Music
The album - REM's first studio collection since 2004's Around The Sun - becomes the band's eighth to top the chart.
Duffy's Rockferry slips to two after four weeks at number one, while Leona Lewis' multi-platinum Spirit climbs to three.
Other new entries come from Estelle, who bows at six with Shine, and Gnarls Barkley, who stall at 19 with The Odd Couple.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) REM: 'Accelerate'
2. (1) Duffy: 'Rockferry'
3. (4) Leona Lewis: 'Spirit'
4. (6) Nickelback: 'All The Right Reasons'
5. (5) OneRepublic: 'Dreaming Out Loud'
6. (-) Estelle: 'Shine'
7. (7) Amy Winehouse: 'Back To Black - The Deluxe Edition'
8. (18) James Blunt: 'All The Lost Souls'
9. (14) Michael Jackson: 'Thriller 25'
10. (8) Raconteurs: 'Consolers of the Lonely'
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