As Biffy Clyro score their second consecutive No.1 with seventh studio album Ellipsis, out-selling its three nearest competitors combined in the process, Warner Bros. Records new president Phil Christie already has much to celebrate, less than a month into his new role.

The band sold 37,308 copies of Ellipsis last week, according to Official Charts Company data. “Biffy have delivered a career-defining album full of singles and it feels appropriate that we can mark the start of this new era ...