KASABIAN

Kasabian are Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews and Tim Carter. The Leicester rock band made their first chart appearance in May 2004 on the Official Singles Chart with Clubfoot, taken from their self-titled debut album. A decade later they had progressed to headlining Glastonbury Festival.

Kasabian have achieved an impressive seven UK Number 1 albums in their time together, with all but their first studio album hitting the top spot. Their first taste of chart-topping success arrived with 2006's Empire, while their most recent Number 1 album came courtesy of 2024's Happenings. In landing their seventh Number 1 record, Official Charts confirmed that Kasabian had pulled level with Blur, Muse, The Prodigy, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Cliff Richard and Ed Sheeran, who all boasted seven Official Number 1 albums apiece.

In 2020, lead vocalist Tom Meighan left the band, with lead songwriter and guitarist Sergio becoming the de-facto frontman.