Neil Young & Crazy Horse are at number one on the UK Record Store Chart this week with ‘Psychedelic Pill’ – the second of two albums released this year following the collection of folk classics and traditional staples, ‘Americana‘, which was issued back in June.
Elsewhere, Alt-J have jumped to #5 after their debut ‘An Awesome Wave‘ took home the Mercury Music Prize last week, while Tame Impala‘s fantastic ‘Lonerism‘ LP has also risen, standing at #4 on the chart which is compiled from sales registered at the UK’s independent record shops.
UK Record Store Album Chart, Top 20:
1/ Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Psychedelic Pill’
2/ Mumford & Sons – ‘Babel’
3/ Jake Bugg – ‘Jake Bugg’
4/ Tame Impala – ‘Lonerism’
5/ Alt-J – ‘An Awesome Wave’
6/ Lana Del Rey – ‘Born To Die’
7/ Black Country Communion – ‘Afterglow’
8/ Madness – ‘Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da’
9/ Godspeed You Black Emperor – ‘Allelujah Don’t Bend Ascend’
10/ Bat For Lashes – ‘The Haunted Man’
11/ Calvin Harris – ’18 Months’
12/ Muse – ‘The 2nd Law’
13/ Bellowhead – ‘Broadside’
14/ Taylor Swift – ‘Red’
15/ Emeli Sande – ‘Our Version Of Events’
16/ The xx – ‘Coexist’
17/ Flying Lotus – ‘Until The Quiet Comes’
18/ Kylie Minogue – ‘The Abbey Road Sessions’
19/ Mick Hucknall – ‘American Soul’
20/ fun. – ‘Some Nights’
