The Last Dinner Party have taken an early lead in this week’s Official Albums Chart race with their second studio release From The Pyre (1).
If they can maintain enough momentum to topple Taylor Swift on Friday, it would land the indie five-piece their second Number 1 album accolade after their debut Prelude to Ecstasy hit the summit in the 2024. However, the London group will be carefully looking over their shoulders.
Tame Impala’s newest electronic project Deadbeat (2) sees Kevin Parker’s creation sitting in second place midweek. Deadbeat could be on track to secure Tame Impala their highest placing yet in the UK, the band’s previous records Currents and The Slow Rush, peaked at Number 3.
Taylor and The Life of a Showgirl begin the Official Chart Update at Number 3 following two consecutive weeks at the summit, but with Taylor ahead on streams, it would be unwise to rule out an upset just yet.
Birkenhead export Miles Kane finds Sunlight In The Shadows currently on course to pierce the Top 5 (5). If he maintains, it will equal his best charting record to date after One Man Band in 2023.
Icelandic outfit Of Monsters and Men may claim their highest positioning album since 2012’s My Head Is An Animal with their latest offering All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade (6).
David Gilmour’s The Luck and Strange Concerts, the live version of his Number 1 album Luck and Strange, sits at Number 7. With the original album hitting the top of the charts in 2024, the new record offers multiple live performances of tracks during his tour around Europe last year.
Former Eurovision and Christmas Number 1 runner-up Sam Ryder sees his second studio album Heartland currently perched in the Top 10 (8).
Heading for her debut appearance on the Official Albums Chart, rounding off the midweek Top 10 is 26-year-old Glasgow singer Rianne Downey with The Consequence of Love (10).
American rapper/songwriter Ashnikko is in line to capture her third Top 20 title with Smoochies (14).
Off the back of his memorable victory at the Mercury Prize last Thursday, Sam Fender’s winning album People Watching rebounds with force, up 58 places midweek (17).
Simple Minds former Number 1 album Once Upon A Time celebrated its 40th anniversary last week with the release of a 5CD Boxset containing unseen content and an exclusive ruby vinyl. As a result, the project eyes a return to the Top 20 (19).
Swedish metal band Sabaton see their latest album Legends tracking for a Top 40 finish, marking the groups fourth overall (21).
From one Swedish ensemble to another, Ghost find their 2015 album Meliora heading for a Top 40 comeback thanks to a special 10th anniversary vinyl variant that was released as part of this year's National Album Day (37).
And finally, another National Album Day release, Queen 50th anniversary edition of A Night At The Opera rounds off the midweek Top 40 (39).
