Ed Sheeran (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)
Big winners and performers at last week’s Brit Awards dominate the new UK Album Chart, with Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Royal Blood, George Ezra and Taylor Swift all in the Top 5.
Sam Smith and ‘In The Lonely Hour‘ moves back up to number one, just ahead of Ed Sheeran’s ‘x‘, which pipped the latter to the British Album prize at the Brits.
Led Zeppelin have entered at #6 with the remastered version of ‘Physical Graffiti‘, while Public Service Broadcasting debut at #11.
UK Album Chart, Top 20:
1/ Sam Smith – ‘In The Lonely Hour’
2/ Ed Sheeran – ‘x’
3/ Royal Blood – ‘Royal Blood’
4/ George Ezra – ‘Wanted On Voyage’
5/ Taylor Swift – ‘1989’
6/ Led Zeppelin – ‘Physical Grafitti’
7/ (new) Chris Brown & Tyga – ‘Fan Of a Fan The Album’
8/ Paloma Faith – ‘A Perfect Contradiction’
9/ Gregory Porter – ‘Liquid Spirit’
10/ Hozier – ‘Hozier’
11/ (new) Public Service Broadcasting – ‘The Race For Space’
12/ Imagine Dragons – ‘Smoke & Mirrors’
13/ (new) Black Star Riders – ‘The Killer Instinct’
14/ Meghan Trainor – ‘Title’
15/ Drake – ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’
16/ Sia – ‘1000 Forms Of Fear’
17/ Maroon 5 – ‘V’
18/ Take That – ‘III’
19/ Fall Out Boy – ‘American Beauty/American Psycho
20/ Paolo Nutini – ‘Caustic Love’