Initially launched in 2008, St Jude peaked at Quantity 4 on the Official Albums Chart and contained three High 40 singles, launching The Courteeners’ profession as indie-rock friends of the likes of Arctic Monkeys and The Kooks.
In whole, the band have logged seven High 10 albums, together with all six of their studio albums; 2010’s Falcon (6), 2013’s Anna (6), 2014’s Concrete Love (3), 2016’s Mapping The Rendezvous (4) and 2020’s Extra. Once more. Perpetually. (2).
This week’s highest new entry is pacing to be former Supergrass guitarist Gaz Coombes, trying to safe his first solo High 10 along with his fourth album Flip The Automobile Round (2).
Rapper Clavish, hailing from North London, can be out for a High 10 debut along with his spectacular 28-track debut mixtape Rap Sport Terrible (4), that includes high-profile collaborations with the likes of D-Block Europe, Fredo and MoStack.
The indie rock revival on this week’s Official Albums Chart continues apace with Circa Waves probably securing their fourth High 10 album with By no means Going Below (9), whereas Scottish indie-pop band Belle & Sebastian zone in on their sixth UK High 10 with Late Builders (10).
Outdoors the High 10, rising alt-pop star Joesef’s debut album Everlasting Harm heads for a High 20 debut (16), whereas George Ezra’s three nominations at this 12 months’s BRIT Awards ship his third album Gold Rush Child digging for a High 40 re-entry (31).
Two acts may additionally make their Official Albums Chart High 40 debut this week; Bristolian singer-songwriter Billy Nomates points her second album Cacti (34), and eventually, US nation singer Margo Value is ready to spherical off the chart with fourth LP Strays (40).
