Rising singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams is about to assert her first No. 1 album on the Official U.Ok. Albums Chart along with her second studio effort, The Secret of Us.
Midweek gross sales and streaming figures from the Official Charts Firm point out that the Californian singer’s heartfelt and introspective songs are resonating strongly with U.Ok. followers, placing her in prime place to clinch the No. 1 spot.
The 23-year-old Californian is at present outpacing her closest rival, Taylor Swift – who coincidentally options on the album’s monitor “us.” – by a margin of greater than 2:1.
The Secret of Us (Interscope) follows Abrams’ debut LP, Good Riddance, which peaked at No. 3 final 12 months. The brand new album was preceded by the only “Shut To You,” which not too long ago turned Abrams’ first U.Ok. High 40 hit, reaching No. 35.
Amid her collaborative monitor with Taylor Swift dropping on June 21 alongside her 13-track sophomore album, Abrams took to Instagram to share a video of the duo playfully creating their collaborative quantity, calling the night “a few of the most enjoyable I’ve ever had in my life.”
She additionally included a video of Swift extinguishing an condo fireplace. “Now we all know tips on how to use a hearth extinguisher. I really like you,” Abrams wrote.
As Swift wraps up a three-night stint at London’s Wembley Stadium on her The Eras Tour, a number of of her former chart-topping albums are additionally current within the U.Ok. prime 40 midweek.
Different notable appearances on the chart blast embrace The Mysterines’ second album Afraid of Tomorrows eyeing a No. 3 debut, Charli XCX’s BRAT trying to log a 3rd consecutive week inside the highest 5, and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess doubtlessly reaching a brand new peak inside the highest 10.
Exterior the High 10, Avril Lavigne’s Biggest Hits is on monitor for a High 20 debut, Ed Sheeran’s X might re-enter the chart because of a Tenth-anniversary reissue, and Jethro Tull’s Bursting Out is predicted to turn out to be their twenty sixth U.Ok. High 40 album.
Joe Bonamassa’s Dwell At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra might turn out to be his seventeenth prime 40 assortment, Kate Nash’s 9 Unhappy Symphonies approaches her highest-charting LP in 14 years, and The Story So Far are anticipated to enter with I Need To Disappear.
