Metallica have stormed to the top of the UK album charts with ‘Death Magnetic’, the metal band’s third UK number one.

The group’s ninth studio LP beat bookies’ favourite Glasvegas - despite only officially going on sale on Friday (September 12th).

Glasvegas’ self-titled debut album charted at number two, while Mercury Prize winner’s Elbow returned to the top-10 with ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’.

In the Singles chart, Kings of Leon’s ‘Sex on Fire’ was a new entry at number one, toppling America 23-year-old Katy Perry’s reign at the top.

The singer’s controversial song ‘I Kissed A Girl’ fell one place to number two.

Sir Cliff Richard failed in his bid to become the first artist to have a number one in six decades, charting at number three.

(by Jason Gregory)