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British music still popular the world over

British music still popular the world over

British artists remain super popular around the world, responsible for one in eight of all albums sold worldwide in 2013, according to new figures from the BPI. That's 13% of the global market.

One Direction, unsurprisingly, led the charge again, shifting four million copies of their 'Midnight Memories' album in the final six weeks of 2013, following its November release, making them the world's overall best-selling artist. Their second album, 'Take Me Home', was also the fifth biggest-selling British album worldwide, while their debut, 'Up All Night', came in tenth.

The other top five highest selling Brit albums were 'Babel' by Mumford & Sons, Adele's '21′ and Robbie Williams' 'Swings Both Ways'.

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Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: News from CMU Online

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