Noah Kahan’s ‘The Great Divide’ Debuts at No. 1 on U.K. Albums Chart
Categoria: Musica
It's his second album to hit the top spot in the U.K.
Por Billboard | 01/05/2026
Noah Kahan has secured his second No. 1 album in the U.K. as The Great Divide debuts at the summit of the Official Albums Chart dated May 1. The fourth studio LP from the Vermont singer-songwriter marks the biggest first-week debut for an international artist in 2026 to date. It joins 2023’s Stick Season as a chart-topper; the lead single from that album spent seven consecutive weeks at the summit in 2024 and was No. 1 on the U.K.’s year-end Singles Charts in 2024. Kahan is followed by Foo Fighters , whose 12th studio album, Your Favorite Toy, enters at No. 2 and marks the band’s 14th top 10 LP in the U.K. The Dave Grohl-led band has hit the No. 1 spot in the U.K. six times over the past three decades, and recently appeared as musical guest on SNL U.K . As she kicks off her global arena tour , Olivia Dean ’s The Art of Loving closes at No. 3. Her U.K. leg launched in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 22 before hitting Manchester’s Co-op Live over the past weekend; she’s set to play six nights at London’s O2 Arena over the coming month. Following the record-breaking box office numbers for Michael Jackson’s new biopic, two MJ collections moonwalk into the top five this week. Michael – Songs From the Motion Picture lands at No. 4, while his Number Ones collection closes at No. 5. New releases from Paul Weller ( Weller at the BBC, Vol. 2 , No. 19) and Billboard Women in Music honoree Kehlani ( Kehlani , No. 28) also debut inside the top 40.