Skip to main content It's his second album to hit the top spot in the U.K. Noah Kahan at 2026 SXSW Conference & Festival on March 16, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Griffin Lotz/Rolling Stone Noah Kahan has secured his second No. 1 album in the U.K. as The Great Divide debuts at the summit of the Official Albums Chart dated May 1.  The fourth studio LP from the Vermont singer-songwriter marks the biggest first-week debut for an international artist in 2026 to date. It joins 2023’s Stick Season as a chart-topper; the lead single from that album spent seven consecutive weeks at the summit in 2024 and was No. 1 on the U.K.’s year-end Singles Charts in 2024. Kahan is followed by Foo Fighters , whose 12th studio album, Your Favorite Toy, enters at No. 2 and marks the band’s 14th top 10 LP in the U.K. The Dave Grohl-led band has hit the No. 1 spot in the U.K. six times over the past three decades, and recently appeared as musical guest on SNL U.K .…