The Reytons and FLO Battle for UK Albums Chart No.1 This Week
Rotherham band The Reytons are provisionally topping this week's UK Albums Chart with their new record A Love Letter To A Broken Town, according to an NME report published August 11, 2026. London girl group FLO sit close behind at No.2 with their second album, Therapy At The Club. Final chart positions have not yet been confirmed.
What's happening this week
The Reytons previously scored their first-ever No.1 with their second album, What's Rock And Roll? A win this week would be the band's second chart-topper. FLO, meanwhile, are chasing their first-ever No.1 — their 2024 debut album Access All Areas peaked at No.3.
This week's UK Top 10 (provisional)
- 1. The Reytons — A Love Letter To A Broken Town
- 2. FLO — Therapy At The Club
- 3. Michael Jackson — The Essential
- 4. Overmono — Pure Devotion
- 5. Olivia Rodrigo — You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love
- 6. Ariana Grande — Petal
- 7. Kylie Minogue — X
- 8. Olivia Dean — The Art Of Loving
- 9. Fleetwood Mac — 50 Years – Don't Stop
- 10. Sienna Spiro — Visitor
The Reytons' history with independent success
The band's previous No.1 came in 2023, when What's Rock And Roll? topped the chart as a fully independent release with no label backing. Frontman Jonny Yerrell told NME at the time that the mood in the band changed completely once the midweek chart update showed them provisionally in first place, calling the whole experience "completely unreal."
Yerrell also said the band started out with almost no money and faced plenty of rejection over the years, having to find their own way forward. He said it made them proud to reach No.1 independently, and stressed that The Reytons want to build a community where listeners feel like they're part of it too.
FLO, for their part, are chasing their first-ever chart-topping album with Therapy At The Club. The rest of the Top 10 is rounded out by Michael Jackson's compilation The Essential, Overmono's Pure Devotion, and Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love at Nos. 3 through 5.