Fontaines D.C. are on course for their first Number 1 album in the UK

BTS’ new song Dynamite is off to an explosive start on this week’s Official Singles Chart, taking an early lead at Number 1 following its release last Friday (Aug. 21).

Taylor Swift has released a bonus track from her latest album Folklore, titled The Lakes. 

Biffy Clyro lead an all-new Top 4 on today’s Official Chart Update, with the Scottish band gunning for their third UK Number 1 album.

Sam Fender has given NME an update on how his forthcoming new album is coming together, saying that he already believes the upcoming new record is “miles better” than his debut ‘Hypersonic Missiles’.Fender was speaking to NME after he played one of the UK’s first major socially distanced gigs at the Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle last week.Asked about the current progress of the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Hypersonic Missiles’, Fender told NME that “it’s a much more cohesive piece of work” so

Taylor Swift has held on to the top spot in the official UK album chart with ‘Folklore’ for the third week running.She beat off Glass Animals‘ new album ‘Dreamland’ by 6,000 sales, according to the Official Charts Company.Last week she also beat Fontaines D.C.

Taylor Swift has beaten Fontaines D.C. to this week’s UK Number One album, extending ‘Folklore’’s time at the top to two weeks.The Irish band released their second album ‘A Hero’s Death’ last Friday (July 31) and were initially looking set to score their first Number One with the record.However, the CD release of Swift’s eighth album was brought forward at the last minute to August 4, bolstering her sales for this week’s chart figures.

The Coronas emerge victorious in their head-to-head race with Fontaines D.C. to land Number 1 on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart.

Fontaines D.C.

Taylor Swift has pushed forward the CD version of her new album ‘Folklore’, scuppering Fontaines D.C.‘s hopes of bagging their first UK Number 1.The pop star announced her surprise eighth record less than 24 hours before its digital release last month, and it has since become the biggest selling record of 2020.Having sold 37,060 copies in its first week in the UK alongside 24,050 streams and 12,152 album downloads, Swift topped last Friday’s albums chart (August 31), becoming the first female

Taylor Swift, Fontaines D.C. is ready for the chart crown.The Irish pop-punk outfit leads the midweek U.K.

Fontaines D.C. are in pole position for Number 1 on this Friday’s Official Albums Chart.

The biggest battle for Number 1 on the Official Irish Charts in 2020 so far has begun – it’s looking like a Dublin derby as post-punk five-piece Fontaines D.C. take on rock trio The Coronas for chart supremacy.

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Taylor Swift is on course to claim her fifth Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart with Folklore.

Congratulations to NSG, who claim the first Number 1 on the first ever Official Afrobeats Chart with Grandad. 

Congratulations to Joel Corry and MNEK whose collaboration Head & Heart has gone to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.