Beyonc� tops UK album charts after 'Glastonbury effect'

Filed under:

Yui Mok, PA

A week of Beyoncé overload -- including her historic headlining set at the Glastonbury festival -- has ensured that the 'Crazy In Love' singer's imaginatively titled new album, '4', has entered the UK's Official Album Charts at No. 1.

But Beyoncé wasn't the only artist to have benefitted from what has been called the "Glastonbury effect". While her 2009 album, 'I Am Sasha Fierce', shot up 89 places to find itself at No. 38, both Biffy Clyro and Kaiser Chiefs landed at the No. 9 and No. 10 respectively with new albums, 'Revolutions/Live At Wembley' and 'The Future Is Medieval'.

Elsewhere in the chart, Glastonbury acts Noah And The Whale, Chase And Status, Plan B and Mumford & Sons all moved up five positions or more within the Top 40 while Foster The People's Sunday lunchtime slot in the John Peel stage helped them enter the chart at No. 24.

Adele and Lady Gaga's '21' and 'Born This Way' found themselves in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions respectively while over in the Official Singles Charts, Saturday night Pyramid Stage headliners Coldplay rose 32 places to No. 10 with 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall', while their 2002 single 'In My Place' re-entered the chart at No. 40.

Watch the video for Beyoncé's 'Sweet Dreams'

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Sarah Shahi Kenneth Edmonds Chyler Leigh Steve Berra Doris Roberts