Blossoms lead UK Record Store Chart with Ribbon Around The Bomb

‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ has handed Blossoms their third UK number one album.

Blossoms have matched their latest success on the main rundown by topping the UK Record Store Chart with Ribbon Around The Bomb.

Thunder, Bloc Party, Reef and Let’s Eat Grandma also contribute to a brand new Top 5, while Fontaines D.C. have had another strong week with Skinty Fia and Wet Leg remain in the Top 10 with their self-titled debut.

A decade ago, The Official Charts Company began compiling the UK Record Store Chart to reflect the boom in vinyl sales which had begun during the previous decade. Its figures are taken from the best selling albums at 100 of Britain’s leading independent music shops.

UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:

1/ (new) Blossoms – Ribbon Around The Bomb
2/ (new) Thunder – Dopamine
3/ (new) Bloc Party – Alpha Games
4/ (new) Reef – Shoot Me Your Ace
5/ (new) Let’s Eat Grandma – Two Ribbons
6/ Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia
7/ (new) Honeyglaze – Honeyglaze
8/ David Bowie – Toy
9/ (new) Twin Atlantic – Free
10/ Wet Leg – Wet Leg
11/ Childish Gambino – Kauai
12/ Pinkpantheress – To Hell With It
13/ (new) Handsome Boy Modeling School – So How’s Your Girl
14/ Electronic – Remix Mini Album
15/ (new) Archive – Call To Arms & Angels
16/ The Cure – Pornography
17/ Rex Orange County – Apricot Princess
18/ Mariah Carey – No 1’s
19/ (new) Gunship – Gunship
20/ Big Thief – Capacity