Kasabian have scored their eighth UK Number 1 album with ACT III, winning a closely fought battle for the top spot on the Official Albums Chart.
The Leicester rock band held off strong competition from rising artists ADÉLA and PRESIDENT to claim the chart crown, extending a run of UK Number 1 albums that now stretches across two decades.
The achievement puts Kasabian in an elite group of artists who have reached eight UK Number 1 albums, alongside Oasis, Led Zeppelin, R.E.M., The Killers and Westlife.
ACT III also topped the Official Record Store Chart, after recording the highest physical sales through independent record shops across the UK.
Kasabian’s eight UK number 1 albums
Kasabian’s first UK Number 1 arrived with Empire in 2006, establishing the band as one of the UK’s leading rock acts of the 2000s.
Their subsequent chart-toppers have included West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum in 2009, Velociraptor! in 2011 and 48:13 in 2014.
The band returned to the top with For Crying Out Loud in 2017, followed by The Alchemist’s Euphoria in 2022 and Happenings in 2024.
Now, ACT III has become Kasabian’s eighth album to reach Number 1 in the UK.
Their complete run of chart-topping albums is:
- Empire – 2006
- West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum – 2009
- Velociraptor! – 2011
- 48:13 – 2014
- For Crying Out Loud – 2017
- The Alchemist’s Euphoria – 2022
- Happenings – 2024
- ACT III – 2026
Act III wins the physical battle
The success of ACT III extends beyond the main Official Albums Chart.
The album also reached Number 1 on the Official Record Store Chart, reflecting strong physical sales through independent record shops around the country.
The result is another significant achievement for a band whose career has remained closely connected to physical album releases and the UK’s independent record store scene.
The latest Number 1 also continues Kasabian’s remarkable consistency. The band have now returned to the top of the UK albums chart eight times since their first chart-topping record 20 years ago.
Kasabian join elite Number 1 club
With eight Number 1 albums, Kasabian now sit alongside some of the biggest names in British and international rock and pop.
Oasis, Led Zeppelin, R.E.M., The Killers and Westlife are among the other acts to have achieved eight UK Number 1 albums.
For Kasabian, ACT III represents another chapter in a chart story that began with Empire in 2006.
