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Charli XCX<\/a> has become the first British female artist to land two number one albums in the Official Charts in the same year.<\/p>\n The global pop star recently released Music, Fashion, Film, her eighth studio album, following on from Wuthering Heights, the soundtrack to Emerald Fennell\u2019s latest novel adaptation released this February.<\/p>\n Wuthering Heights<\/a>, which includes the hit single \u2018House\u2019 featuring The Velvet Underground legend John Cale, reached the top of the Official Charts upon its release.<\/p>\n Now, Music, Fashion, Film has also found its way to the top of the charts, making the Essex star the first British artist to achieve this double-whammy feat.<\/p>\n The latest project, which features a surprising collaboration with cult filmmaker David Cronenberg<\/a>, is her fourth project to get to number one, following Crash in 2022 and Brat in 2024.<\/p>\n Therefore, the \u2018Apple\u2019 singer is now part of an elite group of acts who have scored two UK chart-topping albums within twelve months, including The Beatles, David Bowie, Elton John, Ed Sheeran, and international acts like Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Diana Ross.<\/p>\n To celebrate the album\u2019s release, Charli XCX played a special album launch show in Nashville<\/a>, where many of the tracks enjoyed their live debut, before headlining Lollapalooza on July 31st.<\/p>\n In other promotional efforts, the performer also released a self-directed black-and-white film as a visual companion piece, starring her collaborators AG Cook and Finn Keane.<\/p>\n Outside of the album, Charli also released the B-side tracks on iTunes<\/a>, after sharing them on social media throughout the run-up to the release. Fans can now purchase \u2018I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night\u2019, \u2018Playboy Bunny\u2019, and \u2018If You Take the Music Then What Has She Got?\u2019.<\/p>\n Far Out gave the star\u2019s latest album a two-star review<\/a>, observing, \u201cThere\u2019s wry self-awareness, but that shouldn\u2019t be mistaken for substance. Just as the \u2018rock\u2019 amid the rave shouldn\u2019t be mistaken for reinvention. If you\u2019re a teenager discovering this aesthetic for the first time, then you might find it thrilling.\u201d<\/p>\n
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