Lionel Richie has topped the UK album chart for the first time in 23 years following a phenomenal Glastonbury performance.
The 66 year old singer’s album ‘The Definitive Collection’ jumped a staggering 103 positions in the charts  this week to sell over 19,000 copies equating to a a 1763% spike in sales.
Richie drew the biggest crowd this year at Glastonbury festival with over 100,000 fans flocking to the Pyramid Stage as he performed in the coveted afternoon ‘legend’ slot. Massive support was shown for the singer with fans wearing his T-Shitrts and swinging banners and flags as he performed classics such as ‘All Night Long’, ‘Dancing On The Ceiling’ ‘Hello, ‘Easy’ and ‘Three Times A Lady’.
‘I was overwhelmed performing at Glastonbury in front of all those people and for the fans to make the album No.1 is âunbelievable. The UK has always been a special place for me, thank you, I love you all.’ Richie said.
The achievement marks another success in the singer’s outstanding career which includes 5Â GRAMMYs, a Golden Globe and even an Oscar. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide to date.
