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Queen have scored their first number one album in 25 years with Live Around The World.

Ava Max is on course for a number one with her debut album Heaven & Hell.

Taylor Swift has managed to top the pop charts once more, having secured her fifth consecutive UK number one album with Folklore.The 30-year-old’s eighth studio album secured 37,000 chart sales, with 67% of its week one total coming from streams and 33% from downloads, according to the Official Charts Company.Folklore is currently only available in digital formats, but will be able to purchase as a physical release later in the year when lockdown eases further.Swift previously hit number one with Red in 2012, 1989 in 2014, Reputation in 2017 and Lover in 2019.She is the fifth female artist to score five or more UK number one albums, after Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion.Teasing the release of Folklore on Instagram

BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge’s charity single has replaced Captain Tom Moore at number one.

BTS have topped the UK album charts for the second time with their latest release Map Of The Soul: 7.

Liam Gallagher has celebrated his third solo UK number one album, saying “not bad for an unsophisticated parka monkey”.

Lewis Capaldi’s Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent has returned to the top of the UK albums chart on its first anniversary.