George Ezra heading for second UK Number 1 album with Staying at Tamara's
After 11 weeks of unmatched supremacy, it looks like George Ezra will be one to dethrone The Greatest Showman from Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
George’s second studio album Staying at Tamara’s pays a visit to the top spot on this week’s Official Chart Update, with 37,000 combined sales logged since its release last Friday. The Greatest Showman still has the edge when it comes to streaming, but George’s lead on physical and download formats puts it firmly ahead, currently by more than 2:1.
Staying at Tamara’s will be George’s second Number 1 album should it hold on until Friday. George’s debut, Wanted on Voyage, originally charted at Number 3 in July 2014 before climbing to Number 1 13 weeks later. It’s combined sales to date are 1.2 million.
Meanwhile, Over and Out, the first and only solo album from the late Rick Parfitt of Status Quo, is new at Number 3, and Jack White’s third studio album Boarding House Reach is Top 10-bound, currently at Number 5.
New entries and high climbers
Folk-pop singer/songwriter Lissie is on course for her highest charting album to date with her fourth collection Castles at Number 6, ahead of Led Zeppelin live album When The West Was Won at Number 8 following its reissue on CD, and on vinyl 4LP for the first time.
Toni Braxton’s new record Sex and Cigarettes could become her first UK Top 40 entry in eight years at Number 14, while American rock band Sunflower Bean are one slot behind at 15 with their second studio album TwentyTwo in Blue. Kidz Bop Kids are also bound for the Top 20 with Kidz Bop Summer ‘18 (17).
Paloma Faith’s The Architect is on the rise following her UK tour, up 14 to Number 24, plus there’s more good news for Courtney Marie Andrews; the critically acclaimed Americana artist is heading for her first UK Top 40 album with May Your Kindness Remain at Number 27.
Arriving Somewhere, the next release in a series of reissues from Porcupine Tree, is looking to make its chart debut at Number 34, Miles Davis & John Coltrane – The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 is new at Number 38, and finally, bubbling at Number 39 is Hormone Lemonade, Cavern Of Anti-Matter’s third studio album.
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Tony Priestley
Great to see the late, great Rick Parfitt of Status Quo at the top of the charts once again! A great mixture of songs, catchy tunes and foot tapping riffs, Over and out has it all. A fitting tribute to a rock icon who has been at the helm of one of the biggest bands that the UK has ever produced.
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Scott Thomson
Spot on absolutely brilliant from Parfitt it's a shame that the great man was not here to see how popular it is Hope you watching from above Rick
MusicStan_1997
I love The Greatest Showman, both the movie and the soundtrack, but I really hope George Ezra can stay at no.1 until Friday, I've been a fan of his since his debut album in 2014 and I've been waiting so long for his follow up, the album is incredible.
Piran
Finally good to see some change at the top of the albums chart, especially from George Ezra! :)
I think 'The Greatest Showman' is going to return to #1 the week after though.
Jamie Crampton
Only on streaming. I don’t get why it’s so popular, it’s other advantage is supermarket sales ( like Ed Sheeran) which other albums (Rick Parfitt, for example) don’t have.
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Ted
Because the movie was a hit and it's songs were great, that's probably why!
Declan Marr
Exactly Ted, agreed 👍
Alfred Lock
Even though movie critics talk out their !We are the judges at the end of the day to what is popular or not