PJ Harvey 'Let England Shake' Set For High Chart Position After Mercury Prize Win

PJ Harvey's 'Let England Shake' is on course to score a high chart position following her Mercury Prize win.

The singer collected the award at a ceremony in London last night (September 6) and became the first person to win the Mercury Prize twice – her first win came exactly ten years ago.

HMV spokesperson Gennaro Contaldo told Gigwise the music retailer had already seen digital sales for 'Let England Shake' since the ceremony.

“With the additional prospect of a sharp rise in CD sales via stores and online over the next few days and weekend - possibly as much as a ten-fold increase given that her album starts from a low sales base, PJ Harvey can expect re-enter the upper reaches of the charts come next week,” he said.

Tinie Tempah missed out to PJ Harvey, but is still expected to see a sales boost.

He also predicted that all short-listed albums would see an significant sales increase, even though they didn't win.

Adele, Tinie Tempah, Elbow and Metronomy were among the other artists nomianted for the Mercury Prize this year.

As previously reported, online retailer Amazon.co.uk told Gigwise that it saw an also instant 1190% boost in sales of 'Let England Shake' after the announcement was made shortly before 10.30pm (BST).

It is currently sitting at number two in the Amazon music chart behind fellow nominee Adele's '21'.

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