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Michael Ball & Alfie Boe are on their way to their third UK number 1 album but have to beat Korean boy band BTS to take the lead.

The well-known singer and broadcaster Ball and the acclaimed tenor Boe are number 1 on this week’s official chart update with their fourth album and their first festive collection, Together at Christmas. The vacation album currently has the most CD sales this week and an overall lead of over 7. 000 chart sales.

Ball & Boe’s three previous LPs all reached the top 2, with the first and second album Together and Together again reaching number 1 and the third set, Back Together, reaching number 2.

BTS are in second place with their fifth Korean-language studio album BE, the most downloaded album of the week to date, and the most streamed new release. After releasing on vinyl last week, Taylor Swift folklore bounces back from number 36 last week to number 3 midweek.

AC / DC’s power chart last week drops to 4, while Iron Maiden’s live album Nights Of The Dead – Legacy Of The Beast rounds the top 5 down with 5 during the week.

Neil Diamond and the Classic Diamonds of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra shine at number 6, the newly released Pink Floyd live album Delicate Sound of Thunder rumbles to number 7 and another live album, Nick Cave and the Idiot Prayer from Bad Seeds: Nick Cave Alone number 8.

Wakefield indie rock band The Cribs is aiming for a sixth British Top 40 album with Night Network (12). The US-American easy-listening singer Josh Groban is aiming for a Top 20 debut for In Harmony (13) and a new entry is planned for the first album by British-Australian comedian Tim Minchin Apart Together (14). A new edition of Coldplay’s debut album Parachutes for the 20th anniversary is also in the top 20 (17). .

With the deluxe release of The Kanneh-Masons’ first family album, Carnival, the album could return to the Top 40 at # 21, Jamie Cullum’s Christmas album The Pianoman at Christmas. Elvis Presley’s From Elvis in Nashville is new at number 31, David Bowie’s live album No Trendy Réchauffé is at number 36.

Courtney Barnett will perform from the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne for a global event taking place on Nov.. December will be broadcast live in cinemas around the world.

Jennifer Lopez’s appearance at the American Music Awards on Sunday night has drawn comparisons with that of Beyonce at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

Noel Gallagher’s bandmate Charlotte Marionneau says the former Oasis guitarist « just wants to have a good time » after years of fighting with his estranged sibling, Liam.

Lady Gaga took a look behind the scenes of the making of the video for « 911 » from her latest « Chromatica » album.

Taylor Swift missed the opportunity to acquire the rights to her master’s recordings because she refused to sign a nondisclosure agreement with the new head of her old record label.

Vika & Linda’s debut album from 1994 will be released on vinyl for the first time in late November.

After touring in 2020 was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, McFly decided to develop its own platform on which exclusive video content, live stream appearances, Q&A bands and much more can be provided for the loyal fan base.

Michael Ball, Alfie Boe