Charli XCX’s latest album, ‘Brat’, missed out on the top spot on the UK Albums Chart this week thanks to Taylor Swift’s sixth non-consecutive week at Number One with the new UK-only editions of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. ‘Brat’ was kept off the top spot by the deluxe edition of Swift’s all-conquering record. However, ‘Brat’ boasts the biggest opening week of any Charli XCX album so far, eclipsing the first week sales of ‘Crash’, despite charting a place lower. ‘Brat’ also takes top spot on the Vinyl Albums Chart and the Record Store Chart, which measures physical album sales.
Charli XCX released three extra tracks in the form of ‘Hello Goodbye’, ‘Guess’ and ‘Spring Breakers’ in the deluxe edition of ‘Brat’ just a few days following her sixth studio album’s release on June 7. With ‘The Eras Tour’ arriving in the UK last week, several of Taylor’s albums are rising in the charts, with ‘Lover’ and ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ both also returning to the Top 10 this week.
Lorde showed her appreciation for Charli and the album by praising it on social media following its release. She said, “The only album I’ve ever presaved is out today. Charli just cooked this one different. So much grit, grace & skin in the game. I speak for all of us when I say it’s an honour to be moved, changed and gagged by her work. There is NO ONE like this bitch. Brava and welcome Brat.”
Swift, meanwhile, announced during a show in Liverpool last week that the ‘Eras Tour’ will come to a close in December. NME attended the first show of the UK leg of the ‘Eras Tour’ in Edinburgh, and wrote in a glowing five-star review: “It’s the power of Swift, an artist who’s inspired not only the renaming of a Scottish Loch, but also countless fans to come out and embrace being a part of the Eras family. With The Eras Tour, then, Swift’s managed to craft a marvel of a show that comes with a beating heart.”
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