Previously, Pink Floyd have topped the UK Albums Chart with Atom Heart Mother (1970), Wish You Were Here (1975), The Final Cut (1983), The Division Bell (1994), Pulse (Live) (1995) and The Endless River (2014).
Should they hold on, Floyd will rise up the ranks of acts with the most Number 1 albums in the UK; joining the likes of blur and George Michael.
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Sabrina Carpenter‘s enduring Short N’ Sweet edges back up the chart, looking to lift two (2).
As he announces eighth studio album PLAY, and tracks for this week’s highest new Singles Chart entry with Old Phone, Ed Sheeran could see former chart-topper +-=÷× (Tour Collection) return to the Top 5, up three midweek (3).
Andy Bell eyes his first-ever solo Albums Chart entry with third studio LP Ten Crowns (4). As a member of English synth-pop duo Erasure alongside Vince Clarke, Andy’s already earned five UK Number 1 albums: The Innocents (1988), Wild! (1989), Chorus (1991), Pop! – The First 20 Hits (1992) and I Say I Say I Say (1994).
Manchester-formed rockers James move towards a 13th Top 10 album with latest collection James (Live at the Acropolis) (5). The band scored their first-ever chart-topper with Yummy in April 2024.
Newcastle native Andrew Cushin could be celebrating his first Top 10 album. His second studio LP Love Is For Everyone tracks for a Number 10 debut.
Reigning Singles Chart champ Alex Warren is on the rebound with You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1), up four midweek (12).
And, finally, Californian singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega hopes to bank a seventh Top 40 record with tenth studio album Flying With Angels (31).
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