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Bastille Storms the U.K. Chart With ‘Give Me The Future’
Bastille blasts to No. 1 on the U.K. survey with Give Me The Future (Virgin), for the pop group’s third leader. Future debuts at the top of the Official U.K. Albums Chart with physical sales accounting for 85% of its first-week tally, plus the biggest digital download tally of the cycle, the OCC reports. Led by lead vocalist Dan Smith, Bastille ruled with 2013’s Bad Blood (2013), and 2016’s Wild World, while their previous album, 2019’s Doom Days, peaked at No. 4. Future is one of three new entries in the Top 5 as Cambridgeshire rock outfit Black Country, New Road’s second studio album Ants From Up There (Ninja Tune) starts at No. 3, and is the week’s best-seller on wax. Closing out the Top 5 is The Divine Comedy’s Charmed Life: The Best Of (Divine Comedy), the fifth Top 10 set from Neil H...
Don Broco Bags First U.K. Chart Crown With ‘Amazing Things’
Don Broco completes an unexpected win in the race to the U.K. No. 1 with Amazing Things (Sharptone), the English alternative rock outfit’s fourth studio album. Amazing Things was released in digital formats in October 2021, though it initially managed a best of just No. 91 before tumbling out of the Top 100. Now, following its overdue release on physical formats, the album sprints to the top of the Official U.K. Albums Chart, beating The Weeknd’s Dawn FM (Republic Records/XO) by almost 1,500 copies, the OCC reports. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Physical copies accounted for 98% of Amazing Things’ chart sales, to also lead the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and Record Store Chart. Following its run to No. 1, each of the band’s four albums has pe...
Don Broco’s ‘Amazing Things’ Heading for U.K. No. 1
Don Broco’s aptly-titled Amazing Things (Sharptone) is cruising to No. 1 in the U.K., some three months after its original release. The Bedford, England alternative rock group’s fourth LP digitally dropped last October, but, thanks to its release in physical permutations, the title pulls ahead on the midweek chart, the OCC reports. Following its digital-only release, the album managed a best of No. 91, and tumbled from the Top 100 after just one week. It Amazing Things holds its course when the latest Official U.K. Albums Chart is revealed late Friday, Don Broco will score a career-first No. 1, and third Top 10 release overall, after 2016’s Automatic (No. 6 peak) and 2018’s Technology (No. 5). The four-piece saw their 2012 debut album Priorities peak at No. 25. Explore See latest videos, c...
Years & Years Chasing U.K. No. 1 as Meat Loaf Albums Flood U.K. Midweek Chart
Olly Alexander is heading for a second U.K. No. 1. The British pop artist’s Years & Years project is leading the midweek chart with Night Call (Poydor), ahead of another new arrival, Yard Act’s The Overload (Island). Years & Years began life as the trio of Alexander, bass player Mikey Goldsworthy and keyboardist Emre Türkmen. Their first album 2015’s Communion spent a week at No. 1 in the U.K., and its followup Palo Santo peaked at No. 3 in 2018. Night Call is the first album release from Years & Years as a slimmed-down solo project. Close behind in the chart race is The Overlord, the debut LP from Yard Act, a post-punk band from Leeds, England. The Overlord leads the way on physical sales, the OCC reports. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts an...
Meat Loaf’s Hit Songs Soar on U.K. Chart Blast
Meat Loaf’s fans in the U.K. are remembering the rock legend by switching on to his music. The Grammy-winning American artist’s biggest hits are surging in the U.K. following his death last Thursday (Jan. 20) of undisclosed causes, at age 74. Based on sales and streaming data from the first 48 hours in the chart cycle, the title track from Bat Out Of Hell flies to No. 4, which would mark a new chart peak if it maintains its position. “Bat” was released in 1979 and has a U.K. chart best of No. 8, set in 1993. The late singer’s 1993 leader “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” is at No. 7 on the First Look chart, and “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad” is poised to enter the Top 20 for the very first time at No. 15, having originally topped-out at No. 32 back in September 1978. Meat...
The Wombats Snag First U.K. No. 1 With ‘Fix Yourself’
The Wombats roll to their first U.K. No. 1 with Fix Yourself, Not The World, the British independent rock band’s fifth album. Hailing from Liverpool, The Wombats’ latest effort powers to the top on sales, with physical copies accounting for a market-leading 86% of its tally, the OCC reports. With their chart crown, the band extends its streak of Top 5 albums to four, a run that includes 2011’s This Modern Glitch (No. 3), 2015’s Glitterbug (No. 5), and their first self-titled effort, 2018’s Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (No. 3). Last week’s leader, The Weeknd’s Dawn FM (Island), dips 1-4 but remains the most-streamed album in the U.K., while British electronic producer Bonobo scores a Top 5 debut with his latest album Fragments (Ninja Tune), the most downloaded album of the week, acc...
