Paul Weller‘s ‘Fat Pop (Volume 1)’ has hit Number One on the UK’s Official Albums Chart, the singer’s sixth time reaching the summit as a solo artist.He held off J.
Cole‘s sixth album ‘The Off-Season’, which reached Number Two. Cole’s was the most streamed new album in the UK last week, while Weller’s top spot was reached with 91 per cent physical sales.“To have people like an album and want to buy it is never taken for granted by me, so to have it go to Number One makes it even more special,” said Weller of the achievement.It means Weller has now had a Number One album in five different decades.
He first achieved the feat with The Jam‘s final album ‘The Gift’ in 1982, and then again with The Style Council‘s ‘Our Favourite Shop’ in 1985.He.
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