It has been confirmed that Paolo Nutini has secured this week’s UK number one album with Last Night In The Bittersweet, the singer’s fourth studio LP was released on 1st July 2022 and skyrocketed to the top of the charts. Along with its success within the Album charts, the album has also found success within the physical market and has topped the official Vinyl albums charts. Speaking to OfficialCharts.com the singer celebrated his win, “Thank you to everyone who’s listening to the record, it means a lot. See you on tour!”
The album’s chart success marks the Scottish singer’s third UK number one album. Nutini first topped the UK album charts with his second studio album Sunny Side Up, released in 2009 the album was recorded by the singer and his band The Vipers. The singer’s next soared to the top spot in 2014 with his third studio album Caustic Love, the LP sired four singles including the top 10 hit “Scream (Funk My Life Up)”.
After debuting at number one within the album charts, Last Night In The Bittersweet secured Nutini a chart hat trick. The 35-year-old artist’s recently released album comes eight years after his last studio album and was proceeded by two singles, “Through the Echoes” and “Loose it” were both released on 11th May 2022. Released via Atlantic Records, the album’s third single “Shine A Light” was released on 1st June 2022 and two more tracks “Acid Eyes” and “Petrified In Love” dropped on 22nd June 2022.
Elsewhere within the charts, this week’s second-highest new entry has been awarded to Shinedown for their new album Planet Zero. The Floridan rocker’s fourth studio album was released 1st July 2022 via Atlantic and has placed at number four within this week’s UK Album charts. The album marks the group’s first-ever top 5 placement within the UK charts, the Billboard Music Awards nominees last placed high with their 2018 album Attention Attention which charted at number 8.
Another new entry has also placed high within this week’s UK album charts, Unprecedented by UB30 has charted at number 8. The album was released under the name UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro, the compilation album consists of covers as well as new material. Following her headlining performance at BST Hyde Park this weekend, Adele’s 30 has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity. The singer’s chart-topping album has jumped 49 places to chart at number 25 within this week’s UK album charts.
Nutini is currently riding high from his appearance at this year’s TRNSMT Festival, the singer performed at the Glasgow event on Friday 8th July 2022. The “Jenny Don’t Be Hasty” singer will next perform at the Italian festival Anfiteatro Del Vittoriale on 15th July 2022, after seven more performances in Italy, Nutini is set to perform in Ireland on 21st August 2022. This Summer will see the singer perform at various UK events before embarking on an arena tour this Autumn, Nutini will kick off the tour with a two day residency at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on 22nd and 23rd October 2022.
Paolo Nutini UK tour dates
21/08/2022 – Milk Market – Limerick
22/08 – Milk Market – Limerick
24/08 – Olympia – Dublin
25/08 – Custom House Square – Belfast
27/08 – Victorious Festival – Portsmouth
22/10 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
23/10 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
25/10 – Alexandra Palace – London
26/10 – Alexandra Palace – London
28/10 – O2 Academy 1 – Birmingham
29/10 – Bonus Arena – Hull
31/10 – O2 Academy – Edinburgh
01//11 – Music Hall – Aberdeen
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