Noah Kahan Tops UK Charts, Foo Fighters at Number Two

0:00It's May 1st. You're listening to music news today, AI-powered music coverage. I'm Corey with The Story. Noah Cajon just snagged his second number one album on the UK official album's chart with The Great Divide, debuting at the top spot, date in May 1st. This Vermont singer-songwriter's fourth studio effort marks the biggest first week launch for any international artist so far this year. It follows up his 2023 hit, Stick Season, whose lead single ruled the UK singles chart for seven straight weeks back in 2, 1024. Footfighters come in strong at number 2 with their 12th studio album, Your Favorite Toy. That's the band's 14th top 10 LP in the UK and they've hit number 1 6 times over the last 3 decades. Dave Grohl and crew even popped up as musical guests on SNL UK recently. Olivia Dean holds at number 3 with the art of loving as she kicks off her global arena tour. She started the UK leg in Glasgow, Scotland on April 22nd, hit Manchester's co-op live

1:02last weekend and now gears up for 6 nights at London's O2 Arena over the next month. Michael Jackson's legacy is moonwalking back into the top 5 thanks to his new bio-pix box office smash. The soundtrack, Michael Songs, from the motion picture, lands at number 4 while his greatest hits collection, number 1's closes at number 5. Other fresh drops include Paul Weller's Weller at the BBC volume 2 at number 19 and Kalene's self-titled album at number 28. The UK charts stay stacked with big names owning the scene this week.