The Cribs at Leeds Festival 2015 (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media)
Elvis Presley, Girl Band and The Cribs are all high new entries on this week’s UK Vinyl Singles Chart.
It’s Elvis who leads the way with ‘If I Can Dream‘, while Girl Band’s latest single ‘Paul‘ is at #3 and The Cribs debut at #5 with ‘Summer Of Chances‘.
Dedicated vinyl album and singles charts were launched by the Official Charts Company earlier this year in recognition of the continuing resurgence of the traditional format – the singles chart is compiled from sales of 7″ and 12″ records.
UK Vinyl Singles Chart, Top 20:
1/ (new) Elvis Presley – ‘If I Can Dream’
2/ Enter Shikari – ‘Slipshod’
3/ (new) Girl Band – ‘Paul’
4/ David Bowie – ‘Space Oddity’
5/ (new) The Cribs – ‘Summer Of Chances’
6/ (new) Elvis Presley – ‘Doo Wop’
7/ Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘Lock All The Doors’
8/ Jamie xx – ‘Loud Places’
9/ John Grant – ‘With The Royal Northern Sinfonia’
10/ Courtney Barnett – ‘Boxing Day Blues (Revisited)’
11/ Bring Me The Horizon – ‘Happy Song’
12/ Paul Weller – ‘I’m Where I Should Be’
13/ (new) Jane Weaver/Tender Prey – ‘Mission Desire’
14/ Blossoms – ‘Blown Rose’
15/ (new) Wilco – ‘Random Name Generator’
16/ The 1975 – ‘Medicine’
17/ Bon Iver – ‘Blood Bank’
18/ David Bowie – ‘Fame’Paul Weller – ‘Going My Way’
19/ Sleaford Mods – ‘Split’
20/ (new) Death Of Pop – ‘Gardens’