TWO musicians from Brighton have landed their first ever spots in the top ten album charts.
ArrDee secured number two in the Official Albums Chart with his first mixtape Pier Pressure, while Sam Tompkins’ EP Who Do You Pray To? Is number seven.
Charli XCX secured her first UK number one album with her fifth studio record Crash.
ArrDee’s Pier Pressure features hit singles War featuring Aitch, Oliver Twist and Flowers (Say My Name).
All of the 19-year-old’s music videos for the tracks on the album are filmed at locations across Brighton, Hove and Peacehaven.
Earlier this week, Sam Tompkins performed and signed copies of his debut album at record store Resident in Kensington Gardens, Brighton.
The singer-songwriter, who used to busk in the city, shot to fame last year after Justin Bieber gave him a shoutout for his music.
Justin encouraged his 188 million followers to listen to Sam's single (W)hole.
Meanwhile, Welsh band Feeder are number five with their 11th album Torpedo, marking the band’s tenth top ten album.
Becky Hill’s 2021 debut Only Honest On The Weekend returns to the top 20 - re-entering the Official Albums Chart thanks to the release of a new deluxe version.
At number 40 is Juice WRLD’s posthumous fourth studio album Fighting Demons, again thanks to a digital deluxe release.
The latest edition of the album includes five previously unreleased songs.
On the singles chart, Dave holds the number one spot for the third consecutive week with Starlight.
The song, his first single of 2022, is the most streamed song of the week with 7.3 million listens over the past seven days, the Official Charts Company said.
Charli XCX’s album is the English singer-songwriter’s final release under her major label contract with Atlantic Records.
As well as her number one, the Official Charts Company have confirmed the 29-year-old also topped the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, with physical formats accounting for more than 70 per cent of Crash’s total chart sales over the past week.
A deluxe version of Crash has also been released with the addition of four new tracks.
The singer found fame in 2012 with the Icona Pop collaboration I Love It, which hit number one on the official UK singles chart and became an international success.
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