Biffy Clyro Bests Sabrina Carpenter & Lola Young for Fourth U.K. No. 1 Album

Biffy Clyro has earned its 4th U.K. No. 1 album, fending disconnected contention from Sabrina Carpenter and Lola Young connected the Official Albums Chart dated Sept. 26.

The Scottish rockers’ 10th album, Futique, goes consecutive successful astatine No. 1 pursuing a beardown showing connected physicals, and the LP besides tops the Official Record Store Charts and Official Vinyl Albums Chart.

The trio — made up of Simon Neil, James Johnston and Ben Johnston — has deed the acme 3 times antecedently with Opposites (2013), Ellipsis (2016) and A Celebration of Endings (2020). A fig of different records — including Puzzle (2007), Only Revolutions (2009) and The Myth of the Happily Ever After (2021) — person peaked wrong the apical 5 during the band’s lengthy career.

Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend is simply a non-mover and closes the week astatine No. 2. Following its merchandise successful precocious August, the LP spent 2 weeks successful the apical spot and is yet to autumn beneath the runner-up spot.

Lola Young’s 3rd LP, I’m Only F-king Myself, lands astatine No. 3, her highest placing connected the Official Albums Chart yet. Her 2024 album, This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway, peaked astatine No. 16 and spawned U.K. No. 1 azygous “Messy.”

The Divine Comedy scores its highest charing LP successful much than 26 years arsenic Rainy Sunday Afternoon closes astatine No. 4. The band’s leader, Neil Hannon, has had occurrence successful caller years arsenic a songwriter, astir notably for the euphony to Timothée Chalamet-starring philharmonic Wonka successful 2023.

Ed Sheeran spends a 2nd consecutive week wrong the apical 5 with his caller medium album, Play. The LP, his 8th overall, landed astatine No. 1 past week and astatine No. 5 connected the Billboard 200.

There are besides debuts successful the apical 40 for Joy Crookes (Juniper, No. 13), Sammi Virji (Same Day Cleaning, No. 26) and Cardi B (Am I the Drama?, No. 26).

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