Stereophonics score eighth Number 1 Album

The Welsh group boast a place on the list of artists with the most Official UK Number 1 albums ever.

Stereophonics have secured their eighth UK Number 1 album with Oochya!. The album outsold Marillian, who are at Number 2 with their new album ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’, according to Official Charts Company data.

The band, who formed in Aberdare – Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, Adam Zindani and Jamie Morrison – have now reached Number 1 with 8 of their 12 studio albums. To date, they’ve hit the top spot with Performance and Cocktails (1999), Just Enough Education to Perform (2001), You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003), Language Sex Violence Other (2005), Pull the Pin (2007), Keep the Village Alive (2015) and Kind (2019).

Stereophonics are among the artists with the most Official UK Number 1 albums ever on the Official Albums Chart, matching the success of the likes of Taylor Swift, Oasis and R.E.M. – all with eight Number 1s to their name.

Accepting their Official Number 1 Album Award, Stereophonics’ lead singer Kelly Jones tells OfficialCharts.com:

“Thank you very much, the eighth Official Charts Number 1 on the 25^th year. There’s lots of people involved in the Stereophonics team, but we’re just four of them. Thank you very much to everybody; all the fans that’ve been with the band for a long time, and all the new ones.”

If you missed Gavin’s interview with Richard from the Stereophonics from last week, you can listen back below:-

Credit:- Official Charts Company