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But Chase & Status – aka Saul Milton and Will Kennard – are looking for chart glory themselves with seventh studio set Generic Everything (2).
Recruiting the likes of Little Simz, J Hus and Giggs to contribute to the record, the pair have narrowly missed out on top spot twice before, after 2011’s No More Idols and 2013’s Brand New Machine both peaked at Number 2. Can they break the duct this time around?
Blues rock supergroup The Temperance Movement may attain their highest charting album to date on New Promise Land Incorporated (3).
Similarly, Troye Sivan could equal his current personal best, as She’s The Best – which includes viral hit single Party – begins the week at Number 4.
Keeping Up With The Joneses, the debut album from Wigan quartet The Lilacs, is on course to enter the main standings (5), while Pet Shop Boys‘ tribute to Alan Turing – A man from the future – may become their 20th Top 10 accolade (6).
Geese frontman Cameron Winter‘s emotionally charged Live At Carnegie Hall looks to become the New York enigma’s first solo project inside the Top 40 (8).
Sabrina Carpenter‘s former Number 1 Short n’ Sweet rises 27 places midweek, following the release of a limited-edition vinyl celebrating its two-year anniversary (11).
Two more groups with their first full releases could make an impact this week. Dublin four-piece Basht.’s Poor Advice is currently at Number 14, as unpeople’s explosive we are unpeople stands at Number 16.
American rockers Greta Van Fleet begin their campaign for a fourth Top 40 with Palace for the People (24), while Dylan John Thomas looks for his second in this department with sophomore project, Nothing Here Worth Taking (25).
Somerset-based cohort The Pineapple Thief laser in on a first Top 40 since 2018’s Dissolution on latest cut, Far and Wide (28).
Scottish rockers Teenage Fanclub seek chart glory with Do Not Dare To Dream (35) and, finally, Genesis‘ 1969 debut From Genesis To Revelation sits at Number 38 midweek courtesy of its 2026 mix.
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