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Jake Bugg beats Leona Lewis to score debut No.1 album

Published Sunday, Oct 21 2012, 19:00 BST | By Tom Eames | 43 comments

Jake Bugg has soared to the top of the UK album chart with his self-titled debut.

The 18-year-old singer-songwriter entered straight at the top and knocked Babel by Mumford & Sons down to the runner-up spot.

Leona Lewis signs copies of her album 'Glassheart' at HMV Oxford Street
London, England

Leona Lewis's third studio album Glassheart entered at three, having been at number two in the midweeks.

Muse drop one place to four with former number one The 2nd Law, while Rebecca Ferguson's repackaged version of Heaven enters at five.

Bat for Lashes enters at six with her latest LP The Haunted Man, just one place lower than her previous album Two Suns.

Rebecca Ferguson performing at the BT London Live at Hyde Park
London, England

Art Garfunkel achieves his first solo album Top 10 placing in 32 years with his The Singer compilation at ten.

Folk group Bellowhead enter at 16 with Broadside, with jazz singer Diana Krall landing at 21 with Glad Rag Doll. Steely Dan's Donald Fagen scores his biggest UK album since 1993 with Sunken Condos.

Italian monk Alessandro Brustenghi is new at 28 with Voice from Assisi, also topping the UK classical chart.

Watch the video for Jake Bugg's 'Two Fingers' below:

Source: Official Charts Company

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