Frank Ocean Narrowly Misses The Top Of Uk Album Chart, Chris brown Tumbles

July 15, 2012 | Filed under: Music | Posted by:

Newton Faulkner has debuted at No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart with his third album, Write It On Your Skin – pipping Frank Ocean to the top spot.

Faulkner took an early lead in Wednesday’s Official Chart midweek Update. Write It On Your Skin is the Surrey singer/songwriter’s second chart topper – his 2007 debut, Hand Built By Robots, also reached the summit.

Frank Ocean’s debut solo album, Channel Orange, lands at No. 2 – 3,000 copies behind Faulkner’s effort. Ocean’s LP was rush-released by label Def Jam earlier this week. It entered Wednesday’s Official Chart Update at No.6 after just 24 hours on sale.

The Official Albums Chart Top 5:

1 WRITE IT ON YOUR SKIN NEWTON FAULKNER

2 CHANNEL ORANGE FRANK OCEAN

3 OVEREXPOSED MAROON 5

4 IS YOUR LOVE BIG ENOUGH LIANNE LA HAVAS

5 FORTUNE CHRIS BROWN

Source  Musicweek