{"id":487092,"date":"2026-03-21T05:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/487092\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T05:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:14:11","slug":"james-blake-banks-his-highest-charting-album-with-trying-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/487092\/","title":{"rendered":"James Blake banks his highest-charting album with Trying Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/James Blake_0.jpg\" alt=\"James Blake - Image\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{8424e1a6-27d0-43d2-9cb0-f9971b0b0937}{129}\" paraid=\"1326802163\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Credit: Robbie Lawrence\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{8424e1a6-27d0-43d2-9cb0-f9971b0b0937}{129}\" paraid=\"1326802163\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">But\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/51376\/harry-styles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Styles<\/a>\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/harry-styles-kiss-all-the-time-disco-occasionally\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kiss All\u00a0The\u00a0Time. Disco,\u00a0Occasionally.<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0clinches\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0consecutive\u00a0week at Number 1. The album broke multiple records last week, including\u00a0earning Harry\u00a0the\u00a0biggest opening week\u00a0of his\u00a0career\u00a0so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{6d63f14e-33d1-41de-91aa-0484b43b6175}{49}\" paraid=\"179342941\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/58205\/tate-mcrae\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tate McRae<\/a>\u2019s 2025 project\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">So Close\u00a0To\u00a0What<\/a>\u00a0ascends 17\u00a0places following\u00a0the release of\u00a0a 2LP vinyl\u00a0variant\u00a0of\u00a0its deluxe\u00a0edition (5).\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0highest the album has charted since December\u00a02025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{ec4517f9-e500-4f66-8c08-6a377efbc2c8}{20}\" paraid=\"716451128\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Following the release of\u00a0latest\u00a0single\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/noah-kahan-porch-light\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Porch Light<\/a>\u00a0from his upcoming album\u00a0The Great Divide,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/63540\/noah-kahan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Noah Kahan<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0previous\u00a0record,\u00a0former Number 1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/noah-kahan-stick-season\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stick Season<\/a>,\u00a0re-enters the Top 10\u00a0this week (10).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{fb14b478-1bab-4bc4-be06-ba204bdad7a2}{180}\" paraid=\"399556253\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">There will be celebrations down on the East Sussex coast this evening, as Brighton rockers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/54113\/yonaka\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YONAKA<\/a>\u00a0earn a new personal best,\u00a0and second Top 40\u00a0achievement,\u00a0with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/yonaka-until-youre-satisfied\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Until\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0Satisfied<\/a>\u00a0(25).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{6aef2408-2fa3-4529-a7e8-9b99018994c1}{228}\" paraid=\"1065697609\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/26283\/black-crowes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Black Crowes<\/a>\u00a0find\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/black-crowes-a-pound-of-feathers\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">A Pound of Feathers<\/a>\u00a0land at Number\u00a037,\u00a0making it\u00a0a\u00a0ninth\u00a0Top 40 for the\u00a0trio\u00a0comprising\u00a0Chris Robinson, Rich\u00a0Robinson\u00a0and Sven\u00a0Pipien.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\" paraeid=\"{539eb6a9-54ef-47b1-abcd-f29ea9260cfd}{10}\" paraid=\"1243979561\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Finally,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/2141\/calvin-harris\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Calvin Harris<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/calvin-harris-96-months\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">96 Months<\/a>, which re-entered the Top 40 for the first time since September\u00a02025\u00a0last week,\u00a0elevates eight (31).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/albums-chart\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">See the Official Albums Chart Top 100 in full here from 5.45pm.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Article image:\u00a0Harris and Adair<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Robbie Lawrence\u00a0 But\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0Harry Styles\u2019\u00a0Kiss All\u00a0The\u00a0Time. 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