Kasabian are set to assert their seventh consecutive U.Okay. No. 1 album with their newest launch, Happenings. The Leicester-formed rock band, consisting of Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews, and Tim Carter, has taken an early lead within the race to high this week’s U.Okay. Official Albums Chart.
On the midweek mark, Happenings, the band’s eighth studio album, is outselling its closest competitor, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Division, by a margin of two:1.
Kasabian have achieved six U.Okay. No. 1 albums all through their profession, with all however their first studio album hitting the highest spot. The band has seen main success regardless of lineup modifications, together with the departure of lead vocalist Tom Meighan in 2020, after which lead songwriter and guitarist Pizzorno turned the de facto frontman.
In the meantime, the chart motion is heating up with a number of different notable entries. Rising pop sensation Chappell Roan is about to make a splash along with her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, aiming for a high 5 place.
On the nation entrance, Zach Bryan’s fifth album, The Nice American Bar Scene, is eyeing a debut at No. 15. The report options star-studded collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer, alongside Bryan’s current High 40 hit “Pink Skies.” This might mark Bryan’s highest-charting debut within the U.Okay.
Beforehand, Bryan’s self-titled album reached No. 22 on the Official U.Okay. Albums Chart, whereas his third album, American Heartbreak, peaked at No. 1 on the Official Americana Chart within the U.Okay.
Rock band Enter Shikari’s Dancing On The Frontline is about to enter at No. 25. This would be the band’s ninth U.Okay. high 40 entry and comes after the St Albans-formed rock band snagged their first U.Okay. No. 1 with A Kiss for the Complete World in 2023.
Beforehand, the group scored high 10s with their 2007 debut album Take to the Skies (No. 4 peak), 2012’s A Flash Flood of Color (No. 4), 2015’s The Mindsweep (No. 6), 2017’s The Spark (No. 5) and 2020’s Nothing Is True And All the things Is Attainable (No. 2).
Indie rockers The Rifles return after an eight-year hiatus with Love Your Neighbour, which is on monitor to grow to be their fifth High 40 album, debuting at No. 26. The choice-folk trio Fink can also be making waves with Magnificence In Your Wake, approaching their first-ever entry on the U.Okay. Official Albums Chart at No. 35.
As we method the tip of the week, all eyes will likely be on the U.Okay. Official Albums Chart to see if Kasabian can safe yet one more No. 1 album so as to add to their record.