U.K. MIDWEEKS: COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY

The Last Dinner Party is heading toward #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with debut Prelude to Ecstasy (Island). Over on singles, Noah Kahan remains on top.

Should it stay at #1, Prelude to Ecstasy will cap off an exciting few months for the British band, which has been crowned a BRITs Rising Star and BBC Sound of… 2024 act.

Jamie Webster could score his highest-charting album in the U.K. yet with 10 for the People (Modern Sky), at #2.

Paul McCartney and Wings’ third set, Band on the Run (Capitol), is looking to re-enter the Top 10 thanks to a special reissue.

Kula Shaker’s Natural Magick (Strange Folk) starts at #5, while singer-songwriter Dylan John Thomas’ self-titled debut album (Ignition) is predicted to re-enter at #8.

On the U.K.’s Official Singles midweeks, Kahan’s “Stick Season” (Republic) is looking like a six-consecutive-week #1.

TikTok star Benson Boone could claim his first U.K. Top 10 single on Friday with “Beautiful Things” (Night Street/Warner Records), which is up three to #7.

“Alibi” (Major Toms/Asylum), by Ella Henderson and Rudimental, is expected to jump 11 to #13. Megan Thee Stallion’s “HISS” (Hot Girl Productions) is predicted to rise 17 slots to #14.

The Last Dinner Party’s “Nothing Matters,” meanwhile, is set to fly into the Top 20 at #19.