PRELUDE TO ECSTASY
by LAST DINNER PARTY


Prelude To Ecstasy is the debut album of BRITs Rising Star 2024 winners The Last Dinner Party.

Released 2 February by Island Records, Prelude to Ecstasy, entered the UK Official Albums Chart at Number 1 a week later on 9 February with the biggest opening week of any band in nearly a decade, since Years & Years in 2015. The Last Dinner Party also delivered the fastest-selling vinyl debut of any group this century, surpassing title holders Wet Leg by selling more than 14,000 units on vinyl in the album's first week on sale.

Prelude To Ecstasy was produced by James Ford and features the singles Nothing Matters which reached Number 22 on the Official Singles Chart, along with Sinner, My Lady Of Mercy, On Your Side, and Caesar On A TV Screen.

On July 25 2024, Prelude To Ecstasy was named as one of the 12 shortlisted albums for the Mercury Prize 2024, the most prestigious prize in British music.

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Chart history of PRELUDE TO ECSTASY

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  • LabelISLAND
  • Catalogue number5851910
  • First Chart Date

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  1. 1No1
  2. 2Top 10
  3. 3Top 20
  4. 6Top 40
  5. 7Top 75
  6. 9Top 100

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8 weeks - 15/02/2024 to 04/04/2024

1 week - 24/10/2024

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  • LabelISLAND
  • Catalogue number5851910
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  1. 1No1
  2. 2Top 10
  3. 3Top 20
  4. 7Top 40
  5. 8Top 75
  6. 8Top 100

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= Peak position = This week

7 weeks - 11/02/2024 to 24/03/2024

1 week - 20/10/2024

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  1. 1No1
  2. 4Top 10
  3. 6Top 20
  4. 16Top 40
  5. 29Top 75
  6. 35Top 100

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11 weeks - 15/02/2024 to 25/04/2024

2 weeks - 16/05/2024 to 23/05/2024

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3 weeks - 24/10/2024 to 07/11/2024

1 week - 28/11/2024

2 weeks - 19/12/2024 to 26/12/2024

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  1. 1No1
  2. 5Top 10
  3. 8Top 20
  4. 14Top 40
  5. 33Top 75
  6. 40Top 100

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11 weeks - 15/02/2024 to 25/04/2024

8 weeks - 09/05/2024 to 27/06/2024

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4 weeks - 24/10/2024 to 14/11/2024

3 weeks - 12/12/2024 to 26/12/2024

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  5. 12Top 75
  6. 15Top 100

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7 weeks - 15/02/2024 to 28/03/2024

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2 weeks - 12/09/2024 to 19/09/2024

1 week - 24/10/2024

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  • Catalogue number5851910
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  1. 1No1
  2. 5Top 10
  3. 8Top 20
  4. 15Top 40
  5. 34Top 75
  6. 41Top 100

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= Peak position = This week

11 weeks - 15/02/2024 to 25/04/2024

8 weeks - 09/05/2024 to 27/06/2024

19 weeks - 11/07/2024 to 14/11/2024

3 weeks - 12/12/2024 to 26/12/2024

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  • Catalogue number5851903
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  1. 1No1
  2. 4Top 10
  3. 7Top 20
  4. 13Top 40
  5. 13Top 75
  6. 13Top 100

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11 weeks - 15/02/2024 to 25/04/2024

1 week - 11/07/2024

1 week - 24/10/2024

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  1. 1No1
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  5. 22Top 75
  6. 22Top 100

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= Peak position = This week

11 weeks - 15/02/2024 to 25/04/2024

1 week - 16/05/2024

2 weeks - 11/07/2024 to 18/07/2024

3 weeks - 01/08/2024 to 15/08/2024

1 week - 29/08/2024

1 week - 19/09/2024

1 week - 24/10/2024

1 week - 12/12/2024

1 week - 26/12/2024

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Weeks on chart

  1. 0No1
  2. 1Top 10
  3. 1Top 20
  4. 2Top 40
  5. 2Top 75
  6. 2Top 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

2 weeks - 15/02/2024 to 22/02/2024

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