Tame Impala Top UK's First Ever Prog Rock Charts With 'Currents'

The Official Charts Company in the UK and Prog Magazine have launched the inaugural monthly Progressive Albums Chart to celebrate and give credit where its due to the immensely popular genre — and the very first Chart has been topped by none other than Perth's Tame Impala, beating out Muse's critically acclaimed Drones.

Feel a gush of pride? You should.

The charts will be refined by new releases each month and based on physical sales, digital sales and audio streaming data from services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play and more. 

Editor of Prog Magazine, Jerry Ewing, said: "Prog artists have always pushed the boundaries of musical convention, and by doing so, many have gone on to be some of the best-selling and most influential artists of all time, but prog didn’t stop in the 1970s, there are many people out there who are into prog artists and just don’t seem to know it!

"You look at some of the best-selling and acclaimed artists of the modern era like Muse, Radiohead, Mogwai, Tame Impala - what they do is incredible, they are challenging themselves, their audience and inspiring a new generation, and the Official Progressive Albums Chart is the platform in which this will be recognised."

Martin Talbot, Chief Executive of the Official Charts Company, also said, "We are delighted to be working with the progressive music experts at Prog Magazine to create this exciting new chart – and look forward to giving the most inventive artists working today a new showcase of their own, every month."