Official U.K. Albums Chart

Fifteen years after he burst onto the scene, Jamie T is set for his first U.K. No. 1. The Wimbledon-born singer and songwriter blasts to the summit of the midweek U.K. chart with The Theory of Whatever (via Polydor), his fifth studio LP. The Theory of Whatever should continue Jamie T’s streak of Top 5 appearances, which started with 2007’s debut Panic Prevention (No. 4), and continued with 2009’s Kings & Queens (No. 2), 2014’s Carry on the Grudge (No. 4) and 2016’s Trick (No. 3). Jamie T (real name Jamie Alexander Treays) leads an Official Chart Update that’s top-heavy with new releases. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news One of those is Jack White’s Entering Heaven Alive (Third Man), which is set for a No. 2 bow. The Detroit rocker’s fifth st...

Mabel is on track for the U.K. chart crown with About Last Night (Polydor), the English pop singer and songwriter’s sophomore album. About Last Night leads the midweek chart, and is set to give Mabel her first leader, besting the No. 3 peak for her 2019 debut LP High Expectations. The race is far from done, the OCC reports. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is beabadoobee’s own sophomore set Beatopia (Dirty Hit), the best-seller in the first half of the chart week on physical formats. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Filipino-British singer-songwriter (real name Beatrice Laus) should set a new career best, which until now was a No. 8 with her 2020 debut Fake It Flowers. In a midweek Top 10 stacked with new releases, veteran U.S...

Harry Styles is still the king on the U.K. Albums Chart, as Harry’s House completes a fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1. Styles’ third studio album now boasts the longest streak at the U.K. summit for any album this year, eclipsing the four non-consecutive weeks’ rule by Ed Sheeran’s = (equals). Harry’s House tops the Official U.K. Albums Chart following the release last week of an official music video for second single, “Late Night Talking.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Close behind is Burna Boy’s Love, Damini, new at No. 2 for the current frame’s highest new entry. It’s the first-ever U.K. Top 5 for the Afrobeats star, besting the No. 11 for his 2020 release Twice As Tall. Burna Boy (born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu) also has the top deb...

Harry Styles is right at home atop the U.K. albums chart with Harry’s House (Columbia), which enters a fourth non-consecutive week at No. 1. With Styles holding onto top spot, veteran prog-rock outfit Porcupine Tree enjoys a career high with Closure / Continuation (Music For Nations), their 11th studio album.  Having led all titles at the midweek stage, Closure / Continuation bows at No. 2, for the English band’s first U.K. Top 10 appearance. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Until now, the rocker have made just two appearances in the U.K. Top 40, the best a No. 23 peak for 2009’s The Incident. Also on the latest Official U.K. Albums Chart, there are Top 10 debuts for a string of U.S. artists: Chris Brown’s Breezy (Chris Brown Entertainment/...

Drake sprung a surprise last Friday (June 17) with the release of Honestly, Nevermind (OVO/Republic Records). Now, Foals can spring a surprise of their own by beating Drake to the U.K. chart title. Foals’ seventh studio album Life is Yours (Warner Records) reigns over the midweek chart, leading Drake’s latest by 6,000 chart units, the OCC reports. If Foals keeps its momentum when the weekly chart is published this Friday (June 24), it’ll mark the Oxford-originated guitar band’s second leader, following 2019’s Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Should Drizzy turn on the afterburners in the second half of the chart cycle, Honestly, Nevermind would give the Canadian rapper a fifth U.K. leader. Meanwhile, th...

George Ezra strikes gold as he scores a third consecutive U.K. albums chart title. The English singer’s Gold Rush Kid (Columbia) blasts to No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, with combined sales upwards of 44,000, the OCC reports, with physical sales accounting for 79% of the total. Gold Rush Kid completes a hattrick started with Wanted On Voyage (from 2014) and Staying At Tamara’s (2018). Ezra’s latest LP bumps  Harry Styles’ Harry’s Place (Columbia), from the leaderboard. Harry’s Place is coming off a two-week stint at No. 1, the only title this year to log consecutive weeks at the top. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news At the midweek point, Gold Rush Kid was outpacing its closest rival by four-to-one. Further down the list, British e...

Harry Styles checks back into top spot on the U.K. albums chart with Harry’s House (via Columbia), while Post Malone has the week’s highest debut with Twelve Carat Toothache. As it lifts 2-1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, Styles’ third studio album becomes the first title this year to score a second week at No. 1. According to the OCC, 21 different LPs have held top spot in 21 weeks so far in 2022. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The highest number of unique leaders in a calendar year stands at 43, the charts company reports, a record set in 2020. Styles’ return to the summit comes as the European leg of his Love On Tour shows kicks off at Glasgow’s Ibrox Stadium, and, with “As It Was” completing a 10th week atop the singles survey, he bags...

Liam Gallagher finds himself in a familiar spot this week: at No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart. With his latest leader, the British rocker has a fourth solo No. 1, and eleventh across his career, including his seven best-sellers with Oasis. C’Mon You Know (Warner Records) accumulates 70,000 chart sales in its first seven days, including 29,000 units on vinyl, to easily lead the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, the OCC reports. It’s a double hit of Gallagher as his live album Down By the River Thames, debuts at No. 4 Official U.K. Albums Chart this week, and No. 2 on the vinyl tally. With his latest chart feat, Gallagher equals the eleven leaders notched by his brother Noel, including LPs with Oasis and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest vide...

Florence + The Machine has all the right moves, as the pop outfit grooves to No. 1 on the U.K. chart with Dance Fever (Polydor). Led by Florence Welch, the group now has four U.K. leaders, a list that includes Lungs (2019), Ceremonials (2011) and How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). Dance Fever is the followup to High As Hope, which peaked at No. 2 in 2018. With Florence and Co. debuting at the top spot, Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated fifth album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Polydor), starts at No. 2. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Mr. Morale pumps three singles into the U.K. Top 20, and the LP becomes Lamar’s fourth U.K. Top 10 appearance, following 2015’s leader To Pimp A Butterfly, 2016’s Unmastered (No. 7) and his previous ...

Florence + The Machine’s Dance Fever is shuffling to the U.K. chart summit. According to the OCC, the British indie act’s latest boasts over 26,000 chart sales at the midway point, and is the best-selling title in physically and digital formats.  Dance Fever (via Polydor) leads the Official Albums Chart Update, and, if it keeps heading in the same direction, it’ll give Florence Welch and Co. their fourth leader, after Lungs (2009), Ceremonials (2011) and How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015). Florence performed album track “My Love” during Sunday’s (May 15) 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. The most-streamed album in the U.K. during the first half of the week is Kendrick Lamar’s Mr Morale & The Big Steppers (Interscope). The U.S. rapper’s hotly anticipated new album, his...