Lily Allen is coming back in full force, like the Sheezus she is. The pop star's first full-length album in four years has debuted at No. 1 in her homeland, the United Kingdom.
According to Official Charts Company, Allen bester other competitors by over 100,000 copies and found herself in familiar territory at No. 1 with Sheezus.
Her previous effort, 2009's It's Not Me, It's You also peaked at the chart's highest position upon its release. Allen has also achieved No. 1 singles in the UK with "Smile" (2006), "The Fear" (2008) and her cover of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know" last year.
Former Take That singer Gary Barlow's latest album, Since I Saw You Last bulleted up 36 spots on the UK album charts thanks to a BBC documentary, and the November 2013 album reached its peak with a No. 2 position.
The seemingly never-ending former No. 1 UK album, Paolo Nutini's "Caustic Love" finally fell from the summit, landing at the No. 3 position this week after three weeks at the top.
Chart mainstay Paloma Faith holds steady at No. 4 with her most recent album A Perfect Contradiction. Though the album has only peaked at No. 2 in the UK, A Perfect Contradiction has been a solid mainstay in the top 10 of the albums chart since its release on March 10.
Beneath Faith, rock band Black Stone Cherry's latest record Magic Mountain debuted at No. 6, followed by another rocking debut from Horrors. That band's first album in three years, Pieces of a Dream started its UK chart journey at No. 6.
Pop singer Anastacia also debuted in the top 10 this week at No. 9 with her new album Resurrection.
Damon Albarn's Everyday Robots and Aloe Blacc's Lift Your Spirit round out the UK album charts this week, at Nos. 8 and 10, respectively.
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