The chart success arrives just ahead of Grande’s return to the UK for the upcoming leg of her eternal sunshine tour, which includes ten sold-out performances at The O2 in London.
Behind Grande, Michael Jackson’s compilation album The Essential holds firm at Number 2, maintaining its strong presence on the chart. Olivia Rodrigo’s former Number 1 record, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, remains steady at Number 3, while Olivia Dean rounds out the top tier with The Art of Loving at Number 4. Sienna Spiro’s The Visitor closes out the Official Albums Chart Top 5.
Elsewhere in the rankings, Katy Perry sees notable upward momentum with her hits compilation The Ones That Got the Plays, which climbs three places to reach a new peak at Number 8 inside the Top 10. Country star Luke Combs also enjoys a chart resurgence as his sixth studio album, The Way I Am, returns to the Top 20 at Number 15 following a series of massive stadium concerts across London and Edinburgh.
With petal claiming the summit and upcoming sold-out arena dates on the horizon, Grande continues her streak as one of the most consistently successful pop acts on the UK charts today.
