Post Malone eyes highest new Official Albums Chart entry with Twelve Carat Toothache

As Harry Styles could be first act of 2022 to return for second week at Number 1 on Official Albums Chart

Harry Styles’ Harry’s House is currently on track to return to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for a second non-consecutive week.

This would make Harry the first artist this year to achieve a second week at Number 1 on the Albums Chart. Two weeks ago, Harry’s House became the fastest-selling album of 2022 so far, earning the prestigious Official Chart Double in the process. See Harry’s Official Charts history in full here.

Eyeing up this week’s highest new entry its Post Malone with his fourth studio album Twelve Carat Toothache. With collaborations from the likes of Doja Cat, The Weeknd and The Kid LAROI¸ Twelve Carat’s possible Number 2 debut would be Posty’s fourth consecutive UK Top 10 LP.

On track for a Number 4 debut this week, it's Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band's new record Dear Scott. It would be the first record by the Liverpudlian singer-songwriter to reach the UK Top 10, he was previously a member of band Shacked.

There could be more Top 10 debuts from Prince & The Revolution with a re-issue of their 1985 Prince & The Revolution – Live album (6), You Me At Six return to the Top 10 with Sinners Never Sleep (7) and US singer-songwriter Angel Olsen is heading for her first ever UK Top 10 record with Big Time (10).

Elsewhere, Scottish punk rockers Skid s reissue of their debut album Scared To Dance could become their highest-peaking release since 1980 (26), the record originally peaked at Number 19 in 1979. Alt-rock band Horse Girl are also on track for their first-ever charting album in the UK with Versions Of A Modern Performance (30).

Following their performance at this weekend’s Platinum Party at the Palace, Queen’s Greatest Hits could jump seven spots (11) after breaking a UK chart record last week, while fellow Platinum performer George Ezra’s second album Staying At Tamara’s could be this week’s big climber, currently up thirty-four spots to re-enter the Top 40 (31).

George Michael’s hits collection Twenty Five rises 31 spots midweek (37) following news of a special Spatial Audio reissues of his back catalogue, including Older, next month. These will coincide with his upcoming Freedom Uncut documentary release, worked on by the late pop icon himself back in 2016.

And finally, Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers are looking to secure their third UK Top 40 album with Welcome 2 Club XIII currently on track for a Number 38 debut.

Official Albums Chart Update - 6 June 2022

POS	LW	TITLE	ARTIST
1	2	HARRY'S HOUSE	HARRY STYLES
2	NE	TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE	POST MALONE
3	3	=	ED SHEERAN
4	NE	DEAR SCOTT	MICHAEL HEAD/RED ELASTIC BAND
5	1	C'MON YOU KNOW	LIAM GALLAGHER
6	NE	PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - LIVE	PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
7	NE	SINNERS NEVER SLEEP	YOU ME AT SIX
8	8	MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS	KENDRICK LAMAR
9	9	GOLD - GREATEST HITS	ABBA
10	NE	BIG TIME	ANGEL OLSEN
11	18	GREATEST HITS	QUEEN
12	11	DIVIDE	ED SHEERAN
13	13	50 YEARS - DON'T STOP	FLEETWOOD MAC
14	10	BETWEEN US	LITTLE MIX
15	20	DIAMONDS	ELTON JOHN
16	21	TIME FLIES - 1994-2009	OASIS
17	12	SOUR	OLIVIA RODRIGO
18	14	FINE LINE	HARRY STYLES
19	15	THE HIGHLIGHTS	WEEKND
20	16	CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS	EMINEM
21	4	DOWN BY THE RIVER THAMES	LIAM GALLAGHER
22	24	LEGEND	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
23	23	DIRECT HITS	KILLERS
24	5	DIAMOND STAR HALOS	DEF LEPPARD
25	35	1	BEATLES
26	NE	SCARED TO DANCE	SKIDS
27	41	WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY	OASIS
28	25	RUMOURS	FLEETWOOD MAC
29	42	ELV1S - 30 NUMBER 1 HITS	ELVIS PRESLEY
30	NE	VERSIONS OF MODERN PERFORMANCE	HORSEGIRL
31	65	STAYING AT TAMARA'S	GEORGE EZRA
32	29	NUMBER ONES	MICHAEL JACKSON
33	76	THE WHOLE STORY	KATE BUSH
34	28	SEVENTEEN GOING UNDER	SAM FENDER
35	45	LEGACY	DAVID BOWIE
36	17	PLANET HER	DOJA CAT
37	68	TWENTY FIVE	GEORGE MICHAEL
38	NE	WELCOME 2 CLUB XIII	DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
39	27	FUTURE NOSTALGIA	DUA LIPA
40	26	PIER PRESSURE	ARRDEE