Kasabian are celebrating tonight as their second album goes straight to the top of the chart.

'Empire' knocks last week's number 1 from Snow Patrol into second place.

Iron Maiden also had a high entry, with their new album charting at number 4.

Meanwhile in the singles there are top five entries for Scissor Sisters on downloads alone, and the Fratellis.

The top ten albums looks like this:

1. Kasabian – 'Empire'
2. Snow Patrol – 'Eyes Open'
3. Bob Dylan – 'Modern Times'
4. Iron Maiden – 'A Matter of Life and Death'
5. Christina Aguilera – 'Back To Basics'
6. James Morison – 'Undiscovered'
7. Feeling – 'Twelve Stops From Home'
8. Muse – 'Black Holes and Revelations'
9. Nelly Furtado – 'Loose'
10. Kooks – 'Inside In, Inside Out'

The new releases this week include Audioslave, Basement Jaxx and Fratellis.