Congratulations to Paul Weller, who lands straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with Fat Pop. The Modfather’s new record racks up 26,005 chart sales – 91% of which were physical sales – to become his sixth chart-topping record.
Celebrating the news, Weller told : “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 1 makes it even more special.” Weller’s new entry extends his run of Number 1 success across five decades, first topping the chart in 1982 with The Jam before landing solo Number 1s in the 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s.
With six solo Number 1s, Weller joins acts including Pink Floyd, Blur, Phil Collins and The Killers, who have all landed six chart-topping
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