Viola Beach hit Number One in UK Album Chart

Viola Beach’s posthumous debut album has hit Number One in the UK album charts.

The self-titled record pushed last week’s chart topper, ELO’s ‘All Over The World’, down to Number Two, with Christine & the Queens’ ‘Chaleur Humaine’ continuing it’s recent good form at Number Three.

The families of Viola Beach and their manager said in a statement:

“The tragedy that ended Craig, Jack, Kris, River & Tom's lives in Sweden and the pain and sense of loss will never leave us. By sending the Viola Beach album to Number 1 the public have sent out an important message to the world.

“The tragic circumstance that met Viola Beach and their manager Craig that fateful night in Sweden will not now define their lives. What will now define their lives and what they will be remembered for, forever, is the music they were so passionate about making together.

“For that, we will be eternally humbled and ever thankful to every single person who by buying this glorious album has invested in their lasting musical legacy. The pain will never leave us but neither will the affection shown by every fan. Maybe one day that affection will live longer in the memory than the pain.

So from us all, a simple but heartfelt 'thank you’.”