Bastille bag third Number 1 album with Give Me The Future: "We're ridiculously grateful"
11.02.2022 - 20:31
/ officialcharts.com
Bastille secure their third Number 1 album this week, as Give Me The Future rules over the Official Albums Chart.
Bastille achieved their Number 1 album with 85% physical sales, plus the biggest digital download figures of the week. The group also top the Official Record Store Chart.
Prior to today, Bastille enjoyed two UK Number 1 albums: Bad Blood (2013), and Wild World (2016), while 2019’s Doom Days peaked at Number 4.
Accepting their Official Number 1 album award, Bastille told OfficialCharts.com, “We’re so happy and excited! Ridiculously grateful to everyone who’s bought the album and listened to it, and to everyone who worked so hard to make this record with us.
"We’re mega proud of Give Me The Future and beyond overjoyed that it’s had such an amazing response so far. Can’t wait to head out on tour soon and play these songs in real life for everyone.”
Bastille’s fourth album finished ahead of new Top 5 entries from Cambridgeshire rockers Black Country, New Road’s second studio album Ants From Up There (3) – their highest-charting collection to date and this week's Number 1 on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart – and The Divine Comedy’s Charmed Life: The Best Of (5), his fifth Top 10.
Elsewhere in the Top 10, Mitski debuts at Number 6 with Laurel Hell, and Korn’s 14th studio album Requiem becomes their fifth Top 10 at Number 8.
Meanwhile, Fleetwood Mac’s seminal album Rumours soars 16 to Number 13 following its 45th anniversary, and English heavy metal band Saxon are new at 17 with Carpe Diem. James Blunt’s greatest hits collection The Stars Beneath My Feet 2004 – 2021 shoots up 33 places to re-enter the Top 40 at Number 31.
This week’s BRIT Awards saw winning artists and performers experience an uplift on the Official