Thee Oh Sees have debuted at #1 on the UK Record Store Chart with ‘A Weird Exits‘.
It knocks Wild Beasts down place after a week’s stay on top with ‘Boy King‘, while Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool‘ is a non-mover at #5 and Red Hot Chili Peppers re-enter the Top 20 with ‘The Getaway‘.
Launched in conjunction with the Record Store Day celebrations of 2012, the UK Record Store Chart aims to support Britain’s independent music shops and is compiled entirely from sales registered at 100 of those leading outlets.
UK Record Store Chart, Top 20:
1/ (new) Thee Oh Sees – ‘A Weird Exits’
2/ Wild Beasts – ‘Boy King’
3/ (new) Lisa McHugh – ‘Country’
4/ Blossoms – ‘Blossoms’
5/ Radiohead – ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’
6/ Michael Kiwanuka – ‘Love & Hate’
7/ Dinosaur Jr – ‘Give a Glimpse Of What Yer Not’
8/ Christine & The Queens – ‘Chaleur Humaine’
9/ Blue Pills – ‘Lady In Gold’
10/ ELO – ‘All Over The World: The Very Best Of’
11/ Viola Beach – ‘Viola Beach’
12/ The Avalanches – ‘Wildflower’
13/ Bob Marley – ‘Legend’
14/ Aphex Twin – ‘Cheetah’
15/ Adele – ’25’
16/ Biffy Clyro – ‘Ellipsis’
17/ David Bowie – ‘Blackstar’
18/ (new) Death Grips – ‘Bottomless Pits’
19/ Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘The Getaway’
20/ (new) LSO/Williams – ‘Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire’
