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The Clearing takes home another accolade, too, sitting atop the Official Vinyl Albums Chart as the week’s most popular record on wax. ?
It’s a career-best for Deftones, who clinch their third consecutive Top 10 studio record with private music (2). The American metal pioneers have enjoyed strong UK chart success with their previous albums Ohms (5) and Gore (5).
Laufey has also smashed her personal best with spellbinding release A Matter of Time (3). The Icelandic pop star broke the Top 20 with her last release, Bewitched (13). ?
Her popularity also sees her top the Official Record Store Chart, with A Matter of Time named the most popular album in UK independent record stores this week.
In the week that sees Oasis celebrate 30 years since the release of Definitely Maybe, we find four of their LPs in the Top 40: Time Flies… 1994-2009 (4), (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (11), Definitely Maybe (15) and new entry Complete Studio Album Collection (39).
Irish folk outfit Kingfishr land their first ever UK Albums Chart entry, making the Top 10 with the poignant Halcyon (7). The group went viral this week after footage of them playing on top of an Irish pub in North London was shared online.
Pendulum’s first album in seven years sees the drum and bass connoisseurs back in the charts with Inertia (8). The band tasted Number 1 success 15 years ago with Immersion.
sombr’s debut album I Barely Know Her has also pierced the Top 10 this week (10). The New York native released four singles in anticipation of the project, all charting in the Top 40. ?
Indie duo Royel Otis make their UK Albums Chart debut with their second studio LP, hickey (14). This explorative album marks a significant moment in the exciting career of the musicians. ?
K-pop idols Stray Kids are making their mark on UK soil, with their latest release KARMA (22). This is their second UK Top 40 album hit after 5-Star (40) in 2023.
Hackney trio Rudimental also make a welcome return to the charts after four years with RUDIM3NTAL (31). Their impact on the charts has always been felt, with their first two albums Home and We The Generation reaching Number 1.
10 years after its initial release, Tyler, The Creator’s influential Cherry Bomb is back in the Top 40 this week (32), after also charting upon its initial release in 2015 (16).
Rounding of the Top 40 in style, the iconic Live At The Oval 1971 from rock legends The Who, releasing on digital platforms and vinyl for the first time in 54 years, takes its place on the charts.
