Muse's Will Of The People album on course to become first-ever Official Number 1 Album using NFT technology
30.08.2022 - 15:49
/ officialcharts.com
Muse could claim an Official Albums Chart first this week, with Will Of The People tracking to become the UK’s first-ever Number 1 album using NFT (non-fungible token) technology, according to the Official Charts Company.
The English rock group, comprising Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, are currently outselling the rest of the Top 10 combined with their ninth studio album, which is set to become the band’s seventh UK Number 1.
Moreover, Will Of The People could well become the UK’s first-ever chart-topper to contain NFT elements. With the release of a limited edition ‘Digital Pressing,’ a collaboration between Warner Music UK and eco-friendly music web3 marketplace Serenade, Will Of The People is on track to break new ground on the Official Albums Chart, after Aitch’s Close To Home became the first NFT project to enter the UK’s Official Chart last week. Read more about Muse’s innovative NFT release here.
Elsewhere in the midweek Top 10, Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers vaults an incredible 69 places following the physical release of the record on vinyl and CD (3). The Compton-born rapper’s fifth studio LP, it reached Number 2 upon its digital release in May.
Embrace look set to score their eighth UK Top 10 album with How To Be A Person Like Other People this week (4). The Yorkshire rock export, comprising Danny and Richard McNamara, Steve Firth, Mike Heaton and Mickey Dale, last enjoyed Top 10 success with 2018 record Love Is A Basic Need (5). See Embrace’s full Official Charts history here.
DJ Khaled is on course for a career best with his thirteenth studio album GOD DID this week (5). The Louisiana-born producer, real name Khaled Mohammed, previously enjoyed an Official Albums Chart