The Leicester rockers topped the charts this week with their latest record Happenings – bringing them level with Blur, Muse, The Prodigy, Sir Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard and Ed Sheeran. However, Kasabian have a way to go to go to beat The Beatles with 15 chart-topping records, the most of any act. The group – which also includes bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ian Matthews and guitarist Tim Carter – have previously reached the summit with Empire in 2006, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum in 2009, Velociraptor! in 2011, 48:13 in 2014, For Crying Out Loud in 2017 and The Alchemist’s Euphoria in 2022.
Pizzorno told Official Charts: “What’s up, pop pickers? That’s seven official number one albums on the spin. Thank you to our fans, the greatest in the world. We’re nothing without you, we absolutely adore you.
” Kasabian, who recently played a surprise gig at Glastonbury, knocked Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department down to number two following the US singer being at the top of the album chart for eight non-consecutive weeks. Happenings also landed at number one in the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and the Official Record Store Chart, making it the most-purchased LP in independent UK record shops this week. At number three this week is Billie Eilish’s latest record Hit Me Hard And Soft, while Charli XCX’s Brat came in at number four, as Missouri pop singer Chappell Roan reaches number five for the first time with h.
