Ben Howard earns second Number 1 album with Collections From The Whiteout

Plus Evanescence claim their highest charting album in 10 years.

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Congratulations to Ben Howard, who enters straight in at Number 1 with his fourth album Collections From The Whiteout.

Collections is Ben’s second UK Number 1 album, following 2014’s I Forget Where We Were. His other studio albums Every Kingdom (2011) and Noonday Dream (2018) both peaked at Number 4.

Collections From The Whiteout is the best-selling album in independent record shops this week, and also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.

See Ben Howard's full Official Charts history here.

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Meanwhile, Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia is at Number 3, marking its 33rd week in the Top 10, one year on from its release.

US rock band Evanescence open at Number 4 with The Bitter Truth - their highest charting album in 10 years and matching the peak of their 2011 self-titled collection. The record lands at Number 1 on this week’s Official Rock and Metal Albums Chart.

Elsewhere in the Top 10, Promises, a one-track, nine-movement album by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra debuts at Number 6.

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Further down, NF debuts at Number 12 with Clouds, the Christian rapper’s second Top 20 album; Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and The Winery Dogs’ Richie Kotzen’s blues-rock project Smith/Kotzen’s self titled-debut lands at Number 17; former Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow earns his second Top 20 solo album with Stargazer at 18.

Joe Strummer compilation Assembly lands at Number 23, while Mojo Skyline by Dust Coda debuts at Number 27 and Neil Young’s latest live album Young Shakespeare is at 29.

Finally, Amy Wadge’s Keeping Faith Series 1 and 2 soundtracks, which were written and recorded especially for the BBC drama, lands at Number 37 this week following the release of a 2-disc CD collection.

See the full Official Albums Chart Top 100

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thierry henon

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I would have loved to see EVANESCENCE at number 1!! I am still glad the talented BEN HOWARD is getting another 1 album..Very talented artist..

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Piran

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Congratulations, Ben Howard! :D

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Alfred Lock

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Yes good that real singer/songwriters still rule here but now all too familiar with the continued 1 week only stay at the top..Only less than 5 big acts in the world will break this montonous streak eventually and you already know who they are from their impressive chart history.

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Piran

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Nobody can get it right, can they? :P

They complain about one week stays at the top of the albums chart, but also criticise the singles chart for having #1's that last too long!

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Alfred Lock

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No longer bothered with the way the charts turned out it's just the album chart that matters now and before the years end that 1 week streak will end..Let's face nothing apart from Lewis Capaldi has came close to The Greatest Showman Soundtracks' mammorh stay at the top the last three years