Linkin Park albums soar in UK album chart

The passing of front-man Chester Bennington has sent three Linkin Park albums back into the top ten in the UK album charts in the last week. “Hybrid Theory” reappeared at the fourth spot to match its peak in 2000, while their most recent release, “One More Light”, is at fifth position and “Meteora” at seventh.

In a close race for the top spot on the album chart, Lana Del Rey just took the honours from British duo Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's “Despacito” is back at No. 1 on the singles countdown for a tenth non-consecutive week.

Del Rey's “Lust For Life” overtook “Crooked Calypso” by Heaton and Abbott, former members of the Beautiful South, late in the chart week. It's the American singer's third UK No. 1 album after 2012's “Born To Die” and 2014's “Ultraviolence”. Heaton and Abbott had three No. 1 albums with the Beautiful South, but this is their highest-ranking set as a duo.

Ed Sheeran's “÷” moved down a further place from 2-3 on the Official Charts Company survey.