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Kendrick Lamar tops UK album chart with To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar tops UK album chart with To Pimp A Butterfly
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Sales of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly have mirrored the success of his record breaking Spotify figures, as the Compton rapper’s third debuts at No 1 in the UK album charts. Sales of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly have mirrored the success of his record breaking Spotify figures, as the Compton rapper’s third debuts at No 1 in the UK album charts.
Related: Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly review – fearless in its scopeRelated: Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly review – fearless in its scope
Despite being released a week ahead of schedule, the followup to Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City notched up 9.6m streams on its first full day of release, the most in the streaming service’s seven-year existence and beating previous record holder, Michael Bublé’s Christmas, which achieved 9.5m streams on Christmas Eve in 2014. Despite being released a week ahead of schedule, the followup to Good Kid, MAAD City notched up 9.6m streams on its first full day of release, the most in the streaming service’s seven-year existence and more than the previous record holder, Michael Bublé’s Christmas, which achieved 9.5m streams on Christmas Eve in 2014.
Lamar’s third full length record narrowly held off competition from chart botherer Sam Smith, with To Pimp A Butterfly album finishing just 572 chart sales ahead of In The Lonely Hour, which slips to second place. Lamar’s third full-length record narrowly held off competition from chart-botherer Sam Smith, with To Pimp a Butterfly finishing just 572 chart sales ahead of In the Lonely Hour, which slips to second place.
The rest of the Top 5 album chart is largely made up of rock veterans: Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler scores the highest-charting album of his career with Tracker at No 3 and Van Morrison’s Duets: Re-working The Catalogue is in at No 5. Of course, no top 5 would be complete without Ed Sheeran’s X, which sits at 4. The rest of the top five is largely made up of rock veterans: Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler scores the highest-charting album of his career with Tracker at No 3 and Van Morrison’s Duets: Re-working the Catalogue is in at No 5. Of course, no top 5 would be complete without Ed Sheeran’s X, which sits at 4.
On this week’s Official Singles Chart, Smith and John Legend remain at No 1 with Lay Me Down, the official 2015 Comic Relief single. It had a lead of 9,000 combined chart sales over Years & Years’ King on Sunday 22 March.On this week’s Official Singles Chart, Smith and John Legend remain at No 1 with Lay Me Down, the official 2015 Comic Relief single. It had a lead of 9,000 combined chart sales over Years & Years’ King on Sunday 22 March.
Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney’s FourFiveSeconds climbs two places to No 3, Brit award winner James Bay is at No 4 with Hold Back The River and Ellie Goulding’s Fifty Shades of Grey single is at No 5 with Love Me Like You Do. Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney’s FourFiveSeconds climbs two places to No 3, Brit award winner James Bay is at No 4 with Hold Back the River and Ellie Goulding’s Fifty Shades of Grey single Love Me Like You Do is at No 5.