Liam Gallagher is king of the U.Okay. Albums Chart with Knebworth 22 (through Warner Data).
Recorded dwell final 12 months on the scene of one among Oasis’s most iconic occasions, Knebworth 22 retains the streak alive for Gallagher, who now boasts 5 solo chart leaders, together with As You Have been (2017), Why Me? Why Not (2019), MTV Unplugged (2020) and C’mon You Know (2022).
As a member of Oasis, Gallagher claimed eight No. 1s, together with all seven of the Britpop legends’ studio albums. Gallagher’s post-Oasis mission Beady Eye launched two albums, 2011’s Completely different Gear, Nonetheless Rushing (peaking at No. 3) and 2013’s BE (No. 2).
By securing high spot on the Official U.Okay. Albums Chart, revealed Aug. 18, Liam goes one higher than his brother Noel Gallagher, whose personal post-Oasis profession has yielded 4 No. 1s and a slim miss with Council Skies, which got here in at No. 2 on the nationwide chart earlier within the 12 months behind Foo Fighters’ However Right here We Are.
The chief on the midway mark, Knebworth 22 is the largest promoting album of the week on vinyl and downloads, based on the Official Charts Firm.
Coming in at No. 2 on the nationwide chart is the Hives’ sixth album The Demise of Randy Fitzsimmons (Disques Hives). That’s the Swedish rockers’ highest charting LP within the U.Okay., besting the No. 7 for his or her 2002 assortment Your New Favorite Band, launched by Alan McGee’s Poptones label, and its followup from 2004, Tyrannosaurus Hives (Polydor).
Finishing an all-new high three is Jungle’s Volcano (Caiola), which erupts at No. 3. All 4 of the British digital music pair’s albums have cracked the U.Okay. high 10.
Additionally new to the highest 10 is London rapper Fredo with Unfinished Enterprise (PG Data) arriving at No. 9, for his fifth high tier look, whereas new releases from Lucy Spraggan (Stability at No. 24 through CTRL) and John Lydon’s Public Picture Ltd (Finish of World at No. 33 through PIL Official) affect the U.Okay. high 40.
Lastly, Taylor Swift makes her presence felt on the highest 40 with eight titles, together with three within the high 10. Main the best way is 1989 at No. 5, which reenters the highest 5 for the primary time since 2015, the OCC notes, powered by the announcement that her re-recorded 1989 (Taylor’s Model) will arrive Oct. 27.
