Jethro Tull started releasing albums in the late 1960s, but unlike many groups that got their start during that time, the rockers are not only still together, they’re seemingly working just as hard as ever. The band, remembered largely for bringing the flute to rock and roll, has been on a releasing streak lately, with multiple collections dropping in just the past several months.
The latest of the bunch, a live album titled Live from Baloise Session, quickly becomes a bestseller in the United Kingdom this week.
Jethro Tull’s New Top 10 Album
Among the three rosters where Live from Baloise Session arrives, it earns its loftiest starting point on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. On that genre-specific tally, the new project opens at No. 6. The title instantly becomes Jethro Tull’s eighteenth top 10 and twenty-ninth total appearance on the tally.
Jethro Tull’s Very Busy 2025
Live from Baloise Session is, impressively, Jethro Tull’s third new placement on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart in 2025 alone. Back in March, Curious Ruminant hit No. 1, becoming the band’s first champion on the list after the group stalled in the runner-up spot multiple times.
Just a month later, Songs from the Vault: 1975–1978 opened and peaked at No. 17.
The group has scored a total of four new wins in the past 12 months, as The Jethro Tull Christmas Album peaked at No. 2 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart in mid-December 2024.
A Top 40 Debut for Jethro Tull
Live from Baloise Session is also a top 40 bestseller on two other related rankings — ones that don’t focus on a single style. Jethro Tull’s newest offering, which was recorded in 2008, captures a performance that took place in Basel, Switzerland, and it opens at No. 33 on the Official Physical Albums chart and at No. 35 on the Official Albums Sales list.