Niall Horan lands first solo UK number one album with Heartbreak Weather

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Niall Horan has scooped his first UK number one album as a solo artist after Heartbreak Weather went straight in at the top of the chart.

The former One Direction star (and, of course, Mullingar man) saw off competition from Lewis Capaldi, who came in second with Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, and third-placed country duo The Shires with Good Years.

Just 2,300 chart sales separated the top three places in the Official Charts Company rankings. Rock and roll-tinged Heartbreak Weather is the second album by Irish singer Horan after his debut record Flicker reached number three in the charts.

He said: “To get to number one in the UK is huge for me. “I spent 14 months on this album and to have it received like this is just incredible