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Taylor Swift reigns again on the U.K. albums chart with The Tortured Poets Department, and narrowly misses out on the chart double.
The leader at the midweek phase, Tortured Poets (via EMI) holds on for a second week atop the U.K tally, to become her fifth studio album to log more than one week at No. 1, the Official Charts Company reports.
Tortured Poets, Swiftâs 11th studio album, joins multi-week leaders folklore (three weeks in 2020) and evermore (two weeks in 2020), Midnights (five weeks in 2022) and 1989 (Taylorâs Version) (three weeks in 2023).
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On the Official U.K. Singles Chart, Sabrina Carpenterâs âEspressoâ edges Swiftsâ âFortnightsâ featuring Post Malone, by fewer than 500 chart units.
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The top new release on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, published Friday, May 3, belongs to Pet Shop Boysâ Nonetheless, at No. 2. Nonetheless is the 15th studio album from the veteran electronic-pop duo, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe; their 19th top 10 effort, and highest-charting LP in 31 years, since Very led the chart back in 1993.
U.S. alt-pop star St. Vincent completes the podium with All Born Screaming, new at No. 3. Thatâs a career best and third top 10 appearance after 2017âs Masseduction (No. 6) and 2021âs Daddyâs Home (No. 4).
English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne grabs a third U.K. top 10 appearance with JESS (EMI). Itâs new at No. 6, following the chart-topping success of her 2015 debut I Cry When I Laugh and 2018 sophomore effort Always In Between.
Finally, the Zutons enjoy a top 10 start with The Big Decider (Icepop), the Liverpool, England bandâs first studio release in 16 years. The Big Decider is new at No. 7, for their fourth top 10 after 2004 debut Who KilledâŚâŚThe Zutons? (No. 6 peak), 2006âs Tired Of Hanging Around (No. 2) and 2008âs You Can Do Anything (No. 6).
Nothing and no one could stop Taylor Swiftâs irrepressible march to No. 1 in the U.K. as The Tortured Poets Department (via EMI) embarks on a record-setting romp.
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The clear leader at the halfway mark, Tortured Poets roars to No. 1 on the Official Chart, published Friday, April 26, for her 12th U.K. leader.
As previously reported, the new collection posts a career-best start for Swift, shifting 270,000 across the full chart week, outpacing her previous personal best of 204,000, when Midnights topped the chart in 2022.
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Thatâs the biggest opening week for any album in seven years â since Ed Sheeranâs 2017 hit á (Divide), which locked up 670,000 first-week U.K. chart units. And itâs a greater first-week volume than Adeleâs 2021 album 30, which accumulated 261,000 in its opening run, the Official Charts Company reports.
With a dozen leaders, Swift draws level with Madonna as the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in Official Albums Chart history. Only four acts in chart history have racked up more: The Beatles (16), The Rolling Stones (14), Robbie Williams (14) and Elvis Presley (13). Bruce Springsteen also has 12.
Tortured Poets joins Red (2012), 1989 (2014), reputation (2017), Lover (2019), folklore (2020), evermore (2020), Fearless (Taylorâs Version) (2021), Red (Taylorâs Version) (2021), Midnights (2022), Speak Now (Taylorâs Version) (2023) and 1989 (Taylorâs Version) in her collection of consecutive chart-toppers.
No other artist has notched up 12 leaders in such a short space of time, doing so in just 11 years and 6 months. That beats the Beatles, which chalked up as many No. 1s in 14 years and 1 month, between Please Please Me (May 1963) and The Beatles At Hollywood Bowl in June 1977.
Also, Swift extends her record as the only artist to claim 12 No. 1 albums in the 21st century, all of which came consecutively.
In non-TayTay news, Pearl Jam snags a best U.K. chart performance in 11 years with Dark Matter (Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records), new at No. 2, while British reggae act UB40âs 21st studio album UB45 (Sono Recording Group) bows at No. 5.
Taylor Swift is ready for her chart crown.
Predictably, Swiftâs The Tortured Poets Department (via EMI) flies out the gate in the U.K., where itâs set to become her 12th No. 1.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Tortured Poets has already collected 197,000 chart units, good enough for the title as the fastest-selling album of 2024 so far.When the full-weekâs result is tallied, Tortured Poets will stand tall as Swiftâs biggest opening week in the U.K. Her current record holder is 2022âs Midnights, with 205,000 first week U.K. chart units, a result that Tortured Poets has almost certainly eclipsed (with half a week to spare).
When the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published later this week, Swift should notch a 12th No. 1 with Tortured Poets, equaling Madonna at the top of the leaderboard of solo female artists. Sheâs also the first and only artist this century to rack up 10 U.K. No. 1 albums.
