Exploratory and deeply rooted in community, Here Because Of Hope examines the migration of people, sound, and culture across generations, highlighting how those journeys continue to define contemporary British music.
Elsewhere in the Top 10, Bloc Party score their sixth Top 10 record as Anatomy Of A Brief Romance debuts at Number 6. The album also claims Number 1 on the Official Record Store Chart, emerging as the best-selling release in independent UK record shops this week.
Enigmatic singer-songwriter RØRY achieves a personal best as her album BLOODLETTING debuts at Number 8, while also topping the Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart. Exploring themes of grief, rage, and mortality, the release surpasses her 2025 project RESTORATION. Reacting to the news, RØRY dedicated the milestone to Miles Kent, those lost too soon, and her dedicated fan base, the #37Club.
Further down the chart, electronic producer Bonobo secures his fourth consecutive Top 40 album with Distance in Static at Number 11, while metal band Green Lung make their Official Albums Chart debut as Necropolitan enters at Number 25.
Oasis enjoy a major resurgence following the announcement of their 2027 tour dates. Greatest hits compilation Time Flies… (1994-2009) jumps 10 places into the Top 5 at Number 5, while (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? climbs to Number 12. Definitely Maybe experiences the week’s biggest surge among their catalogue, soaring 32 places to Number 17.
Finally, Harry Styles’ former chart-topper Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. leaps 17 places to Number 27, spurred by the announcement that his record-breaking Together, Together Tour will extend into 2027.
