Chappell Roan achieves first UK Number One album with ‘…Midwest Princess’ – almost a year after its release

Chappell Roan has achieved her first UK Number One album with ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’ – almost a year after its release.

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The album was first released last September, and while the long-awaited debut LP of the Missouri pop singer did well on the US charts the first time around, it had less of an impact in the UK.

However, with Roan’s star rising rapidly over the last few months, it has charged up three places to the top spot on the Official UK Albums Chart, just ahead of Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’, Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’.

The rise in her profile comes thanks in part to the huge global success of her one-off single ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, as well as the support slot she locked in on Olivia Rodrigo’s huge run of ‘Guts’ tour dates.

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With the album’s birthday coming up, a series of limited-edition vinyl pressings of ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess’ have also just been released, further boosting its chart rise.

Around the time of its release, Roan’s debut album was given a glowing four-star review by NME, with Hannah Mylrea describing it as laden with “unabashedly fun anthems”.

“Sharp pop moments shine brighter than some of the weaker ballads that pad out the lengthy tracklist,” it read. “Yet ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’ is a display of Roan’s bold and brazen pen, where she places searing revelations alongside some deliciously cheeky choruses.”

More recently, the singer made headlines for her huge set at Lollapalooza 2024 – which may have made history.

While it is impossible to confirm the exact number of people who caught Roan’s set at Grant Park, a spokesperson for Lollapalooza confirmed to CNN that her set was “the biggest daytime set we’ve ever seen. It was a magical moment added to Lolla’s DNA.”

Two sources close to Roan and Lollapalooza also told CNN that Roan’s set rivals attendance numbers for most headliners and is potentially one of Lollapalooza’s most-watched sets ever.

Back in March, Roan announced a run of UK and European shows to come later this year, beginning in Berlin, Germany, on 31 August. She’ll then be playing Paris, France and Amsterdam, Netherlands, before hitting the UK and Ireland. She’s set to finish at O2 Brixton Academy in London on 24 September, before a series of American dates to round off the year.

See the full list of shows here and find any remaining tickets for the UK and European shows here and the US shows here.

Meanwhile, a merchandise cap for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign has made headlines for its similarity to a Chappell Roan item connected to the debut album.

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