Leonard Cohen, Elvis Presley lead UK Record Store Chart


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It’s veterans who are leading the way on the UK Record Store Chart this week with new albums from Leonard Cohen and Elvis Presley new in at #1 and #2.

Cohen’s You Want It Darker is on top, while the latest posthumous Elvis record The Wonder Of You is ahead of Syd Arthur and the album version of the Lazarus musical. Kings Of Leon‘s WALLS completes the Top 5.

Launched in conjunction with the Record Store Day celebrations of 2012, the UK Record Store Chart aims to support Britain’s independent music shops and is compiled entirely from sales registered at 100 of those leading outlets.

UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:

1/ (new) Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
2/ (new) Elvis Presley – The Wonder Of You
3/ (new) Syd Arthur – Apricity
4/ (new) Lazarus, Original Cast Recording
5/ Kings Of Leon – WALLS
6/ (new) Agnes Obel – Citizen Of Glass
7/ (new) Michael Buble – Nobody Told Me
8/ Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
9/ Bon Iver – 22, a Million
10/ (new) Status Quo – Aquostic II
11/ Goat – Requiem
12/ (new) Korn – The Serenity Of Suffering
13/ (new) American Football – American Football
14/ Phil Collins – The Singles
15/ Two Door Cinema Club – Gameshow
16/ Green Day – Revolution Radio
17/ Pixies – Head Carrier
18/ (new) The Pretenders – Alone
19/ Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
20/ Van Morrison – Keep Me Singing


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