Beabadoobee Dominates U.K. Charts with Her First-Ever No. 1 Album

Beabadoobee has reached a dizzying new high in her career after securing her first-ever U.K. Official No. 1 album with This Is How Tomorrow Moves.

The Filipino-British artist, known offstage as Beatrice Laus, saw her third studio album debut at the top of the U.K. Official Albums Chart, published Friday, Aug. 16, marking a major breakthrough in her music journey.

The achievement builds on her earlier chart successes, where her debut album Fake It Flowers landed at No. 8 in 2020, and Beatopia climbed to No. 4 in 2022.

Beabadoobee shared with U.K. Official Charts: “I just got a No. 1! I am so over the moon. I want to thank the fans for buying and streaming this record and getting this album to No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart. I am so, so happy. I wouldn’t have done it without you guys and everyone who worked on this record. Thank you. I love you all so much!”

This Is How Tomorrow Moves didn’t just top the main chart; it also hit No. 1 on both the Official Record Store Chart and the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.

In other chart news, Will Young’s Light It Up debuted at No. 5, adding an 11th U.K. Top 10 album to his long-standing career. Calvin Harris’s compilation 96 Months entered the chart at No. 11, continuing his streak of Top 40 hits.

Meanwhile, English blues singer Elles Bailey made her first-ever appearance in the U.K. Top 40 with Beneath The Neon Glow at No. 12. Afrobeats artist Asake also celebrated a new peak, with LUNGU BOY debuting at No. 15.

And in a nod to his lasting influence, Billy Joel’s greatest hits collection Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel re-entered the Top 40 at No. 32, following his U.K. performance in Cardiff.