London Grammar scoop first Number 1 album: "This really isn't something we ever expected to achieve"

Plus new entries in the Top 10 for Glen Campbell, Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie, and Katy Perry.
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Congratulations to London Grammar, who go straight in at Number 1 with their second album, Truth Is A Beautiful Thing.

There was no sophomore slump for trio Hannah, Dan and Dot – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing charts one place higher than their debut If You Wait, which peaked at Number 2. It's also Number 1 on this week's Official Vinyl Albums Chart, and the Official Record Store Chart, which compiles the best-selling albums in independent record shops.

London Grammar told OfficialCharts.com: "This really isn't something we ever expected to achieve, it's such an honour and we are over the moon. We want to thank all our fans, September Management and our label Ministry of Sound."

MORE: View London Grammar's full UK chart history

Glen Campbell scores his highest UK chart placing since 1978 with farewell album Adios at Number 3, and Rag'n'Bone Man stays at 4 with Human.

Completing the Top 5 are Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie. Their self-titled album as a duo impacts at Number 5.

MORE: Check out this week's Official Albums Chart Top 100 

New entries and high climbers

Katy Perry's Witness lands at Number 6 this week, becoming her third Top 10 album. Witness follows Number 1 albums Teenage Dream and Prism. Also making a splash in this week's top flight is the late Chuck Berry. His final album Chuck is at 9, his first Top 10 since 1977 and fourth overall.

Lady Antebellum pick up a fifth Top 20 album with Heart Break at 14, while Cigarettes After Sex are also new with their self-titled debut at 27. Close behind at 31 is Taylor Swift, whose album 1989 re-enters the Top 200 following its return to all streaming services.

Liverpudlian rockers Anathema bag a second Top 40 as The Optimist makes its mark at 34. Finally, Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits returns to the Top 40 for a 23rd week at 36 following its prominent inclusion in HMV's Vinyl Week 2017, and hardcore band Rise Against howl their way to Number 38 with Wolves.

Check out this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart in full

Look back through every Official UK Number 1 of 2017 so far below: 

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DJ Joe

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London Grammar just deserves it ! Hope they will be number 1 in France too ! Their album is just beautiful !

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Küll

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Congratulations Anathema!

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Mark Willmott

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Royal Blood will be number one next week!

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Sunshine Gal

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wow, the official charts must be having a labor shortage :D only a few new articles in the last 3 days?

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Zak

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Poor Katy. Anyone know how many units it did? Strange that it's shown what some albums sell but not others.

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k_anime

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This is definitely gonna be her slump album. When a superstar of her magnitude cant even get no.1 album in a climate where '40K sold/streamed' can get you no.1 on the UK albums chart, what does that say? Ed's Divide was no.1 last week with only 26K sold, she should've released a week ago to save face.

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Breakout

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Wikipedia says about 15-16k (don't remember). Where they took these figures, I've no idea.

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Jack James

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The King will be back next week he just taking a break.