U.K. CHARTS: GREEN DAY SCORES FIFTH #1

Green Day has its fifth U.K. Official Albums #1 with Saviors (Reprise). Over on singles, Noah Kahan puts two entries in the Top 5.

Saviors also tops this week’s Official Vinyl Albums Chart, with one third of its total sales made up of wax purchases.

Noah Kahan’s Stick Season (Mercury/Republic) is up two to #2.

Neck Deep (Hopeless), from Welsh pop-punk outfit Neck Deep, debuts at #11 for its fourth Top 20 album. Heavy metal band Saxon secures its 11th Top 40 with Hell Fire and Damnation (Militia Guard Music), at #19.

On the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart, Kahan’s “Stick Season” remains at #1 with 8.7m streams in the last seven days. His “Homesick,” with Sam Fender, is the week’s highest new entry, at #5.

“Murder on the Dancefloor” (Polydor), by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, again rises to its previous peak of #2 thanks to its use in Saltburn. “Unwritten” (Sony), by Natasha Bedingfield, also enjoys a wave of nostalgia, rising five to #13 after being featured in the rom-com Anyone But You.

Further down, Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me” (RCA) hits a new apex of #17, while TikTok star Benson Boone has his first Top 20 with “Beautiful Things” (Night Street/Warner), at #18.