Kylie Minogue has secured her ninth number one album in the UK with Tension this week, outselling the entire top five combined to reach the chart’s summit.
The star’s 16th studio album shifted 53,000 units in its first week, beating off fierce competition from the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd, Headie One & K-Trap and Doja Cat.
The record now joins her 1988 debut Kylie, 1989’s Enjoy Yourself, 1992 collection Greatest Hits, 2001 record Fever, 2010’s Aphrodite, 2018 release Golden, 2019’s Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection and 2020 LP Disco as Kylie’s chart-topping albums in the UK.
Taylor Swift and Madonna are now the only female solo artists with more number one records than Kylie, at 10 and 12, respectively.