Blink 182 are new at number one on the UK Record Store Chart with ‘California‘.
It ends Radiohead‘s two-week run at the top with the physical release of ‘A Moon Shaped Pool‘, while Bat For Lashes, Metronomy and Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve also score new entries inside the Top 5.
Launched in conjunction with the Record Store Day celebrations of 2012, the UK Record Store Chart aims to support Britain’s independent music shops and is compiled entirely from sales registered at 100 of those leading outlets.
UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:
1/ (new) Blink 182 – ‘California’
2/ (new) Bat For Lashes – ‘The Bride’
3/ Radiohead – ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’
4/ (new) Metronomy – ‘Summer 08’
5/ (new) Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve – ‘The Soft Bounce’
6/ DJ Shadow – ‘The Mountain Will Fall’
7/ Christine & The Queens – ‘Chaleur Humaine’
8/ Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘The Getaway’
9/ ELO – ‘All Over The World: The Very Best Of’
10/ Paul Simon – ‘Stranger To Stranger’
11/ Coldplay – ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’
12/ Adele – ’25’
13/ Neil Young – ‘Earth’
14/ Tame Impala – ‘Currents’
15/ Gregory Porter – ‘Take Me To The Alley’
16/ Swans – ‘The Glowing Man’
17/ PJ Harvey – ‘The Hope Six Demolition Project’
18/ The Kills – ‘Ash & Ice’
19/ (new John Martyn – ‘Solid Air’
20/ Band Of Horses – ‘Why Are You OK’