Paul Sexton
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‘Charlie’s Good Tonight’: Read an Exclusive Excerpt From the Authorized Biography of the Rolling Stones’ Late Drummer
'Charlie's Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts' is a new book about the Stones' drummer. → Read More
Paul Weller Has Fifth Solo U.K. No. 1 Album With 'On Sunset'
Paul Weller lands his fifth solo No. 1 on the U.K. album chart with On Sunset (Polydor/Universal). → Read More
Haim Lands Second U.K. No. 1 Album With 'Women In Music Pt. III'
Haim's "Women In Music Pt. III" enters the U.K. album chart at No. 1. → Read More
Bob Dylan Becomes Oldest Male Solo Artist To Score UK No. 1 Album
Bob Dylan enters the U.K. chart at No. 1 with his ninth chart-topping album in the territory, Rough and Rowdy Ways (Columbia/Sony). → Read More
Lady Gaga Scores U.K.'s Year-Best Opening Week With 'Chromatica'
Lady Gaga lands the biggest opening week for any artist on the U.K. album chart in 2020 as Chromatica (Interscope/Universal) debuts at No. 1. → Read More
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande's 'Rain On Me' Debuts Atop U.K. Singles Chart
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's “Rain On Me” collaboration (Polydor/Universal) enters the U.K. singles chart at No. 1. → Read More
Lewis Capaldi's 'Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent' Returns To U.K. Summit
Lewis Capaldi returns to No. 1 on the U.K. album chart for a tenth non-consecutive week with Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (EMI/Universal). → Read More
Dababy Rocks U.K. Singles Chart as Dua Lipa Regains Album Crown
Dababy's “Rockstar” (Interscope/Universal), featuring Roddy Rich, goes all the way to No. 1 in the U.K. → Read More
All-Star Cover Of Foo Fighters' 'Times Like These' Hits U.K. Summit
The charity single “Times Like These (BBC Radio 1 Stay Home)” by the Live Lounge Allstars wins a closely-fought battle for the U.K.'s singles crown. → Read More
99-Year-Old Captain Tom Moore Earns No. 1 Hit In U.K.
Former British Army captain Tom Moore, 99, is triumphant in his attempt to reach No. 1 in the U.K. singles chart with entertainer Michael Ball. → Read More
Dua Lipa and The Weeknd Continue Their Rule of the U.K. Charts
Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia starts a second week atop the U.K. album chart, as The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” leads the singles chart again. → Read More
5 Seconds Of Summer Are 'Calm' With Chart-Topping U.K. Debut
5 Seconds of Summer claim their second U.K. No. 1 album as Calm (Interscope/ Universal) narrowly beats Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia (Warner Records) to the crown. The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” (XO/Republic/Universal) climbs back 2-1 on the singles chart for its sixth aggregate week at the top. → Read More
The Weeknd's 'After Hours' Becomes His Second U.K. No. 1 Album
The Weeknd lands a second U.K. No. 1 album, as After Hours debuts atop the Official Charts Company survey. → Read More
Lewis Capaldi, The Weeknd Take U.K. Chart Honors
Lewis Capaldi's Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (EMI/Universal) is back at the top of the U.K. album chart, for a ninth non-consecutive week. The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” (Republic/XO/Universal) holds atop the singles chart for a second consecutive week, and fourth in aggregate. → Read More
BTS Score Second U.K. No. 1 Album With 'Map of the Soul: 7'
BTS claim their second U.K. No. 1 album in a row, as Map of the Soul: 7 (BigHit Entertainment) becomes the market's fastest-selling set of the year to date. The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” (Republic/XO/Universal) returns to the top of the singles chart. The BTS album opens with combined units of 38,000, some 2,000 more than Eminem registered with Music To Be Murdered By in late January. 32,000 of… → Read More
Billie Eilish Scores First U.K. No. 1 Single With Record-Breaking 'No Time To Die'
Billie Eilish scores her first U.K. No. 1 single with “No Time To Die” (Interscope/Universal), which becomes the fastest-selling of the year to date. → Read More
Green Day Have 'Father Of All...' No. 1s On U.K. Album Chart
There's a fourth No. 1 U.K. album in the new Official Charts Company data for Green Day, as Father Of All... (Reprise/Warner) enters at the top. → Read More
First U.K. No. 1 Single For The Weeknd, Second Album Triumph For Blossoms
The Weeknd earns his first chart-topping U.K. single, as “Blinding Lights” (XO/Republic/Universal) climbs 2-1 on the new Official Charts Company survey. → Read More
London Rapper J Hus Tops U.K. Album Chart With 'Big Conspiracy'
London singer, writer, rapper and model J Hus scores his first U.K. No. 1 album with his sophomore release Big Conspiracy (Black Butter). → Read More
Eminem Scores A Perfect Ten In U.K. With 'Music To Be Murdered By'
Eminem extends his record-breaking run of consecutive No. 1 albums in the U.K. to ten. → Read More