Dermot Kennedy Makes History on U.K. Albums Chart With Third No. 1

Dermot Kennedy has made history on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart dated April 10 with his new album, The Weight of the Woods.

By landing the top spot, Kennedy is the first Irish solo artist to have each of his first three studio albums score the No. 1 placement. This week’s achievement follows the 2019 debut Without Fear and 2023’s Sonder to rule the U.K. charts.

In its second week, RAYE’s This Music May Contain Hope slips just one place to No. 2. The epic 17-track LP gave the British star her first U.K. No. 1 album. The set landed at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 in its opening week.

Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving is at No. 3, while her song “Rein Me In” with Sam Fender is at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart. 

Harry Styles’ Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally rises two places to No. 4. On Friday (April 10), the LP was named the U.K.’s biggest album of 2026 so far, amassing 226,000 combined chart units since its release in March.

Fresh from the opening night of its global tour, BTS’ recent chart-topper ARIRANG is at No. 5. The group kicked off its upcoming 85-date tour in Goyang, South Korea, on Thursday (April 9) before hitting North America on April 25.

Arlo Parks has earned her third top 40 record with Ambiguous Desire at No. 11. The Londoner won the Mercury Prize in 2021 with Collapsed in Sunbeams (No. 3) and released its follow-up My Soft Machine in 2023 (No. 9).