Gorillaz stable their 2nd Legitimate Number 1 album with Cracker Island nowadays.
The most up-to-date LP from the digital rock neighborhood and creation of Blur’s Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett – comprising 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russell Hobbs – becomes their first chart-topper in 17 years, having closing reached the summit with Demon Days in 2005.
Talking exclusively to Legitimate Charts, Gorillaz star Murdoc Niccals says: “Never uncertain, truly. Now now not easiest became this foretold within the prophecies, now we have the greatest followers within the cosmos! Plus, an navy of Cracker Island crack groups all around the arena doing their bit for the residing off.
“It truly does prefer a world village to spice up a Number 1 demolish hit album! Praise be to every single one of you!”
Parlophone Co-Presidents Reduce Burgess and Sign Mitchell notify: “Gorillaz have consistently been, and the truth is powerful live, one of many most innovative and pioneering bands on the planet.
“Cracker Island is proof that their inventive spirit is as extremely efficient because it be ever been and the success of the album shows the viewers is nonetheless growing and evolving with the band’s song. Or no longer it has been an wonderful crew effort on a world scale from Damon, Jamie and the Eleven management crew, who have worked tirelessly with Parlophone and the Warner world groups to raise a world success memoir.
“Congratulations to Gorillaz on your Legitimate Number 1 album.”
Cracker Island furthermore tops the Legitimate Vinyl Albums Chart, proving the week’s most-bought document on wax.
Taking part in her first-ever Legitimate Albums Chart entry, LA-born singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams celebrates a Number 3 debut alongside with her debut document Lawful Riddance nowadays. The LP furthermore tops the Legitimate Myth Store Chart, named the largest-seller in self sustaining document retailers this week.
In other places, Indiana export Adam Lambert claims a solo profession-most productive alongside with his fifth studio album High Drama this week (5). The carried out singer-songwriter, furthermore Queen’s most up-to-date lead vocalist, previously enjoyed solo High 40 success with 2009 debut For Your Entertainment (36), 2012 launch Trespassing (16) and 2015 LP The Long-established High (8).
Congratulations are furthermore in present for Obey Robots, who stable their first High 20 album with One in a Thousand (14). It’s the debut launch from the duo, formed of Laura Kidd (of Penfriend and She Makes War) and Ned’s Atomic Dustbin member Gareth ‘Rat’ Pring.
American rapper and producer Yeat makes his first UK Albums Chart appearance with Aftërlyfe nowadays (20), while South London rock outfit Disgrace claim their third High 40 LP with Food for Worms (21).
Vandals provides Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie a brand new profession height (22), while Manchester rockers The Tiresome Readers Membership have a fair time a fourth High 40 album with Info Freedom Vitality (29).
And lastly, Texan singer and rapper Don Toliver, born Caleb Zackery Toliver, clinches his third High 40 LP with Bask in Unwell (36).