Kasabian's 'Happenings' reaches UK No.1, dethroning Taylor Swift

Kasabian is back on top! The Leicester rockers have scored their seventh official UK No.1 album with their latest release, Endings.

The eighth studio album sees Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews and Tim Carter displace Taylor Swift to claim the top spot in the chart.

Endings joins an illustrious line-up of previous UK No.1 albums including Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor! (2011), 48:13 (2014), For Crying Out Loud (2017) and The Alchemist's Euphoria (2022).

Their debut album, Kasabian (2004), peaked at No. 4, while their compilation album Kasabian: The Albums reached No. 22.

Speaking to album/” rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank”>Official UK Charts, Pizzorno expressed the band's gratitude: “What's up, pop pickers? That's seven official UK No.1 albums. Thank you to our fans, the best in the world. We are nothing without you, we absolutely adore you!'

Kasabian also celebrated their achievement with a more colorful remark: “This is awesome, f–k yeah! Come!”

In addition to topping the UK Official Albums Chart, Endings leads the Official Vinyl Albums Chart as the most popular record on vinyl this past week and the UK Official Record Store Chart.

Kasabian's seventh chart-topping album places them in the esteemed company of other musical legends such as Blur, Muse, The Prodigy, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Cliff Richard and Ed Sheeran.

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