U.K. CHARTS: BLOOD MAKES NOISE

Royal Blood hits #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart—going four for four—while Doja Cat earns her first #1 U.K. single.

Back to the Water Below (Warner), the fourth studio set from the Worthing rock duo, follows Royal Blood (2014), How Did We Get So Dark (2017) and Typhoons (2021) to the top of the album chart. Water was the top seller on vinyl and at record stores, with physical sales accounting for more than 85% of the album’s opening-week total.

The 10th anniversary edition of The 1975’s eponymous Dirty Hit/Polydor debut is at #3. This marks the album's return to the Top 5 for the first time since 2013. Slowdive registers a career-high #6 debut with its first U.K. Top 10 LP, Everything Is Alive (Dead Oceans). Sigur Ros’ ÁTTA (BMG) opens at #30 following its release on CD and vinyl, hitting #2 on the Official Record Store Chart.

At singles, Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” (Ministry of Sound) rises one slot to #1. It’s her 15th Top 40 single in the U.K.

Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (EMI) rises to a new peak of #2, while Fred again.. claims his first Top 10 single as an artist with “adore u” (Atlantic), featuring Nigerian vocalist Obongjayar, which is #9. Kyle Minogue’s “Baby” (BMG) is this week’s highest new entry, debuting at #19.