Kacey Musgraves and Caity Baser take on Ariana Grande for first UK Number 1 album

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

NEWS PROVIDED BY
Official Charts Company

Kacey Musgraves and Caity Baser are taking on Ariana Grande this week, with both acts having their first UK Number 1 album in their sights.

As it stands, Ariana is set to spend a second week at the top of the Official Albums Chart with eternal sunshine (1), which became her fifth UK Number 1 album last week.

But you shouldn’t count Kacey Musgraves out yet – the acclaimed US singer-songwriter’s back-to-basics sixth album Deeper Well (2) is less than 1,000 chart units away from Number 1.

Kacey previously claimed two UK Top 10 albums with 2018’s magnum opus Golden Hour (6) and 2021’s divorce record star-Crossed (10).

BRITs Rising Star 2024 nominee Caity Baser is still very much in this conversation for a first Number 1 album, too; her 13-track mixtape Still Learning (3) is a little over 1,500 chart units from the top spot, marking Caity as one of the most exciting emerging pop talents in the country right now. Catch Caity Baser on The Record Club with Bowers & Wilkins this Wednesday at 4.00pm.

Justin Timberlake’s comeback record Everything I Thought I Was (4) also aims for a Top 5 debut. The sixth solo record from Timbo, it would become his sixth UK Top 10 album.

US rockers Black Crowes approach a third UK Top 10 album (and first in 30 years) with Happiness Bastards (7).

AC/DC mark their 50th anniversary as a band with a series of special album re-issues; their first UK Number 1 album, 1980 opus Back in Black, could re-enter the Top 10 (10), while 1979’s Highway to Hell heads for the Top 40 (22), having originally peaked at Number 8.

Elsewhere, Paul Young’s 1983 chart-topping debut solo album No Parlez has been re-issued for its 40th anniversary, and could re-enter the chart at Number 17.

Nothing But Thieves’ chart-topping 2023 LP Dead Club City is predicted to re-enter the Top 40 (21) thanks to the release of its deluxe edition, while electronic musician Four Tet’s Three could become the DJ’s - real name Kieran Hebden - highest-charting collection yet (25).

Mancunian teenage MC Nemzzz approaches his debut Top 40 Albums Chart appearance with mixtape Do Not Disturb (31) and finally, Hastings Beat-punk group Kid Kapichi could score their second UK Top 40 record with There Goes The Neighbourhood (36).

About

About Official Charts Company

The Official Charts Company are the providers of the UK's only official music and video charts, as seen at OfficialCharts.com, on BBC Radio 1, MTV, Music Week, The Sun and many more. The most comprehensive research panel of its kind, the Official Chart gathers sales and streaming information from all key distribution (and home entertainment) channels including all major high street retail chains, independent stores, supermarkets, mail order internet retailers and digital music and streaming service providers. This market research sample equates to over 99% of the total UK singles market; 98% of the total UK albums market and 90% of the total UK DVD market.
The Official Charts Company is a joint venture between record labels' body the BPI and ERA, the Entertainment Retailers Association. The Official Charts Company are responsible for the commissioning, marketing, distribution and management of the UK's industry standard music charts and industry sales data.

About OfficialCharts.com 

OfficialCharts.com is the online home of the UK’s Official Charts, delivering exclusive breaking chart news, video interviews with the week’s Official Number 1 artist, new release listings and more to 2 million of the UK’s biggest chart fans monthly. You can access exclusively the full Official Singles Chart and Official Albums Chart Top 100, published Fridays at 5.45pm, plus official genre and format charts for Rock, Dance, Streaming, Vinyl, Afrobeats, Independent, Classical, Country and more. Search the chart archive by date, artist, song/album title or keyword.

Hear the Official Charts

The Official Chart with Jack Saunders, Fridays 4 - 5.45pm, BBC Radio 1; BBC Radio 1 can be found on 97-99FM; on DAB Radio; online at bbc.co.uk/radio1; and on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat.

The Official Chart: First Look with Katie Thistleton & Vick Hope, Sundays 6-7pm, airs on BBC Radio 1 and gives a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports, giving music fans a weekly sneak preview of the Official Singles Chart. The First Look reveals how songs are performing in the first two days of the chart week (Friday-Saturday), outlining the hottest new tracks of the week so far, as well as the new entries and highest climbers.

Source Official Charts Company