Arctic Monkeys, Oasis among UK’s best selling albums of 2018 so far


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Alex Turner onstage with Arctic Monkeys headlining TRNSMT Festival 2018 (Photo: Live4ever)

Arctic Monkeys‘ Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino has been revealed by the Official Charts Company as the UK’s eighth best selling album of 2018 so far.

Unsurprisingly, the Greatest Showman soundtrack is leading a Top 20 dominated by pop, though Oasis‘ Time Flies singles collection is at #18, sandwiched in between more best of collections from Eminem and Fleetwood Mac.




The OCC reports that less than half of the Greatest Showman’s sales figures have been recorded on physical formats, with 33% accounted to streaming and 21% to downloads.

Best selling albums of 2018 so far (UK), Top 20:

1 – The Greatest Showman OST
2 – Ed Sheeran – Divide
3 – George Ezra – Staying At Tamara’s
4 – Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa
5 – Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys
6 – Sam Smith – The Thrill Of It All
7 – Rag N Bone Man – Human
8 – Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
9 – Eminem – Revival
10 – Pink – Beautiful Trauma
11 – Paloma Faith – Architect
12 – Ed Sheeran – x
13 – Taylor Swift – Reputation
14 – Kylie Minogue – Golden
15 – Camila Cabello – Camila
16 – Little Mix – Glory Days
17 – Eminem – Curtain Call
18 – Oasis – Time Flies
19 – Fleetwood Mac – The Very Best Of
20 – Post Malone – Stoney


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