Arctic Monkeys performing the first of two shows at Birmingham Arena in September 2018 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Both the Arctic Monkeys and Oasis have two of the UK’s top 20 best selling vinyl albums of the year so far, reports the Official Charts Company.
Arctic Monkeys are at the very top of the tree with Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, while its predecessor AM is the 17th best seller of 2018. Oasis’ second studio LP (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? is at #6, with Definitely Maybe at #20 and the band’s frontman Liam Gallagher’s debut solo album As You Were at #18.
There’s more Oasis in the best selling vinyl singles too as Noel Gallagher claims two of the top three positions thanks to his Who Built The Moon? singles It’s A Beautiful World and She Taught Me How To Fly.
Best Selling Vinyl Albums Of 2018 So Far (UK):
1 – Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
2 – Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
3 – The Greatest Showman OST
4 – Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
5 – George Ezra – Staying At Tamara’s
6 – Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
7 – Nirvana – Nevermind
8 – David Bowie – Legacy
9 – Guardians Of The Galaxy – Awesome Mix 2 OST
10 – Guardians Of The Galaxy – Awesome Mix 1 OST
11 – Jeff Wayne – The War Of The Worlds
12 – Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
13 – The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
14 – Ed Sheeran – Divide
15 – Queen – Greatest Hits
16 – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Legend
17 – Arctic Monkeys – AM
18 – Liam Gallagher – As You Were
19 – Kylie Minogue – Golden
20 – Oasis – Definitely Maybe