With I Told Them… (Atlantic), Burna Boy has become the first international Afrobeats artist to top the U.K. Official Albums chart. Olivia Rodrigo has secured her third #1 single.
Behind Burna Boy at #2 is the second solo album by Steps singer Claire Richards, Euphoria (Edsel). It's #1 on the Record Store and Vinyl Albums charts.
Digga D’s Back to Square One (Black Money) debuts at #6, Ashnikko’s Weedkiller (Parlophone) opens at #7 and Alice Cooper’s 22nd album, Road (earMUSIC), pulls in at #8. Zach Bryan’s self-titled fourth album (Warner) opens at #15, his first U.K. Top 40 hit.
At singles, Rodrigo’s “vampire” (Geffen) moves up a slot to #1. This is O-Rod's third chart-topping single, making her the female solo artist with the most #1s this decade. Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” (RCA) leaps to a new peak of #2.
Miley Cyrus’ “Used To Be Young” (Columbia) is the week’s highest new arrival, opening at #12.
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