Massive Attack have gone straight to the top of the UK Vinyl Singles Chart with The Spoils.
Behind them are some rock veterans of various guises; Oasis‘ Stand By Me climbing back up to #2, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and New Order completing 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/ (new) Massive Attack/Hope Sandoval – The Spoils
2/ Oasis – Stand By Me
3/ The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
4/ The Rolling Stones – Poison Ivy
5/ New Order – People On The High Line
6/ DJ Shadow – Midnight In a Perfect World
7/ Slaves – Take Control
8/ The 1975 – Sex
9/ ABBA – Dancing Queen
10/ ABBA – Fernando
11/ My Chemical Romance – Famous Last Words
12/ Abattoir Blues – Sense
13/ Bon Iver – Blood Bank
14/ David Brent – Lady Gypsy
15/ The 1975 – The City
16/ The 1975 – A Change Of Heart
17/ The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
18/ Kings Of Leon – Waste a Moment
19/ Cavern Of Anti-Matter – I’m The Unknown
20/ (new) Commix – Freefall