Fontaines D.C. score first UK and Irish Number One album with ‘Skinty Fia’

nme.com:

Fontaines D.C. have scored their first Number One album in the UK and Ireland with their third record, ‘Skinty Fia’.The album, which was released last week (April 22), follows the Dublin band’s previous two efforts – 2019’s ‘Dogrel’ and 2020’s ‘A Hero’s Death’ – landing in the Top 10.‘Skinty Fia’ outsold the band’s closest competition in the Official UK Albums Chart, Ed Sheeran’s ‘=’, two-to-one.

Physical sales accounted for 87 per cent of the album’s total figures, according to the Official Charts Company, boosting it to the top spot in the Official Vinyl Albums Chart too.“We’re touched by everyone’s response to ‘Skinty Fia’, thank you to everyone who bought, streamed or downloaded it,” Fontaines D.C.

told OfficialCharts.com.You gave us our first NUMBER 1 with Skinty Fia in both the UK and in Ireland. Thanks to all who went out and got it.