The Wombats Are Heading For U.K. No. 1 With ‘Fix Yourself’
The Wombats are rolling to a first-ever U.K. No. 1 with Fix Yourself, Not The World. Hailing from Liverpool, the independent rock outfit leads the Official Chart Update with their fifth and latest album, which has racked up the most physical sales in the first half of the week. Fix Yourself, Not The World should be the band’s fourth consecutive U.K. Top 5 album, a streak that started with 2011’s This Modern Glitch (No. 3), and continued with 2015’s Glitterbug (No. 5) and Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (No. 3). The band’s 2007 debut A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation just missed out on a Top 10 appearance, peaking at No. 11. Coming in at No. 2 is Los Angeles-based British electronic producer’s Bonobo’s seventh full-length studio effort Fragments (Ninja Tune), the week’s most-down...
The Weeknd Reigns Over U.K. Albums Chart With ‘Dawn FM’
The Weeknd earns a third U.K. chart crown as Dawn FM (Republic Records/XO) debuts at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart. Dawn FM accumulates 20,000-plus chart sales on week one, and is the first album released in 2022 to lead the U.K. chart. With no physical version of the album available, 94% of its weekly total is made up of streams, the Official Charts Company reports. The Canadian R&B singer previously led the survey with Beauty Behind The Madness (from 2015) and After Hours (2020), while his 2021 hits set The Highlights holds at No. 9 on the current chart. Also new to the weekly survey is Gunna’s third album DS4ever (300 Entertainment), starting at No. 4. It’s the Atlanta rapper’s career-best chart position, besting the No. 5 peak for its predecessor, 2020’s Wunna, and his fo...
Gayle’s ‘Abcdefu’ Completes Climb to U.K. No. 1
Gayle completes her ascent to the U.K. chart throne as “abcdefu” (Atlantic) rises to No. 1 in its ninth week. The teenage Texan — she’s just 17 years and six months — is one of the youngest artists to be crowned on the U.K. chart, and is the third under-18 leader in less than two years, following New Zealand producer Jawsh 685 and U.S. singer Olivia Rodrigo. The viral hit piles on 4.7 million streams in the U.K. to bump Adele’s “Easy On Me” (Columbia) to No. 2, stopping its eighth non-consecutive weeks at the summit. Close behind is “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (Walt Disney), by the cast of Disney’s latest animated hit Encanto. “Bruno” lifts 4-3, for a new peak. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Another viral hit surges the Official U.K. Sin...
‘Encanto’ Single ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ Heading for U.K. No. 1
Disney’s Encanto is sitting in that sweet spot, a film that’s struck a chord with both critics and audiences, and its soundtrack is spreading the word. One of those singalong songs is on track for the U.K. No. 1. Based on 48 hours of sales and streaming activity, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (via Walt Disney) is on pole position for the chart crown. “Bruno” leads the Official Chart Update, which ranks the most popular singles after the first weekend in the cycle, and would be the first-ever U.K. leader for each of the cast members credited on the track — Carolina Gaitán, Diane Guerrero, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Stephanie Beatriz and Mauro Castillo. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As “Bruno” lifts 3-1 on the chart blast, Gayle’s “Abcdefu” (Atlantic)...
The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ Rolling to No. 1 In U.K.
The Weeknd is powering to the U.K. albums chart title. The Canadian R&B singer’s latest, Dawn FM (Republic Records/XO), tops the midweek chart and is set to be the first title released in 2022 to top the Official U.K. Albums Chart. If Dawn FM stays on track, it’ll join The Weeknd’s previous leaders Beauty Behind The Madness (from 2015) and After Hours (2020). Following a weekly tally bereft of new releases, the latest chart blast features a handful of new titles, including the projected No. 1 for The Weeknd’s fresh, retro-leaning effort. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is David Bowie’s posthumous Toy (Toy Box), a stand-alone release of the late British artist’s scrapped 2000 album of the same name. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and...
Adele Returns to No. 1 In U.K. With ‘Easy On Me’
Adele holds off a spirited challenge from Gayle to scale the U.K. singles chart summit once again. “Easy On Me,” the first track lifted from Adele’s 30 (Columbia) album, zooms 37 places for an eighth non-consecutive week at No. 1. It’s Adele’s longest-running leader in her homeland, besting the five-week run at the top for 2011’s “Someone Like You” (her other leader, 2015’s “Hello,” logged three weeks at No. 1). Coming in close at No. 2 this week is Gayle’s viral Atlantic hit “abcdefu”, which zooms 14-2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart for a fresh peak. Also scaling new heights is Sam Fender, whose “Seventeen Going Under” (Polydor) blasts 30-3. It’s a first U.K. Singles Chart Top 5 appearance for this one-time BRITS Critics’ Choice Award winner, though he does two No. 1 albums to his nam...
