{"id":455054,"date":"2026-03-03T09:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/455054\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:26:12","slug":"gorillaz-on-the-ascent-the-mountain-eyes-the-summit-of-the-official-albums-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/455054\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorillaz on the ascent: The Mountain eyes the summit of the Official Albums Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

If\u00a0they\u00a0maintain\u00a0momentum,\u00a0The Mountain\u00a0would\u00a0join\u00a0the group\u2019s\u00a0previous\u00a0chart-toppers,\u00a0Demon Days<\/a>\u00a0(2005) and\u00a0Cracker Island<\/a>\u00a0(2023).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Looking to knock Gorillaz off the top of the world and fresh from winning a BRIT Award for International Song of the Year\u00a0with\u00a0APT<\/a>.,\u00a0Bruno Mars<\/a>\u00a0is back with\u00a0The Romantic\u00a0(2). The\u00a0nine-track release featuring the Top 5 hit\u00a0I Just Might<\/a>\u00a0could also be the American\u2019s third Number 1 album, standing in esteemed accompany with\u00a0Doo-Wops\u00a0&\u00a0Hooligans<\/a>\u00a0(2010) and\u00a0Unorthodox Jukebox<\/a>\u00a0(2012). Can\u00a0Bruno\u00a0pick up\u00a0his\u00a0first\u00a0UK\u00a0chart-topping record\u00a0in\u00a014\u00a0years?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another challenger for the crown comes from\u00a0singer-songwriter\u00a0Mitski<\/a>\u00a0who could potentially be on her way to her highest charting project to date\u00a0with\u00a0Nothing\u2019s About\u00a0To\u00a0Happen\u00a0To\u00a0Me\u00a0(3).\u00a0<\/p>\n

BLACKPINK<\/a>\u2019s EP\u00a0DEADLINE\u00a0is tracking for a Top 10 finish, a third in the\u00a0K-pop\u00a0stars\u2019 career (5).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The BRITs Producer of the Year and all-round superstar\u00a0PinkPantheress<\/a>\u2019\u00a0Fancy That<\/a>\u00a0rockets back into the midweek Top 100\u00a0at\u00a0Number 6\u00a0thanks to\u00a0a physical\u00a0release of\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Fancy Some More?\u00a0Deluxe version.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Pinkpantheress\"<\/p>\n

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Paul McCartney<\/a>\u2019s soundtrack from his latest\u00a0Amazon Prime\u00a0film\u00a0Man\u00a0On\u00a0The\u00a0Run, which documents McCartney\u2019s life post-Beatles and through the formation of\u00a0Wings<\/a>, could land the legend a 23rd\u00a0solo\u00a0Top 10 accomplishment (8). \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Celebrating\u00a0its\u00a0tenth anniversary,\u00a0The\u00a01975<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0I Love It When You Sleep\u00a0For\u00a0You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware\u00a0Of\u00a0It<\/a>\u00a0eyes a return among the Top 10 after a\u00a0limited-edition\u00a0reissue of the album was dropped (9).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Welsh outfit\u00a0Feeder<\/a>\u00a0could see the live version of their 2002 album\u00a0Comfort\u00a0In\u00a0Sound<\/a>, which was given its own dedicated tour last year, breaking the Top 20 after being released on physical and digital platforms (12).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

JADE<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0THAT\u2019S SHOWBIZ BABY!<\/a>\u00a0which debuted at Number 3 back in September is on course to re-enter proceedings following\u00a0THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE\u00a0being released as an exclusive vinyl variant (15).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

With what can only be described as a spectacular live performance at\u00a0Saturday’s\u00a0BRIT Awards in which she was joined by the legend that is\u00a0Bj\u00f6rk<\/a>, Spaniard\u00a0Rosalia<\/a>\u00a0looks\u00a0to make a stunning return to the main standings\u00a0with\u00a0LUX<\/a>\u00a0(18).\u00a0<\/p>\n

A fifth Top 40 and highest-charting album\u00a0of his career\u00a0is on the cards for\u00a0metal persona\u00a0Rob\u00a0Zombie<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0The Great Satan\u00a0(22).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Who<\/a>‘s\u00a0rock opera album\u00a0Quadrophenia<\/a>\u00a0is looking to pierce the Top 40 thanks to\u00a0the release of\u00a0a\u00a0high-fidelity audio version of the\u00a0iconic record\u00a0(28).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Maryland-born US singer\u00a0Bill Callahan<\/a>\u00a0may clinch his second\u00a0UK\u00a0Top 40 accolade with\u00a0My Days of 58\u00a0(32), with the album also on track to earn the 59-year-old a personal best.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following their\u00a0win at the BRIT Awards for International Group of the Year,\u00a0Geese<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Getting Killed<\/a>\u00a0could\u00a0rebound\u00a0into\u00a0the Top 40 (33) as well as a possible new entry,\u00a0Live At Third Man Records,\u00a0a pulsating set\u00a0which took place at The Blue\u00a0Room in Nashville, U.S.A\u00a0last June (37).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

And finally, two-time Brit Award 2026 winner\u00a0Sam Fender<\/a>\u00a0may see his Mercury Prize winning\u00a0Number 1\u00a0album\u00a0People Watching<\/a>\u00a0back in the Top 40 once again\u00a0too\u00a0(38).\u00a0<\/p>\n

See the full Official Albums Chart Update Top 100 here from 5.45pm.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If\u00a0they\u00a0maintain\u00a0momentum,\u00a0The Mountain\u00a0would\u00a0join\u00a0the group\u2019s\u00a0previous\u00a0chart-toppers,\u00a0Demon Days\u00a0(2005) and\u00a0Cracker Island\u00a0(2023).\u00a0 MORE: Where every Gorillaz album and song has charted in the UK\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134008,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[25955,96,59,49139,109198,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-455054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-bruno-mars","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-gorillaz","tag-mitski","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455054","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=455054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}