Ed Sheeran extends his excellent U.Okay. albums chart report as Autumn Variations (by way of Gingerbread Man) debuts at No. 1.
Produced with the Nationwide’s Aaron Dessner, Autumn Variations bows on the summit of the Official U.Okay. Albums Chart, revealed Friday, Oct. 6, for the Brit’s seventh straight chief.
The chief on the midway stage, when it dominated its nearest competitor by greater than two-combined-sales-to-one, Autumn Variations is Sheeran’s second chief this yr. It finishes the U.Okay. chart week because the best-seller on wax, and follows nationwide No. 1s together with his 2011 debut + (plus), 2014’s x (multiply), 2017’s ÷ (divide), 2019’s No. 6 Collaborations Challenge, 2021’s = (equals) and 2023’s – (subtract).
Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore LP Guts (Geffen) holds at No. 2 for a 3rd consecutive week, whereas Jorja Smith enjoys a podium end along with her second studio album Falling Or Flying (FAMM), new at No. 3. Smith, the 2018 BRITs Critics Selection award winner, has now landed three titles within the U.Okay. prime 10, a tally that features her 2018 debut Misplaced & Discovered (No. 3) and 2021 EP Be Proper Again (No. 9).
Additionally new to the highest tier is The Concord Codex (SW Information), the third solo album from Porcupine Tree‘s Steven Wilson. It’s new at No. 4 on the U.Okay. chart, matching the height of his earlier effort, 2021’s The Future Bites (2017’s To the Bone reached No. 3).
In the meantime, U.S. rock act Black Stone Cherry nabs a fourth U.Okay. prime 10 album with Screamin’ on the Sky (Mascot), new at No. 6.
Additional down the listing, British synth-wave outfit Gunship rides to a brand new profession peak place with Unicorn (Horsie In The Hedge), bowing at No. 26; U.Okay. Eurovision 2023 rep Mae Muller scores her first U.Okay. prime 40 album with Sorry I’m Late (Capitol), arriving at No. 33, and British soul veteran Beverley Knight nabs an eighth with The Fifth Chapter (Tag8), beginning at No. 39.
