Free Guy debuts at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart on digital downloads only, following a photo finish against Black Widow.
17.09.2021 - 19:01 / officialcharts.com
Manic Street Preachers win a close battle for Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart after a nail-biting race against Steps all week.
The Welsh rockers earn their second chart-topper with their 14th studio collection The Ultra Vivid Lament, picking up 27,000 chart sales. It means Steps settle for second place with What The Future Holds Pt 2, the group’s fourth album to land in the runner-up slot.
Celebrating the news, Manic Street Preachers told OfficialCharts.com: "It's amazing to be back at
Free Guy debuts at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart on digital downloads only, following a photo finish against Black Widow.
Elton John & Dua Lipa are fighting it out with Ed Sheeran for Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart. Ed’s current chart-topper Shivers (1) holds a narrow lead at the top of the Official Chart First Look, while Elton & Dua’s Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) (2) is just 2,500 chart sales behind.
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Lil Nas X is in pole position for Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart as his debut album Montero leads the midweek Official Chart Update.
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Manic Street Preachers have scored their first UK Number One album in 23 years after a heated chart battle with Steps.As revealed in the midweek charts, the rock band were battling the ’90s pop act to displace Drake from the top of the charts after the rapper scored the top spot last week with his latest album ‘Certified Lover Boy’.It’s now been revealed that the Manics registered 27,000 chart sales with acclaimed 14th studio album ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’, with 91 per cent of these coming from
Ed Sheeran goes straight to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Shivers – knocking his own 11-week Number 1 single Bad Habits off the top spot in the process.
Congratulations to Mick Flannery and Susan O’Neill, who claim the highest new entry on the Official Irish Albums Chart this week with In The Game.
The race for Number 1 on this week's Official UK Albums Chart is heading for a photo finish as Steps close the gap on their former '90s chart rivals Manic Street Preachers.