Taylor Swift reigns again in the UK album chart with Department of Tormented Poetsand narrowly misses its chart double.
The leader in the midweek phase, Tormented Poets (via EMI) holds on for a second week at the top of the UK chart, becoming her fifth studio album to spend more than a week at No. 1, the Official Charts Company reports.
tortured poets, Swift's 11th studio album joins the multi-week leaders folklore (three weeks in 2020) and forever (two weeks in 2020), Midnight (five weeks in 2022) and 1989 (Taylor Edition) (three weeks in 2023).
On the Official UK Singles Chart, Sabrina Carpenter's “Espresso” beats Swifts' “Fortnights” featuring Post Malone by less than 500 chart points.
The top new release on Official UK Chart albumreleased on Friday, May 3, belongs to the Pet Shop Boys' Howeverat No. 2. However is the 15th studio album by veteran electronic pop duo Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. With this No. 2 start, it's their 19th top 10 effort and their highest-charting LP in 31 years, since Very topped the chart in 1993.
American alt-pop star St. Vincent completes the podium with All Born Screamingnew at No. 3. This is a career best and third top 10 appearance since 2017 Massage (No. 6) and of 2021 dad's house (No. 4).
English singer-songwriter Jess Glynne earns a third UK top 10 appearance JESS (EMI). It's new at No.6, following the chart-topping success of her 2015 debut I Cry When I Laugh and 2018 sophomore effort Always In Between.
Finally, Zuton enjoy a top 10 finish The Great Decider (Icepop), the Liverpool, England band's first studio release in 16 years. The Great Decider is new at No.7, for their fourth top 10 since their 2004 debut Who Killed……The Zutons? (No. 6 top), 2006's Tired of hanging around (No. 2) and of 2008 You can do everything (No. 6).
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