Snow Patrol take lead for second UK Number 1 album, The Forest Is The Path

Band return to the top spot, 12 years after Eyes Open

Gary Lightbody and co land their second UK Number 1 album with The Forest Is The Path. The Northern Irish rockers' fifth studio album has shifted 46,000 chart sales so far this week.

The Forest Is The Path is the band's first new material since 2018's Wildness and marks their return to Polydor Records after two albums on Island.

Gary Lightbody said: "This is a very special moment for the band. We've been through a lot together and this album is a reflection of that. We're so grateful to our fans for their continued support."

Snow Patrol's previous Number 1 album was Eyes Open, which spent three weeks at the summit in 2006.