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\n\tGreen Day<\/a> is on top in the U.K. with Saviors<\/em> (Reprise), the U.S. pop-punk trio\u2019s 14th studio album.<\/p>\n \n\tOpening at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart<\/a>, published Friday, Jan. 26, Saviors<\/em> is the Rock Hall-inducted band\u2019s fifth leader in the U.K., after American Idiot<\/em> (2004), 21st Century Breakdown <\/em>(2009), Revolution Radio<\/em> (2016) and Father of All\u2026 <\/em>(2020).<\/p>\n \n\tThe outright leader at the midweek stage<\/a>, when it was the outselling the rest of the top 10 combined, Green Day draws level with the Foo Fighters, Prince and Celine Dion and other acts with five U.K. leaders.<\/p>\n \n\tSaviors<\/em> finishes the cycle as the best-seller on wax, according to the Official Charts Company, with vinyl generating one-third of its first-total tally. <\/p>\n \n\tThe Bay Area trio of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tr\u00e9 Cool will reward their legion of British fans this summer with a run of dates on The Saviors Tour<\/em>, a stretch that includes concerts at Manchester\u2019s Old Trafford Stadium, Isle of Wight Festival, and London\u2019s Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n \n\tThe only way is up for Noah Kahan<\/a>, whose breakthrough third studio album Stick Season<\/em> (Island) rises 4-2 for a new peak position. Meanwhile, the title track from the Vermont, U.S. singer-songwriter leads the U.K. singles chart for a fourth successive week. <\/p>\n \n\tCompleting the podium on the albums tally is The Weeknd<\/a>\u2019s The Highlights<\/em> (via Republic Records\/XO), up 5-3. <\/p>\n \n\tAlso new to the latest U.K. chart is Neck Deep<\/a>\u2019s eponymously titled fifth studio LP. Neck Deep <\/em>(via Hopeless) bows at No. 11, for the Welsh pop-punk outfit\u2019s fourth U.K. top 40, after 2015\u2019s Life\u2019s Not Out to Get You <\/em>(No. 8), 2015\u2019s The Peace and the Panic<\/em> (No. 4) and 2020\u2019s All Distortions are Intentional <\/em>(No. 4). <\/p>\n \n\tFinally, British heavy metal veterans Saxon<\/a> snag an 11th U.K. top 40 album with Hell, Fire and Damnation<\/em> (Militia Guard Music), new at No. 19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n