Tame Impala straight in at one on UK Record Store Chart with The Slow Rush


Tame Impala headlining Citadel Festival 2018 (Alberto Pezzali / Live4ever)

Tame Impala headlining Citadel Festival (Alberto Pezzali / Live4ever)

Tame Impala have gone straight in at number one on the UK Record Store Chart with their new album The Slow Rush.

It’s another brand new Top 5 for the chart this week thanks to more debuts from New Hope Club, Ash, Moses Boyd and Mush, while Green Day are down to #12 with Father Of All….




The Official Charts Company launched the UK Record Store Chart in 2012 to reflect the last decade’s drive to support independent music outlets and the concurrent surge in vinyl sales. It is compiled from the best selling albums at 100 of Britain’s leading independent music shops.

UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:

1 – (new) Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
2 – (new) New Hope Club – New Hope Club
3 – (new) Ash – Teenage Wildlife
4 – (new) Moses Boyd – Dark Matter
5 – (new) Mush – 3D Routine
6 – Scott Heron/McCraven – We’re New Again
7 – (new) David Gray – White Ladder
8 – (new) Nathaniel Rateliff – And It’s Still Alright
9 – Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
10 – (new) Bambara – Stray
11 – J Dilla – Donuts
12 – Green Day – Father Of All…
13 – Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go
14 – (new) Gary Moore – Live From London
15 – Joni Mitchell – Blue
16 – (new) Spanish Love Songs – Brave Faces Everyone
17 – Isobel Campbell – There Is No Other
18 – Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
19 – David Bowie – Diamond Dogs
20 – The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead


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