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As previously reported, Swift respectively locks up the top three spots in the singles chart race with âFortnightâ featuring Post Malone, the title track, and âSo Long, London.â With that form, expect the U.S. pop superstar to nab the chart double. âFortnightâ should become TayTayâs fourth U.K. No. 1, after âLook What You Made Me Doâ (from 2017), âcardiganâ (2020) and âIs It Over Now? (Taylorâs Version)â (2023).
Swiftâs 11th studio album has already smashed Spotify streaming marks, blasting away with more than 300 million streams in a single day.
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Also on the Official U.K. Albums Chart Update, Pearl Jamâs 12th and latest studio album Dark Matter (Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records) is predicted to give the Rock Hall inductees their highest-charting LP in 11 years, at No. 2.
Completing the podium on the chart blast is UB40âs UB45 (Sono Recording Group), new at No. 3. UB45 is the 21st studio album from the British reggae/pop act, gathering seven new songs and as many revisions of older works.
All will be revealed when the national chart is published late Friday, April 26.
More than a decade after his global breakthrough, Hozier finally bags a U.K. No. 1 single with âToo Sweetâ.
The Irish singer and songwriter benefits from the release of an expanded deluxe edition of his third LP Unreal Unearth, which led the national albums chart last August.
âToo Sweetâ (via Island) accumulates 61,000 chart units and 6.7 million streams, making it the most-streamed track of the week in the U.K., according to the Official Charts Company, as the title lifts 4-1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, April 12.
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Itâs Hozierâs second U.K. top 10 single, joining his signature song âTake Me To Church,â which was released back in September 2013 and peaked at No. 2 the following year.
The leader at the midweek stage, Benson Booneâs âBeautiful Thingsâ (Warner Records) holds at No. 2, while BeyoncĂŠâs âTexas Hold âEmâ (Columbia/Parkway Ent) loses its crown, down 1-3.
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Meanwhile British singer, songwriter and producer Artemas snags a career high with his electronic-pop number âi like the way you kiss meâ (Parlophone), up 6-5. This current chart is twice as nice for Artemas, as his followup âif u think iâm prettyâ lifts 52-39, for his second U.K top 40 appearance.
As country music cracks the whip in the U.K., Dasha makes her move on the singles chart with âAustinâ (Warner Records). Itâs up 15-8 as Dasha books her first-ever U.K. top 10 spot.
J. Cole lifts his tally of top 40 hits to 12, thanks to the surprise release of his mixtape, Might Delete Later (Interscope). Fresh cuts âH.Y.B.â featuring Bas and Central Cee (at No. 29) and the controversial, Kendrick Lamar diss track â7 Minute Drill (at No. 38), open their accounts.
Finally, EDM David Guetta star bags his 48th top 40 hit in the U.K. with âI Donât Wanna Wait,â a collaboration with OneRepublic, new at No. 37. Itâs OneRepublic 10th top 40 appearance.
Benson Booneâs bounce-back is in full effect, as âBeautiful Thingsâ leads the U.K. chart race.
Following the release last Friday (April 5) of his debut full-length album Fireworks & Rollerblades (via Warner Records), Booneâs global hit âBeautiful Thingsâ rebounds 3-1 on the midweek U.K. chart and is closing in on its third non-consecutive week at the summit.
Thereâs not much in it. Based on early sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, âBeautiful Thingsâ holds a lead over its closest rivals of fewer than 1,000 chart units.
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That competition includes Hozierâs âToo Sweetâ (Island), which flies 9-2 on the Official Chart Update. If it holds its course, âToo Sweetâ would give the Irish singer and songwriter his equal career best chart position, drawing level with his signature song âTake Me to the Church,â which peaked at No. 2 in 2013.
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BeyoncĂŠ bagged the chart double last week, though sheâs set to lose both crowns. âTexas Hold âEmâ drops 1-3 on the midweek singles tally, and Cowboy Carter (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) looks likely to be bumped from the albums chart, with the Libertinesâ latest, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, all set for the title.
Meanwhile, Artemasâs âi like the way you kiss meâ (Parlophone) cracked the top 10 for the first time last week. The British producer and artistâs viral track continues to climb, lifting 7-5 on the midweek singles survey.
Country came to the U.K. charts in a big way last week, thanks to Bey and her Cowboy Carter LP, which landed three singles in the top 10, including the leader with âTexas Hold âEmâ. Thereâs another U.S. country song heading towards the top 10, Dashaâs âAustinâ (Warner Records). Itâs up 15-8 on the midweek tally, for what would be a new peak position.
