On Tuesday 6th May the Official Charts Company, produced by English Folk Expo, revealed the Top 40 best-selling and most streamed folk albums released in the April reporting period in the UK by UK and Irish artists. The chart is first announced to the public on Tuesday 6th May at 7pm BST as part of the Official Folk Albums Chart Show presented by Folk on Foot via their YouTube channel.
Five new releases have entered the April chart!
Mumford & Sons’ first record in seven years, Rushmere (Gentlemen of the Road/Island Records) takes the No.1 spot. Marking their first release as a trio, comprising Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane and Ben Lovett, the band’s fifth album sees them fully embracing their folk roots while leaning further into their existential side.
Butler, Blake & Grant (355 Recordings), the self-titled debut album from esteemed musicians and songwriters Bernard Butler (Suede), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) and James Grant (Love and Money) enters at No. 3. Featuring songs written with their respective bands and tracks co-written within the trio, the record showcases their masterful guitar interplay and rich vocal harmonies.
Katherine Priddy’s live recording of her critically acclaimed concert, Live at Union Chapel (Cooking Vinyl), lands at No. 7. This stunning collection showcases Priddy’s emotive storytelling and hauntingly beautiful vocals, capturing the intimate atmosphere of her esteemed live shows and features a surprise pop-up performance from Syrinx Choir during the finale.
Finding splendour in shadows, Toria Wooff’s tales of the beautifully strange come in at No. 27. Her self-titled debut, Toria Wooff (Sloe Flower), has caught the attention of Uncut, Clash, Shindig, BBC Radio 6 and Radio X, offering a contemporary twist on the Anglo folk tradition through a bloody cocktail of classic rock origins and nods to the lyrical narratives of Led Zeppelin, Fairport Convention and Townes Van Zandt.
At No. 28 is Nightjar (Liz Overs), the debut solo album from musician and folklore enthusiast Liz Overs. Evoking journeys along ghostly paths, country lanes and starlit shorelines, the record follows Overs’ unaccompanied version of ‘The Birds In The Spring’, the only song featured in Dylan Howitt’s award-winning 2023 documentary The Nettle Dress.
The full Top 40 list can be viewed HERE
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