Taylor Swift tops first UK Record Store Chart of 2021
Taylor Swift tops first UK Record Store Chart of 2021
Taylor Swift quickly followed up Folklore in December with Evermore.
The first of two 2020 studio albums from Taylor Swift is in turn the first top the UK Record Store Chart in the new year.
Folklore leads an obviously quiet week for new releases, with acclaimed 2020 albums from the likes of Laura Marling, Phoebe Bridgers and Working Men’s Club still proving popular, while the more recent McCartney III from Paul McCartney is at #11.
It’s now nine years since The Official Charts Company launched this chart as vinyl sales surged during the last decade, a trend which continued in 2020 as the format grew for the 13th consecutive year. It is compiled from the best selling albums at 100 of Britain’s leading independent music shops.
The Avalanches, Belle & Sebastian new on UK Record Store Chart
The Avalanches, Belle & Sebastian new on UK Record Store Chart
The Avalanches are the highest new entries on the latest chart.
We Will Always You is new at #2 from The Avalanches on the UK Record Store Chart.
Elsewhere, Nick Cave’s Idiot Prayer is a non-mover and Fontaines D.C. drop to #19 with A Hero’s Death – one of Live4ever’s best albums of 2020.
The Official Charts Company launched the UK Record Store Chart in 2012 to reflect the last decade’s drive to support independent music outlets and the concurrent surge in vinyl sales. It is compiled from the best selling albums at 100 of Britain’s leading independent music shops.
YUNGBLUD tops UK Record Store Chart with Weird!
YUNGBLUD tops UK Record Store Chart with Weird!
YUNGBLUD gets a UK chart double with his second studio album.
YUNGBLUD has followed up his number one success on the UK’s main chart by topping the UK Record Store Chart with Weird!.
Arctic Monkeys’ drive to raise money for War Child with their Live At The Royal Albert Hall record has gotten off to a strong start meanwhile, debuting at #2, while two of Live4ever’s favourite albums of the year – Fontaines D.C.’s A Hero’s Death and Porridge Radio’s Every Bad – both re-enter the Top 5.