From there, things got competitive on socials, with both acts calling on their fans to help push their record to the top spot. Rallying cries and emotional pleas meant that it all came down to today, and it’s the boys from Newport who’ve done it.
This is Skindred’s first chart-topping accolade, a huge moment for the band, but also for the metal community as a whole. The band take home the Number 1 spot on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart too, shifting the most copies of their record on wax over the past seven days.
Previously the band, comprising Benji Webbe, Mikey Demus and Arya Goggin, have seen Official Albums Chart success with 2023 release Smile, which narrowly missed out on the Number 1 spot by a mere 150 units to Cian Ducrot’s Victory. They have also bagged Top 40 accolades with 2014’s Kill The Power (28), 2015 record Volume (29) and 2018’s Big Tings (26).
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Speaking exclusively to Official Charts, Skindred say:
“All of us in the band are absolutely blown away by the amazing reaction and support to our new album. We want to say thank you to everyone that came out this week to buy a copy, especially all of those in our extended family in the rock and metal communities.
“The moment we decided to call the album You Got This after I was at the gym doing a spin class. I saw a PT helping a person I know who was recovering from a stroke, and I heard them say these three magical words: “You Got This.”
“It’s a positive message to everyone going through a tough time, or suffering with their mental health. It’s a message also of belief, to hopefully help empower every young band or artist, and to help them to keep going and push on through. So to be the first Welsh Ragga Metal Punk band from Newport to hit Number 1 really is a special moment. It really is a Fairytale of Newport. You Got This!
“We would also like to send our congratulations to Jessie Ware on her amazing new album, from all of us in Skindred.”
It means that, after a valiant effort to clinch top spot, Jessie’s Superbloom finishes the week at Number 2. Despite missing out on the Number 1, Jessie’s secured multiple other accolades.
She tops the Official Record Store Chart, securing the best-selling LP of the week in independent UK record shops. Superbloom also becomes Jessie’s highest-charting album to date. Previously, she’s enjoyed chart success with 2012 debut Devotion (5), 2014’s Tough Love (9), 2017 record Glasshouse (7), 2020’s What’s Your Pleasure? (3) and 2023’s That! Feels Good! (3).
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Although Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving has been knocked off the top, congratulations are in order, as the album celebrates an incredible 30th consecutive week in the Top 5 (3); a remarkable stat for the British superstar, who’s just kicked off her world tour.
Elsewhere, ZAYN lands his third Top 10 LP with fifth studio album KONNAKOL (4).
Michael Jackson’s The Essential collection rises significantly thanks to the cinematic release of new biopic Michael this week (5).
TOMORA, a duo made up of Chemical Brothers‘ Tom Rowlands and singer-songwriter AURORA, find their debut LP Come Closer pierce the Top 20 (16).
Justin Bieber’s Coachella boom is still reverberating within the Top 40: SWAG elevates 20 spots (17) while Purpose rises six (20).
There’s a huge milestone for ABBA‘s Gold: Greatest Hits, which secures its 1250th week inside the Top 100, at Number 22 this time around.
Finally, with the release of its Record Store Day 2026 variant, The Cure‘s Greatest Hits finds itself back in the Top 40 (27).
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