{"id":430269,"date":"2026-02-17T10:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/430269\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:54:11","slug":"charli-xcx-eyes-third-number-1-album-with-wuthering-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/430269\/","title":{"rendered":"Charli xcx eyes third Number 1 album with Wuthering Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wuthering Heights\u00a0could join both\u00a0CRASH<\/a>\u00a0(2022) and\u00a0BRAT<\/a>\u00a0(2024)\u00a0to mark Charli\u2019s\u00a0third chart-topping accolade in four years.\u00a0Three tracks from the album are also in contention for a Top 40 finish\u00a0on this week\u2019s\u00a0Official Singles\u00a0Chart.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a result of the above,\u00a0BRAT\u00a0is also\u00a0up six places\u00a0midweek,\u00a0possibly moving\u00a0back into the Top 40 (39).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Charli
\n MORE: Where every Charli xcx album and song has charted in the UK\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

That means\u00a0Olivia Dean<\/a>, whose album\u00a0The Art of Loving<\/a>\u00a0recently\u00a0became the longest-running Number 1 album by a British female this decade,\u00a0surpassing\u00a0Adele<\/a>\u2019s\u00a030<\/a>, begins the week at Number 2.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kylie Minogue<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Tension Tour\/\/Live\u00a02025<\/a>\u00a0album, which was released on streaming platforms last September, has now been dropped on double CD and vinyl formats,\u00a0and may earn the Aussie legend a 23rd\u00a0Top 10\u00a0record\u00a0(3).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Noel Gallagher recently being announced as Songwriter of the Year winner at the\u00a02026\u00a0BRITs,\u00a0Oasis<\/a>\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0(What\u2019s The Story) Morning Glory?<\/a>\u00a0(19) and\u00a0Definitely Maybe<\/a>\u00a0(33) rise\u00a0significantly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

American R&B star\u00a0Brent Faiyaz<\/a>\u00a0is looking for a third Top 40 project,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0highest-charting\u00a0album\u00a0since 2022\u2019s\u00a0WASTELAND<\/a>,\u00a0with his latest release\u00a0Icon\u00a0(20).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

As we wait in anticipation for\u00a0Bruno Mars<\/a>\u2019 fourth solo album\u00a0The Romantic,\u00a0coming\u00a0Friday\u00a0February\u00a027,\u00a0his 2010 debut\u00a0Doo-Wops\u00a0&\u00a0Hooligans<\/a>\u00a0looks\u00a0to scale the chart (27).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fred\u00a0again..<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0USB<\/a>\u00a0could climb an\u00a0incredible\u00a059 places this week (30) after the renowned DJ\u2019s\u00a0recent\u00a0Alexandra Palace gigs in London\u00a0caught mass attention,\u00a0with two more shows taking place next week. His latest track Lights Burn Dimmer featuring Jamie T,<\/a> which has been added to the album, has also helped its significant rise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And finally,\u00a0Sam Fender<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0People Watching<\/a>\u00a0may re-emerge inside the Top 40,\u00a0with the Mercury\u00a0Prize-winning Number 1 album also nominated for Album of the Year at the upcoming BRITs (40).\u00a0<\/p>\n

See the full Official Albums Chart Update Top 100 here from 5.45pm.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wuthering Heights\u00a0could join both\u00a0CRASH\u00a0(2022) and\u00a0BRAT\u00a0(2024)\u00a0to mark Charli\u2019s\u00a0third chart-topping accolade in four years.\u00a0Three tracks from the album are also…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[5357,96,74743,128,50,24275,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-430269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-charli-xcx","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-kylie-minogue","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-olivia-dean","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}