British YouTuber, professional boxer, and hip-hop sensation, KSI has scored his first Number One on the Official UK Albums Chart with his sophomore album All Over The Place.

KSI is signed to BMG’s LA-based rap label RBC Records for recordings and publishing.

All Over The Place, executively produced by Mams Taylor, generated a sales total of over 34,328 copies in its first week, outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined. Sales were up 25% compared to KSI’s first album, Dissimulation, which became the UK’s biggest-selling debut album of 2020.

Most recently, the rapper achieved his seventh successive UK Top 10 hit in 15 months with ‘Holiday’ debuting at number two, his highest single to date as a solo artist. After four weeks in the Top 10, the single is back up on number seven on this week’s Singles Chart.

Said KSI, “Well, we did it. I’m beyond proud of this achievement. I’m so grateful to my team, my label, and most of all to my fans, without which none of this would be possible. Thank you! More to come!”

KSI’s manager and executive producer Mams Taylor said, “I am honored to have executive produced this album and it is even more of an honor to manage such a hardworking, kind, and talented artist. It’s so fun to work with somebody I call a friend, and KSI's work ethic is not only remarkable but also inspiring. Truly, I’m grateful for everyone’s contributions including my team at Proper Loud and everyone who believed in us and worked their socks off at RBC and BMG.”

Lisa Wilkinson, BMG Director Marketing New Recordings UK, said, “This Number One record is so well-deserved. KSI, his management, and the entire label team have worked exceptionally hard since the release of Dissimulation to create a record that showed true evolution on every level. With comprehensive and undeniable support across media, DSPs, and the online community, we have been able to make real gains at every stage and we’re excited to see what KSI does next!”

With the charts coming out early next week, All Over The Place has also been trending on DSPs in the US.

Thomas Scherer, BMG President Repertoire & Marketing Los Angeles and New York, said, “We congratulate KSI and Mams. The partnership we’ve built with KSI and his team is an industry revelation. His musical career strikes the perfect balance between BMG’s repertoire and marketing teams in the US and UK and showcases what we can achieve working so closely together. It’s the culmination of a well-thought-out roadmap and global plan coming to fruition, creating real success. He is a winner, and this is only the beginning of our journey.”

The release of All Over The Place comes amid a significant run of UK album chart successes in 2021 with artists including Gabrielle, Mick Fleetwood & Friends, Róisín Murphy, Van Morrison, Gary Numan, Texas, Garbage, and Joan Armatrading. Official chart data shows BMG increased its sales of albums in the UK by 10% in the first six months of 2021, a rate seven times greater than the market.