Radiohead beat Skepta to claim sixth UK number one
13 May 2016, 18:04
| Written by
Laurence Day
Radiohead have reached the UK number one spot with A Moon Shaped Pool, beating Skepta's Konnichiwa.
Both records were close earlier in the week, but Radiohead's ninth managed to sell 50,000 copies - despite only coming out on Sunday. It's their sixth chart-topping record overall.
Beyoncé, Drake, and Gregory Porter complete the Top Five. Jean Michel Jarre took the eighth spot, while James Blake entered in the Top 20 at number 13.
Adele's 25 has for the first time left the Top 10, falling to 12.
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