Kasabian claim sixth Number 1 album with The Alchemist's Euphoria as Pale Waves score third Top 10 with Unwanted
19.08.2022 - 19:09
/ officialcharts.com
Kasabian claim their sixth UK Number 1 album with The Alchemist’s Euphoria this week.
The Leicester-born rock group, comprising Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews and Tim Carter, outsell their closest competition 2:1 with their seventh studio LP. The Alchemist’s Euphoria is the first release to feature Sergio on lead vocals, following the departure of former frontman Tom Meighan in 2020.
With an impressive six Number 1 albums now under their belt, Kasabian pull level with British music icons including the likes of Pink Floyd, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Blur, Paul Weller, The Chemical Brothers and more, who all scored six chart-toppers apiece.
Celebrating their latest Number 1, Kasabian told Official Charts, "To get our sixth Number 1 is absolutely phenomenal, this one has got to be the most special. We’d like to thank all our fans for all their support without whom we wouldn’t be here, you will never fail to blow our minds. This is just the beginning x"
Previously, Kasabian reached the Official Albums Chart summit with Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor (2011), 48:13 (2014) and For Crying Out Loud (2017). The Alchemist’s Euphoria also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, shifting the most copies on wax this week.
Pale Waves also enjoy a new Top 5 entry this week with Unwanted, the group’s third studio album, landing at Number 4.
The Mancunian indie-rock quartet, made up of Heather Baron-Gracie, Ciara Doran, Hugo Silvani and Charlie Wood, have previously enjoyed success with debut 2018 record My Mind Makes Noises (8) and 2021 LP Who Am I? (3). Unwanted also reaches Number 2 on this week’s Official Record Store Albums Chart. Read our exclusive interview with Pale Waves’