Charli xcx becomes first British female artist to land two new Number 1 albums in same year

Music, Fashion, Film now Charli's fourth chart-topper overall

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Charli xcx creates a bit of Official Charts history, as she becomes the first British female artist ever to earn two new Official Number 1 albums in the same year.

Her eighth studio album Music, Fashion, Film has clinched this week’s top spot, meaning it joins her former record Wuthering Heights, which hit the summit in February.

Overall, this is Charli’s fourth Number 1 LP, linking up with CRASH (2022), BRAT (2024) and Wuthering Heights (2026) as outright Albums chart champions.

Charli joins an elite club of acts to score two UK Number 1 albums in a single calendar year, following the likes of The Beatles, David Bowie, Elton John and Ed Sheeran, while Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Diana Ross have previously achieved the feat as international female artists.

Moreover, Music, Fashion, Film tops the Official Albums Vinyl Chart, shifting the most copies on wax over the past seven days.

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777! Shania Twain’s seventh studio cut Little Miss Twain comes in at Number 7 and becomes her seventh Top 10 accomplishment.

After celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut record Is This It?, New York rockers The Strokes see Reality Awaits secure a Top 10 placing; their seventh overall (8).

Nines’ return with Lost Tapes yields another Top 40, the sixth in his distinguished catalogue (14). He also clinches Number 1 on the Official Independent Albums Chart. A delightful retirement present, for sure!

Finally, we find Luke Combs’ The Way I Am re-enter the fray (31), as the country aficionada embarks on Wembley Stadium tonight as part of his My Kinda Saturday Night tour.