Dermot Kennedy sets sights on chart hat-trick

by Ben Homewood
Tuesday, Apr 7th 2026 at 5:45PM

Dermot Kennedy is in search of his third No.1 album this week, with The Weight Of The Woods the early leader in the albums chart.

Posting 17,220 sales according to the first Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash of the week (15,448 physical, 399 downloads, 1,373 streams), Irish singer Kennedy’s third studio effort is ahead of Raye’s This Music May Contain Hope (7,978 sales), Olivia Dean’s The Art Of Loving (6,433 sales), BTS’ Arirang (4,987 sales) and Harry Styles ...

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