Taylor Swift Pips Kings Of Leon For UK Chart Crown

Taylor Swift is in the neighborhood again at No.1 in the UK album chart.

by Swift Department of Tormented Poets (via EMI) returns to No. 1 on Official UK Chart albumwhich was published on Friday 17 May, as its European leg The Eras tour begins in Paris, France.

This is the third non-consecutive week at No. 1 for Swift's latest studio album. Swift will visit the UK in June for stadium shows in Scotland, the north of England, Cardiff and London's Wembley Stadium.

The top new entry in the current frame belongs to Kings of Leon, as well We can have fun (Polydor) bows at No. 2. The week's best-seller on vinyl, We can have fun is American rock's ninth top 10 appearance, a tally that includes six No. 1s.

KoL, made up of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill and his cousin Matthew Followill, had led the UK midweek chart with Funtheir ninth studio album produced by Kid Harpoon.

Meanwhile, Dua Lipa's latest, Radical Optimism (Warner Records), dips 1-3.

Gunna is gunning for a UK chart career equal with One from Wun (300 Entertainment) this week. It's new at No. 4, matching the top spot released by the American rapper, singer, and songwriter in 2022 DS4EVER.

Further down the list, Keane's debut Hopes and fears (Island/UMR) returns to the top 10 for the first time in nearly two decades, thanks to a deluxe 20th anniversary reissue. The 2004 LP enjoyed five non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 upon its release and returns to the national chart at No. 7.

Finally, Manchester, England rapper Bugzy Malone lands his sixth UK Top 40 album The Great British Dream (BSomebody), new at No. 13. Malone previously reached the top 10 with 2015's Walk with me (no. 8), 2016's Facing Time (No. 6), 2017's King of the North (No. 4), 2018's B. Inspired (No. 6) and of 2021 The Resurrection (No. 7).