DBE World additionally makes D-Block Europe, comprising Younger Adz and Dirtbike Lil Bantz, Official Charts File Breakers, with the group overtaking The Streets to boast probably the most High 10 albums of any British rap act in UK chart historical past.
Taylor Swift secures her tenth UK Number one album with Converse Now (Taylor’s Model) this week.
The re-recording of her Converse Now document, which peaked at Quantity 6 upon its launch in 2010, outsells the remainder of the High 10 mixed to succeed in the summit. It additionally greater than doubles the opening week of the unique Converse Now LP; with Taylor’s Model shifting in extra of 67,000 chart items in its first seven days, in comparison with the 2010 launch’s 28,200 items, in response to Official Charts Firm knowledge.
Converse Now (Taylor’s Model) extends Taylor’s record-breaking succession of Number one albums, too. Taylor is now the feminine solo artist to have claimed 10 chart-topping albums within the quickest succession; with 10 years and eight months separating her first Number one Pink in 2012 and 2023’s Converse Now (Taylor’s Model). Final 12 months, Taylor overtook Madonna to assert the title along with her ninth chart-topper Midnights. Madonna nonetheless holds the document for the feminine soloist with probably the most Number one albums, with twelve to her identify.
Taylor boasts an extra 5 LPs on this week’s High 40: 2022’s Midnights (9), 2014’s 1989 (10), 2019 launch Lover (12), 2017’s Status (21) and 2020 LP folklore (25).
Converse Now (Taylor’s Model) additionally tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, shifting probably the most copies on wax this week with over 22,500 gross sales throughout its opening seven days; over a 3rd of its whole.
At Quantity 2, The Singles: Echoes from the Fringe of Heaven earns Wham! a sixth High 10 album. The hits compilation celebrates 40 years for the reason that launch of Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael’s debut album Incredible, and serves as a companion to the duo’s self-titled Netflix documentary. The document additionally enjoys a High 5 debut on this week’s Official Vinyl Albums Chart (2).
Talking completely to Official Charts, Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley says: “We’re extraordinarily grateful for the love and assist our followers have proven by means of the years. I’m hoping it’s reciprocated; I’m attempting very laborious to convey the followers new content material from Wham!; with stay recordings and much extra to come back!”
Gabriels declare a career-best with Angels & Queens – Pt 2 this week (3). Recent from showing with Elton John throughout his Glastonbury headline set, the follow-up to 2022’s Angels & Queens – Pt 1 (25) additionally sees the English-American trio, comprising Jacob Lusk, Ryan Hope and Ari Balouzian, prime this the Official File Retailer Chart; proving the most-purchased album in impartial UK document shops this week.
Dorset-born multi-hyphenate PJ Harvey celebrates her fourth High 10 album with I Contained in the Outdated 12 months Dying this week (5). Beforehand, PJ Harvey loved High 10 success with 1993’s Rid of Me (3), 2011 launch Let England Shake (8) and 2016’s The Hope Six Demolition Venture (1).
Following her headline BST Hyde Park, London present final weekend, Lana Del Rey’s former Number one LP Do you know that there’s a tunnel underneath Ocean Blvd vaults an unimaginable 50 locations again into the High 40 (17). This week, Official Charts introduced Do you know… as 2023’s Official best-selling vinyl album of 2023 to date.
West Yorkshire indie-rock five-piece The Pigeon Detectives rating their fourth High 40 album – and highest-charting launch in over a decade – with TV Present this week (30). The group, comprising Matt Bowman, Oliver Principal, Ryan Wilson, Dave Greatest and Jimmi Naylor, beforehand loved related success with 2007’s Look ahead to Me (3), 2008 LP Emergency (5) and 2011 launch Up Guards and At ‘Em (30).
Lastly, British rockers The Mud Coda earn a second UK High 40 album, as newest launch Loco Paradise (36) joins their 2021 album Mojo Skyline (27).
