They’ve been away for four years, but REM returned to the album charts in style yesterday nabbing the top spot with new offering Accelerate. They displaced Welsh star Duffy’s debut album Rockferry with their soft rock/ folksy sound. Other new entries included Snoop Dogg’s Ego Trippin’ at number 22 while Gnarls Barkley followed up their international bestseller St. Elsewhere with The Odd Couple in at 19. In the top ten, Estelle’s second album Shine was new at number six, while the London soul singer held on to the singles top spot for the third consecutive week with her collaboration with Kanye West, American Boy.

The Kooks’ new single, Always Where I Need To Be, was in at number three, while Mariah Carey’s media blitz of the UK saw her song Touch My Body reach number six. To nab R.E.M’s album, Play.com offer it for only £8.95 or to see where your favourite artist charted, visit the Radio 1 site for all the latest news.

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