Florence + The Machine frontwoman Florence Welch said she took “none of this for granted” as she celebrated her latest album going straight to number one in the charts.

The group’s sixth studio album, Everybody Scream, joins 2009 debut LP Lungs , 2011’s Ceremonials, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful from 2015, and 2022’s Dance Fever in their tally of chart-toppers.

Welch said: “Sixteen years on from Lungs, I take none of this for granted.

“I’m so grateful to everyone who took time with this record. It is a scream, but I also wanted it to be a balm to anyone who needed it.”

As well as the Official Albums Chart, Everybody Scream also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.

Lily Allen’s West End Girl rises two places to number two in the albums chart, despite its digital-only release so

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