This week’s chart sees a battle of four musical titans who are in a fight for the number one album. Sir Elton John, Duran Duran, Lana Del Rey and Biffy Clyro have all recently released albums. As reported by OfficialCharts. com, now all four artists are neck to neck with only 4,500 chart sales separating them. Sir John’s new album The Lockdown Sessions was released on 22nd October 2021 and is currently leading the race. The singer’s album is full of musical talent and includes Sir John’s recent number one duet with Dua Lipa “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)“. If the album’s chart sales remain high Sir John will receive his eighth number one album. The singer’s last number one album entitled Good Morning To The Night reached number one in 2012.

Currently closely behind Sir John’s 32nd studio album is Future Past by Duran Duran, the 80’s hitmakers released their new album on 22nd October 2021. It is their first album to be released via music conglomerate BMG and their first release in six years. The group’s new album could potentially be their highest charting release in 38 years. The band’s only number one album Seven And The Ragged Tiger reached number one within 1983.

American songstress Lana Del Rey is currently third to the number one spot. The singer’s eighth album entitled Blue Banisters was released on 22nd October 2021 via Interscope and Polydor. The album was sired two singles, the title single “Blue Banisters” was released on 20th May 2021 and “Arcadia” dropped on 8th September 2021. The “Video Games” singer has achieved five number one albums within the UK charts, her latest being Chemtrails Over The Country Club.

Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro round off the top four with their new album The Myth Of The Happily Ever After. The album was released on 22nd October via 14th Floor and Warner and has sired three singles. The group started work on their ninth studio album last year and announced that they were working on new material in August 2020. The band have accumulated three number one albums throughout their long career. Their last album A Celebration Of Endings was released on 14th August 2020 and became their third number one album.

Elsewhere within the charts, new releases are set to possibly rival the top four. The 40th-anniversary rerelease of Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones was released on 24th October and was available in many special edition formats. Also Included within the new releases is Top Of The World by prog-metal band Dream Theatre. The virtuoso group released their fifteenth studio album on 22nd October 2021, the release marks their first album to be recorded at their music studio.