“You got me spinning, baby“
David Bowie fans in the UK created the perfect thanksgiving gift for their man yesterday, with the news from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) that Nothing has changed – The Very Best of David Bowie is at #1 on the Official UK Vinyl Album Chart.
Here’s a bit from the BPI press release:
“The best-selling vinyl album of the year to date is ‘AM’ by Arctic Monkeys, although the current Official Vinyl Chart No.1 for this landmark week is, perhaps fittingly, the David Bowie best of – ‘Nothing Has Changed’, just ahead of Pink Floyd’s first album in 20 years, ‘The Endless River’“.
The BPI’s Gennaro Castaldo also commented: “We have entered an exciting best-of-all-worlds era where there is space and scope for all kinds of music to be discovered and enjoyed in every type of way, including on vinyl once again. Many of us assumed it had become an obsolete format, but while the flame may have flickered, it never quite went out, and we are now seeing a burgeoning resurgence in demand that is likely to keep vinyl on our high streets for many more years to come.”
Official Vinyl Albums Chart
01 NOTHING HAS CHANGED – THE VERY BEST OF – DAVID BOWIE
02 THE ENDLESS RIVER – PINK FLOYD
03 SONIC HIGHWAYS – FOO FIGHTERS
04 AVONMORE – BRYAN FERRY
05 FOUR SYMBOLS – LED ZEPPELIN
06 SUN RESTRUCTURED – TEMPLES
07 X – ED SHEERAN
08 ABATTOIR BLUES/THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS – NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
09 AQUOSTIC – STRIPPED BARE – STATUS QUO
10 WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY – OASIS
Source: Official Charts Company
Read a report on Billboard.com headed; Vinyl sales continue their ascent, thanks to assists from David Bowie and Pink Floyd, here.
Nothing has changed – The Very Best of David Bowie is also at #3 in the Official UK Record Store Albums Top 40, the chart compiled from sales of all formats sold at independent record stores in the UK.
For those of you still wanting to buy either the single, Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime), or Nothing has changed, or both, go here for buy links and to view the video for Sue.
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