{"id":605061,"date":"2026-05-26T16:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/605061\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:31:09","slug":"maisie-peters-eyes-back-to-back-number-1-albums-with-florescence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/605061\/","title":{"rendered":"Maisie Peters eyes back-to-back Number 1 albums with Florescence"},"content":{"rendered":"

But\u00a0Michael Jackson<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0The Essential Michael\u00a0Jackson<\/a>\u00a0aims to\u00a0climb back to the summit, having been knocked off its throne by\u00a0Drake<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0ICEMAN<\/a>\u00a0last week. Sitting in second position in this latest update, can the compilation piece reclaim the Number 1 crown?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the past few weeks are anything to go by, this will be closely fought contest between the King of Pop and Maisie Peters. So,\u00a0let the battle\u00a0commence!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Michael Ball<\/a>\u00a0is cruising towards a 15th\u00a0Top 10 with\u00a0his latest release,\u00a0Glow\u00a0(4), while a\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0the main standings\u00a0could be on the cards\u00a0for\u00a0YUNGBLUD<\/a>\u00a0with his former Number 1,\u00a0Idols<\/a>\u00a0(7),\u00a0thanks to\u00a0two\u00a0new\u00a0physical variants\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0record\u00a0dropping\u00a0containing\u00a0new\u00a0tracks\u00a0and\u00a0special features.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Jersey rockers\u00a0Bleachers<\/a>\u00a0are pushing for a second Top 10 on\u00a0Everyone\u00a0For\u00a0Ten Minutes\u00a0(8). The six-piece, who have only officially been together for three years, are hoping their\u00a0sixth full release joins their self-titled\u00a02024\u00a0album in earning a Top 10.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

British alternative group\u00a0A<\/a>\u00a0may see\u00a0PRANG, their first studio release since 2001,\u00a0permeate the Top 20 (17) and clinch Jason Perry, Adam Perry, Giles Perry, Mark\u00a0Chapman\u00a0and Richard Twigg\u00a0a second Top 40 since\u00a0Hi-Fi Serious<\/a>\u00a0in 2002.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Radiohead\u00a0member\u00a0Ed O\u2019Brien<\/a>\u00a0(EOB) and his sophomore release\u00a0Blue Morpho\u00a0currently occupies Number 27.\u00a0His maiden release\u00a0Earth<\/a>\u00a0in 2020 peaked at Number 13.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Northampton-based\u00a0independent\u00a0artist\u00a0Billy Lockett<\/a>\u00a0is fighting for his first-ever Top 40 album\u00a0with\u00a0Things Are Looking Up.\u00a0Billy and his Mum have gone viral over recent weeks making\u00a0social media videos<\/a>\u00a0in their kitchen showing the (sometimes brutal) reality for independent artists in their quest to make a living selling albums and tour tickets. The video series has been praised for its\u00a0transparency,\u00a0garnering\u00a0Billy a raft of new followers –\u00a0can his new-found fans secure\u00a0Billy\u00a0his first taste of Top 40 success on the Official Chart\u00a0though? Riding at Number 33 on the Official Albums Chart Update\u00a0he’s\u00a0certainly in with a shot, but with three days of the chart week left to run\u00a0it’s\u00a0by no means a done deal just yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Finally, Yorkshire\u00a0cohort\u00a0Marmozets<\/a>\u00a0could clinch a third Top 40 with\u00a0CO.WAR.DICE.\u00a0(38).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

See the full Official Albums Chart Update Top 100 here from 5.45pm.<\/a>
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