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Kirsten McStay

The Snuts are first Scots band to have number one album in 14 years

Whitburn band The Snuts were over the moon when their brand new album WL was named number one album in the official charts today.

The talented West Lothian lads were battling for the number one spot against US singer Demi Lovato and were thrilled to come out on top.

The last time a Scottish band landed a number one album was 14 years ago when The View's Hats Off To The Buskers hit number one in 2007.

Taking to their Instagram page, the boys kept it short by posting a picture of their album along with their number one award and a bottle of Buckfast, and wrote: "Whitburn f****n loopy #1."

And fans were delighted for them.

One wrote: "AMAZING!!! Well done lads; so bloody deserved. What an album!"

Another added: "So buzzing!!! Biggest congrats!!"

One commented: "Absolutely delighted for you all!"

At the start of the week, Jack Cochrane, Callum Wilson, Joe McGillveray and Jordan Mackay told their fans that they were on a mission to make it to number one.

They told fans: "Today we found out that we are about to embark in the biggest fight of our lives (square go) This Friday the count is in with The Infamous Snuts in a showdown of the ages for the number 1 album spot. Are you with us?"

They add: "WL is a message to anyone who has ever been doubted or told they weren’t good enough. "

Jack said: "Making this record has been the most exciting, heartbreaking, joyful and painful experience of my life. I love this too much and I tried so hard to never let that get in the way of making the best record we possibly could."

The boys also had backing from fellow Scots singer Lewis Capaldi who posted a video this week urging fans to help get them to number one.

Congrats lads!

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