U.K. CHARTS: BLOSSOMS FLOWER

Blossoms have scored their third U.K. #1 album as Ribbon Around the Bomb (Virgin EMI) edges out Future’s album I Never Liked You (Freebandz/Epic). The rapper lands a single in the Top 10 behind Harry Styles, whose “As It Was” (Columbia) hits five weeks at #1.

The new set from Stockport's Blossoms is also #1 on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart as physical formats accounted for 90% of its total sales.

Future has registered a career-best #2 with his ninth studio album, I Never Liked You; it’s his third U.K. Top 10. Rammstein’s eighth studio album Zeit (Virgin/Capitol), follows at #3. Dopamine (Thunder/BMG), the 14th studio album from Thunder, is #5.

Elsewhere in the Top 10, Bloc Party’s first record in six years, Alpha Games, secures #7 and The Weeknd’s Dawn FM (XO) rises 33 places to #9 following its release on vinyl. Reef’s sixth studio album, Shoot Me Your Ace (Raging Sea), lands at #20, its highest chart position in 22 years.

On the Official Singles Chart, Styles’ “As It Was” holds onto the top slot, racking up 7m streams.

Future f/Drake and Tems’ “Wait for U” heads straight into the Top 10 at #8. This is Future's second U.K. Top 10 single to date.

Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” (Atlantic) rises 52 places to #15 in its third week, becoming her fifth U.K. Top 40 single. Ed Sheeran’s “2Step” (Atlantic) hits a new peak of #12, as does Latto’s “Big Energy” (Streamcut), at #28.

Warner’s Benson Boone secures his first Official Singles Chart entry with “In the Stars,” at #21.

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