Lewis Capaldi’s second album becomes the biggest selling of the YEAR
Lewis Capaldi’s Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent Becomes Best Selling Album Of The YEAR As It Storms To Number One – Beating Ed Sheeran
Lewis Capaldi’s new album has outsold the rest of the official top 20 album chart and has become the fastest selling album of the year to date.
According to the Official Charts Company, Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent surpassed the previous biggest opening week of the year, Ed Sheeran’s Subtract, and outperformed Capaldi’s 2019 album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent.
Lewis’s album totaled over 95,000 chart positions, while Capaldi’s previous album had only reached 89,000 chart positions in its first week of release.
Speaking to the Official Charts Company, Capaldi said, “What good is a man if he gains the world, but loses his soul?” A damn number one album, baby!
“Thank you so much if you went out and got the album this week. Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent is number one on the official album chart.
Sensational! Lewis Capaldi’s new album has outsold the rest of the official album chart top 20 and has become the fastest selling album of the year to date
‘Beautiful things! Thank you all, I love you so much. Fastest selling album of the year…it feels good!
‘Thanks so much guys – I’ll see you out there.
Lots of shows, lots of smiles, lots of high fives. It means everything, I love you so much.’
Sleep Token’s Take Me Back To Eden is number two on the album chart this week, followed by Def Leppard/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Drastic Symphonies album.
Ed Sheeran’s latest album, Subtract, ranks fourth on the album chart, while Harry Styles’ Harry’s House ranks fifth.
Capaldi also appears on the singles chart this week, with song Wish You The Best at number three.
David Kushner’s song Daylight is number two on the charts behind Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding’s number one single Miracle.
According to the Official Charts Company, Capaldi has claimed the biggest album opening of any week since Taylor Swift released her album Midnights in October 2022.
Stellar: According to the Official Charts Company, Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent surpassed the previous biggest opening week of the year
Caught up! Lewis’ album also broke the record for biggest sales of the year, previously held by Ed Sheeran
Upon its release, Midnights immediately broke a series of records and became Spotify’s most-streamed album in one day.
Lewis’s fans burst into tears on Wednesday as he candidly discussed how his mental health struggles nearly ended his career.
In his emotional document, the musician tells how the pressure after the success of his first album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, caused “terrifying” panic attacks.
Lewis, who was diagnosed with Gilles de la Tourette after doctors noticed his uncontrollable shoulder twitches, also discussed being a hypochondriac.
Hypochondriasis causes patients to feel extreme anxiety about their health, including worrying that they are or may become seriously ill.
The Scottish singer said: ‘I’ve always been a hypochondriac. I’ve been obsessed, if there’s something wrong with me, I’m like, “F**k, I’m going to die.”
“I went to a therapist and she said, ‘Don’t you think that has something to do with the fact that your grandmother and your aunt both died when you were three and four, within a year.’