Elbow Snags UK No. 1 With “Audio Vertigo”

The elbow pushes its way to the top album chart in the UK with Audio Vertigo (via Polydor).

Bury band climb to No.1 on debut with Audio Vertigotheir 10th studio album and best-seller on the wax market.

The leader at the midweek stage, Audio Vertigo is Elbow's fourth all-genre survey leader – joining the previous No. 1 The take off and landing of everything (since 2014), Short fictions (2017) and Giants of all sizes (2019).

The veteran British alternative rock act tops Future and Metro Boomin's first collaborative album We Don't Trust You (Epic/Freebandz), new at No. 2. This effort matches Future's previous chart-topper, set with 2022 I never liked you; and gives Metro Boomin a new career best, eclipsing the No. 3 peak for 2022 Heroes & Villains. Three pieces from We Don't Trust You entered the Top 40 of the National Singles Chart, led by “Like That” at No. 6.

Olivia Rodrigo's ex-leader completes the podium in the latest official UK album chart, published on Friday 29 March OFFAL (Geffen), which rebounds 15-3 after the release of the deluxe “Spilled” edition. The reissue features a brand new track, “So American”, which makes its UK top 40 debut at No. 24. plus four other songs previously available on vinyl releases, including the track “Obsessed”, which is new at No. 10 on the singles.

Scottish alternative rock favorites The Jesus and Mary Chain make their highest-charting album in 37 years this week Glasgow Eyes (Fuzz Club), new at No. 7 on the Official Albums Chart. It is the band's third UK top 10 since 1987 Darklands (No. 5) and of 1988 Kisses with barbed wire (No. 9).

Johannesburg, South African starlet Tyla links up her first UK top 20 album with her self-titled debut. Tyla (From 93/RCA) starts at No 19. The Advertising sign The cover star won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance for her amapiano hit “Water.”

British indie rock act Starsailor slide up the charts with Where the wild things grow (Starsailor), their first full-length release in seven years. It's a new No.25 for the Warrington, England-formed band and their sixth UK top 40 single.

Finally, new releases from FLETCHER (Looking for the antidote at No. 26 via Capitol), The Staves (Everything now at No. 32 via Communion) and Big Thief band member Adrianne Lenker (Bright future at No. 35 via 4AD) and Waxahatchee (Tigers Blood at No. 38 via Anti) enter the top 40 on debut.