OLIVIA DEAN returns to #1 in the UK album and vinyl charts

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Olivia Dean takes back the crown. “The Art of Loving”, the album that consolidated the British singer-songwriter among the most authoritative voices of the new pop-soul scene, returns to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for the second time.

In other positions, Sabrina Carpenter continues its incessant climb: Man's Best Friend earns four places reaching Number 3, while his 2024 Short N' Sweet goes up to Number 11.

Inevitable, with December just around the corner, the entry of Michael Buble in Top 5 with stainless Christmas (4). We also find again Ed Sheeranwhich places two heavy returns: +=–=÷× (Tour Collection) (6) and Play (10).

The meteoric rise of EsDeeKid: After his first Top 10 entry with Century, his debut Rebel breaks the Top 10 at Number 9.

SINGLES

At the top, TAYLOR SWIFT continues to lock down his kingdom: THE FATE OF OPHELIA fmarks the sixth consecutive week at Number 1, leaving WHERE IS MY HUSBAND by
RAYE to chase in second position. Meanwhile in the chart at three theaters LAST CHRISTMAS by WHAM a sign that Christmas is approaching!

VINYLS

The success of Olivia Dean with “The Art of Loving”it also extends to the physical front: the album dominates the Official Vinyl Chart, a sign of “tangible” attention from an audience increasingly fond of the format.

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