Jimmy Barnes is racing back up the charts following his recent health woes.
The 67-year-old’s holiday album Blue Christmas has re-entered Australia’s ARIA charts at No. 14 this week.
Blue Christmas was originally released in 2022 and debuted at No. 1, making it Jimmy’s 15th chart topper.
The disc is currently outcharting other holiday records, including Michael Buble’s Christmas (No. 45) and Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas (No. 74).
It comes after Barnes delivered a health update after he was hospitalised with a severe infection and forced to cancel upcoming gigs.
Jimmy Barnes (pictured) is racing back up the charts following his recent health woes
The 67-year-old’s holiday album Blue Christmas has re-entered Australia’s ARIA charts at No. 14 this week
The rocker said in a statement on Friday that he will be unable to play the By The C festival in Torquay this weekend.
‘I know a lot of people travel a long way for this gig so I’m really sorry that I won’t be able to see you in Torquay,’ he said.
‘This infection has knocked me for six so there’s no chance that the doctors will let me out of bed for the next few days.’
Barnes had earlier shared the bad news of his illness to his official Facebook page on Tuesday.
Jimmy recently gave fans a health update after he was hospitalised with a severe infection and forced to cancel upcoming gigs
‘I’m sorry to let you know that I’ve been receiving intravenous antibiotics over the last 36 hours to treat bacterial pneumonia,’ he wrote.
‘Unfortunately, this has stopped me travelling to Noumea to join Rock The Boat 2023 as planned,’ he continued.
‘My band will still perform on board, together with my daughter Mahalia and other special guests.
‘I’d like to apologise sincerely to everyone for the inconvenience and disappointment this has caused, but the doctors have confined me to bed for two days.
‘The timing couldn’t be worse. I’m expected to make a full recovery in time to perform live at By The C in Torquay,’ Jimmy concluded.
‘I’m sorry to let you know that I’ve been receiving intravenous antibiotics over the last 36 hours to treat bacterial pneumonia,’ he wrote
Jimmy was on bed rest for months earlier this year and was forced to cancel his summer tour to receive emergency hip surgery.
He underwent a major hip operation in late 2022 to ease years of chronic pain.
‘We had some (live) things planned, but they fell through because of my surgery,’ he said at the time.
Barnes spent time recovering in his second home in Thailand with his wife Jane and was on the mend in recent months.
He had to regain his strength and for some weeks required the aid of a cane to walk, but had made a full recovery by March.
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