A Top 5 made up entirely of brand new entries gives the albums market an extremely fresh look, even if the eventual No.1 record did not become apparent until right at the end.

Overcoming all the midweek leaders then is Nines, becoming in the process the sixth hip-hop star this year to enjoy a chart-topping album. Crabs In A Bucket is the Londoner's third studio album and is easily his biggest to date, easing past the No.4 peak of ...