text: The inaugural top spots in the album rankings and the two top places in the singles list have been claimed by Noel Gallagher, above . It could be time to dust off the turntables as vinyl records are revealed to be enjoying a startling revival. Last year saw more than one million albums sold on vinyl for the first time in almost two decades after seven years of steady growth. Sales are expected to hit two million this year and, in recognition of this trend, the UK’s first official weekly vinyl chart has been established. The inaugural top spots in the album rankings and the two top places in the singles list have been claimed by Noel Gallagher, 47. Seemingly earning himself a reputation as the most popular artist on vinyl, Gallagher can also claim the most successful album of the last 20 years on the format, with Oasis’s 1995 offering (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?. Perhaps proof that good music is timeless, classic releases by Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and David Bowie have all also landed among the current top tens. The Official Vinyl Charts have been released today by the Official Charts Company to mark Record Store Day, which seeks to celebrate independent record stores, and will be available on their website. Martin Talbot, Official Charts Company chief executive, said: ‘With vinyl album sales up by almost 70 percent already this year, vinyl junkies could well have snapped up two million units by the end of this year – an extraordinary number, if you consider sales were one-tenth of that just six years ago. This growth underlines the continuing resurgence of this much-loved format, whether you’re a fan of Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, Led Zeppelin or David Bowie.’ Arctic Monkeys took the top spot for the biggest selling vinyl album of the decade with their fifth and most recent album AM (lead singer Alex Turner above) Last year saw almost 1.3million vinyl albums sold, compared to 56million CDs and just under 6,000 cassette tapes. Although this only made up 1.5 percent of all album sales, it is the largest number since 1995, when the figure was slightly over 1.4million compared to less than 40million CDs and 24million tapes. While still a way off the all-time high of 92million vinyl LPs sold in 1975, by breaking through the one million mark, 2014 showed a clear improvement on 2007’ s low point of 205,000. Vinyl was the most popular format for music until 1985, when it was overtaken by cassettes. While the mainstream charts are dominated by contemporary releases, the first vinyl charts see older music also competing for places. In the album chart, Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti, which reached number one when it was released in 1975, claim second place behind Gallagher. Four Symbols, the band’s release from four years earlier also comes in at number ten. The singles chart reveals the same trend, with David Bowie’s 1975 track Young Americans coming in third. The new figures have also revealed the most popular albums and singles of the decade. David Bowie’s Life on Mars, Love Me Do by The Beatles and Lady Gaga’s Telephone take the top three spots in the singles chart, with Paul Weller and Morrissey filling out the top five. In the listing of the biggest selling albums of the decade, Pink Floyd make two appearances in the top five with The Dark Side of the Moon and The Endless River. Arctic Monkeys take the top spot with their fifth and most recent album AM.
target: First official weekly vinyl chart established as annual sales reach 2 million .
  Gallagher also claims most successful album of last 20 years on format .
  Classic releases by Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Bowie are also in top 10 .