With "The Alchemist's Euphoria," Kasabian scores their sixth U.K. chart leader

With a sixth No. 1, Kasabian equals with the likes of fellow Brits Pink Floyd, Muse,

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Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Blur, Paul Weller and The Chemical Brothers.

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Kasabian turns a huge midweek lead into a U.K. chart crown with

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The Alchemist's Euphoria (via Columbia), the British band's seventh studio effort.

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The Leicester rockers currently has six No. 1s

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The Alchemist’s Euphoria, the first release to feature founding guitarist Sergio Pizzorno on lead vocals,

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finishes the cycle by outselling its nearest competitor by 2-to-1, the Official Charts Company reports.

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Unwanted (Dirty Hit) by Pale Waves, which debuted this week at No. 4, is another new entry.

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Stanley Kubrick's right-hand man, Leon Vitali dies at 74

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