Wild Beasts have ended Radiohead‘s run at number one on the UK Record Store Chart with their new release ‘Boy King‘.
Radiohead drop down to #5 as Blossoms, Dinosaur Jr and Giggs also move into the Top 5, while the posthumous Viola Beach album retains its place in the Top 20 for a second week.
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) Wild Beasts – ‘Boy King’
2/ Blossoms – ‘Blossoms’
3/ (new) Dinosaur Jr – ‘Give a Glimpse Of What Yer Not’
4/ (new) Giggs – ‘Landlord’
5/ Radiohead – ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’
6/ (new) Moose Blood – ‘Bush’
7/ Michael Kiwanuka – ‘Love & Hate’
8/ (new) Blue Pills – ‘Lady In Gold’
9/ Christine & The Queens – ‘Chaleur Humaine’
10/ (new) Elvis Presley – ‘Way Down In The Jungle Room’
11/ David Bowie – ‘Blackstar’
12/ ELO – ‘All Over The World: The Very Best Of’
13/ The Avalanches – ‘Wildflower’
14/ Aphex Twin – ‘Cheetah’
15/ Adele – ’25’
16/ Bat For Lashes – ‘The Bride’
17/ (new) Haley Bonar – ‘Impossible Dream’
18/ Biffy Clyro – ‘Ellipsis’
19/ (new) Cadillac Three – ‘Bury Me In My Boots’
20/ Viola Beach – ‘Viola Beach’
