Starlight by Dave becomes the British rapper’s first Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.
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Sea Power are in the running for this week’s Number One with ‘Everything Was Forever’, their eighth studio album.The band – who were formerly known as British Sea Power – currently lead a very close race with their album the most physically purchased of the week so far.
Though they have five Top 40 albums on the Official Albums Chart, ‘Everything Was Forever’ would be their first Number One should they top the chart.They’re currently competing against Ed Sheeran, whose 2021 album ‘=’ is close behind at Number Two, and White Lies, who are at Number Three with their sixth record ‘As I Try Not To Fall Apart’.Bradford collective Bad Boy Chiller Crew and electronic group Metronomy make up the Top Five respectively with ‘Disrespectful’ and ‘Small World’.According to the Official Charts Company, there are just 1,000 chart sales between the Top Five, with plenty of time left for the order to change.#EverythingWasForever is out on 18th February 2022 ✨Pre-order on limited edition physical formats and pre-save on digital platforms now!↳ https://t.co/zscw9VRzSo pic.twitter.com/HwBlkHLTi9— Sea Power (@SeaPowerBand) February 5, 2022In a four-star review of ‘Everything Was Forever’, NME said: “We may be living in shit times but in ‘Everything Was Forever’, Sea Power have produced an album that is both brutal and beautiful, and which offers us all some much-needed hope.”Sea Power are set to head out on a UK tour in April in support of the new album – you can see the band’s upcoming live dates below and find tickets here.April 2022Tuesday 12 – 1865, SouthamptonWednesday 13 – O2 Institute 2, BirminghamThursday 14 – Roundhouse, LondonTuesday 19 – O2 Academy, BristolThursday 21 – Leadmill, SheffieldFriday 22 – St Lukes, GlasgowSaturday 23 –
.Starlight by Dave becomes the British rapper’s first Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.
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Bad Boy Chiller Crew have landed their first-ever UK Top Five album thanks to their new mixtape ‘Disrespectful’.In a close week, which saw the Bradford boys and Sea Power vying for Number One, Ed Sheeran ended up taking back the top spot with his latest album, ‘=’. Bad Boy Chiller Crew earned this week’s highest new entry at Number Two.“We’ve got nothing but love for our fans, thank you,” the group told The Official Charts.
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In a close week which saw new entries from Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Sea Power vying for Number 1, Ed Sheeran reclaims the top spot with = (Equals), as Bad Boy Chiller Crew boast this week’s highest new entry with Disrespectful.
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Sea Power could be heading for their first Number 1 album with Everything Was Forever, as they lead a very close Top 5 on the Official Albums Chart Update.
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Frank Turner has scored his first ever UK Number One album with ‘FTHC’, his ninth studio LP.The singer/songwriter’s record claimed the top spot with almost 90 per cent of physical sales, topping the UK Official Record Store Chart and the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.It is his highest ever charting position after his last album, ‘No Man’s Land’ went in at Number Three in 2019 and his 2015 album ‘Positive Songs For Negative People’ peaked at Number Two.“Getting a Number One album is crazy, it’s not a thing I ever thought would happen to me and it’s happened on my ninth album,” Turner told the Official Charts Company.“That feels particularly crazy and awesome, and I’m proud of it. It feels quite fitting that, of all the records I’ve put out, this is the one that got the Number 1 trophy.
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