Rising singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams is about to assert her first No. 1 album on the Official U.Ok. Albums Chart along with her second studio effort, The Secret of Us.
Midweek gross sales and streaming figures from the Official Charts Firm point out that the Californian singer’s heartfelt and introspective songs are resonating strongly with U.Ok. followers, placing her in prime place to clinch the highest spot.
The 23-year-old Californian is presently outpacing her closest rival, Taylor Swift – who coincidentally options on the album’s observe “us.” – by a margin of greater than 2:1.
The Secret of Us (Interscope) follows Abrams’ debut LP, Good Riddance, which peaked at No. 3 final yr. The brand new album was preceded by the one “Shut To You,” which lately grew to become Abrams’ first U.Ok. Prime 40 hit, reaching No. 35.
Amid her collaborative observe with Taylor Swift dropping on June 21 alongside her 13-track sophomore album, Abrams took to Instagram to share a video of the duo playfully creating their collaborative quantity, calling the night “a number of the most enjoyable I’ve ever had in my life.”
She additionally included a video of Swift extinguishing an condo hearth. “Now we all know find out how to use a fireplace extinguisher. I really like you,” Abrams wrote.
As Swift wraps up a three-night stint at London’s Wembley Stadium on her The Eras Tour, a number of of her former chart-topping albums are additionally current within the U.Ok. high 40 midweek.
Different notable appearances on the chart blast embrace The Mysterines’ second album Afraid of Tomorrows (Fiction) eyeing a No. 3 debut, Charli XCX’s BRAT (Atlantic) trying to log a 3rd consecutive week inside the highest 5, and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Island) doubtlessly reaching a brand new peak inside the highest 10, at No. 8.
Exterior the Prime 10, Avril Lavigne’s Biggest Hits (Sony Music CG) is on observe for a high 20 debut, Ed Sheeran’s X (Asylum) might re-enter the chart because of a Tenth-anniversary reissue, and Jethro Tull’s Bursting Out (Parlophone) is predicted to turn out to be their twenty sixth U.Ok. high 40 album.
Joe Bonamassa’s Reside At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra (Provogue) might turn out to be his seventeenth high 40 assortment, Kate Nash’s 9 Unhappy Symphonies (Kill Rock Stars) approaches her highest-charting LP in 14 years, and The Story So Far are anticipated to enter with I Need To Disappear (Pure Noise).
All will likely be revealed when the Official U.Ok. Albums Chart is revealed late Friday, June 28.
