Beady Eye scored the biggest selling vinyl singles of 2011, with three of their singles featuring in the top five of the year's best sellers. The band's debut single 'The Roller' was the biggest selling vinyl single of the year, with its follow-up 'Millionaire' not far behind. Morrissey's one-off...
Beady Eye scored the biggest selling vinyl singles of 2011, with three of their singles featuring in the top five of the year’s best sellers.
The band’s debut single ‘The Roller’ was the biggest selling vinyl single of the year, with its follow-up ‘Millionaire’ not far behind. Morrissey‘s one-off release ‘Glamorous Glue’ was third, with Beady Eye at Number Four again with the ‘The Beat Goes On’ and the ex-Oasis’ men’s former bandmate Noel Gallagher at Number Five with ‘The Death Of You And Me’, reports The Official Charts Company.
Arctic Monkeys were sixth with ‘Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair’, while Noel Gallagher was at seven with ‘…AKA What A Life’, Beady Eye were also at Number Eight with Miles Kane and the Manic Street Preachers occupying the other two places in the top 10.
Radiohead had the biggest selling 12″ single of the year, with their split single ‘Supercollider’/’The Butcher’ taking the top spot. Behind the Oxford band in Number Two was Paul Weller with ‘Starlite’, then the Tuff Productions’ single ‘Always Searching’. Radiohead were also at Number Four and Six with Kasabian inbetween them at Number Five.
Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Rhythm Robbers and Burial made up the rest of the Top Ten.
In terms of vinyl album sales, Radiohead‘s ‘The King Of Limbs’ came out on top, just ahead of Noel Gallagher at Number Two and Adele at Number Three. PJ Harvey was fourth with ‘Let England Shake’, while Arctic Monkeys were fifth with ‘Suck It And See’. Bon Iver, Beady Eye, Kate Bush, Alex Turner and Pink Floyd’s re-released ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ made up the rest of the top 10.
The Top 10 selling vinyl singles of 2011 were as follows:
1. Beady Eye – ‘The Roller’
2. Beady Eye – ‘Millionaire’
3. Morrissey – ‘Glamorous Glue’
4. Beady Eye – ‘The Beat Goes On’
5. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘The Death Of You And Me’
6. Arctic Monkeys – ‘Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair’
7. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘…A.K.A What A Life’
8. Beady Eye – ‘Four Letter Word’
9. Miles Kane – ‘Come Closer’
10. Manic Street Preachers – ‘Postcards From A Young Man’
The Top 10 selling 12 inch vinyl singles of 2011 were as follows:
1. Radiohead – ‘The Butcher/Supercollider’
2. Paul Weller – ‘Starlite’
3. Tuff Productions – ‘Always Searching’
4. Radiohead – ‘Morning Mr Magpie’
5. Kasabian – ‘Days Are Forgotten’
6. Radiohead – ‘Little By Little’
7. Arctic Monkeys – ‘Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair’
8. Kasabian – ‘Re-Wired’
9. Rhythm Robbers – ‘Plastic Dreams’
10. Burial – ‘ Street Halo’
The Top 10 selling vinyl albums of 2011 were as follows:
1. Radiohead – ‘The King Of Limbs’
2. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’
3. Adele – ’21’
4. PJ Harvey – ‘Let England Shake’
5. Arctic Monkeys – ‘Suck It And See’
6. Bon Iver – ‘Bon Iver’
7. Beady Eye – ‘Different Gear, Still Speeding’
8. Kate Bush – ’50 Words For Snow’
9. Alex Turner – ‘Submarine OST’
10. Pink Floyd – ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’