La Roux challenges Ed for album top spot

26-year-old La Roux, (who now just consists of singer Elly Jackson), enters at Number 2 on today’s midweeks with her hotly anticipated second album, Trouble In Paradise. The follow up to 2009’s La Roux is just 8,000 copies behind Ed Sheeran’s X at this midway stage. If Ed holds on, this will be his fifth week at Number 1.

Sam Smith climbs one place to Number 3 with In The Lonely Hour, while Dolly Parton is down one to Number 4 with Blue Smoke. George Ezra completes today’s Top 5, remaining static at Number 5 with Wanted On Voyage.

New Entries

Richard Thompson is new in at Number 9 today with his first acoustic album, Acoustic Classics. The veteran singer/songwriter’s recording career spans nearly 45 years however, based on its midweek position, this could very well be his highest charting solo album to date.

Progressive rockers Yes enter at Number 10 with their 21st studio album, Heaven And Earth. The album was produced by Queen, David Bowie and Guns N’ Roses producer Roy Thomas Baker.

Scottish singer/songwriter Kenny Anderson, AKA King Creosote, is heading for his fist Top 40 album with From Scotland With Love (15), while British country group Ward Thomas also look set to make their Top 40 debut with their new album, From Where We Stand (20).

The Official Albums Chart Update Top 40 is as follows. The Official Albums Chart Top 100 will be posted in full, here, on Sunday at 7pm.

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