Jeff Buckley‘s cover of The Smiths‘ ‘The Boy With The Thorn In His Side’ – a part of the posthumous ‘You and I‘ album – remains at number one on this week’s UK Vinyl Singles Chart.
There’s plenty of to-ing and fro-ing and climbing further back, though Muse and Manic Street Preachers are other non-movers in the Top 5.
Dedicated vinyl album and singles charts were launched by the Official Charts Company last 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/ Jeff Buckley – ‘The Boy With The Thorn In His Side’
2/ Magazine – ‘Once At The Academy’
3/ Muse – ‘Reapers’
4/ Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘El Mexicano’
5/ Manic Street Preachers – ‘A Design For Life’
6/ Disturbed – ‘The Sound Of Silence’
7/ Foals – ‘Rain’
8/ Lush – ‘Out Of Control’
9/ David Bowie – ‘TVC 15’
10/ Joe Strummer – ‘Gangsterville’
11/ Oscar – ‘Sometimes’
12/ Soft Cell – ‘Sex Dwarf’
13/ Bring Me The Horizon – ‘Drown’
14/ Mumford & Sons – ‘There Will Be Time’
15/ (new) Billy Cobham – ‘Stratus’
16/ Iron Maiden – ‘Running Free’
17/ (new) Aphex Twin – ‘Windowlicker’
18/ (new) The Weeknd – ‘The Hills’
19/ Bob Dylan – ‘Melancholy Mood’
20/ Jake Bugg – ‘Gimme The Love’