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  Lists

  The Official Top 40 biggest cassette albums of 2022 so far

  Harry Styles, Florence + The Machine and Central Cee are among the year's top-selling cassettes to date

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  News

  Avril Lavigne reveals title and release date of her new pop-punk inspired seventh album

  The new record marks a return to the sonics of Avril's influential debut, Let Go.

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  News

  Avril Lavigne to adapt Sk8er Boi into movie for the song's 20th anniversary

  Can she make it any more obvious?

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  News

  Avril Lavigne thanks Olivia Rodrigo for the "return of rock'n'roll" to the charts

  The pop-punk legend's dedication to Olivia comes after a year that rock music returned to the Official Charts in a big way, spearheaded by the success of Sour.

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  News

  Avril Lavigne announces release of new single Bite Me dropping this Wednesday

  Listen to a preview of Avril's return to pop-punk below.

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  Features

  Avril Lavigne's Bite Me is a confident return to form for the pop-punk princess: First listen preview

  Bite Me features contributions from Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Lil Nas X hitmaker Omar Fedi.

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  Features

  100 songs turning 20 in 2022: From Girls Aloud and Sugababes to Will Young and Avril Lavigne

  2002 was a year of change for the British charts. From the genre-shifting Number 1 debut from Girls Aloud to hits by the likes of Eminem and Liberty X.

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  News

  Avril Lavigne readies new album and reveals there are no ballads on it: 'It's rock and roll baby'

  The singer-songwriter is lining up to launch her seventh album this summer.

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  Features

  Avril Lavigne's Official Top 10 biggest songs of all time

  Avril's back! We look at the hits that made her.

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  News

  Avril Lavigne claims the highest new entry on the Official Albums Chart Update

  Ariana Grande is set to remain at Number 1, plus more new entries from Chaka Khan and D-Block Europe.

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  News

  Avril Lavigne shares tracklisting and release date for new album Head Above Water

  The album is Lavigne's first in five years.

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  News

  Official Charts staff pick their favourite songs and albums of 2021

  Sharing the Official Charts staff's favourite releases from the last 12 months.

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  Features

  Iconic albums turning 20 in 2022

  Looking back to some of the key releases of 2002 celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2022

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  News

  Avril Lavigne's Head Above Water scores Number 1 on the Indie Albums Chart, J. Cole claims bestselling vinyl

  We take a closer look at this week's other Official Charts.

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  Vinyl

  Avril Lavigne's three Number 1 albums are being released on vinyl for the first time

  For vinyl fans, things don't have to be so complicated after all.

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  News

  Avril Lavigne updates fans on progress of new album: "These songs are so close to my heart"

  The singer-singwriter updates fans on her now imminent sixth album.

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  Features

  The Official best-selling female albums of all time in the UK revealed

  Adele, Madonna and Whitney Houston have all released some of the biggest albums by women in UK chart history - but who comes out on top?

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  News

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  Avril Lavigne announces new record deal with BMG and shares new album details

  The Canadian star is returning after a three-year break...

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  Features

  Rock on: The 2000s pop-rock artists inspiring today’s hits

  Dust off your checkerboard Vans - emo-pop-rock is back in a big way.

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  News

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  Avril Lavigne unveils emotional Fly music video

  Praise from fellow popstars has poured in for the singer's Special Olympics single.

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  Irish Charts

  The female solo artists with the most Number 1 albums this millennium in Ireland

  Just 10 women have scored 3 or more Number 1s on the Official Irish Albums Chart in the last twenty years.

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  News

  Avril Lavigne, Carly Rae Jepsen and Justin Bieber are some of the most dangerous musicians to search for online

  Googling Avril could go and make things so complicated.

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  Features

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  The female solo artists with the most Number 1 albums

  Who takes the crown when it comes to the most Number 1s on the Official Albums Chart?

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  Features

  Big 'Boyfriend' and 'Girlfriend'-themed hits on the chart

  Want to have a hit? Better get yourself coupled up with a boyfriend or a girlfriend!

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  News

  Coronavirus: music acts who have cancelled gigs, including Stormzy, Foals and Mariah Carey

  Major music concerts and events that have been cancelled or postponed due to the spread of coronavirus.