NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS - IT'S THE U.K. TOP 10
Mark Ronson and Fall Out Boy debut in the #1 and #2 spots on the album chart across the pond, respectively, while post-hardcore rockers Enter Shikari and indie icons Belle & Sebastian also enjoy Top 10 debuts. Meanwhile, Iceland's favorite diva, Bjork, debuts just outside at #11 with Vulnicura (One Little Indian) and Rough Trade's beloved alt group, The Decemberists, debut at #13 with What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World. Interestingly, nearly half of the Top 20 were debuts this week.
1. Mark Ronson, Uptown Special (Columbia)*
2. Fall Out Boy, American Beauty/American Psycho (Def Jam)*
3. Ed Sheeran, X (Asylum)
4. Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour (Capitol)
5. George Ezra, Wanted on Voyage (Columbia)
6. Enter Shikari, The Mindsweep (Play It Again Sam)*
7. Taylor Swift, 1989 (EMI)
8. Hozier, Hozier (Island)
9. Belle & Sebastian, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance (Matador)*
10. Olly Murs, Never Been Better (Epic)
(*debut)
On the singles side, Mark Ronson also prevails with "Uptown Funk" f/Bruno Mars. The real story surrounds Epic's Meghan Trainor, whose "Lips Are Movin" makes an astonishing #50-2 leap.
1. Mark Ronson f/Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" (Columbia)
2. Meghan Trainor, "Lips Are Movin" (Epic)
3. Hozier, "Take Me to Church" (Island)
4. Philip George, "Wish You Were Mine" (3beat)
5. Olly Murs f/Demi Lovato, "Up" (Epic)
6. Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" (Asylum)
7. Alesso f/Tove Lo, "Heroes (We Could Be)" (Virgin)
8. Avicii, "The Nights" (Positiva/PRMD)
9. Taylor Swift, "Blank Space" (EMI)
10. Ben Haenow, "Something I Need" (SYCO)
