Kylie Minogue has secured her ninth number one album in the UK with Tension this week, outselling the entire top five combined to reach the chart’s summit. Taylor Swift and Madonna are now the only female solo artists with more number one records than Kylie, at 10 and 12, respectively. Tension has also debuted atop the Official Vinyl Album Chart and the Official Record Store Chart, which compiles the most purchased albums in independent record stores this week. ‘Padam Padam’, Tension’s lead single, instantly went viral after its release and has been declared a gay anthem. Its follow-up, ‘Tension’, debuted at number 19 – seven spots higher than where ‘Padam Padam’ entered – and is still charting now.

Source: The Times September 29, 2023 21:58 UTC