Imelda also lands at Number 1 on home soil this week too, becoming the first Irish female solo artist to top the Official Irish Albums Chart in almost five years – her fourth chart topper in Ireland. Rock band The Offspring complete an all-new Top 3 with Let The Bad Times Roll their first album in nine years becomes their highest-charting to date in the UK, surpassing 1998’s Number 10-peaking Americana.Įlsewhere in the Top 10, Irish soul/rock singer Imelda May enters at Number 6 with her sixth collection 11 Past The Hour.

The entry also beats the Number 3 peak of his 2019 self-titled debut. London rapper AJ Tracey lands at Number 2 with his second studio album Flu Game, claiming the UK’s most-streamed album of the week. Thank you so much to our amazing fans for all your support over the last ten years, it means so much to us. MORE: Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2021 so farĬalifornian Soil is London Grammar’s second Number 1 album, following 2017’s The Truth Is A Beautiful Thing.Ĭelebrating the news, London Grammar – Hannah Reid, Dot Major and Dan Rothman – told : “We are so thrilled that our album has gone to Number 1. A quarter of the album’s chart sales were on vinyl, making it the week’s best-seller on wax. The trio’s third album lands at the top with just over 31,000 chart sales, outperforming the rest of the Top 5 combined. For more information, please contact MCD Productions.London Grammar’s Californian Soil soars to Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart, earning the band the fastest-selling album of 2021 so far by a British act. Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster online. Having a tour with two such incredible bands comes around very rarely these days, and this tour is one not to be missed under any circumstances.Ĭatch the first date of the tour in Ireland’s 3Arena on Sunday, November. THE OFFSPRING have also recently announced a select run of Irish and UK arena tour dates for this November, the ‘ Let The Bad Times Roll Tour‘. On top of this, support on all dates will be the Swedish rock favourites, THE HIVES. The band is comprised of singer Dexter Holland, guitarist Noodles, drummer Pete Parada and bassist Todd Morse.

Their music has had a lasting impact across film, television, and video games, but the band turned their focus to a new album release in 2021. Legends and innovators of the Southern California punk rock scene, The Offspring have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, won countless awards, and have toured consistently, playing more than 500 shows in the last decade alone. The album is the band’s third time working in collaboration with legendary rock producer Bob Rock. Photo – Daveed-Benito © 2021 The new music was written and recorded over the course of the last several years at various locations including the band’s Huntington Beach, California studio.

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