Richard Ashcroft plays the Albert Hall in Manchester, May 2016. (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media)
Richard Ashcroft has debuted at #3 on the UK Album Chart with ‘These People‘.
The former Verve man’s first solo record proper in a decade is beaten as the week’s highest new entry by Ariana Grande, while Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton are both also new entries inside the Top 10.
Elsewhere, Radiohead are down a number of places to #18 with ‘A Moon Shaped Pool‘ and Coldplay‘s ‘A Head Full Of Dreams‘ climbs.
UK Album Chart, Top 20:
1/ (new) Ariana Grande – ‘Dangerous Woman’
2/ Drake – ‘Views’
3/ (new) Richard Ashcroft – ‘These People’
4/ Beyonce – ‘Lemonade’
5/ (new) Bob Dylan – ‘Fallen Angels’
6/ (new) Eric Clapton – ‘I Still Do’
7/ Prince – ‘The Very Best Of’
8/ Coldplay – ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’
9/ Adele – ’25’
10/ Justin Bieber – ‘Purpose’
11/ Gregory Porter – ‘Take Me To The Alley’
12/ Skepta – ‘Konnichiwa’
13/ Billy Ocean – ‘Here You Are: The Best Of’
14/ Jess Glynne – ‘I Cry When I Laugh’
15/ Kygo – ‘Cloud Nine’
16/ Little Mix – ‘Get Weird’
17/ David Bowie – ‘Best Of Bowie’
18/ Radiohead – ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’
19/ Sia – ‘This Is Acting’
20/ Prince – ‘The Hits 1’