Taylor Swift scoops Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for a second week with Folklore. Boosted by an earlier than expected release of the album on CD, Folklore holds on to the top spot with a lead of 3,500 chart sales over its closest competitor.
Folklore is now Taylor’s longest-reigning Number 1 album in the UK, her previous chart-topping albums, Red (2012), 1989 (2014), Reputation (2017) and Lover (2019) all held on to the top spot for just one week.
It means the new album by Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C., A Hero’s Death, settles for second place after a strong start earlier this week.
The band do however land at the top of this week’s Official Vinyl Albums Chart and Record Store Albums Chart. Over 60% of the album’s vinyl tally
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