Maxïmo Park lead Alice Cooper in race for UK Number One album

Tom Grennan has scored his first UK Number One album with his second studio album, ‘Evering Road’.The Bedford singer-songwriter’s new album, which arrived last week (March 12), debuted at the top spot with over 17,000 chart sales – 73 per cent of which were physical copies, including CD, vinyl and cassette.Grennan’s album was one of four new releases to land inside the Top Five, alongside Central Cee‘s ‘Wild West’ (Number Two), Thunder‘s ‘All The Right Noises’ (Number Three) and RJ Thompson‘s

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Tom Grennan is heading for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with his new album Evering Road.

Kings Of Leon have scored their sixth UK Number One with ‘When You See Yourself’, it has been confirmed.The Nashville band released their latest album last week (March 5) and have now kept up their perfect record of hitting the top spot on every album since 2007’s ‘Because Of The Times’.According to the Official Charts Company, ‘When You See Yourself’ was the most-purchased album of the week on CD, digital download and vinyl.

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Maxïmo Park have postponed their UK headline tour until October – you can find the new dates below.The Newcastle band were scheduled to hit the road this June in support of their seventh album ‘Nature Always Wins’, which came out last month (February 26).It has today (March 9) been announced that the stint will now begin on Saturday, October 2 with a hometown show at Newcastle’s Boiler Shop.Dates will follow in Birmingham, Sheffield, London, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow.

Architects‘ ninth album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ has become the Brighton metal band’s first UK Number One, beating Maximo Park to the top spot.Maximo Park’s ‘Nature Always Wins’ lost out by just 550 sales, despite having led in the midweek charts, and has debuted at Number Two as their first Top Ten album for seven years.Celebrating the news, Architects’ vocalist Sam Carter paid tribute to their late bandmate Tom Searle, who died in 2016.“I cannot begin to tell you how much this means to

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Maxïmo Park will perform their second album ‘Our Earthly Pleasures’ at a pair of special shows later this year.The Newcastle three-piece, who released their seventh album ‘Nature Always Wins’ last week, will take to the stage at Kingston’s Pryzm (for Banquet Records) and Leeds Beckett University (for Crash Records) this September.As well as offering up cuts from their new record, Paul Smith and co.

Mary-Kate Olsen is out on the town following reports that her divorce has been finalized. The 34-year-old fashion designer filed for divorce from Olivier Sarkozy in May 2020, and a source has since confirmed to ET that the former star is dating again. On Friday night, Olsen was spotted having dinner with 45-year-old Brightwire CEO John Cooper in New York City.

Maximo Park are on track for their first UK Number 1 album with their seventh record Nature Always Wins, which is leading an all-new Top 7 on today (Mar. 1)’s Official Chart Update.

Mogwai have scored their first UK number one album with their 10th LP ‘As The Love Continues’.The Glasgow post-rockers beat Ghetts‘ ‘Conflict Of Interest’ by 2,900 sales resulting in a landmark moment for the band, after reaching the summit some 25 years after the release of their debut single ‘Tuner/Lower’.‘As The Love Continues’ is also this week’s best-seller on vinyl and the top seller in UK independent record shops.Celebrating their victory, Mogwai told the Official Charts Company: “We’re

Mogwai and Ghetts is heating up, with celebrity endorsements and tank stunts heightening the anticipation ahead of the big reveal of the final chart on Friday (February 26).The two artists are vying for this week’s number one album in the UK, with Mogwai’s ‘As The Love Continues’ leading Ghetts’ ‘Conflict Of Interest’ by just 2,500 chart sales (via The Official Charts Company).Mogwai have received support for their cause this week from Lord Of The Rings actor Elijah Wood, who tweeted “come on

The battle for Number 1 on this week's Official Albums Chart is heating up, as Ghetts closes in on current midweek leaders Mogwai. 

Alice Cooper, “Detroit Stories” (earMUSIC)Who says you can’t go home? Alice Cooper, one of Detroit’s most famous sons, does it on new album “Detroit Stories,” producing a masterpiece of classic rock, soul and R&B in homage to the city that produced him.Cooper does it with assists from members of legendary Detroit rock acts including MC5, Grand Funk and the Detroit Wheels.“Go Man Go” is a full-speed ahead car chase of a song about a parolee and his girlfriend who just doesn't know when to stop.