Blur’s Graham Coxon performing solo for Oxjam (Photo: Andy Crossland for Live4ever)
Blur‘s Girls And Boys, part of the Parklife 25th anniversary releases, is the new number one on the UK Vinyl Singles Chart.
Idles have a high new entry too with their non-album single Mercedes Marxist, while the first taste of the next record from Elbow, Dexter & Sinister, is another to debut inside the Top 5.
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) Blur – Girls And Boys
2 – (new) The Wedding Present – Jump In The Water’s Fine
3 – (new) Idles – Mercedes Marxist
4 – (new) Elbow – Dexter & Sinister
5 – Thom Yorke – Not The News
6 – (new) Little Mix – Bounce Back
7 – (new) Jay Reatard/Sonic Youth – Hang Them all
8 – Slaves – One More Day Won’t Hurt
9 – Freddie Mercury – Time Waits For No-One
10 – David Bowie – DJ
11 – Floating Points – Lesalpx
12 – Liam Gallagher – Shockwave
13 – Burial – Claustro
14 – T-Rex – Telegram Sam
15 – Primal Scream – Velocity Girl
16 – Cigarettes After Sex – Nothing’s Going To Hurt You Baby
17 – (new) The Levellers – Beautiful Day
18 – Arctic Monkeys – Leave Before The Lights Come On
19 – David Bowie – Boys Keep Swinging
20 – Lany – Kinda