Kurt Cobain‘s cover of The Beatles‘ ‘And I Love Her‘, a standout from the Montage Of Heck soundtrack album, is on top of this week’s UK Vinyl Singles Chart.
Enter Shikari are also a Top 5 new entry, while Beck and The 1975 are new inside the Top 10.
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) Kurt Cobain – ‘And I Love Her’
2/ Sam Smith – ‘Writing’s On The Wall’
3/ Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
4/ David Bowie – ‘Golden Years’
5/ (new) Enter Shikari – ‘Chop Suey’
6/ Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson – ‘Say Say Say’
7/ David Bowie – ‘Space Oddity’
8/ (new) Beck – ‘Dreams’
9/ (new) The 1975 – ‘Fallingforyou’
10/ Elvis Presley – ‘If I Can Dream’
11/ (new) Status Quo – ‘Rollin Home’
12/ Wolf Alice – ‘You’re a Germ’
13/ (new) Phoenix – ‘Alone On Christmas Day’
14/ (new) Gerard Way – ‘Zero Zero’
15/ Jeff Buckley – ‘Everyday People’
16/ Bob Dylan – ‘Like a Rolling Stone’
17/ David Bowie – ‘Fame’
18/ Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘Lock All The Doors’
19/ Public Service Broadcasting – ‘Sputnik’
20/ Neal Hefti – ‘Batman Theme’