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Architects win close battle to secure their first Number 1 album with For Those That Wish To Exist
05 March 2021
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Architects claim their first Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart following an exceptionally close race for this week’s top spot which sees an all-new Top 5.
The Brighton metalcore band’s ninth album For Those That Wish To Exist finishes the week just 550 chart sales ahead of their closest competition, Maximo Park and their new record Nature Always Wins (2).
For Architects, it’s not only their first chart-topper, but first Top 10 album too; their previous peak was Number 15 with 2016’s All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us.
Teesside led band Maximo Park on course for first ever number one album
Lead singer Paul Smith and his group are topping the mid week charts with hopes high for the top slot
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01 March 2021
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Maximo Park are on track for their first UK Number 1 album with their latest record Nature Always Wins, which is leading an all-new Top 7 on today (Mar. 1)’s Official Chart Update.
The Newcastle upon Tyne band are just shy of 1,500 copies ahead in an extremely tight race – just 2,500 chart sales separate the entire Top 5 at the midweek mark of the week.
Nature Always Wins is on course to be Maximo Park’s first Top 10 album in seven years, and their highest charting since 2007’s Our Monthly Pleasures peaked at Number 2 on the Official Albums Chart. Look back at where all of Maximo Park’s albums and singles charted in the UK.
Maxïmo Park lead Alice Cooper in race for UK Number One album
Mogwai s Stuart Braithwaite has started the #MaximoPark4Number1 hashtag to show support
Maxïmo Park and Alice Cooper. CREDIT: Gett Images
Maxïmo Park currently lead Alice Cooper in the race for this weekâs Number One album in the UK.
In the midweek chart update from the
Official Charts Company, Maxïmo Park is revealed to be just shy of 1,500 sales ahead of second place Cooper in the all-new Top 7 chart.
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‘Nature Always Wins’ is on course to be Maxïmo Parkâs first Top 10 album in seven years, and their highest charting since 2007âs ‘Our Earthly Pleasures’ peaked at Number Two.
The White Stripes share From The Basement session in full
The White Stripes share From The Basement session in full 18 February, 2021
“It was beautifully filmed and the sound quality makes a performance on a regular TV show sound like a wax cylinder recording,” Jack White says of The White Stripes performance. “No host. Thank God.”
The White Stripes have shared their From The Basement session in full online.
Taken from the time when it seemed like bands had the opportunity for television exposure every night of the week, the performance goes back to November 2005 as Jack and Meg ploughed the Get Behind Me Satan promo trail.