{"id":548990,"date":"2026-04-24T21:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/548990\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T21:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:55:12","slug":"skindred-secure-first-ever-number-1-album-with-you-got-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/548990\/","title":{"rendered":"Skindred secure first-ever Number 1 album with You Got This"},"content":{"rendered":"

From there, things got competitive on socials, with both acts calling on their fans to help push their record to the top spot.\u00a0Rallying cries and emotional pleas\u00a0meant that it all\u00a0came down to today, and\u00a0it’s\u00a0the boys from Newport\u00a0who\u2019ve\u00a0done it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is\u00a0Skindred\u2019s\u00a0first chart-topping accolade,\u00a0a huge moment for the band, but also for the metal\u00a0community as a\u00a0whole.\u00a0The\u00a0band\u00a0take home\u00a0the Number 1 spot on the\u00a0Official Vinyl Albums Chart<\/a>\u00a0too, shifting the most copies of their record on wax over the past seven days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Previously the band,\u00a0comprising\u00a0Benji Webbe, Mikey Demus and Arya Goggin,\u00a0have seen Official Albums Chart success with\u00a02023\u00a0release\u00a0Smile<\/a>, which\u00a0narrowly\u00a0missed out on\u00a0the Number\u00a01 spot by a mere 150 units to Cian Ducrot\u2019s\u00a0Victory.\u00a0They have also bagged Top 40 accolades\u00a0with\u00a02014\u2019s\u00a0Kill\u00a0The\u00a0Power<\/a>\u00a0(28),\u00a02015 record\u00a0Volume<\/a>\u00a0(29)\u00a0and\u00a02018\u2019s\u00a0Big Tings<\/a>\u00a0(26).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Speaking exclusively to\u00a0Official Charts,\u00a0Skindred\u00a0say:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of us in the band are absolutely blown away by the amazing reaction and support to our new album.\u00a0We want to say thank you to everyone that came out this week to buy a copy,\u00a0especially all of those in our extended family in the rock and metal communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe moment we decided to call the album You Got This\u00a0after\u00a0I\u00a0was at the gym doing a spin class. I saw a\u00a0PT helping a person\u00a0I\u00a0know who was recovering from a stroke,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0heard them say these three magical words:\u00a0“You Got This.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0a positive message to everyone going through a tough\u00a0time, or\u00a0suffering with their mental health.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a message also of belief,\u00a0to hopefully help empower every young band or artist,\u00a0and to help them\u00a0to\u00a0keep going and push on through.\u00a0So\u00a0to be the first Welsh Ragga Metal Punk band from Newport to hit\u00a0Number 1 really is a special moment. It really is a Fairytale of Newport.\u00a0\u00a0You Got This!\u00a0
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\u201cWe would also like to send our\u00a0congratulations to\u00a0Jessie Ware on her amazing new album,\u00a0from all of us in\u00a0Skindred.\u201d<\/p>\n

It means\u00a0that,\u00a0after a valiant effort to clinch top spot, Jessie\u2019s\u00a0Superbloom\u00a0finishes the week at Number 2.\u00a0Despite\u00a0missing out on\u00a0the Number 1,\u00a0Jessie’s secured multiple other\u00a0accolades.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

She tops the\u00a0Official Record Store Chart<\/a>, securing the best-selling\u00a0LP\u00a0of the week\u00a0in independent\u00a0UK\u00a0record shops.\u00a0Superbloom\u00a0also\u00a0becomes Jessie\u2019s\u00a0highest-charting album to date. Previously,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0enjoyed chart success with\u00a02012 debut\u00a0Devotion<\/a>\u00a0(5), 2014’s\u00a0Tough Love<\/a>\u00a0(9), 2017 record\u00a0Glasshouse<\/a>\u00a0(7), 2020’s\u00a0What’s Your Pleasure?<\/a>\u00a0(3) and 2023’s\u00a0That! Feels Good!<\/a>\u00a0(3).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Jessie<\/p>\n

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Although\u00a0Olivia\u00a0Dean<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0The Art of Loving<\/a>\u00a0has been knocked off the top, congratulations are in order, as the album celebrates an incredible 30th\u00a0consecutive week in the Top 5 (3); a remarkable stat for the British superstar,\u00a0who’s\u00a0just kicked off her world tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elsewhere,\u00a0ZAYN<\/a>\u00a0lands\u00a0his third Top 10\u00a0LP\u00a0with\u00a0fifth studio album\u00a0KONNAKOL<\/a>\u00a0(4).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Michael Jackson<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0The Essential<\/a>\u00a0collection\u00a0rises significantly\u00a0thanks to the\u00a0cinematic\u00a0release of new\u00a0biopic\u00a0Michael\u00a0this week\u00a0(5).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

TOMORA<\/a>, a duo\u00a0made up of Chemical Brothers<\/a>‘\u00a0Tom Rowlands<\/a>\u00a0and singer-songwriter\u00a0AURORA<\/a>,\u00a0find\u00a0their debut LP\u00a0Come Closer<\/a>\u00a0pierce\u00a0the Top\u00a020\u00a0(16).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Justin Bieber<\/a>\u2019s Coachella boom is still reverberating within the\u00a0Top 40:\u00a0SWAG<\/a>\u00a0elevates 20 spots\u00a0(17)\u00a0while\u00a0Purpose<\/a>\u00a0rises\u00a0six\u00a0(20).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0huge milestone for\u00a0ABBA<\/a>‘s\u00a0Gold: Greatest Hits<\/a>,\u00a0which secures its\u00a01250th\u00a0week\u00a0inside\u00a0the Top 100, at Number 22\u00a0this time around.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Finally,\u00a0with the release of its\u00a0Record Store Day 2026 variant,\u00a0The Cure<\/a>‘s\u00a0Greatest Hits<\/a>\u00a0finds itself back in the Top 40\u00a0(27).\u00a0<\/p>\n

See the Official Albums Chart Top 100 in full here from 5.45pm.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From there, things got competitive on socials, with both acts calling on their fans to help push their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548991,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,15124,50,187150,188973,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-548990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-jessie-j","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-skindred","13":"tag-tomora","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548990","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=548990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}