Well, some people have certainly got albums out.

1. Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – “Rein Me In”

Six weeks total, but it has finally peaked. BTS predictably drop off in the second week, though “Swim” holds up at a respectable number 5. Bella Kay returns to number 2, but she’s miles behind the number 1.

22. Raye – “I Know You’re Hurting”

This is the release week single from her second album “This Music May Contain Hope.”, which enters the album chart as her first number 1. Its predecessor got to number 2, and was held off the top by Shania Twain, of all people.

I say it’s the release week single… it’s the track that had a live video posted for it, at any rate. As a six and a half minute track mostly composed of cycling through the same chords in increasingly epic scale, it’s hardly a radio single. She already has two other tracks from the album on the chart, with “Click Clack Symphony” climbing to 11 and former number 1 “Where Is My Husband” rebounding to 15.

27. Ye & Travis Scott – “Father”
28. Ye & Andre Troutman – “All the Love” 

That’s the artist credit used on the chart, so we’ll go with that. These two tracks come from the official, and rather less objectionable, release of the album “Bully” that’s been floating around for a year. The reviews have been mixed, and even the more positive ones basically describe it as an attempt to recapture past glories, but the album still does well enough to enter at number 3. Raye outsold it by more than three to one, though.

West claims that he’s not a Nazi any more, so that’s nice. He remains pretty much persona non grata, and Radio 1 still won’t play him. Travis Scott may be willing to work with him, but others aren’t so keen. James Blake has a production credit on one track, but that’s apparently because it’s loosely based on an unreleased track that he worked on in 2022, before West had gone completely off the deep end. (Blake has asked for his credit to be removed on the basis that he doesn’t think much of his work is still present in the released version.)

31. Central Cee – “Wagwan”

Release week single from the EP “All Roads Lead Home”, which is only 17 minutes long but still qualifies for the album chart, where it lands at number 34. It also includes “Iceman Freestyle”, which reached number 37 in February.

This week’s climbers:

• “Dracula” by Tame Impala climbs 12-3. Yes, really.
• “Babydoll” by Dominic Fike climbs 11-8 to become his second top 10 hit (after “3 Nights” back in 2019).
• “Click Clack Symphony” by Raye featuring Hans Zimmer climbs 18-11.
• “White Keys” by Dominic Fike climbs 17-12.
• “Midnight Sun” by Zara Larsson climbs 21-16 – it’s been hovering between 20 and 25 since February.
• “(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me” by Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole climbs 31-26.
• “Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley climbs 32-29. It now has a proper video – at seven minutes, a rather bloated one. It talks over chunks of the song and features Acting.

There are four new entries plus a re-entry for Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” at number 40. The five tracks leaving the top 40 are:

• “Opalite” by Taylor Swift, a former number 1 which spent 22 weeks total on the top 40.
• “Risk it All” by Bruno Mars, which entered at 15 and lasted four weeks.
• “Body to Body” by BTS got a week at number 28.
• “Think About Us” by Sonny Fodera, D.o.D. & Poppy Baskcomb peaked at 18 but lasted 16 weeks on the top 40.
• “FYA” by BTS got a week at number 39.

On the album chart, we’ve covered Raye’s “This Music May Contain Hope.” at number 1 and Ye’s “Bully” at number 3.

5. Melanie Martinez – “Hades” 

Her fourth studio album, and the third to make the top 10. Its predecessor reached number 2.

7. Don Broco – “Nightmare Tripping” 

Their fifth album. The last one, 2021’s “Amazing Things”, was a number 1, but this is still their fourth straight top ten position.

9. Tom Misch – “Full Circle” 

Third album, after a six year gap (though this isn’t counting a side project album he released under the name Supershy in the interval, which didn’t chart). All three of his proper albums have made the top 10.

10. Robyn – “Sexistential”

Her ninth album comes after an eight year gap. Somehow, it’s her highest placing UK album, beating her self-title 2007 album by one place.

15. Queen – “Queen II”

Collector’s reissue of their second album from 1974. It peaked at number 5 on release.

16. Pet Needs – “Elbows Out! This Is Capitalism!”

Fourth album, only the second to chart. The previous one got to number 17 two years ago, so little change (but to be fair, this is a busy week).

17. Scouting For Girls – “These Are The Good Days” 

Why yes, they are still going. This is exactly the same position as their last album, from 2023.

29. Courtney Barnett – “Creature of Habit” 

Her fourth album – her peak was with the second album, which made the top 10. The one after that only got to 31, so this is a slight improvement.

34. Central Cee – “All Roads Lead Home” 

We’ve covered that already.

36. Slayyyter – “Worst Girl in America” 

Third album, first to chart. She’s a solo artist, if you were wondering.