U.K. CHARTS: POST PARLAYS A THIRD #1

Post Malone has his third U.K. Official Albums #1 with F-1 Trillion (Island). On the singles chart, Chase & Status and Stormzy tally two weeks at the top.

The Script, which was leading the album chart at midweek, instead score its eighth Top 5, with Satellites (BMG) landing at #2.

Following the return of the Eras Tour to the U.K. for a final leg, Taylor Swift’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (EMI) rises one to #3. She has six more albums in today’s Top 40: Lover is at #10, folklore is #11, reputation arrives at #12, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is at #13, Midnights is #14 and Red (Taylor’s Version) sits at #37.

Welsh rock band Scarlet Rebels is at #15 with Where the Colours Meet (Earache), and Royal Blood’s self-titled debut (Warner Music U.K.) is back in the Top 40, at #21, thanks to a 10th anniversary edition.

On the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart, “Backbone” (0207 Records/EMI/Merky) by Chase & Status and Stormzy is still #1, with 5.5m streams this week.

“Kisses” (Atlantic) by BL3SS, CamrinWatsin and bbyclose jumps one to a new peak of #5. This week’s highest new entry is Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ collaboration “Die With a Smile” (Atlantic/Interscope), at #7.

“Kehlani” (300) by Jordan Adetunji is up one to #8, and Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” (Island) breaks into the Top 10 at #10.