Moving on to Taylor Swift, Biffy Clyro is the new boss of the UK albums chart.
The Scottish rockers open at no. 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart with A celebration of endings (Warner Records), for their third leader. The new LP is blowing away with 26,000 card sales, including 8,000 vinyl units, according to the OCC.
A celebration of endings is the trio’s ninth album, and their seventh Top 10.
With its rapid start, Party ends the three-week stretch at no. 1 by Taylor Swift’s Folklore (EMI), which comes down to no. 2.
English indie-rock outfit Sea Girls enjoy a no. 3 starting with their debut album Open your head (Polydor).
Also new to the top tier of the chart this week is Manic Street Preacher James Dean Bradfield, whose Even in exile (Montyray) bends at no. It is the first Welsh artist in 14 years and his 14th top 10, including his famous catalog with the Manics.
Brighton folk-rock veterans The Levellers enjoy a Top 10 berth with Peace (On the fiddle). It is her first album in eight years, and it starts at no. 8 of the Official Chart.
On the official UK Singles Chart, Joel Corry’s “Head & Heart” with MNEK (Asylum / Perfect Havoc) enters a fifth week at no. 1, as Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” (Atlantic) rises 3-2 for a new chart peak.
Drake and Lil Durk have the highest debut on the latest frame as “Laugh Now Cry Later” (OVO / Republic Records) starts at no. 4, for Drake’s 23rd appearance in the Top 10, and Durk’s first.
Finally, Miley Cyrus grabs her 18th Top 40 hit as ‘Midnight Sky’ (RCA) starting at no. 15. It is the first pop star of American pop from her upcoming album, See Is Miley Cyrus.
