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Alt-J secure their first No. 1 UK album

British band Alt-J have landed their first chart topping album with their latest release ‘This Is All Yours’.

Whilst their 2012 debut album, ‘An Awesome Wave’, won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize it peaked at No. 13. The group’s second album has now gone twelve chart positions better and has debuted at No. 1.

At No. 2 is a non-mover from Barbara Streisand with her duets album ‘Partners’, Sam Smith is another unmoveable entry at No. 3 with ‘In The Lonely Hour’, George Ezra’s ‘Wanted On Voyage’ is up two to No. 4, and Leonard Cohen is new in at No. 5 with ‘Popular Problems’.

New entries to the rest of the Top Ten come from Aphex Twin with ‘Syro’ at No. 8, Joe Bonamassa’s ‘Different Shades of Blue’ at No. 9, and Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s ‘Cheek To Cheek’ has secured the two crooners the No. 10 spot.

The rest of the chart sees new entries from Lenny Kravitz at No. 21 with ‘Strut’ and the 'Original Cast Recording' of ‘Miss Saigon’ is suitably celebrating its 25th anniversary by reaching No. 25.

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Listen to a selection of Alt-J songs below: