
London rapper
Central Cee has outsold the rest of the Top 5 combined to debut at #1 on the Official U.K. Album Chart with
Can't Rush Greatness (
Columbia), while
Lola Young enjoys a second week atop Singles with "Messy" (
Island).
Can't Rush Greatness, which follows 2022's chart-topping
23, has earned Cee three
BRIT Award nominations. He will embark on a world tour 4/1 in Oslo.
Teddy Swims'
I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) (
Warner) debuts at #2, also a career-best showing.
FKA twigs scores her first Top 5 entry, at #3, with
EUSEXUA (
Young).
Veteran instrumental rock combo
Mogwai begins at #5 with its 11th album,
The Bad Fire (
Rock Action), and
Toast of London/
What We Do in the Shadows actor-musician
Matt Berry opens at #22 with
Heard Noises (
Acid Jazz), his 13th full-length.
On Singles, Young's "Messy" was the most-streamed track in the U.K. this week, with 6.2m plays. She remains #1 amid a static Top 5, with
ROSÉ and
Bruno Mars' "APT." (
Atlantic) at #2,
Gracie Abrams' "That's So True" (
Interscope) at #3,
Chrystal's "The Days" (
Chaos) at #4 and
Gigi Perez's "Sailor Song" (Island) at #5.
Cee and Dave's "CRG" is the top debut, at #6. The former boasts additional Top 15 entries in the form of "GBP," featuring 21 Savage (#7), and "Truth in the Lies," featuring Lil Durk (#13).
Tate McRae's "Sports Car" (
RCA) and
Sam Fender's "Arm's Length" (
Polydor) debut at #8 and 14, respectively.