Theater Stars Michael Ball & Alfie Ball Secure Fourth U.K. No.1 Album As a Duo

Musical theater stars Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have landed their fourth No.1 album as a duo on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart. 

The British pair – who have both performed extensively in West End show Les Misérables among others over the years – released their fourth studio album Together At Home via Tag8 Music. It follows their previous releases Together (2016), Together Again (2017) and festive collection Together at Christmas (2020), all of which landed at the summit of the chart. Ball also has two No. 1 records to his name as a soloist.

Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet finishes at No. 2 following the news that the LP was nominated in three categories at the 2025 Grammys: album of the year, best pop vocal album and best engineered album (non-classical). Carpenter nabbed seven nods in total, including best new artist.   

The Cure’s Songs of a Lost World holds steady at No. 3, having previously been at the top spot last week, which gave them their first chart-topping album in 32 years. The band also saw success on multiple Billboard charts over the last week, including topping the Total Album Sales chart and landing at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.

There’s also an entry in the top 10 for Lancaster rockers Massive Wagons, as their seventh studio LP, Earth to Grace, finishes at No. 4. It’s their first to land in the top five and their third to place inside the top 10. 

As new documentary film Elton John: Never Too Late lands on Disney+, the Rocket Man’s enduring Diamonds greatest hits collection returns to the top 10 this week, rising four spots to No. 8. 

Elsewhere, rising U.K. rappers Fimiguerrero, Len and Lancey Foux score their first collaborative top 40 album with Conglomerate at No. 23.

Scottish icons Primal Scream, led by vocalist Bobby Gillespie, return to the top 40 with their 12th studio album, Come Ahead. It’s their first new material in eight years, and their 13th top 40 record across a 37 year career.