{"id":165,"date":"2026-03-15T07:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/?p=165"},"modified":"2026-03-15T07:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:45:41","slug":"fastest-selling-in-a-decade-harry-styles-claims-the-2026-chart-double","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/fastest-selling-in-a-decade-harry-styles-claims-the-2026-chart-double\/","title":{"rendered":"Fastest Selling in a Decade: Harry Styles Claims the 2026 Chart Double"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Harry Styles has officially proven that his three-year hiatus was well worth the wait. As the release of his 4th studio album, Kiss All The Time, Disco, occasionally., the singer hasn&#8217;t just topped the chart, but has shattered records, proving the &#8220;Harry-mania&#8221; of 2026 is stronger than ever.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HC5oJvnXAAAM6J2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HC5oJvnXAAAM6J2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HC5oJvnXAAAM6J2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HC5oJvnXAAAM6J2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HC5oJvnXAAAM6J2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/fastest-selling-in-a-decade-harry-styles-claims-the-2026-chart-double\/#The_Massive_Number_One_Debut_Eclipsing_the_%E2%80%9CHouse%E2%80%9D_that_Harry_Built\" title=\"The Massive Number One Debut: Eclipsing the &#8220;House&#8221; that Harry Built\">The Massive Number One Debut: Eclipsing the &#8220;House&#8221; that Harry Built<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/fastest-selling-in-a-decade-harry-styles-claims-the-2026-chart-double\/#The_Rare_%E2%80%9CChart_Double%E2%80%9D_Dominating_Both_Albums_and_Singles\" title=\"The Rare &#8220;Chart Double&#8221; Dominating Both Albums and Singles\">The Rare &#8220;Chart Double&#8221; Dominating Both Albums and Singles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/fastest-selling-in-a-decade-harry-styles-claims-the-2026-chart-double\/#The_Vinyl_Revival_A_21st-Century_Physical_Record\" title=\"The Vinyl Revival. A 21st-Century Physical Record\">The Vinyl Revival. A 21st-Century Physical Record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/fastest-selling-in-a-decade-harry-styles-claims-the-2026-chart-double\/#The_Reviews_Are_In_And_Theyre_Mixed\" title=\"The Reviews Are In (And They\u2019re Mixed)\">The Reviews Are In (And They\u2019re Mixed)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/fastest-selling-in-a-decade-harry-styles-claims-the-2026-chart-double\/#The_%E2%80%9CKissco%E2%80%9D_Sound\" title=\"The &#8220;Kissco&#8221; Sound\">The &#8220;Kissco&#8221; Sound<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/fastest-selling-in-a-decade-harry-styles-claims-the-2026-chart-double\/#The_Road_Ahead_2026_Residencies\" title=\"The Road Ahead: 2026 Residencies\">The Road Ahead: 2026 Residencies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Massive_Number_One_Debut_Eclipsing_the_%E2%80%9CHouse%E2%80%9D_that_Harry_Built\"><\/span>The Massive Number One Debut: Eclipsing the &#8220;House&#8221; that Harry Built<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Friday, the Official Charts Company confirmed that Harry Styles secured his third UK Number 1 album with Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. The record shifted over 183,000 copies in its first week, a staggering jump from the 113,000 copies his Grammy-winning Harry\u2019s House sold during its debut in 2022. This marks the biggest opening week for a male solo artist in nearly ten years, the largest since Ed Sheeran\u2019s Divide in 2017.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651794827_1302125425121315_2784532472729403340_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651794827_1302125425121315_2784532472729403340_n-1.jpg 809w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651794827_1302125425121315_2784532472729403340_n-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651794827_1302125425121315_2784532472729403340_n-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Rare_%E2%80%9CChart_Double%E2%80%9D_Dominating_Both_Albums_and_Singles\"><\/span>The Rare &#8220;Chart Double&#8221; Dominating Both Albums and Singles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not just that, Harry was not limited to album charts. He also secured the Official Chart Double, with his latest single &#8220;American Girls&#8221; hitting Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart simultaneously. This is the second time in his career he has held both top spots at once, a feat he first achieved in 2022 with Harry&#8217;s House and the global hit &#8220;As It Was.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18STYLES1-articleLarge-v2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18STYLES1-articleLarge-v2.webp 600w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18STYLES1-articleLarge-v2-300x199.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Vinyl_Revival_A_21st-Century_Physical_Record\"><\/span>The Vinyl Revival. A 21st-Century Physical Record<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In an era of streaming, Styles remains the undisputed king of physical media. Of his 183,000 sales, a massive 66,000 were on vinyl. This is the highest weekly vinyl sales figure for any UK artist this century. It seems fans aren&#8217;t just listening to the music; they are collecting the &#8220;Kissco&#8221; era as a piece of tangible art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8199fbd3-fb3c-4e06-a484-b1a11c232d3a-420x420-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8199fbd3-fb3c-4e06-a484-b1a11c232d3a-420x420-1.png 420w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8199fbd3-fb3c-4e06-a484-b1a11c232d3a-420x420-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8199fbd3-fb3c-4e06-a484-b1a11c232d3a-420x420-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Reviews_Are_In_And_Theyre_Mixed\"><\/span>The Reviews Are In (And They\u2019re Mixed)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Reviews Are In (And They\u2019re Mixed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the fans are buying in droves, critics are split on Harry&#8217;s new &#8220;techno-disco&#8221; direction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Telegraph: Gave it a lukewarm 3-star review, famously stating the album has &#8220;all the emotional heft of a perfume advert.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NME: Took the opposite stance, praising the record as sounding &#8220;liberated and full of light,&#8221; even during its more melancholy tracks like &#8220;Coming Up Roses.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guardian: Described the experience as &#8220;nice all the time, good occasionally,&#8221; suggesting that while the &#8220;vibe&#8221; is impeccable, the lyrics are sometimes &#8220;muted.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/425aa6c051e70433efd406fc1c791721-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/425aa6c051e70433efd406fc1c791721-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/425aa6c051e70433efd406fc1c791721-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/425aa6c051e70433efd406fc1c791721-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/425aa6c051e70433efd406fc1c791721.webp 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_%E2%80%9CKissco%E2%80%9D_Sound\"><\/span>The &#8220;Kissco&#8221; Sound<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The album represents a daring shift away from the soft-rock of his previous work. Inspired by his 22-month Love On Tour and his time spent traveling Europe, the sound leans into LCD Soundsystem-inspired synth and house beats. Tracks like &#8220;Aperture&#8221; and &#8220;Are You Listening Yet?&#8221; prioritize mood and &#8220;vibe&#8221; over the traditional pop-banger formula, a move that many are calling his &#8220;most personal and risky&#8221; to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kk20z4jf68j114672k-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kk20z4jf68j114672k-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kk20z4jf68j114672k-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kk20z4jf68j114672k-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kk20z4jf68j114672k.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Road_Ahead_2026_Residencies\"><\/span>The Road Ahead: 2026 Residencies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To support the album, Harry is ditching traditional touring for a &#8220;residency&#8221; model. He has already announced a staggering 30-date run at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden and several &#8220;homecoming&#8221; sets at London\u2019s O2 Arena. With 11.5 million people reportedly applying for the New York tickets alone, the commercial momentum for Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/22cul-harry-thkl-articleLarge.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/22cul-harry-thkl-articleLarge.webp 600w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/22cul-harry-thkl-articleLarge-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165\/revisions\/175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}