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Arctic Monkeys make history in the U.K. charts
Posted on 2006-01-29 23:49:35
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,,1698025,00.html

The Arctic Monkeys completed their transformation from underground heroes to bona fide rock stars last night as their album became the fastest selling debut in British chart history.

The quartet's Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, secured 363,735 over-the-counter sales during the first week of release. Downloads from online stores are likely to push the opening sales beyond 400,000 - although these sales have not been included in the tally.

Manufactured pop group Hear'Say previously held the record for the fastest-selling debut in Britain with 306,631.

The Arctic Monkeys' mammoth sales are particularly impressive because January is traditionally a month of low record sales, and pirate copies of the album were leaked online last month.

The Sheffield four-piece, who got together after they were given guitars for Christmas, have enjoyed a rapid rise after playing their first gigs in 2003. The reputations of singer Alex Turner, 19, guitarist Jamie Cook, 20, bassist Andy Nicholson, 19, and drummer Matt Helders, 19, spread online after they released their first songs on their website.

Their rough and energetic album, which features tales of working-class life, alcopops and prostitution, has drawn comparisons with The Clash and Oasis.

A comparison between sales of the Arctic Monkeys' debut and that of Oasis highlights the impact made by the Yorkshire band as their sales dwarf the 55,854 copies sold in the first week of Definitely Maybe, the Manchester band's 1994 debut. However, Oasis's Be Here Now remains the fastest-selling British album after it sold 655,000 in August 1997.

A spokesman for music retailer HMV said: "In terms of sheer impact, where a band has come from virtual obscurity to achieve huge, overnight success, we haven't seen anything quite like this since the Beatles."

The band, signed to the independent Domino label, have scored two No 1 singles: I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor and, last week, When the Sun Goes Down. Despite only just being released, the Arctic Monkeys' album recently came fifth in NME's greatest British albums poll.

Last week they celebrated their success with a sold-out concert in Dublin, the first date of the countrywide tour.

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