The Lathums Land U.K. No. 1 – Billboard

In a decent U.Ok. race, it’s the Lathums who take the silverware because the Nothing to a Little Bit Extra (by way of Island) debuts at No. 1.

The Wigan, England indie rock group is now two-from-two on the U.Ok. tally, after their 2021 debut How Stunning Life Can Be additionally climbed the U.Ok.’s chart mountain.

“18,000 Lathums sturdy and we are able to’t thanks all sufficient,” reads a publish on the band’s Instagram. “With the outright dedication and energy of the neighborhood that now we have amassed, now we have managed to clinch a consecutive No. 1 album with our second physique of labor. This can be a assertion for all to listen to, that the ability we maintain collectively via love and compassion can take us wherever, and you can by no means underestimate the ability of the frequent folks.”

After taking the lead on the midweek level, the Lathums’ newest album squeezed house by simply 700 chart gross sales, as slowthai Ugly (Methodology) finishes in second place.

The British rapper (actual identify: Tyron Frampton) now has three consecutive U.Ok. prime 10s, together with his Mercury Prize-nominated 2019 debut Nothing Nice About Britain (No. 9) and his 2021 chart chief Tyron. Ugly was the week’s best-seller on wax, the Official Charts Firm reviews.

Additional down the listing, printed March 10, Mimi Webb bows at No. 4 together with her debut studio album, Amelia (RCA). It’s the Canterbury, England-born singer and songwriter’s second prime 10 look, following 2021’s Seven Shades of Heartbreak, which reached No. 9.

The late Eva Cassidy earns a posthumous prime 10 with I Can Solely Be Me (Blix Road), a collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra and Australian-British composer Christopher Willis.

I Can Solely Be Me turns into the American singer and songwriter’s sixth prime 10 title within the U.Ok., together with No. 1s for the 1998 assortment Songbird and 2003’s American Tune, each scaling the chart nicely after her passing in November 1996, following a battle with most cancers.

Lastly, De La Soul’s 1989 debut 3 Toes Excessive (Chrysalis) rises to No. 12, a brand new chart excessive. The album is reissued following the demise final month of founding member Trugoy the Dove, and follows the long-overdue launch of the hip-hop pioneers’ catalog on streaming providers. 3 Toes Excessive initially peaked at No. 13 again in 1990.