David Gilmour is again on the high of the U.Ok. Official Albums Chart, celebrating his third solo No. 1 album with Luck and Unusual.
The Pink Floyd guitarist’s newest launch marks his ninth total chart-topping report when mixed together with his work as a solo artist and a member of the long-lasting band. Luck and Unusual, Gilmour’s fifth studio album, joins the ranks of his earlier solo No. 1 albums, On An Island (2006) and Rattle That Lock (2015).
The brand new assortment additionally tops the U.Ok. Official Vinyl Albums Chart, solidifying its recognition amongst vinyl collectors and audiophiles alike.
In a press release to Official Charts, Gilmour expressed his gratitude to followers: “I’d prefer to thank everybody who’s purchased my new album, Luck And Unusual, and helped to make it #1 within the Official Albums Chart.”
This newest achievement provides to Gilmour’s illustrious profession, which incorporates six U.Ok. No. 1 albums with Pink Floyd, similar to Want You Had been Right here (1975) and The Division Bell (1994).
Nevertheless, in response to the rocker’s press launch, his newest venture Luck and Unusual, is “one of the best album I’ve made since Darkish Facet of the Moon, since 1973.”
“The album looks like a stable physique of cohesive work,” Gilmour beforehand advised Billboard of the brand new album. “It’s the cohesiveness of the entire thing — the writing, the work, the fun it nonetheless provides me to take heed to it right through as an album. There’s a consistency of thought and of feeling that runs by it that excites me in a approach that makes me make these comparisons.”
Additionally making strikes this week, as soon as once more, is Sabrina Carpenter’s Brief n’ Candy, which holds robust at No. 2 after three weeks within the Prime 5.
In the meantime, Oasis continues to dominate the chart, with Time Flies… (No. 3), Undoubtedly Perhaps (No. 4), and What’s The Story (No. 5) all securing Prime 5 positions.
Different notable entries on the tally, printed Friday, Sept. 13, embody Hyperlink Park’s 2024 hits assortment Papercuts, which rebounds to No. 8 following the announcement of their new vocalist, Emily Armstrong, whereas Fred Once more…’s ten days is available in at No. 7, marking his second Prime 10 album.
Additional down the chart, Rex Orange County earns his third Prime 40 LP with The Alexander Approach, debuting at No. 15, following earlier successes with Pony (No. 5 in 2019) and WHO CARES? (No. 1 in 2022).
South London group Fats Canine makes their Official Albums Chart debut with WOOF., touchdown at No. 16 and topping the Official File Retailer Chart.
In the meantime, Ensoulment, the primary new album in 25 years from The The, enters at No. 19, marking their sixth Prime 40 report. Ultravox’s 1984 album Lament returns at No. 35 after a Fortieth-anniversary version, and Leeds four-piece English Trainer re-enters at No. 40 with This May Be Texas, following their 2024 Mercury Prize win.