‘Luck’ on His Side: David Gilmour Celebrates Third Solo U.K. No. 1 Album

David Gilmour is back at the top of the U.K. Official Albums Chart, celebrating his third solo No. 1 album with Luck and Strange.

The Pink Floyd guitarist’s latest release marks his ninth overall chart-topping record when combined with his work as a solo artist and a member of the iconic band. Luck and Strange, Gilmour’s fifth studio album, joins the ranks of his previous solo No. 1 albums, On An Island (2006) and Rattle That Lock (2015).

The new collection also tops the U.K. Official Vinyl Albums Chart, solidifying its popularity among vinyl collectors and audiophiles alike.

In a statement to Official Charts, Gilmour expressed his gratitude to fans: “I’d like to thank everyone who’s bought my new album, Luck And Strange, and helped to make it Number 1 in the Official Albums Chart.” 

This latest achievement adds to Gilmour’s illustrious career, which includes six U.K. No. 1 albums with Pink Floyd, such as Wish You Were Here (1975) and The Division Bell (1994).

However, according to the rocker’s press release, his latest project Luck and Strange, is “the best album I’ve made since Dark Side of the Moon, since 1973.”

“The album feels like a solid body of cohesive work,” Gilmour previously told Billboard of the new album. “It’s the cohesiveness of the whole thing — the writing, the work, the thrill it still gives me to listen to it all the way through as an album. There’s a consistency of thought and of feeling that runs through it that excites me in a way that makes me make those comparisons.”

Also making moves this week, once again, is Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, which holds strong at No. 2 after three weeks in the Top 5.

Meanwhile, Oasis continues to dominate the chart, with Time Flies… (No. 3), Definitely Maybe (No. 4), and What’s The Story (No. 5) all securing Top 5 positions.

Other notable entries on the tally, published Friday, Sept. 13, include Link Park’s 2024 hits collection Papercuts, which rebounds to No. 8 following the announcement of their new vocalist, Emily Armstrong, while Fred Again…’s ten days comes in at No. 7, marking his second Top 10 album.

Further down the chart, Rex Orange County earns his third Top 40 LP with The Alexander Technique, debuting at No. 15, following previous successes with Pony (No. 5 in 2019) and WHO CARES? (No. 1 in 2022).

South London group Fat Dog makes their Official Albums Chart debut with WOOF., landing at No. 16 and topping the Official Record Store Chart.

Meanwhile, Ensoulment, the first new album in 25 years from The The, enters at No. 19, marking their sixth Top 40 record. Ultravox’s 1984 album Lament returns at No. 35 after a 40th-anniversary edition, and Leeds four-piece English Teacher re-enters at No. 40 with This Could Be Texas, following their 2024 Mercury Prize win.