Bristol-based band IDLES is celebrating their second UK Official Number 1 album this week with โTANGKโ, a remarkable achievement for the five-piece group consisting of Adam Devonshire, Joe Talbot, Mark Bowen, Lee Kiernan, and Jon Beavis. The albumโs success is highlighted by its impressive opening week figures, with 85% of sales attributed to physical copies.
This marks IDLESโ fifth studio collection and follows their previous chart successes with 2018โs โJoy As An Act Of Resistanceโ which hit Number 5, 2019โs โA Beautiful Thing: IDLES Live At Le Bataclanโ which peaked at Number 59, 2020โs โUltra Monoโ which got to Number 1. and 2021โs โCRAWLERโ which charted at Number 3. Even their 2017 debut, โBrutalismโ. made a return to the charts in 2022 following a limited edition reissue, going on to chart at Number 65.
โTANGKโ not only claims the top spot on the UK Official Albums Chart but also secures the first position on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and the Official Record Store Chart. This makes it the best-selling LP in UK independent record shops over the past week.
Expressing their gratitude to their fans in an exclusive statement to the Official Charts Company, IDLES remarked, โThank you very much to all of you thatโve supported us, bought our album and got us to Number 1. Itโs a beautiful feeling. We know, without any doubt, that itโs you that got us here.โ
In addition to IDLESโ success, Paloma Faith achieves her sixth Top 10 album milestone with โThe Glorification of Sadnessโ, delving into the London-born singer-songwriterโs exploration of her personal experience with divorce. Faithโs impressive discography includes previous Top 10 entries, 2009โs โDo You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?โ which hit Number 9, 2012โs โFall To Graceโ which peaked at Number 2, 2014โs โA Perfect Contradictionโ which charted at Number 3, 2017โs โThe Architectโ which topped the chart, and 2020โs โInfinite Thingsโ which claimed Number 4.
The legendary Bob Marley & The Wailers make a significant return to the Top 10 with their compilation album โLegendโ after the release of the biopic Bob Marley: One Love in UK cinemas. The 1984 release has now spent an incredible 1122 weeks on the Official Albums Chart, marking its first appearance in the Top 10 since 2020. That wasnโt the only Bob Marley & The Wailers album to receive traction, โExodusโ impressively leapt a huge 93 places to Number 36.
The biopic isnโt only responsible for the uplift in the Bob Marley & The Wailersโ two albums, โLegendโ and โExodusโ, the Jamaican ska and reggae band also experienced an uplift for two of their songs over on the UK Official Singles Chart with โCould You Be Lovedโ and โThree Little Birdsโ charting in the UK Top 100 for the first time since 1980.
Furthermore, indie rock outfit Crawlers achieves a major milestone with their debut album โThe Mess We Seem To Makeโ, securing their first-ever Top 10 placement. The Liverpool-formed group, consisting of Harry Breen, Liv May, Holly Minto, and Amy Woodall, previously charted at Number 22 with the 2022 EP titled โLoud Without Noiseโ.
The diverse successes on the UK Official Albums Chart showcase the vibrancy and resilience of the music industry, with IDLES leading the way with their triumphant second Number 1 album, โTANGKโ. For weeks weโve had a new UK Number 1 album with no one being able to hold onto the top spot for more than a week, for months. Weโre excited to see who manages to do just that this year.