Niall Horan toasts hat-trick of Number 1 albums with Dinner Party

The record earns Niall the biggest opening week of his solo career so far

This Tastes So Good! Niall Horan celebrates a hat-trick of Official Number 1 albums, and the biggest opening week of his solo career so far, with Dinner Party straight in at the summit.

Niall’s fourth studio set replicates the chart-topping success of 2020’s Heartbreak Weather and 2023 offering The Show. His debut solo set Flicker peaked at Number 3 on its release in 2017.

This makes Niall the second member of One Direction to secure a hat-track as a solo artist. Bandmate Harry Styles has also achieved the feat with Harry Styles, Harry’s House and Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

Moreover, the project also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, shifting the most copies on wax over the past week.

Speaking exclusively to Official Charts, Niall Horan says:

"I am so incredibly grateful to all my fans who have bought and streamed the album and got it to Number 1, it means the world to me."

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It’s a debut Albums Chart entry for Brummie four-piece overpass with their maiden LP, Elsewhere, Always (5).

As well as a Top 5 finish, they’ve also picked up Number 1 on the Official Independent Albums Chart and the Official Record Store Chart, shifting the most copies in independent record stores over the past seven days, marking an incredible introductory campaign for Max Newbold, Elliot Rawlings, Indie Armstrong and Jake Bishop.

Celebrating the news, overpass tell Official Charts:

"We're so proud of ourselves and immensely grateful for all the support that we've been given. This is a great moment, and we can’t wait for what comes next."

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Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra achieve their highest-charting record to date with Night Blooms (9). The celebrated multihyphenate’s fourth studio album alongside his ensemble, it also marks a second Top 10, joining 2025’s Still Blooming. In addition to this, the cohort find their record topping the Official Jazz and Blues Albums Chart, the fifth consecutive time they have secured Number 1 on this chart.

It’s a fifth Top 10 for US rock stalwarts Evanescence with Sanctuary (10), as newlywed Dua Lipa’s latest collection Dua Lipa – Live From Mexico rises seven spots to a brand-new best (14). Moreover, Pink Floyd bank another Top 20 on compilation record, 8-Tracks (17).

His first spot inside the main standings, Do That Again from breakout Californian Malcolm Todd pierces the Top 20 (19).

It’s a Prospa summer! As the duo’s hit track continues to make waves on the Singles Chart, the songs namesake album Free Your Mind., propels straight to Top 40 glory (24).

Congratulations go to modern soul giant Jalen Ngonda, as Doctrine Of Love marks a first Top 40 for the American-born, British-based star (29).

And finally, the iconic Barry Manilow makes it a quarter of a century of Top 40 prizes with 33rd LP, What A Time (34).