Jamie Cook, Arctic Monkeys (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)
Both Jack White and the Arctic Monkeys have enjoyed a boost on this week’s UK Record Store Chart, which is topped by Charlie Simpson‘s new album ‘Long Road Home‘.
Jack White’s second solo LP ‘Lazaretto‘ has moved from #8 to #2 this week, while the enduring popularity of Arctic Monkeys’ ‘AM‘ sees it climb to #10 as the first anniversary of its release approaches.
Elsewhere, King Creosote‘s ‘From Scotland With Love’ stands at #6 and Morrissey‘s ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’ is a little further back at #8.
UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:
1/ Charlie Simpson – ‘Long Road Home’
2/ Jack White – ‘Lazaretto’
3/ Eric Clapton – ‘Eric Clapton & Friends: The Breeze’
4/ Ed Sheeran – ‘x’
5/ Jungle – ‘Jungle’
6/ King Creosote – ‘From Scotland With Love’
7/ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – ‘Hypnotic Eye’
8/ Morrissey – ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’
9/ Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey – ‘Going Back Home’
10/ Arctic Monkeys – ‘AM’
11/ War On Drugs – ‘Lost In The Dream’
12/ Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 – ‘The Motown Years’
13/ Dolly Parton – ‘Blue Smoke: The Best Of’
14/ George Ezra – ‘Wanted On Voyage’
15/ Paloma Faith – ‘A Perfect Contradiction’
16/ Jenny Lewis – ‘The Voyager’
17/ First Aid Kit – ‘Stay Gold’
18/ Nicola Benedetti – ‘Homecoming’
19/ Alvvays – ‘Alvvays’
20/ Paolo Nutini – ‘Caustic Love’
