{"id":474897,"date":"2026-05-30T15:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/474897\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:12:14","slug":"maisie-peters-beats-michael-jackson-for-no-1-album-in-the-u-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/474897\/","title":{"rendered":"Maisie Peters Beats Michael Jackson for No. 1 Album in the U.K."},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMaisie Peters<\/a> has outlasted Michael Jackson<\/a> to gain her second consecutive No. 1 on the U.K.\u2019s Official Albums Chart<\/a> dated May 29.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a tight race, Peters\u2019 third album, Florescence, beats MJ\u2019s The Essential Michael Jackson by just 250 chart units. It now joins her 2023 sophomore effort, The Good Witch, in hitting the top spot on the charts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m really proud of myself and for the team, everyone worked really hard,\u201d the 26-year-old told the Official Charts Company in a statement. \u201cMichael Jackson tried, but he couldn\u2019t come up against the real M-dog!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe LP features collaborations with Marcus Mumford<\/a> and Julia Michaels<\/a>. Later this year, Peters will perform at London\u2019s O2 Arena for her biggest headline show yet, alongside Reading & Leeds Festival in August.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Essential Michael Jackson retains its No. 2 position week-on-week, having previously spent two weeks at No. 1 in May following the box office success of the Michael biopic.<\/p>\n

\n\tDrake<\/a>\u2019s Iceman lands at No. 3, down two places from its No. 1 placing last week. The Canadian debuted three studio albums in the top 10 of the charts simultaneously, becoming the first-ever artist to achieve the feat.<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Dean<\/a>\u2019s The Art of Loving closes at No. 4 following her headline set at BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend, and MJ\u2019s Thriller rounds out the top five.<\/p>\n

\n\tYungblud<\/a>\u2019s Idols returns to the top 40 and ends the week at No. 17. The Yorkshire-born rocker released a new physical edition of the 2025 LP, which featured new tracks and a collaboration with The Smashing Pumpkins.<\/p>\n

\n\tBleachers\u2019 Everyone for Ten Minutes earns the Jack Antonoff-led group its second top 20 album, landing at No. 18.<\/p>\n


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