It's an indie vs. pop showdown The Strokes and Dua Lipa are going head-to-head in this week’s official UK albums chart. Lipa’s acclaimed second album ‘Future Nostalgia‘ – released on March 27 – made its UK chart debut at Number 2 before landing in first position the following week (April 10).
On that same day, Julian Casablancas and co. dropped their long-awaited sixth LP ‘The New Abnormal‘. As the Official Charts Company report, it’s now set to be a close race between the two records for this Friday’s (April 17) top spot, with ‘The New Abnormal’ currently less than 250 chart sales behind Lipa’s full-length (as of yesterday, April 14). ‘Future Nostalgia’, which is currently leading the midweek chart, has taken the advantage on streaming.
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