Niall Horan Scores Third U.K. No. 1 With Dinner Party

Niall Horan’s Dinner Party debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. Albums Chart on June 12, 2026. The fourth studio album also gave him the biggest opening week of his solo career so far, and it topped the Official Vinyl Albums Chart too.

“I am so incredibly grateful to all my fans who have bought and streamed the album and got it to Number 1, it means the world to me,” he said. The result makes this his third U.K. No. 1 as a solo artist, after Heartbreak Weather in 2020 and The Show in 2023.

Flicker to The Show

The run now stretches back to 2017, when Flicker peaked at No. 3 on release. Three later chart-toppers in a nine-year span is a clean commercial argument for Horan’s solo catalog: it has moved from a strong debut to repeat No. 1 openings, rather than a one-off spike.

That puts him in a narrow club. Horan became the second member of One Direction to secure a hat-trick of solo U.K. No. 1 albums, joining Harry Styles, who has also reached three solo No. 1 albums with Harry Styles, Harry’s House and Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

Official Charts Week

Dinner Party did not rise alone. Overpass entered the chart at No. 5 with Elsewhere, Always and also hit No. 1 on the Official Independent Albums Chart and the Official Record Store Chart. Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra reached No. 9 with Night Blooms, Evanescence landed at No. 10 with Sanctuary, and Dua Lipa - Live From Mexico moved up seven places to No. 14.

For Horan, the practical takeaway is simple: the album now has the strongest first week of his solo run and another No. 1 to sell across the rest of the cycle. The chart positions around it suggest a healthy release week, but the top line belongs to Horan alone.