Pulp are on course to claim their first Number 1 album in 27 years with More.
The Sheffield rock outfit’s eighth studio collection tracks to become their first chart-topper since 1998’s This Is Hardcore, and their sixth UK Top 40 overall, also set to join 1994’s His ‘N’ Hers (9), 1995 Number 1 Different Class, 1996 hits compilation Countdown: 1992-1983 (10) and 2001’s We Love Life (6).
Little Simz looks to land a personal best with sixth studio release Lotus this week (2). The London-born multihyphenate has previously seen Official Albums Chart success with 2019’s Grey Area (87), 2021’s Mercury Prize-winning collection Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (4) and 2023 record NO THANK YOU (40).
As Fame Is A Gun aims to break into the Singles Chart Top 20, its parent LP Addison could net Addison Rae her first-ever Top 5 album, expected to debut at Number 3.
MARINA, also known as Marina Diamandis, hopes to earn her highest-charting collection in 13 years with sixth long player PRINCESS OF POWER (4). The record looks to join 2010 debut The Family Jewels (5), 2012 chart-topper Electra Heart, 2015’s Froot (10), 2019’s Love + Fear (5) and 2012’s Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land (17) in MARINA’s Top 40 tally.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Deluxe Edition featuring 2025 remixes and rarities, My Chemical Romance’s second studio LP Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge might reach new heights; at Number 5 midweek. The record previously peaked at Number 34 back in 2005.
Danish rockers Volbeat could end the week with a career-best thanks to eighth full-length release God of Angels Trust (6).
The band – currently comprising Michael Poulsen, Jon Larsen and Kaspar Boye Larsen – previously saw success with 2013’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (78), 2016’s Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie (16), 2019 release Rewind, Replay, Rebound (7) and 2021’s Servant of the Mind (31).
Following their set at last weekend’s Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, American punk outfit Turnstile hope to earn a personal best, with fourth collection NEVER ENOUGH on course to become the group’s first-ever Top 10 album (8).
A 30th Anniversary Edition of Take That’s Nobody Else could propel it into the Top 40 for the first time in as many years, at Number 18 midweek. The band’s third studio LP previously topped the Official Albums Chart for two consecutive weeks on its 1995 release.
Off the back of his sold-out London Stadium show last weekend, Sam Fender’s record-breaking release People Watching is on the ascent midweek, looking to lift five (26).
Brad Kella, winner of the second series of Channel 4 show The Piano, eyes his first-ever Top 40 album with Phoebe’s Melody (31), as Louisiana export Lil Wayne expects a sixth with Tha Carter VI (33).
And finally, as its namesake tour lands in the UK for its Tottenham Hotspur Stadium residency, Beyoncé’s 2024 chart-topper COWBOY CARTER sits just outside the midweek Top 40, looking to vault 44 (41).
