Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour returns to Number 1

Soul singer Sam Smith reclaims the abums top spot for a sixth time.
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Sam Smith has reclaimed the top spot on this week’s Official Albums Chart.

The soul singer’s million-selling debut In The Lonely Hour climbs from 4 to 1 following his sweep at last week’s Grammys to earn him a sixth non-consecutive week at the summit. The record has yet to leave the Top 10 since it was released 38 weeks ago in May 2014.

Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran’s X holds at Number 2, and Drake’s If You’re Reading This You’re Too Late charges to Number 3 following its surprise release on Friday (Feb 13).

Irish quartet Kodaline are new at Number 4 with their second studio album Coming Up For Air, and George Ezra’s Wanted On Voyage completes the Top 5.

New entries and high climbers

US jazz singer Gregory Porter reaches a new peak on the chart with Liquid Spirit, which jumps four places to Number 10, while indie-rockers Peace enter at 12 with Happy People.

"So honoured that Liquid Spirit is being discovered," Gregory said of scoring his first UK Top 10 album. "Let it continue... let the spirit free."

Elsewhere, acoustic singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti makes his Top 40 debut with Written In Scars at 13, folk singer-songwriter Father John Misty lands at 14 with I Love You, Honeybear, and Alanis Morissette’s seminal Jagged Little Pill re-enters the chart at Number 16.

US southern country-rock band Blackberry Smoke score their third UK Top 40 album with Holding All The Roses at Number 17, British duo The Unthanks land at 26 with Mount The Air, and Beck’s Morning Phase re-enters at 31 following his Grammy wins for Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album.

Rounding off the Top 40 are Black Rivers with their self-titled debut at 35, and US singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters earns her first Top 40 album with Blackbirds at Number 39.

The Official Albums Chart Top 10 is as follows. Click here to see the Official Albums Chart Top 100 in full after 7pm.

1 IN THE LONELY HOUR SAM SMITH
2 X ED SHEERAN
3 IF YOU'RE READING THIS YOU'RE TOO LATE DRAKE
4 COMING UP FOR AIR KODALINE
5 WANTED ON VOYAGE GEORGE EZRA
6 HOZIER HOZIER
7 TITLE MEGHAN TRAINOR
8 1989 TAYLOR SWIFT
9 SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT BOB DYLAN
10 LIQUID SPIRIT GREGORY PORTER

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