Sleep have taken their standalone single Leagues Beneath to the top of the UK Vinyl Singles Chart.
The metallers are ahead of long-lasting Top 20 fixtures from The Beatles, Morrissey and Noel Gallagher, with Jungle another new entry at #3 courtesy of Heavy California.
Reflecting the surge in popularity of the traditional format, dedicated vinyl album and singles charts were launched by the Official Charts Company in 2016 with the singles chart compiled from sales of 7″ and 12″ records.
UK Vinyl Singles Chart, Top 20:
1 – (new) Sleep – Leagues Beneath
2 – The Beatles – Yellow Submarine
3 – (new) Jungle – Heavy California
4 – Morrissey – All The Young People Must Fall In Love
5 – Prince – Nothing Compares 2 U
6 – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – She Taught Me How To Fly
7 – The Doors – Hello I Love You
8 – Cigarettes After Sex – Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby
9 – Ryan Adams – Baby I Love You
10 – (new) Krystal Klear – Neutron Dance
11 – David Bowie – In Bertolt Brecht’s Baal
12 – Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss
13 – Led Zeppelin – Rock And Roll
14 – Paul Weller – Saturn’s Pattern
15 – (new) Morrissey – You Have Killed Me
16 – The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink
17 – David Bowie – No Plan
18 – Julee Cruise – Floating
19 – John Carpenter – Halloween
20 – U2 – The Blackout