George Ezra strikes gold with third UK Number 1 album Gold Rush Kid: “Thanks to you beautiful people, this means the world”

officialcharts.com:

George Ezra has struck gold with his third consecutive UK Number 1 album, Gold Rush Kid, which today debuts at the top of the Official Albums Chart.

All three of George’s studio albums have now reached Number 1 in the UK; Gold Rush Kid follows debut chart-topper Wanted On Voyage (2014) and Staying At Tamara’s (2018).

Gold Rush Kid debuts at Number 1 with chart sales in excess of 44,000 – 79% of which are made up of physical sales. It’s also the highest-selling record on wax this week, topping the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, and the Official Record Store Chart.

See George Ezra’s Official Charts history in full here. Accepting his Number 1 album award from the Official Charts Company, George Ezra told OfficialCharts.com: “Officially Gold Rush Kid, thanks to you beautiful people, is Number 1 and that means the world to me.