Manic Street Preachers:
Welsh rock band beat Steps (again) to top album charts
Editor Katie Watkin's
Manic Street Preachers are celebrating their first number one album in 23 years A after another chart battle pop group Steps. The Welsh rock group hit the number 1 spot by securing over 27,000 chart sales of their 14th studio album.
The Ultra Vivid Lament, according to the Official Charts Company. In midweek the gap between the two bands were less 300 copies with H from steps going to twitter begging their fans buy multiple copies and not let the Manic's win.
Steps in their futile attempt to obtain the number 1 spot , released other several other deluxe version of there album "What the Future Holds Part 2" with digital downloads simple known as Afterparty Edition's.
Steps also released 5 different signed version of the band members to try increase sales. By 12 midnight the cut of point for the official charts company to record sales disptite every attempt by steps to get their fans to buy.
With one fan twitting " I will bottom any man if you buy the Steps album" With H replying " I would love to watch that". Certain fan's were appaulled by H response and made it known through their social media.
However Manic's secured more than 2,000 sales over there pop rivals to hit the number 1 spot beating Steps once again.
The Manics also secured the number 1 spot on the UK Official Vinyl charts, the band headed to social media thanking their fans and saying we are "over the moon" to win another "titanic chart battle".
They also thanked fans for "keeping the faith" during the intervening two decade.
The Ultra Vivid Lament is available to purchase from
HMV
CRASH RECORDS
BANQUET RECORDS
PICADILLY RECORDS
AMAZON
and all other record retail outlets
The album also available to Stream and download from
AMAZON MUSIC
SPOTIFY
DEEZER
APPLE MUSIC
ITUNES
and all other download and streaming site.
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