Pulp Score First U.K. No. 1 in 27 Years with Reunion LP ‘More’

Pulp has scored its first No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart in 27 years with eighth LP More (June 13).

The Jarvis Cocker-led band previously had two chart-toppers to its name (1995’s Different Class and 1997’s This is Hardcore), and a number of top 10 placings throughout its career: 1994’s His ‘N’ Hers (No. 9); 1996’s greatest hits Countdown: 1992-1983 (No. 10); and 2001’s We Love Life (No. 6). The group are currently on an arena tour of U.K. and Ireland, and rumors point to them making a return to Glastonbury Festival for a secret slot, 30 years on from their 1995 headline set.

Addison Rae’s debut album, Addison, lands at No. 2, and Little Simz has achieved a new career-high with sixth LP Lotus, which closes at No. 3. The latter achieved her previous high with 2021’s Mercury Prize-winner Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (No. 4) and 2023’s surprise drop, NO THANK YOU (No. 40). Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre, curated by Simz, kicked off on Thursday (June 12) with a show by The Streets and she’ll headline the Royal Festival Hall next Sunday (June 22).

As she announces her new LP Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album Short n’ Sweet ends the week at No. 4, its 42nd consecutive week in the top five. By doing so, Carpenter becomes the female solo artist to have earned the most consecutive weeks in the top five. Her recent single “Manchild,” which will appear on her forthcoming LP, has broken Alex Warren’s streak atop the Official Singles Chart after 12 consecutive weeks.

Marina’s Princess of Power (No. 7) earns her highest-charting LP in 13 years, and Turnstile’s Never Enough (No. 11) gives the hardcore band their best finish on the U.K. Albums Chart, coinciding with a headline appearance at Outbreak Festival in London on Friday (June 13).