Chart confirms James Blunt will not have to rename himself Blunty McBluntface

The singer, 50, vowed to legally alteration his sanction if fans bumped the 20th-anniversary variation of his debut medium Back To Bedlam to the fig 1 spot this week.

Blunt told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that helium had allowed members of the nationalist to take the name, which is simply a parody of Boaty McBoatface – a run to find a sanction for the UK’s polar probe vessel that went viral successful 2016.

The Old Harrovian and ex-member of the Household Cavalry received 5 Grammy nominations pursuing the merchandise of his chart-topping archetypal album, including opus of the twelvemonth for You’re Beautiful.

Two decades connected and the re-release has landed astatine fig seven, according to the Official Charts Company.

Clinching the apical spot this week is Brat, by Charli XCX, which had initially peaked astatine fig 2 pursuing its merchandise successful June.

It comes aft the singer, existent sanction Charlotte Aitchison, released a caller mentation of her album, featuring collaborations with the likes of Ariana Grande, The 1975 and Kesha.

In the lead-up to this week’s charts announcement, Blunt posted a photograph to X, formerly Twitter, of the words “brat to bedlam” featuring the album’s signature fuzzy achromatic font and neon greenish cover.

In the station helium warned the alternate popular vocalist that “Blunty McBluntface is coming for you”.

Charli XCX’s “brat miss summer” sent TikTok into a spiral earlier this year, erstwhile the Cambridge-born singer’s operation of grunge and hyper-feminine managed to animate a inclination that became a lifestyle.

Her medium was a deed online and her collaboration with Billie Eilish connected the opus Guess saw the way soar to fig 1 successful the UK singles illustration – with the catchy tune Apple besides making it into the apical 10.

Elsewhere successful the albums chart, The Mighty Several by erstwhile Housemartins vocalist Paul Heaton has debuted astatine fig two, portion Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet is successful astatine fig three.

The remainder of the apical 5 is comprised of Moon Music by Coldplay, which was past week’s frontrunner, and The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by US prima Chappell Roan.

Over successful the singles chart, Carpenter’s opus Taste has spent its eighth week successful a enactment astatine fig one, according to the Official Charts Company.

The duet Die With A Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars is successful astatine fig 2 portion Sailor Song by US vocalist Gigi Perez is astatine fig three.

At fig 4 is I Love You, I’m Sorry by popular vocalist Gracie Abrams with Somedays by Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and DOD rounding retired the apical five.