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The Rolling Stones become first band to top UK album charts over six different decades

FILE PHOTO: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs between band members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood during their No Filter U.S. Tour at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones topped the British album charts once again on Friday, creating history by becoming the first band to score a number one album across six different decades, the Official Charts Company said.

The band, who first began performing in 1962, went straight to the top spot with a remastered version of their "Goats Head Soup" album, which was originally released in 1973 when it also reached number one.

The Stones, who still regularly tour despite their members such as singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards being well into their seventies, have now scored 13 UK chart-topping albums, the same number as Elvis Presley and Robbie Williams.

FILE PHOTO: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs during a concert of their "No Filter" European tour at the Orange Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo

Only The Beatles have managed more with 15, the Official Charts Company said.

(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Stephen Addison)

Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones perform during their 'Stones - No Filter' tour at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
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