The Essex-formed indie-rock outfit, comprising Conor Mason, Joe Langridge-Brown, Dominic Craik, Philip Blake and James Value, attain the summit with their fourth studio LP. Previous to this, the band loved Prime 10 success with their eponymous 2015 debut (7), 2017 launch Damaged Machine (2) and 2020 album Ethical Panic (3).
Talking solely to Official Charts, Nothing However Thieves say: “That is very, very cool. Thanks world, thanks UK, for supporting our file. Thanks for this award, it’s been unreal.
“It’s a type of issues that you simply don’t count on as a band as youngsters, rising up collectively. Thanks for getting our file and supporting us for all these years.”
Elsewhere, it’s a Prime 5 debut for London-born singer-songwriter Olivia Dean. The breakout star’s first full-length launch, Messy, enters at Quantity 4 this week. Messy can also be the week’s most-purchased album in unbiased UK file outlets, topping the Official File Retailer Chart.
At Quantity 7, Lil Uzi Vert secures their second UK Prime 10 album with Pink Tape. Beforehand, the Philadelphia-born rapper, singer and songwriter loved success with 2017’s Luv Is Rage 2 (14), 2020’s Everlasting Atake (3) and collaborative Future venture Pluto x Child Pluto (39).
Rounding out the Prime 10 is Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten; the Irish singer-songwriter’s debut solo launch Chaos For The Fly lands straight in at Quantity 10. Chaos For The Fly additionally tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.
Following the discharge of vampire, the primary single from her upcoming album GUTS, Olivia Rodrigo sees her debut SOUR vault 16 locations again into the Prime 20 (16). SOUR additionally lands on Official Charts’ newly-unveiled listing of 2023’s greatest albums to this point.
Additional down, Madonna’s 2022 hits compilation Lastly Sufficient Love sees an enormous surge following the discharge of a ‘Rainbow Version’ 6LP vinyl boxset (27). In the meantime, The Japanese Home – aka English singer-songwriter Amber Bain – claims a career-best, and her first Prime 40, with In The Finish It All the time Does (29). The file additionally debuts contained in the Official Vinyl Albums Chart at Quantity 5.
Scottish punk rock group Skids declare their fifth Prime 40 album with Vacation spot Düsseldorf (36). The band beforehand loved success with 1979’s Scared to Dance (19) and Days in Europa (32), 1980 launch The Absolute Recreation (9) and 2018 file Burning Cities (28).
Lastly, as she releases her re-recorded Converse Now (Taylor’s Model), Taylor Swift’s authentic Converse Now album lifts 9 again into the Prime 40 (40). The star’s third studio LP, Converse Now peaked within the Prime 10 upon its launch in 2010 (6) – may Taylor’s Model take it to new highs subsequent week?
