Noel Gallagher has topped this week’s UK Album Chart with his second High Flying Birds LP ‘Chasing Yesterday‘, claiming the fastest selling LP of 2015 so far in the process.
It’s Gallagher’s ninth straight chart topper in the UK following his seven number ones with Oasis and the similar success of his 2011 solo debut ‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds‘.
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith are still riding high at #2 and #3, while Royal Blood‘s debut album holds on to a Top 5 place.
UK Album Chart, Top 20:
1/ (new) Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘Chasing Yesterday’
2/ Ed Sheeran – ‘x’
3/ Sam Smith – ‘In The Lonely Hour’
4/ George Ezra – ‘Wanted On Voyage’
5/ Royal Blood – ‘Royal Blood’
6/ (new) Kelly Clarkson – ‘Piece By Piece’
7/ Taylor Swift – ‘1989’
8/ (new) The Overtones – ‘Sweet Soul Music’
9/ Paloma Faith – ‘A Perfect Contradiction’
10/ (new) The Shires – ‘Brave’
11/ Hozier – ‘Hozier’
12/ Gregory Porter – ‘Liquid Spirit’
13/ (new) Steven Wilson – ‘Hand Cannot Erase’
14/ Meghan Trainor – ‘Title’
15/ Imagine Dragons – ‘Night Visions’
16/ Sia – ‘1000 Forms Of Fear’
17/ Emeli Sande – ‘Our Version Of Events’
18/ Drake – ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’
19/ Paolo Nutini – ‘Caustic Love’
20/ Chris Brown & Tyga – ‘Fan Of a Fan The Album’