Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ Debuts At No. 1 On U.K. Albums Chart

Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism has debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. Albums Chart. Radical Optimism earned 46,300 chart units in its first cycle, the most for any British female since Adele's November 2021 chart-topper 30, the Official Charts Company reports. Radical Optimism also becomes the biggest opening week of any British act so far…

Dua Lipa‘s Radical Optimism has debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. Albums Chart.

Radical Optimism earned 46,300 chart units in its first cycle, the most for any British female since Adele‘s November 2021 chart-topper 30, the Official Charts Company reports.

Radical Optimism also becomes the biggest opening week of any British act so far this year, beating the 39,400 first-week total for Liam Gallagher and John Squire‘s eponymously title LP, which dropped in March.

Radical Optimism is Dua’s second U.K. No. 1 after 2020’s Future Nostalgia and her first to debut at No. 1.

Radical Optimism is Lipa’s third studio album and was released on May 3, 2024 by Warner Records. It is her first full-length studio album release in four years since Future Nostalgia (2020). The album was preceded by three singles: “Houdini”, “Training Season”, and “Illusion”.

Lipa is also set to embark on “The Radical Optimism Tour this June in support for the album.

Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ Debuts At No. 1 On U.K. Albums Chart

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