Paul McCartney has extended his lead as the most successful albums act of all time on the U.K. Official Albums Chart, adding yet another No. 1 to his tally with The Boys of Dungeon Lane.
Paul now boasts of an incredible 24 No. 1 albums across a career spanning seven decades.
Breaking down the numbers, Paul has scored 15 No. 1 LPs as a member of The Beatles, two with Wings, six with his solo projects and one alongside Linda McCartney to become the most prolific U.K. albums chart-topper in history.
Speaking about this achievement, Paul said, "Guess what? Our album is Number One! Can't get much higher. And we are well chuffed. My team and the whole gang of people who worked on this thing, they have done a fantastic job, so thank you to all of them. And thank you to all of YOU who bought it! And thank you to me!"
Elsewhere, electronic Scottish duo Boards of Canada secured their highest-charting album to date with Inferno, at No. 3.
Floridian rockers Shinedown celebrated their third Top 10 album, with EI8HT debuting at No. 8.
Following the release of SE9 Part 2 to complete the SE9 series, Skye Newman sees her original SE9 Part 1 EP rebound back into the chart, clinching a new peak in the process (11).
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