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I Finally Understood My Chemical Romance — Thanks to My Niece
I took my niece to her first ever gig expecting to make her night. Instead, My Chemical Romance reminded me why music gives people somewhere to belong.
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The Music Stayed the Same. Everything Else Changed.
An Oasis CD, a trip to Woolworths and a big brother who wouldn't lend his copy. How one album became the beginning of a…
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Bloc Party Take ‘Anatomy of a Brief Romance’ to No.1 in UK Record Shops
Bloc Party’s ‘Anatomy of a Brief Romance’ enters at No.1 on the Official Record Store Chart and No.2 on the Independent Albums Chart.
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19 Years of ‘The State of Things’: Reverend and The Makers’ Debut Still Has Something to Say
Reverend and The Makers released ‘The State of Things’ on 17 September 2007. Nineteen years later, we look back at the Sheffield band’s debut.
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Jamie Webster Takes ‘Running Round the Sun’ to No.1 on the Independent Albums Chart
Jamie Webster’s ‘Running Round the Sun’ enters at No.1 on the Official Independent Albums Chart.
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August 2026: Guitar Music Keeps Finding Different Routes Into the Charts
From The Reytons at UK No.1 to The Script in the Top Three and Fontaines D.C. climbing the independent singles chart, August offered several…
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Fontaines D.C. Push ‘Marianne’ Into the Independent Singles Top Five
Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Marianne’ climbs to No.5 on the Official Independent Singles Chart at the end of August.
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The Script Return to the UK Top Three With ‘The User’s Guide to Being Human’
The Script debut at No.3 on the Official UK Albums Chart with ‘The User’s Guide to Being Human’.
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The Reytons Take ‘A Love Letter to a Broken Town’ Straight to UK No.1
The Reytons score a UK No.1 album with ‘A Love Letter to a Broken Town’, putting independent-minded guitar music at the top of the…
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The Strokes Return to the UK Sales Top Five With ‘Reality Awaits’
The Strokes’ ‘Reality Awaits’ debuts at No.4 on the UK Albums Sales Chart at the end of July.
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Yard Act Make a Strong Physical-Sales Debut With ‘You’re Gonna Need a Little Music’
Yard Act’s ‘You’re Gonna Need a Little Music’ enters the UK Albums Sales Chart at No.3.
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Jack White Takes ‘Frozen Charlotte’ to No.1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
Jack White’s ‘Frozen Charlotte’ climbs to No.1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart as July’s independent releases gather pace.
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June’s Independent Charts Show Guitar Music and New Artists Sharing the Same Space
From Overpass and Embrace to Doublespeak, Jayler and Dea Matrona, June's independent charts mixed established guitar names with emerging artists.
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Enter Shikari Land No.2 on the Independent Albums Chart With ‘Lose Your Self’
Enter Shikari's Lose Your Self enters the UK Independent Albums Chart at Number Two, behind Jack Savoretti.
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Arlo Parks Takes ‘Ambiguous Desire’ to No.1 on the Independent Albums Chart
Arlo Parks enters the UK Independent Albums Chart at Number One with Ambiguous Desire.
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Robert Plant Named Record Store Legend Ahead of Record Store Day 2026
Robert Plant is honoured as Record Store Legend ahead of Record Store Day 2026 and its celebration of independent record shops.
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RAYE Opens April at No.1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
RAYE's This Music May Contain Hope. enters the UK Independent Albums Chart at Number One as April begins.
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March’s Independent Charts Show Why Guitar Music Still Has Plenty of Life
From YONAKA and The Orielles to Squeeze and Tyketto, March's independent charts tell a broader story about the health of guitar and alternative music.
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Tyketto Break Into the Independent Top Three With ‘Closer to the Sun’
Tyketto enter the UK Independent Albums Chart at Number Three with Closer to the Sun and top the Independent Album Breakers Chart.
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Oasis Live ’25 Documentary Takes Shape as Steven Knight Calls the Film ‘Phenomenal’
The Oasis Live ’25 documentary is taking shape, with producer Steven Knight revealing the current cut is around four hours long.