Nothing But Thieves’ wait for their first No. 1 album in the UK was pretty long, but it’s finally over! The English rock band made quite a splash with their fourth studio album Dead Club City and managed to reach No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart.
Dead Club City hit the shelves on June 30, and its release was preceded by singles “Welcome to the DCC”, “Overcome”, and “Keeping You Around”. It’s followed by two greatest hits albums on the chart: Elton John’s Diamonds and The Weeknd’s Highlights.
Nothing But Thieves celebrated the album’s success on social media and said they’re pretty shocked to see it reach No. 1 given its humble background.
“This album was made in an Essex studio, which we essentially built ourselves… It’s a synth-based concept record with too many guitar solos. This is all to say that despite our best efforts of self-sabotage, it’s only gone and got Number 1. It can still happen,” wrote the band in a statement.
Dead Club City is Nothing But Thieves’ first No. 1 album in the UK, but they managed to hit the top ten with all of their previous records, including 2015’s self-titled debut (peaking at No. 7), 2017’s Broken Machine (No. 2) and 2020’s Moral Panic (No. 3).
