London singer, writer, rapper and model J Hus scores his first U.K. No. 1 album with his sophomore release, Big Conspiracy (Black Butter). Lewis Capaldi has his second chart-topping single in the territory as “Before You Go” (EMI/Universal) climbs 2-1.
J Hus reached No. 6 with his first album, Common Sense, in 2017 and now logs combined units of 24,000 to lead the way with the follow-up. The Official Charts Company reports that 96% of the total for Big Conspiracy came from streaming. Last week’s new entry at the top, Eminem‘s Music To Be Murdered By (Interscope/Universal), falls to No. 2.
Chart veterans the Pet Shop Boys have a new entry at No. 3 with their 14th studio set Hotspot (x2/Kobalt Label Services). It’s their 17th top 10 album and enters the vinyl-only chart at No. 1. Capaldi’s Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent is down 3-4 while drill rapper M Huncho starts at No. 5 with his first top 10 appearance, Huncholini (Island/Universal).
Billie Eilish improves 10-7 with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Interscope/Universal) after her triumphant Grammys night, while 1960s chart heroes the Dave Clark 5 have a new entry at No. 10 with the retrospective All The Hits (BMG). It’s their first top 10 appearance since 25 Thumping Great Hits reached No. 7 in the spring of 1978. The Frozen II soundtrack (Walt Disney/Universal) leads the compilation chart for a fourth week.
“Before You Go” climbs 5-1 on the singles chart with close to 66,000 combined units, of which 13,000 were physical. The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” which was ahead earlier in the sales week, ends with a 4-2 climb; Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” (Atlantic/Warner) drops 2-3.
Last week’s champion, Eminem’s “Godzilla” featuring Juice Wrld, dips to No. 4. Stormzy’s “Own It” (Merky/Atlantic/Warner), featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy, falls 3-5. Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now” (Warner) is back up 7-6, as is Eilish’s “Everything I Wanted,” 11-8 and Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved,” 10-9.