There’s an all-new Top 3 on the albums chart for the first time in 10 weeks, but the two other participants in this triumvirate are no match for Wolf Alice, whose fourth album, The Clearing, debuts atop the list on consumption of 30,136 units (9,263 CDs, 13,857 vinyl albums, 1,941 cassettes, 1,189 digital downloads and 3,886 sales-equivalent streams) – the highest for a No.1 album for 17 weeks.

The North London indie rock quartet’s major label (Columbia) debut, ...