Gruff Rhys‘ new solo album Babelsberg has entered at number one on the UK Record Store Chart.
New entries from Lily Allen, Jorja Smith and Mansun are also in the Top 5, while Arctic Monkeys sit at #8 with Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.
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) Gruff Rhys – Babelsberg
2 – (new) Lily Allen – No Shame
3 – Boy Azooga – 1 2 Kung Fu
4 – (new) Jorja Smith – Lost & Found
5 – (new) Mansun – Attack Of The Grey Lantern
6 – Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer
7 – Snow Patrol – Wildness
8 – Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
9 – LUMP – LUMP
10 – Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
11 – (new) Snail Mail – Lush
12 – Roger Daltrey – As Long As I Have You
13 – George Ezra – Staying At Tamara’s
14 – Parquet Courts – Wide Awake
15 – (new) Jon Hassell – Listening To Pictures
16 – (new) Damien Rice – O
17 – Wooden Shjips – V
18 – (new) Tom Waits – Small Change
19 – Kamaal Williams – The Return
20 – Chvrches – Love Is Dead