Niall Horan celebrates a hat-trick of U.K. No. 1 albums and the biggest opening week of his solo career so far, with Dinner Party debuting at the summit.
Niall's fourth studio set replicates the chart-topping success of 2020's Heartbreak Weather and 2023 offering The Show. His debut solo album Flicker peaked at No. 3 on its release in 2017.
This makes Niall the second member of One Direction to secure a hat-track as a solo artist. Bandmate Harry Styles has also achieved the feat with Harry Styles, Harry's House and Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Moreover, the project also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, shifting the most copies on wax over the past week.
"I am so incredibly grateful to all my fans who have bought and streamed the album and got it to Number 1, it means the world to me," Niall Horan told Official Charts.
Birmingham-born indie/alternative four-piece Overpass made debut albums chart entry with their maiden LP, Elsewhere, Always, at No. 5.
As well as a Top 5 finish, they've also picked up No. 1 on the Official Independent Albums Chart and the Official Record Store Chart, shifting the most copies in independent record stores over the past seven days, marking an incredible introductory campaign for Max Newbold, Elliot Rawlings, Indie Armstrong and Jake Bishop.
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra achieved their highest-charting record to date with Night Blooms at No. 9.
It's a fifth Top 10 for U.S. rock stalwarts Evanescence with Sanctuary (10), as newly-wed Dua Lipa's latest collection Dua Lipa - Live From Mexico rises seven spots to a brand-new best of 14.
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