The Prodigy Top UK Album Charts For Fifth Time

The Prodigy made their first assault on the charts in 1991 with the single Charly.

British band The Prodigy leapt straight to number one in the UK album charts with their new studio album Invaders Must Die, the Official Charts Company said.

The success bring the group's tally of top album hits to five, a notable achievement for a band which emerged from early nineties rave culture, a movement few expected to spawn long-lasting success.

Invaders Must Die is also one of the fastest-selling albums this year, clocking up almost 100,000 sales in its first week.

The Prodigy made their first assault on the charts in 1991 with the single Charly.

Their debut album Music For The Jilted Generation made its debut at number one in 1994. But it was their third album Fat of the Land, featuring the number one single Firestarter, which garnered world-wide attention.

In the singles chart, American singer Kelly Clarkson held the number one spot for a second week with her hit "My Life Would Suck Without You."