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Olivia Rodrigo claims her second U.K. Official Albums #1 with GUTS (Geffen) while Doja Cat has a second week at the top of singles.
GUTS is the best-selling and most-streamed album of the week with 60.3k chart sales. It outsold the rest of the Top 10 combined. The set scores Rodrigo the fourth-biggest opening week for an album in 2023 so far, following releases by Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift.
Holding strong at #2 is Travis Scott’s former #1, Utopia (Epic), followed by The Coral’s Sea of Mirrors (Modern Sky/Run On), a new entry at #3.
Roisin Murphy’s sixth set, Hit Parade (Ninja Tune), is #5, while The Chemical Brothers’ For That Beautiful Feeling (EMI) bows at #6. M Huncho’s My Neighbours Don’t Know (EGA) lands at #9.
On the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart, “Paint the Town Red” (Ministry of Sound) by Doja Cat is still #1.
Rodrigo completes the Top 3 with “vampire” at #2 and “bad idea right?” at #3. She also has this week’s highest new entry with “get him back!” debuting at #7.
“adore u” (Atlantic) by Fred again.. and Obongjayar rises to a new high, up five places to #4; Cassö, RAYE and D-Block Europe’s “Prada” (Ministry of Sound) jumps two to #5.
Outside the Top 10, Kenya Grace rises eight with “Strangers” (Warner Records) to #12, while Troye Sivan’s “Rush” (EMI) claims a new peak at #21.