Louis Tomlinson wasn't expecting a number one album

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19 Nov 2022, 14:12

They make them humble in Doncaster.

Louis Tomlinson can't believe he has topped the UK album charts.

At the end of a week long battle, yesterday the 30-year-old singer's second solo album Faith In The Future finally beat off stiff competition from Bruce Springsteen and Louis admitted it was "not necessarily something I saw coming".

The new album is Louis' follow-up to his debut solo album Walls, which was released in 2020. He's now the fourth member of One Direction to top the UK album charts with a solo offering.

“My album is number one on the Official Charts," Louis told OfficialCharts.com. "I can’t quite believe I’m saying that. I just want to say a massive, massive thank you for all the incredible support the fans have shown me in the last week and my whole career.

"This is an absolute honour and not necessarily something I saw coming. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

He added on Twitter: "NUMBER 1 IN THE UK! F****** love you all!!! The support over this release week has been on a different level. Thank you so much to everyone involved! Don’t even know what to say. Just mind blown. THANK YOU!"

It all marks a long way from Louis' roots growing up in South Yorkshire. The singer recently told The Guardian all about his early years.

"I was the guy at Doncaster Rovers that you bought the pies off. We had a little scheme. If the pie fell on the floor, even foil side up, it couldn’t be sold. I didn’t have a lot of money at the time, so a lot went overboard, because the pies were banging."

He continued; "I was the singer in my school band – the Rogue – for two years. We covered Green Day, blink-182, Oasis. I loved performing – even in front of 100 people from my year group – but they formed another band behind my back because the guitarist wanted to be the singer. I’ve had the last laugh!"