinatra Sends Several Albums Back To The Charts
Frank Sinatra claims five spots on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart, including two top 10 placements, ... More with several titles returning to the tally. View of American Jazz and Pop singer Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) backstage during Chicagofest, Chicago, Illinois, August 10, 1982. (Photo by) Frank Sinatra has long reigned as the king of Billboard's jazz rankings. The company publishes a handful of tallies dedicated to the genre, some tracking songs currently being pushed to radio, while others focus on albums, including those tied to newer styles and more traditional sounds. Sinatra has scored dozens of successes across these lists and regularly claims multiple entries. But some frames are more impressive than others, and this latest one is especially huge for the late crooner. Sinatra appears in five spaces on the Jazz Albums chart this week. That's an incredible amount of real estate for any musician to own, as the list only features 25 spots. The late superstar now lays claim to 20% of the entire roster. He's able to do so thanks to a mix of hugely popular holdovers and a pair of comebacks. Sinatra Duets: The 20th Anniversary (Deluxe Edition) is the highest-ranking of the two returning favorites. On the Jazz Albums chart — which ranks the most consumed releases in the genre throughout the U.S. — the title reappears at No. 21 after previously topping out at No. 6. Just two spots further down, The World We Knew also returns. That project is back on the list for only the second time, as it previously debuted and peaked at No. 17. The singer and actor also scores two top 10 wins on the Jazz Albums chart this week. Ultimate Sinatra and Nothing But the Best hold steady at Nos. 2 and 10, respectively. Another compilation, Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection, moves up one rung to No. 15 this time around. Sinatra Duets also manages to reenter the Traditional Jazz Albums chart, landing at No. 15. It joins Ultimate Sinatra, Nothing But the Best, and Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection, all of which remain completely unmoved from the previous frame. Those titles hold at Nos. 1, 8 and 11, respectively.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jazz singer to perform exclusive show in Sussex
Jazz singer Diana Krall will bring one of her exclusive UK shows to Sussex. The Grammy award winner will perform at the Brighton Centre on October 6 this year. Krall is a record-breaking musician, being the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. She has won two Grammy awards, and ten Juno awards, and has nine Gold, three Platinum and seven multi-Platinum status albums. Her 1999 release, When I Look in Your Eyes, spent 52 weeks at number one on Billboard's Jazz chart. Jazz Times described her as "a remarkable artist whose impeccable taste and musicality have made her one of the greatest interpreters of classic jazz and pop songs of our time". She is also praised by NP as being "one of the finest jazz vocalists and pianists of her generation, creating a unique sound that combines sophisticated jazz sensibilities with a timeless elegance".
