Yak playing the Night And Day in Manchester (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Yak went straight to number one on the UK Record Store Chart yesterday with their new album Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness.
It’s been another busy week of new entries for the chart, with Elder Island, AJ Tracey, Ward Thomas, Mercury Rev, Bob Mould, Michael Chapman and LCD Soundsystem all debuting inside the Top 10 too.
For the past few years, the Official Charts Company has been using the Record Store Chart to showcase the best selling weekly albums from 100 of Britain’s leading independent music shops.
UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:
1 – (new) Yak – Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness
2 – (new) Elder Island – The Omnitone Collection
3 – (new) AJ Tracey – AJ Tracey
4 – (new) Ward Thomas – Restless Minds
5 – (new) Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry’s Delta Sweete Revisited
6 – The Specials – Encore
7 – (new) Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock
8 – Ian Brown – Ripples
9 – (new) Michael Chapman – True North
10 – (new) LCD Soundsystem – Electric Lady Sessions
11 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody OST
12 – (new) Jessica Pratt – Quiet Signs
13 – (new) The Lemonheads – Varshons 2
14 – (new) International Teachers Of Pop – International Teachers Of Pop
15 – (new) Flat Worms – Into The Iris
16 – Beirut – Gallipoli
17 – Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
18 – Ex Re – Ex Re
19 – Rustin Man – Drift Code
20 – (new) Cedric Burnside – Benton County Relic
