Idles in Brooklyn during their Joy As An Act Of Resistance world tour (Paul Bachmann / Live4ever)
Ultra Mono from Idles has already been confirmed as the UK’s best selling album on vinyl last year.
Idles’ third album Ultra Mono has been revealed by the Official Charts Company as the best selling album at UK independent record shops last year.
“We’re Number 1 on the Official Record Store Chart 2020, which means that lots of people that did go out and buy the album did so supporting their local record store which is something that’s really important at the minute,” Mark Bowen says.
You Me At Six lead Shame at top of UK Record Store Chart
You Me At Six lead Shame at top of UK Record Store Chart
You Me At Six by Daniel Harris
You Me At Six have also scored an impressive number one on the UK’s main chart rundown.
Suckapunch from You Me At Six has topped the UK Record Store Chart, immediately ahead of Shame‘s Drunk Tank Pink.
Sleaford Mods join Shame as big climbers with their own new album Spare Ribs, while there’s a few reentries around, classics such as Talking Heads‘ Speaking In Tongues and David Bowie‘s Station To Station back in the Top 20.
Viagra Boys top UK Record Store Chart with Welfare Jazz
Viagra Boys top UK Record Store Chart with Welfare Jazz
Viagra Boys are also in the Top 20 with Welfare Jazz’s predecessor Street Worms.
The second album from Viagra Boys has moved up to top the latest UK Record Store Chart.
As ever, the vinyl market continues to keep some well worn favourites in fashion; Oasis, Portishead and The Stones Roses among those in the Top 20 currently, while Fontaines D.C. are at #11 with the much more recent A Hero’s Death.
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.
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.
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.