Little Mix's Glory Days becomes their first Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart
Congratulations to Little Mix, who have scored their first Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart today (November 25).
The group’s fourth collection Glory Days shifted just over 96,000 combined sales to bag the top spot – the highest first week sales for a UK girl group Number 1 since Spice Girls’ Spiceworld opened with 192,000 in 1997. It’s also the fastest-selling Number 1 album by any girl group in 15 years, since Destiny’s Child’s Survivor (2001).
We say it all the time but we really do have the BEST fans in the world & we ❤ you to the 🌙 and back! LET THE #GLORYDAYS ROLL💖 the girls x pic.twitter.com/UHaUOAeyig
— Little Mix (@LittleMix) November 25, 2016
Little Mix’s latest release is the 24th Number 1 album to emerge from The X Factor, while its lead single Shout Out To My Ex became Little Mix’s fourth Number 1 single last month, making them the X Factor winners with the most chart-toppers to their name. Glory Days follows Little Mix’s three Top 5 collections DNA (2012), Salute (2013) and Get Weird (2015). Click here to view Little Mix’s complete Official Chart history.
Little Mix join a select few girl groups to have landed a Number 1 album in Official UK Charts' 60-year history. In fact, just seven other acts have managed it, totaling 13 Number 1 records between them. Here's the list:
| YEAR | TITLE | ACT | WKS AT NO.1 |
| 1968 | DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES GREATEST HITS | DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES | 3 |
| 1977 | 20 GOLDEN GREATS | DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES | 7 |
| 1996 | SPICE | SPICE GIRLS | 15 |
| 1997 | SPICEWORLD | SPICE GIRLS | 3 |
| 2000 | SAINTS & SINNERS | ALL SAINTS | 1 |
| 2000 | RIGHT NOW | ATOMIC KITTEN | 1 |
| 2001 | SURVIVOR | DESTINY'S CHILD | 4 |
| 2002 | FEELS SO GOOD | ATOMIC KITTEN | 1 |
| 2005 | TALLER IN MORE WAYS | SUGABABES | 1 |
| 2006 | THE SOUND OF GIRLS ALOUD: THE GREATEST HITS | GIRLS ALOUD | 1 |
| 2007 | CHANGE | SUGABABES | 1 |
| 2008 | OUT OF CONTROL | GIRLS ALOUD | 1 |
| 2016 | GLORY DAYS | LITTLE MIX | 1 |
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New entries and high climbers
Meanwhile, Metallica finish in second place this week with their tenth studio album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, and Bruno Mars’ third record 24K Magic finishes at Number 3.
Outside the Top 10, UB40’s first Unplugged album featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue debuts at 17, Adele’s 25 rebounds ten spots to 23, and a new Donna Summer Ultimate Collection enters at 30.
Finally, Andrea Bocelli’s Romanza debuts at 32, and 21 year-old YouTube singer-songwriter Dodie makes her Top 40 debut with Intertwined at Number 35.
Check out this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart in full
Look through every Official UK Number 1 album of 2016 so far below:
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Sunshine Gal
wow!! quite a few groups i've never heard of :D who are: atomic kittens, sugarbabes and girls aloud? i don't think those groups have ever come to the u.s. before...are they all real big in europe?
I Am A Stegosaurus
Anything BUT Glory Days this week
Westeria Bade
i'm so happy little mix is getting the success they deserve. they are so talented and i love how they're a true example of female friendship because their chemistry is so real and there's never a motive to outshine another member. their voices blend so naturally and they're all so good at singing. a well-deserved number one.
etin
So interesting that eternal & b'witched havent no1.. they sold more than this mass manufactured band
Westeria Bade
they are not mass manufactured. unlike many pop groups out there, e.g. actually manufactured bands where it's all just professionalism (many k-pop bands) or western pop groups whose members are all secretly rivals and just fake friendship all around (fifth harmony). unlike all those groups, little mix is actually grounded on real friendship and female support, which is very admirable. they're feminist without even trying. so much people out there try to promote the feminist agenda so aggressively it actually works against the movement. then there's little mix who don't even actively promote the movement yet effortlessly showcases feminism at its most natural and organic. hats off to them tbh. their number one debut this week is truly deserved.
etin
I bet they will split up 2-3 albums later, and then symon will do another band
I Am A Stegosaurus
I HOPE they will split up 2-3 albums later
Sunshine Gal
well, i certainly can raise a champagne glass to this ;). anyone know how long lm can keep the #1 album position?
I Am A Stegosaurus
Hopefully no more than 1 week
EH
Edward Howard
it Metallica! ;)
Küll
Pathetic. Metallica should be the 1. UK going wrong again.
Westeria Bade
oh shut up. crawl back under your rock cuz this ain't the 80s anymore.
I Am A Stegosaurus
I hate both Metallica and Little Mix but I would have rather seen the former as number 1. Of two evils chose the lesser.
MusicStan_1997
I'm so happy for them, all of their albums have been incredible and I'm so glad that they are topping themselves with each album. The fact that they sold more than Beyonce, Sia, Rihanna, GaGa, Britney, 5H and Meghan Trainor is massive.
SH
Scott Harris
So happy that Little Mix finally got their first #1 album! Congrats, absolutely love it! :D
Inevio
I hate "Glory Days", but I must congratulate Little Mix on having such a big sales week. That's impressive.
Hopefully Bruno's album can stick around and score big numbers in the longterm.
Brian Quinn
Sad.
Piran
Big congratulations to Little Mix! 'Glory Days' has been their best album to date in my opinion & I'm very happy to see it become their highest charting as well. Also, having the biggest opening week sales for a UK female group in nearly 20 years is an incredible achievement! :)
It's also great to see Metallica & Bruno Mars get debuts in the Top 3 as well; both of their albums are definitely good too.
Sunshine Gal
hey what's up mate!! looking forward to the 200 chart on sunday? ;)
Piran
Hey Sunshine Gal! :)
Yeah, I'm definitely excited for the BB200 tomorrow. Even though 'Glory Days' probably won't make the Top 20 in the US, there's always a chance that it could eventually get a boost. It'll be great seeing Metallica & Bruno Mars in the Top 2. :D
For next week, The Weeknd's 'Starboy' should be #1 on that chart. So is 'Glory Days' your favourite Little Mix album then? ;)
Sunshine Gal
oh i wouldn't be too worried if they miss the top 10, but i still think simon should consider a remix to the shout song...i have a feeling a more upbeat tempo will make it a big radio hit! and you know what that means ;) i hope the girls see my comments and can tell simon or if simon himself reads these comments. i mean, i can't guarantee anything of course.
well, my fave lm album is their first album. i was thinking of doing some lm throwbacks...but we both know that they kept falling down on the 200 chart :/ and of course, still not able to crack the top 40...so i decided maybe not. lemme know what you think. i can still do throwbacks on each of their bdays :)
#1 KPOP STAN
When will Fifth Harmony?
SH
Scott Harris
I like Fifth Harmony too. I hope they can get a #1 album too eventually.
I Am A Stegosaurus
Hopefully never