The top new debut should belong to J. Cole with âH.Y.B.â featuring Bas and Central Cee. Lifted from Coleâs surprise-release mixtape Might Delete Later (Interscope), itâs predicted to arrive at No. 24 on the chart. Might Delete Later also houses the Kendrick Lamar diss track â7 Minute Drill,â which Cole has subsequently expressed regret for. â7 Minute Drillâ is expected to bow at No. 28, while âCrocodile Tearzâ could drop in at No. 36. If all three tracks holds their ground, Coleâs career tally of U.K. top 40 hits will lift to 14.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, April 12.
A U.K. chart double beckons for BeyoncĂŠ, as Cowboy Carter and its hit single âTexas Hold âEmâ set the pace in the race to No. 1.
As previously reported, Cowboy Carter (via Columbia/Parkwood Entertainment) is strides ahead of the competition at the midweek point. According to the Official Charts Company, Beyâs country-themed collection is currently outselling the rest of the top 5 combined.
With Cowboy Carter bolting out the gate, âTexas Hold âEmâ lifts 2-1 on the midweek chart, and is predicted to log a fifth non-consecutive week at the summit.
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Two more cuts from Beyâs new LP are set to crash the top 10, âJoleneâ (at No. 5) and âII Most Wantedâ with Miley Cyrus (No. 8). If both tracks hold their course, Beyonceâs career tally of U.K. top 10 hits will lift to 24.
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Meanwhile, Benson Booneâs two-week reign with âBeautiful Thingsâ (Warner Records) is expected to end at the hands of Bey, down 2-1 on the midweek tally. The Washington-raised singer and songwriter is on the verge of a third U.K. top 40 appearance, however, with âSlow It Downâ up 49-26 on the midweek chart (Booneâs 2022 single âIn The Starsâ reached No. 21).
Closing out the top three on the midweek tally is Teddy Swimsâ âLose Controlâ (Atlantic), expected to maintain control of No. 3.
British-Cypriot DJ and producer Artemas is on the brink of his first U.K. top 10 with âi like the way you kiss memâ (Parlophone), up 13-7 on the chart blast.
Further down the midweek survey, Irish DJ duo NewEra takes flight with âBirds In The Skyâ (Warner Records), up 21-19 for a potential new peak position, while Jungleâs soulful throwback number âBack on 74â (Caiola) is eying a new peak position, up 47-23 peak following a viral uplift.
Several singles are on the way up, including The Blessed Madonna & Clementine Douglasâ âHappierâ (up 39-25 via FFRR); and U.S. indie-pop singer, songwriter, producer and TikTok creator Mark Ambor, who is predicted to bag his first U.K. top 40 entry with âBelong Togetherâ (Hundred Days), up 66-29 on the midweek tally.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, April 5.
Another beautiful week is unfolding for Benson Boone in the U.K., where his global hit âBeautiful Thingsâ (via Warner Records) is on track for a second week at No. 1.
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The Washington-born singer-songwriterâs breakthrough song has led both of Billboardâs Global singles tallies and, for the first time, lifted to No. 1 in the U.K. last week.
Based on early sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, âBeautiful Thingsâ should nail another cycle at the top in the U.K.
Thanks to the release of the deluxe GUTS (spilled) edition, Olivia Rodrigo should bag the highest new entry with âObsessed.â Itâs new at No. 6 on the chart blast, and should give the U.S. pop phenomenon her 12th U.K. top 10 single.
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Rodrigo has set several U.K. chart records in her young career. When her debut album SOUR hit No. 1 on the U.K.âs Official Chart in May 2021 in the same week her single âGood 4 Uâ led the national singles survey, she became, at 18 years and 3 months, the youngest solo artist to snag the U.K. chart double.
Along the way, SOUR set the U.K. mark record for the most first-week streams for a debut album, and, in June 2021, Rodrigo became the first female solo artist to land three simultaneous U.K. top 5 singles: âGood 4 U,â âDĂŠjĂ vuâ and âTraitor.â SOUR logged five total weeks at No. 1, and GUTS completed one week at the top.
Meanwhile, Future and Metro Boominâs collaborative LP We Donât Trust You should drop the maximum three tracks into the U.K. singles chart, all impacting the top 20. Based on early predictions, âLike Thatâ is poised to enter at No. 7, âType Shitâ could start at No. 11 and the title track could bow at No. 14.
Finally, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier is targeting a No. 16 with his new song, âToo Sweet.â Itâs on target for a No. 16 start.
All will be revealed when the Official Charts are published late Friday, March 29.
