{"id":16132,"date":"2021-09-20T09:44:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T08:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/?p=16132"},"modified":"2021-09-20T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T08:44:10","slug":"manic-street-preachers-score-first-no-1-album-in-23-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/manic-street-preachers-score-first-no-1-album-in-23-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Manic Street Preachers score first No.1 album in 23 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/manic-street-preachers\/\">Manic Street Preachers<\/a> have topped the UK charts with their 14<sup>th<\/sup> studio album, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/manicstreetpreachers.lnk.to\/TUVL-Album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Ultra Vivid Lament<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s amazing to be back at No.1 after 23 years \u2013 it was a titanic chart battle, and we are absolutely over the moon,\u201d said the band. \u201cThanks to all our fans, supporters and Sony for keeping the faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The record includes the singles \u2018Orwellian\u2019 and \u2018The Secret He Had Missed\u2019 feat. 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