Brighton band Architects have beaten Maximo Park to number one after a close fought race. It is not only the band’s first number one but also their first top 10 album – with their previous peak of number 15 coming in 2016. Expand Close Paul Smith of Maximo Park (Laura Lean/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Paul Smith of Maximo Park (Laura Lean/PA)Celebrating the news, and paying tribute to their former lead guitarist Tom Searle – who died in 2016 aged 28 with melanoma skin cancer, singer Sam Carter said: “I cannot begin to tell you how much this means to us. Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan’s well-received sixth album Choices sat at number five, the singer-songwriter’s highest-charting to date. On the singles chart, Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License holds onto number one for an eighth consecutive week.

Source: Irish Independent March 05, 2021 18:15 UTC