Kendrick Lamar Claims His First UK No 1 Album
Kendrick Lamar has gone straight in at the top of the Official UK Albums Chart with his new LP To Pimp A Butterfly.
The US rapper knocked Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour down to No 2, while Mark Knopfler had a new entry at no 3 with Tracker and Ed Sheeran's X slipped one spot to No 4.
Van Morrison's Duets: Reworking The Catalogue rounded out the top five.
Meanwhile Sam Smith managed to hang on at the top of the Official UK Singles Chart - where Lay Me Down (ft. John Legend) spent its second week ruling the roost.
Years & Years' King was a non-mover at No 2 and FourFiveSeconds by Kanye West, Rihanna & Paul McCartney rose two places to No 3.
James Bay was at No 4 with Hold Back The River and Ellie Goulding slipped one place to No 5 with Love Me Like You Do.
The Official UK Top 10 Singles...
1 (1) Sam Smith - Lay Me Down (ft. John Legend)
2 (2) Years & Years - King
3 (5) Kanye West, Rihanna & Paul McCartney - FourFiveSeconds
4 (10) James Bay - Hold Back The River
5 (4) Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
6 (6) Hozier - Take Me To Church
7 (3) Flo Rida - GDFR (ft. Sage The Gemini)
8 (9) Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (ft. Bruno Mars)
9 (7) The Weeknd - Earned It
10 (11) Maroon 5 - Sugar