Mumford & Sons complete trio of UK Number 1 albums with RUSHMERE

Mumford & Sons celebrate their third chart-topping album today, as fifth studio record RUSHMERE debuts at Number 1.

Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane and Ben Lovett’s first studio release in seven years joins 2012’s Babel and 2015’s Wilder Mind to complete a trio of Number 1 LPs for the group. 2009’s Sigh No More and Delta both peaked at Number 2 in the UK.

Celebrating the news, Mumford & Sons' Ben tells Official Charts:

"What's so unique about this Number 1 album is it's really been driven by the fans.

"People have really turned up for us; we didn't even really appreciate how intense that connection with our fans is. We knew we felt it, but after seven years away we wondered whether or not it was still there.

"The support reminds me a what it was like at the very beginning; when we first started playing Little Lion Man.

"We're just three friends, in this together; instruments in hand, singing together. That's all it is!"

Chatting on BBC Radio 1's The Official Chart, Marcus comments: "It's been great connect with the fans again. We've got a lot to be grateful for!"

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Earlier this week, Mumford & Sons played Manchester's Aviva Studios, Factory International for Amazon Music UK's City Sessions, coming soon to Prime Video.

On the intimate show, Ben tells Official Charts: "It's been a great opportunity for us to be in these rooms where you're not even one foot away from the people who put you on that stage.

"Those are the people who went out and bought this record. We're channelling the community that's built up around us since we were teenagers. It's a very beautiful thing to be a part of."

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With the release of its brighter days ahead deluxe edition, Ariana Grande’s former chart-topper eternal sunshine makes a spectacular return to the Top 5 this week (3). On its release last March, eternal sunshine became Ari’s fifth chart-topper, joining 2016’s Dangerous Woman, 2018’s Sweetener, 2019’s thank u, next and 2020 LP Positions.

Virginia-born singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus celebrates a solo career-best with second studio album Forever Is A Feeling, debuting at Number 5. It’s Lucy’s first solo UK Top 10 album. As a member of boygenius, she previously reached Number 1 in 2023 with the record.

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With the massive success of his UK Number 1 single Ordinary, Alex Warren’s debut album You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) rockets 20 places all the way into the UK Official Albums Chart Top 10 (10).

Finally, Chicago rapper Lil Durk sees his ninth studio album Deep Thoughts debut at Number 20, becoming his seventh UK Top 40 album.

See the full Official Albums Chart Top 100 in full here from 5.45pm.