Tim Burgess out front with The Charlatans at London’s Brixton Academy (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever Media)
Liam Gallagher‘s stay at number one on the UK Vinyl Singles Chart has been brought to an end this week by The Charlatans.
The title-track of the band’s recent Different Days album is the highest new entry, with Liam Gallagher’s debut solo single Wall Of Glass down one place. Elsewhere, Kasabian have two spots in the Top 20 thanks to Comeback Kid and You’re In Love With A Psycho.
Reflecting the surge in popularity of the traditional format, dedicated vinyl album and singles charts were launched by the Official Charts Company in 2016 with the singles chart compiled from sales of 7″ and 12″ records.
UK Vinyl Singles Chart, Top 20:
1 – (new) The Charlatans – Different Days
2 – Liam Gallagher – Wall Of Glass
3 – (new) Bastille – Glory
4 – Arcade Fire – Everything Now
5 – (new) Alice Cooper – Paranoiac Personality
6 – The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
7 – David Bowie – Be My Wife
8 – Similou – All This Love
9 – David Bowie – No Plan
10 – Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
11 – Kasabian – Comeback Kid
12 – Burial – Subtemple
13 – Kasabian – You’re In Love With A Psycho
14 – Kid Drama – Brutal D
15 – Trouble – Snake Eyes
16 – David Bowie – Sound and Vision
17 – First Aid Kit – America
18 – Pino Donaggio – Don’t Look Now
19 – Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive
20 – Tony Allen – Moanin’
