28-05-2025
Avicii Posthumously Scores A New No. 1 Album
Avicii's Avicii Forever debuts at No. 1 on the U.K. Dance Albums chart and lands on six other ... More tallies, hitting the top 20 on all but one of them as it arrives. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 07: DJ Avicii performs onstage during Rolling Stone Live SF with Talent Resources on February 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo byfor Rolling Stone)
In the years since Avicii passed away in 2018, millions of people around the world have continued to listen to the groundbreaking electronic dance music the DJ left behind. The Swedish musician's work was thrust back into the spotlight several months ago when Netflix released a pair of films about his music and his life.
On May 16, his first greatest hits compilation, Avicii Forever, was finally shared, and it's clear his fanbase remains strong, as the set has become a quick top performer in the United Kingdom – a market where he was hugely successful during his lifetime.
Avicii Forever debuts on seven different rankings in the U.K. this week. It opens at No. 1 on just one tally, the Official Dance Albums chart. That's the only rosters where the collection launches inside the top 10.
Avicii posthumously collects his second No. 1 on the Official Dance Albums chart, which ranks the bestselling full-lengths and EPs in the electronic dance style. His debut full-length, True, opened at No. 1 on the tally when it arrived in September 2013. The project would go on to spend 11 weeks at No. 1, including a return to the top spot shortly after his passing — and again earlier in 2025, following the release of his documentary.
Avicii has sent half a dozen titles to the Official Dance Albums ranking. One-third of those projects have entered the tally posthumously. All of them have cracked the top 10, and all but one have spent time inside the top three.
Avicii Forever opens inside the top 20 on almost every ranking on which it appears in the U.K. It kicks off its time at No. 14 on the Official Album Downloads chart and No. 17 on the Official Albums Sales, Official Physical Albums, and Official Vinyl Albums lists.
The DJ's posthumous lead lands at No. 20 on the Official Albums chart, the main ranking of the most consumed full-lengths in the country. The compilation stands out as the twenty-fourth most-streamed release in the nation.