After two months, and several near-misses, Benson Boone finally scales the U.K. chart with âBeautiful Thingsâ (via Warner Records).
The Washington-born singer and songwriterâs hit has already led Billboardâs two Global charts, and now lifts 2-1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart.
The leader at the midweek stage, âBeautiful Thingsâ was the most-streamed song during the full chart cycle with 6.6 million combined U.K. audio and video streams, the Official Charts Company reports.
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As Boone logs his first week at the U.K. chart zenith, he dethrones Beyonceâs âTexas Hold âEmâ (Columbia/Parkwood Ent) after a four-week reign â Beyâs longest stint at No. 1 in the U.K. The country cut dips 1-3.
Also moving on up is Ariana Grandeâs Eternal Sunshine (Republic Records) release âWe Canât Be Friends (Wait For Your Love),â lifting 3-2 for a new peak position.
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The highest new entry on the latest tally, published Friday, March 22, belongs to BTSâs V, whose âFRI(END)Sâ (via BigHit Entertainment) starts at No. 13. Thatâs Vâs first solo top 20 appearance.
Also cracking the top 40 on debut is Mark Knopflerâs fundraising remake of âGoing Home (Theme from Local Hero)â (BMG), new at No. 17. Thatâs an upgrade on the trackâs original chart position; âGoing Homeâ spent three weeks on the chart in 1983 with a peak of No. 56.
The former Dire Straits frontman assembled a starry cast of guitar heroes for the 9-minute tune, a reworking of the theme from the feature film Local Hero. âGoing Home (Theme from Local Hero)â was the most-purchased song on wax during chart week, clocking over 15,200 pure sales, the OCC reports.
As previously reported, the likes of David Gilmour, Ronnie Wood, Slash, Eric Clapton, Sting, Joan Armatrading, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett, Pete Townshend and the late Jeff Beck are among the scores of performers on the recording, which raises funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. âGoing Home (Theme from Local Hero)â briefly took pole position in the U.K. chart race.
Finally, Dashaâs viral country breakthrough âAustinâ (Warner Records) laces up its boots up and kicks into the top 20 for the first time. After soundtracking a line-dance trend on TikTok, the song lifts 25-15 in its fourth week on the U.K. chart.
A beautiful week looms for Benson Boone, whose âBeautiful Thingsâ (via Warner Records) leads the U.K. chart race.
âBeautiful Thingsâ has topped the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. surveys but, in eight weeks on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, has never gone higher than No. 2.
That could be about to change. Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the OCC, the Washington-born singer-songwriterâs breakout hit takes pole position, lifting 2-1.
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Meanwhile, after four weeks at the summit â for her longest U.K. reign â Beyonceâs âTexas Hold âEmâ (Columbia/Parkwood Ent) finally loses its grip. Itâs down 1-2 on the midweek tally.
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Closing out the top three on the chart blast is Ariana Grandeâs âWe Canât Be Friends (Wait For Your Love),â up 6-3. The track is housed on Grandeâs current U.K. No. 1 album, Eternal Sunshine (Republic Records), her fifth leader.
The top new release at the midway mark belongs to Mark Knopfler, whose charity fundraising single âGoing Homeâ (BMG) is set for a top 10 start.
The former Dire Straits frontman assembled a starry cast of guitar heroes for the 9-minute recording, a remake of the theme from the 1983 feature film Local Hero. The likes of David Gilmour, Ronnie Wood, Slash, Eric Clapton, Sting, Joan Armatrading, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett, Pete Townshend and the late Jeff Beck are among the scores of performers on the recording, which raises funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.
âGoing Homeâ had briefly led the U.K. chart race, but slips to No. 6 midweek. The original cut, an instrumental, spent three weeks on the chart in 1983 with a peak of No. 56. The Northern Englishman recently sold 120 guitars and amplifiers, with charities the British Red Cross, Tusk, Brave Hearts of the North East and Teenage Cancer Trust among the beneficiaries.
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Also eyeing a top 10 berth is BTS member V (real name: Kim Tae-hyung), whose âFRI(END)Sâ (BigHit Entertainment) is predicted to open at No. 7. That would mark Vâs first solo U.K. top tier appearance. If âFRI(END)Sâ holds its course, V would join bandmates Jimin (âLike Crazyâ at No. 8) and Jung Kook (âToo Muchâ with The Kid Laroi and Central Cee at No. 10, â3Dâ with Jack Harlow at No. 5, âStanding Next To Youâ at No. 5, and âSevenâ with Latto at No.3) as the BTS members with U.K. solo top 10 notches on their belts.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published Friday, March 22.