The Lottery Winners at #1 among the albums and physical formats in the UK charts

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The Lottery Winners conquer the summit of the British charts with their latest album, “Koko (Keep On Keeping On)”, which becomes the band's second album to reach first place in the Official Albums Chart.

The Leigh group, composed of Thom Rylance, Robert Lallly, Katie Lloyd and Joe Singleton, thus equals the success achieved in 2023 with “Anxiety Replacement Therapy”.

Previously, the band had already obtained awards in the official rankings with their 2020 album of the same name, “The Lottery Winners” (position 23), followed by “Sounds of Isolation” in the same year (position 61) and “Something to Leave the House for” of 2021 (position 11).

Among the new entries the Scottish Deacon Blue They bring their eleventh studio album, “The Great Western Road”, in third place, marking their seventh entry into the Top 10 of the United Kingdom.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco They enter the number 4 with their first collaboration, “I Said I Love You First”, which becomes Selena's second album in the Top 10 of the United Kingdom and the first for the super-producer Benny Blanco.

The album “Music” by Playboi Carti, who had reached the first position, goes down this week, but the acclaimed rapper manages to maintain a second week in the top 10, thanks to the release of a deluxe edition entitled “Sorry for Da Wait” (position 7).

Individual

Alex Warren He continues his triumph in the British charts: his ballad Chamber-Pop Ordinary is confirmed for the second consecutive week in the first place of the Official Singles Chart. After reaching the summit seven days ago – becoming the first number 1 of the US artist in the United Kingdom – the song maintains its position thanks to an impressive streaming volume: as many as 7 million listening combined in the last week.

Ordinary's success also has positive effects on Warren's rest of the discography: Carry You Home Enter the British top 10 for the first time, earning 10 positions and settling at number 10, while Burning Down reaches a new peak by climbing five places until position 23.

In the top 5, BENSON BOONE He sees his former number 1 Beautiful Things tracing up to the fourth position, while his new single Sorry I'm here for Someone Else earns three places and reaches the 24th. Also Tate McRae He continues his climb with Greedy, who advances two positions up to sixth place.

Vinyl

“Koko” by The Lottery Winners Also debuts at the top both at the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and the Official Record Store Chart, making it the most popular album in the United Kingdom independent records stores this week.

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