American pop star Olivia Rodrigo is on track to secure a hat-trick of UK Number 1 albums with her third studio effort, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. The highly anticipated record looks set to join her 2021 debut SOUR and her 2023 sophomore release GUTS in her flawless tally of chart-toppers. Furthermore, Rodrigo could be celebrating her second rare Official Chart Double, as her new track "stupid song" is currently leading the midweek Singles Chart standings. She first achieved this dual chart-topping feat in 2021 when SOUR and "good 4 u" simultaneously reigned supreme.
The midweek update also brings promising news for Yorkshire-born alternative rock mainstays Embrace. The group is currently on course to secure their highest-charting album in two decades with their latest release, Avalanche, sitting at Number 3. Marking their first studio album in four years, the project is poised to become the band's ninth career Top 10 accolade.
Meanwhile, the anonymous Canadian experimental duo Angine de Poitrine is experiencing an extraordinary surge in popularity. Thanks to a distinct aesthetic, unique performance style, and a newly coordinated physical release on CD and vinyl, the group is on track to occupy two positions inside the Top 5 simultaneously. Their new April release, Vol. II, holds the Number 4 spot, while their 2024 debut, Vol. 1, sits just behind at Number 5.
Elsewhere in the standings, legendary London progressive rock band Yes is steaming towards its 21st career Top 40 entry. Their 24th full-length studio release, Aurora, currently sits at Number 12, marking their strongest chart performance since 2003. Australian-born, London-based electronic producer Sonny Fodera is also eyeing a debut main chart entry, with his first musical release in five years, can we do it all again?, tracking at Number 17. Finally, following the commencement of his record-breaking 12-night residency at Wembley Stadium, pop icon Harry Styles is seeing three of his studio albums climb back into the Top 40 brackets.
