Liam Gallagher‘s No.1 ‘MTV Unplugged’ album led sales after shifting 17,938 units, followed by the reissue of Manic Street Preachers’ ‘Gold Against The Soul’ with 2,838 physical sales.Overall, physical sales accounted for 19.1% of the overall albums market across the past week, a three-month high.It comes after Rough Trade confirmed that they would be re-opening their record stores from Tuesday, June 16.
Sales had been processed solely online since the UK lockdown was implemented back in March.Banquet Records in Kingston, however, have made the decision to remain closed despite the lifting of restrictions, reasoning that “record shops are all about browsing”.