After a six-year hiatus, Prodigy have returned with their sixth studio album, The Day Is My Enemy, which has bowed at the top of the sales chart across the pond. Two other albums debut in the Top 10, including one from indie singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens, who enjoys his first appearance in the U.K. Top 10. The silver-throated Sia makes an astounding #24-5 jump, marking her first Top 10 spot since the album's release last July.
1. Prodigy, The Day is My Enemy (TakeMeToTheHospital)*
2. James Bay, The Chaos and the Calm (Republic)
3. Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour (Capitol)
4. Ed Sheeran, X (Asylum)
5. Sia, 1000 Forms of Fear (Monkey Puzzle/RCA)
6. Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell (Asthmatic Kitty)*
7. George Ezra, Wanted on Voyage (Columbia)
8. Taylor Swift, 1989 (EMI)
9. Meghan Trainor, Title (Epic)
10. Circa Waves, Young Chasers (Virgin)*
On the singles side, no debuts grace the chart this week. Matching the album's success, Sia's second single, "Elastic Heart," leaps #23-10. Mark Ronson f/Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" (#3 at Capital & Heart Radio) climbs back into the Top 5. Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran makes like the Easter bunny and hops #26-2 with "Bloodstream," which also just bounded #19-3 at BBC Radio 1, while holding #1 at Radio 2. The corresponding video debuted 3/23 as a part of the YouTube Music Awards and has already garnerd 5.5m+ views.
1. Jess Glynne, "Hold My Hand" (East West)
2. Ed Sheeran, "Bloodstream" (Asylum)
3. James Bay, "Hold Back the River" (Virgin)
4. Years & Years, "King" (Polydor)
5. Mark Ronson f/Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" (Columbia)
6. Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney, "FourFiveSeconds" (Roc Nation)
7. Maroon 5, "Sugar" (Interscope)
8. Hozier, "Take Me to Church" (Ruby Works)
9. Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do" (Polydor)
10. Sia, "Elastic Heart" (Monkey Puzzle/RCA)
*debuts
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