Tyler, the Creator Lands His First U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘Chromakopia’
Written by djfrosty on November 1, 2024
Tyler, the Creator has landed his first chart-topping LP on the U.K. Albums Chart with Chromakopia.
Released on Monday (Oct. 28) – away from the standard Friday release date – the rap superstar’s eighth studio album still made up enough ground on Manchester band Courteeners to pip them to the top spot by 800 units across physical sales, downloads and streaming.
Chromakopia bests Tyler’s previous high of No. 4, which he achieved with both 2019’s Igor and 2021’s Call Me If You Get Lost.
Courteneers held the lead until Thursday (Oct. 31), according to an official release by the Official Charts Company, and follows their maiden No. 1 album last year with a reissue of debut album St Jude. Their seventh album, Pink Cactus Café, tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and was the most purchased LP at independent record stores over the past week.
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Bastille’s Dan Smith’s first solo album & also features in the top 10, landing at No. 4. Three of the London band’s four studio albums – Bad Blood (2013), Wild World (2016) and Give Me The Future (2022) – have previously charted at No. 1.
Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet and Charli XCX’s Brat continue their lengthy runs in the top 10, finishing at No. 3 and No. 5, respectively.
Pop icons Tears for Fears debut at No. 6 with Songs for a Nervous Planet, their seventh top 10 on the charts and their second studio release since their 2022 reunion.
Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) returns to top 10 following the physical release of the expanded Mourner’s Edition; the record initially spent three weeks at No. 1 following its original release in August, and finishes the week at No. 8.
There’s a first top 10 placing for Aussie punks Amyl & The Sniffers, whose third album, Cartoon Darkness, slots in at No. 9, and Queen’s 1973 debut album, Queen I, reaches a new high of No. 10 following a 50th anniversary reissue.
Halsey’s The Great Impersonator finishes at No. 19; their previous high on the Albums Chart came in 2022 with If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which finished at No. 5.
See the full Official Albums Chart here.