Iron Maiden‘s ‘The Book Of Souls‘ – currently at number one on the UK’s main album chart – has matched this success on the Record Store Chart this week, knocking Foals down to #2.
There’s other Top 10 new entries from Derek Ryan, Public Image Ltd., Max Richter and Arcs, while Fidlar debut at #20 with ‘Too‘ (check out our review here).
Launched in 2012, the UK Record Store Chart aims to support traditional music shops and is thus compiled entirely from sales registered at 100 of Britain’s leading independent outlets.
UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:
1/ (new) Iron Maiden – ‘The Book Of Souls’
2/ Foals – ‘What Went Down’
3/ (new) Derek Ryan – ‘One Good Night’
4/ Beach House – ‘Depression Cherry’
5/ (new) Public Image Ltd. – ‘What The World Needs Now’
6/ (new) Max Richter – ‘Sleep’
7/ Motorhead – ‘Bad Magic’
8/ Jess Glynne – ‘I Cry When I Laugh’
9/ The Wonder Years – ‘No Closer To Heaven’
10/ (new) Arcs – ‘Yours Dreamily’
11/ Cilla Black – ‘The Very Best Of’
12/ (new) a-ha – ‘Cast In Steel’
13/ Tame Impala – ‘Currents’
14/ Sufjan Stevens – ‘Carrie & Lowell’
15/ Lionel Richie – ‘The Definitive Collection’
16/ (new) Five Finger Death Punch – ‘Got Your Six’
17/ Hooton Tennis Club – ‘Highest Point In Cliff Town’
18/ (new) Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – ‘The Night Creeper’
19/ Yo La Tengo – ‘Stuff Like That There’
20/ (new) Fidlar – ‘Too’