For an incredible seventh week in a row, The Greatest Showman soundtrack leads the charge on the U.K. albums chart. The film’s accompanying album has proven to be even more popular than many anticipated, and it doesn’t seem to face any tough competition in the coming week or two, so it may earn an eighth turn at the top soon enough. Also steady near the top is Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide), which holds at No. 2.
Up to a new high point of No. 3 is Dua Lipa’s self-titled debut album. The record rises thanks to both her success at the BRIT Awards (she took home two of the five prizes she was nominated for) and the popularity of her current single “IDGAF,” which has also climbed to No. 3 on the songs chart this frame. Back in the top 10 is Rag’N’Bone Man’s Human, which bolts to No. 4. The record, his first, has been bouncing in and out of the highest tier on the tally for months, and his win at the BRIT Awards this week (his song “Human” collected Best Single) has convinced thousand to buy and stream his first full-length.
Former Fifth Harmony singer Camila Cabello’s first solo album Camila also returns to the top 10 once again, resting at No. 5 this frame. While she wasn’t nominated for any BRIT Awards, the British people can’t seem to get enough of her, as both her record and its current single (“Never Be The Same”) are inside the top 10 on their respective charts.
The only new entrant to the top 10 this week comes from Scottish blues-rock outfit The Temperance Movement, who reach the region for the first time in their career. The band’s new album A Deeper Cut opens at No. 6, easily giving them their best placement yet.
The next three positions are occupied by a handful of internationally adored musical stars, with Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods moving to No. 7, Eminem’s Revival sliding to No. 8 and Pink’s Beautiful Trauma holding on for yet another week at No. 9.
Grime artist Stormzy sees his debut proper studio album Gang Signs & Prayer shoot straight into the top 10 following his triumph at the BRITs, where he collected his first two prizes, including Album of the Year. The title rockets from No. 41 all the way to No. 10, and it could lift even higher when the chart refreshes again in a week.
