Adele and Coldplay are again dominating the British album chart.
The charts have a familiar pattern. For the past 12 months or so, a plucky newcomer has released an album and watched it fly into the charts. The Mid-weeks may place the LP at number one, with pre-orders helping to distort the true picture.
But then the weekend comes, and Adele’s army of fans rush out to the shops and send ’21’ back to number one. This time round, Enter Shikari were the ones getting their hopes up after being placed in pole position on the mid-week charts.
However the momentum couldn’t be sustained, with ‘A Flash Flood Of Colour’ eventually falling back to number four. Still, this is an impressive display from the band who remain signed to Ambush Reality.
Adele naturally sits at number one, with ’21’ celebrating a full calendar year on the charts. Pushing back up the charts, the soulful Brit is joined by fellow fast risers Coldplay.
Chris Martin’s stadium filling troops are facing a world tour in 2012, with interest in ‘Mylo Xyloto’ re-ignited as a result. Moving steadily up the charts, the album now sits at number three after spending 13 weeks on the countdown.
Further down the charts, The Vaccines sit at number seven while Florence & The Machine are one place behind. Just outside the Top Ten, Noel Gallagher lingers at number 12 while Kasabian are hot in his heels at number 13.
The singles chart has Jessie J sitting at number one, but as always a few anomalies bring a smile to the ClashMusic team. Etta James’ tragic death seemed to bring her work into focus, with ‘At Last’ pushing its way back into the Top 40 – the track eventually made it to number thirty nine.
The current UK Top Ten albums are:
1. Adele – 21
2. Ed Sheeran – +
3. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
4. Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood Of Colour
5. Bruno Mars – Doo Wops & Hooligans
6. Beyonce – 4
7. The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
8. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
9. Rizzle Kicks – Stereo Typical
10. Jessie J – Who Are You
