The chart success could come at an exciting time for fans, with the band recently announcing a European leg of their 2027 tour and UK dates expected to be revealed in the coming weeks. 

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Looking to spoil the party are The Snuts, whose Joy In Short Moments starts the week at Number 2. Jack, Joe, Callum and Jordan already boast three Top 5 albums, including 2021’s chart-topping W.L.. Can the Scottish four-piece leapfrog Queens of the Stone Age come Friday? 

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Birmingham rockers Editors are on course for their highest-charting album since 2009’s Number 1 In This Light and on This Evening, with eighth studio LP Surface, Echo & Sound tracking at Number 3. 

Canadian rockers Nickelback are chasing their eighth Top 10 album, as Everything Under The Sun makes an early appearance at Number 4. 

Fresh from the Halloween weekend, Michael Jackson‘s Thriller looks set for a resurrection, potentially leaping 18 places to Number 6. 

Elsewhere, The Who‘s 1975 album The Who By Numbers could make a Top 10 comeback thanks to a new super deluxe reissue (10). 

Indie outfit The Big Moon are on course to secure their third consecutive Top 40 album, as Forever makes its midweek appearance at Number 18. 

American DJ-producer MK is eyeing a maiden Albums Chart entry with debut LP In The Night Again (21), while K-pop four-piece ILLIT are also hoping to make their first appearance on the chart with latest EP BREAK EVEN (22). 

UK rap heavyweight Nines could secure his second Top 40 album of 2026 with Young Nina, a mixtape he recorded as a teenager (29). His Lost Tapes collection previously peaked at Number 14 in August. 

And finally, blink-182‘s seminal 2001 album Take Off Your Pants And Jacket is heading for a Top 40 return following the release of a 25th anniversary 2LP vinyl edition (34), while Save As by Ex, the solo project of Elena Tonra, rounds out the latest midweek Top 40 (40). 

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