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The 1975 score debut UK number one album

Sunday, September 8th, 2013

The 1975 have scored a number one album with their debut release.

The Manchester band’s self-titled LP lands straight at the top of the pile, knocking Avenged Sevenfold’s Hail to the King down to eight.

Nine Inch Nails were outsold by more than two-and-a-half copies to one, with Hesitation Marks becoming Trent Reznor’s highest-charting album in the UK at two.

Rizzle Kicks enter at three with their second album The Roaring 20s, followed by Richard and Adam’s The Impossible Dream and Ellie Goulding’s Halcyon.

Ariana Grande scores her debut UK album placing at seven with Yours Truly.

Babyshambles achieve their second UK Top 10 album at ten with Sequel to the Prequel. Unsigned London duo Krept and Konan land at 19 with Young Kingz.

Luciano Pavarotti’s 50 Greatest Tracks is new at 20. John Legend enters at 28 with Love in the Future, followed at 29 by UB40 with Getting Over the Storm.

Source: Official Charts Company

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‘One Direction: This Is Us’ storms UK box office

Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

One Direction’s 3D documentary This Is Us has stormed to the top of the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The movie, directed by Morgan Spurlock and produced by Simon Cowell, earned more than £3.4 million to send Matt Damon’s blockbuster Elysium into second place.

This Is Us‘s box office opening is by far the strongest for a recent 3D concert film. Previous offerings have failed to crack the £1 million mark, with Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never getting closest in 2011 with £820,592.

By comparison, 2012’s Katy Perry: Part of Me bowed to £449,491, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie earned £356,271 in 2011 and 2009’s Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Performance took just £117,060.

This Is Us is also the number one movie Stateside with a $17 million haul over the Labor Day weekend.Elsewhere in the UK, new releases Pain & Gain, The Way Way Back and You’re Next all made a dent in the top ten.

The biggest faller is young adult novel adaptation The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, which lost 72% in ticket sales from last week to tumble down from number four to 12.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) One Direction: This Is Us – £3,471,872
2. (1) Elysium – £1,210,315
3. (2) We’re The Millers – £1,122,303
4. (-) Pain & Gain – £1,016,136
5. (3) Planes – £797,311
6. (-) The Way Way Back – £532,487
7. (-) You’re Next – £523,549
8. (5) Grown Ups 2 – £416,161
9. (9) Despicable Me 2 – £394,650
10. (8) Monsters University – £389,339

Source: Rentrak

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Saints Row 4 charts above Final Fantasy 14

Monday, September 2nd, 2013

Saints Row 4 is the all-format number one for a second week running.

Selling more than one million copies in its first seven days on sale, Saints Row 4 tops the chart ahead of Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Available for PS3 and PC, Final Fantasy XIV is the highest of new entries to a chart which sees Rayman Legends debut at six and Madden NFL 25 at seven.

Despite failing to crack the top five, Rayman Legends outsells its predecessor by approximately 20%.

Outside of the top-20, Lost Planet enters at 26 and Killer is Dead charts at 28.

The chart in full:
1. (1) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
2. (2) Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
3. (-) Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Square Enix)
4. (3) Disney Infinity (Disney)
5. (4) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
6. (-) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
7. (-) Madden NFL 25 (Electronic Arts)
8. (5) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
9. (18) Payday 2 (505 Games)
10. (6) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
11. (7) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
12. (8) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (9) The Last of Us (Sony)
14. (12) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
15. (13) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
16. (15) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
17. (16) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
18. (11) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
19. (17) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Rockstar)
20. (-) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2013 UKIE Ltd.

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Avenged Sevenfold score first UK No.1 album

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

Avenged Sevenfold have scored their first UK number one album with Hail to the King.

The US heavy metal band have knocked Britain’s Got Talent duo Richard and Adam off the top spot after a four week run with their debut The Impossible Dream.

Alexander Milas, editor-in-chief of British music magazine Metal Hammer, said: “This is a tremendous achievement, and it’s been a long time coming.

“We’ve watched Avenged Sevenfold’s dogged ascent for years, and their tireless efforts have created the kind of fan base that money and clever marketing just can’t buy.”

He added: “This isn’t just a hugely well-deserved triumph for the band though; in an age of market-driven A&R, it’s proof positive that rock and metal is here to stay. A long-ignored segment of the record-buying public has spoken. Avenged Sevenfold’s victory is a victory for us all.”

Naughty Boy’s debut LP Hotel Cabana enters the chart at two, with Ellie Goulding’s Halcyon Days re-release at number three.

Richard and Adam fall three places to four after their album set a 2013 chart record last week. They surpassed Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience for the number of weeks at number one.

Bob Dylan’s reflective release Another Self Portrait – 1969-1971 enters at number five.

Other new entries on this week’s album chart are Franz Ferdinand’s Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action at six and Newton Faulkner’s Studio Zoo at ten.

Source: Official Charts Company

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