FLORENCE + THE MACHINE #1 in the UK album and physical charts

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Florence Welch and her band once again reach the top of the British Official Albums Chart with “Everybody Scream“

The sixth studio album is the fifth number one of his career, after Lungs (2009), Ceremonials (2011), How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015) and Dance Fever (2022).

Other new entries Lily Allen takes second place with West End Girl, his best result in eleven years, while Cat Burns enters the Top 10 with How To Be Human.

Among the new entries, We Are Love by The Charlatans debuts in eighth place and Radiohead return to the charts with Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009), directly to twelfth position.

SINGLES

The phenomenon K-Pop Demon Hunters continues to reign supreme. HUNTR/X and their single Golden achieved the tenth consecutive week at the top of the Official Singles Chart, maintaining their lead ahead of The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swiftstable in second place, e Where Is My Husband! by RAYEstops in third position.

VINYLS

“Everybody Scream” by Florence + The Machine it also established itself in the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, becoming the best-selling album on vinyl of the week.

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