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Ezra Collective Tops UK Albums Chart for First Time
Ezra Collective has reached No. 1 on the UK albums chart for the first time with Here Because of Hope.
Ezra Collective has reached the top of the UK Official Albums Chart for the first time with Here Because of Hope. The group previously won the Mercury Prize in 2023 with Where I’m Meant to Be. Femi Koleoso spoke to Billboard U.K. about the group’s legacy and its inspiration for rising musicians.
Michael Jackson’s The Essential compilation rose two places to No. 2, while Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love remained at No. 3. Sienna Spiro’s Visitor climbed two places to No. 4, and her song Great Expectation remained at No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart for a second week.
Oasis’s Time Flies: 1994-2009 compilation rose 10 places to No. 5. Oasis has announced that it will play 38 concerts in the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe and the US in 2027. Bloc Party reached No. 6 with Anatomy of a Brief Romance, their sixth top-10 album.
Bonobo reached No. 11 with Distance in Static, giving the artist a fourth consecutive top-40 album.
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