Kylie Minogue gets 11th UK No 1 album as Christmas No 1 race intensifies
As Wham! top singles chart, Minogue draws level with David Bowie, Eminem, U2 and Rod Stewart in the album league table, thanks to a reissue of her 2015 Christmas LP
October 2025
Taylor Swift scores the biggest UK charts opening week since 2017 with The Life of a Showgirl
With 432,000 combined units sold in its first week on the Official Chart, it’s the fastest-selling album since Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide)
July 2025
Oasis take over UK charts as reunion tour hits Manchester
It’s not inevitable that musical dinosaurs dominate the charts. Here’s how we rescue pop in Britain
Eamonn Forde
June 2025
Pulp top UK charts for the first time since 1998 with new album More
Sheffield band were last at the top with This Is Hardcore, while Sabrina Carpenter is at No 1 in the singles chart and breaks an album chart record
May 2025
Pink Floyd return to top of UK album charts with 1972 Pompeii concert recording
Prog rockers score seventh No 1 album with recording of Italian gig, extending their chart run following final studio album The Endless River in 2014
April 2025
Roy Thomas Baker obituary
Record producer, songwriter and arranger whose work on Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody took the single to the top of the charts around the world
Super spicy! Jack Black’s Minecraft song Steve’s Lava Chicken becomes shortest ever UK Top 40 hit
At 34 seconds, the spectacularly silly song from A Minecraft Movie beats the previous record by two seconds
Mike Berry obituary
Singer, songwriter and actor who had two UK Top 10 hits and played Bert Spooner in Are You Being Served?
February 2025
Taylor Swift surpasses Madonna as female artist with most UK No 1 albums
Singer scores 13th chart-topper with Valentine’s Day edition of her live album Lover (Live from Paris)
December 2024
Wham!’s Last Christmas remains top of UK singles chart for another week
Wham!’s Last Christmas is Christmas No 1 for second year running
Amazon push may help Tom Grennan beat Wham! to UK Christmas No 1
Band Aid 40 enters UK Top 10 as Christmas No 1 race hots up
November 2024
Band Aid 40 fails to reach UK Top 40 in opening week
The big interview
‘We were a bit naive about privacy’: LadBaby on blackmail, backlash – and their Christmas No 1s
October 2024
Every One Direction album returns to UK Top 40 as fans grieve Liam Payne
‘Absolutely mindblowing!’ Shed Seven score their second No 1 album of the year
September 2024
‘It’s schmoozing – but that’s nothing new’: how the record shop in-store gig changed touring
In-stores can be beneficial for bands, fans and record shops alike – but do they still hold the same magic, or have they become an obligatory part of an album promotion?
August 2024
It’s a femininomenon! How Chappell Roan slow-burned her way to stardom
The US singer’s debut album hit UK No 1 nearly a year after it was released, as fans fawn over her maximalist pop, queer themes and magnificent displays of camp
