Today is a big day of celebration for Steps, who have just gained their fourth Number 1 album in the UK – and first in 11 years – with The Platinum Collection.
Released to celebrate 25 years since Lisa, Faye, H, Claire and Lee first came together, Steps can now celebrate an additional milestone today; becoming the first British, mixed-gender group to earn a Number 1 album in four consecutive decades (1990’s, 2000’s, 2010’s and 2020’s).
In doing so, Steps join a very select club; other bands to have achieved this feat include the Rolling Stones (the first to do so, they’ve since become the first band to score Number 1 albums in six separate decades), Stereophonics and ABBA.
While fellow pop legend Kylie Minogue became the first female artist to clinch a Number 1 album in five different decades with the release of DISCO back in November 2020.
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