U.K. CHARTS: ROBBIE MAKES HISTORY
With XXV (Columbia) topping the Official Albums chart, Robbie Williams has become the solo artist with the most U.K. #1 albums ever. Over on singles, Lewis Capaldi is on top.
Williams claims his 14th solo #1 with a greatest-hits compilation, besting Elvis Presley, who has a mere 13. There’s only one other act with more: The Beatles have claimed 15 #1 albums.
Ozzy Osbourne has a career-best today as Patient Number 9 (Columbia) debuts at #2. Manic Street Preachers are also new in the Top 5, with a reissue of Know Your Enemy (Sony Music CG) at #4. The Amazons’ How Will I Know if Heaven Will Find Me (Fiction) charts at #5.
On the U.K.’s Official Singles chart, Capaldi’s first single in nearly three years, “Forget Me” (Vertigo), is his third chart-topping hit, with sales of more than 56k.
Elsewhere, Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” (Republic) rises one to #5 thanks to the arrival of the music video and "Queens Remix" version. Chris Brown has his first U.K. Top 10 single in two years, “Under the Influence” (RCA), at #9.
Three staples of the Official Afrobeats chart reach new peaks today: Burna Boy and Ed Sheeran’s “For My Hand” (Atlantic) is up two to #22; Oxlade’s “Ku Lo Sa–A Colors Show” (Epic France) jumps eight to #24; and Rema’s “Calm Down” (Interscope) cracks the U.K. Top 40 for the first time, flying 16 places to #35 following the release of a remix featuring Selena Gomez.
