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| Homegrown talent reigns in U.K. 2006 music sales; mentions Westlife | |
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| JoanneVIP | Jan 5 2007, 11:14 PM Post #1 |
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Homegrown talent reigns in U.K. 2006 music sales By Lars Brandle Jan 5, 2007, 18:14 GMT RSS Talkback In a year which saw overall album sales slip slightly, local content was king, new sales data for the 2006 British recorded music market indicates. Over the course of the year, U.K. acts accounted for a 61.9 percent share of the country`s 100 best-selling albums, the highest percentage reported since 1997, according to data compiled by the Official U.K. Charts Company and reported by the BPI on Friday (Jan. 5). Snow Patrol`s 'Eyes Open' (Fiction) was the best-selling album of the year, racking up total sales of 1,514,554 units (5 times platinum). Seven of the top 10 best-sellers were recorded by British bands, both new and established. The list includes Take That`s 'Beautiful World,' (Polydor) at No. 2, Arctic Monkeys` debut 'Whatever People Say I Am, That`s What I`m Not' (Domino) at No. 4, The Kooks` debut 'Inside In/Inside Out' (Virgin) at No. 5, Razorlight`s 'Razorlight' (Vertigo) at No. 6, Oasis` hits compilation 'Stop the Clocks' (Big Brother) at No. 7, and James Morrison`s 'Undiscovered' (Polydor) at No. 10. The other albums to crack the top 10 were U.K.-signed, N.Y. act Scissor Sisters` 'Ta Dah' (Polydor), Irish pop group Westlife`s 'The Love Album' (S) and American pop singer Pink`s 'I`m Not Dead' (LaFace). Monsters and critics |
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| Filan Lover | Jan 6 2007, 12:05 AM Post #2 |
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Thanks for posting,well done lads! lol |
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| lisa byrne | Jan 6 2007, 08:59 PM Post #3 |
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Yay go our lads, the album hasnt been out that long compared to some of the others either!! :) |
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