Jake Bugg beats Robbie Williams to top UK Record Store Chart


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Jake Bugg onstage in London (Photo: Andy Crossland for Live4ever Media)

Jake Bugg’s second album ‘Shangri La‘ has debuted at number one on this week’s UK Record Store Chart – one place ahead of Robbie Williams’ ‘Swing Both Ways‘, which currently tops the main rundown.

Several LPs have enjoyed a week-on-week increase in sales, with Arctic Monkeys‘ ‘AM‘ the big climber while releases from Eminem, Elvis Presley, James Arthur and London Grammar are also among those to rise this week.




Meanwhile, Robbie Williams’ position at the top of the UK Album Chart has secured him the honour of having the 1,000th number one album in Britain.

UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:

1/ Jake Bugg – ‘Shangri La’
2/ Robbie Williams – ‘Swing Both Ways’
3/ Arctic Monkeys – ‘AM’
4/ Eminem – ‘The Marshal Mathers LP II’
5/ The Beatles – ‘On Air – Live At The BBC Vol. 2′
6/ Arcade Fire – ‘Reflektor’
7/ Elvis Presley – ‘The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Songs’
8/ James Arthur – ‘James Arthur’
9/ London Grammar – ‘If You Wait’
10/ Celine Dion – ‘Loved Me Back To Life’
11/ Keane – ‘The Best Of’
12/ Cliff Richard – ‘The Fabulous Rock N Roll Songbook’
13/ Wooden Shjips – ‘Back To Land’
14/ Alfie Boe – ‘Trust’
15/ Andre Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra – ‘Music Of The Night’
16/ Midlake – ‘Antiphon’
17/ John Grant – ‘Pale Green Ghosts’
18/ Cate Le Bon – ‘Mug Museum’
19/ The Killers – ‘Direct Hits’
20/ Lady Gaga – ‘Artpop’


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