Kasabian Scores Sixth U.K. Chart Leader With ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’

Kasabian converts a huge midweek lead into a U.K. chart crown with The Alchemist’s Euphoria (via Columbia), the British band’s seventh studio effort.

The Leicester rockers now have six No. 1s, a streak dating back to their sophomore album Empire, from 2006, a feat that places the band level with the likes of fellow Brits Pink Floyd, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Blur, Paul Weller and The Chemical Brothers.

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The Alchemist’s Euphoria, the first release to feature founding guitarist Sergio Pizzorno on lead vocals, finishes the cycle by outselling its nearest competitor by 2-to-1, the Official Charts Company reports.

Also new to the chart this week is Pale Waves’ Unwanted (Dirty Hit), at No. 4. It’s the Manchester band’s third studio album – all of which cracked the Top 10 — and the following up to 2021’s LP Who Am I?, which peaked at No. 3.

Further down the list, Elvis Presley’s career retrospective ELV1S – 30 Number 1 Hits (via RCA) blasts to No. 7, fueled by Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic. A former leader, ELV1S last made a Top 10 appearance back in January 2003.

Finally, there are Top 40 debuts this week for LPs by London-formed ska group The Dualers (Voices From The Sun at No. 26 via Sunbeat); Danger Mouse and Black Thought (Cheat Codes at No.28 via BMG); and ‘80s synthpop band Erasure (Day-Glo – Based on a True Story at No. 29 via Mute).

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