One in 10 albums bought in the US in 2008 was by a British artist, recent figures from a BPI report have revealed.
Artists such as Leona Lewis, Duffy and Estelle helped boost the British market share of the US market from 8.5% in 2007 to 10% in 2008.
While - according to Neilsen Sound Scan - US album sales were down by 14%, British artists were able to gain an increasing portion of the US market. Leona Lewis’ Bleeding Love was the most downloaded single in the US.
Top British albums in the US:
1) Coldplay - Viva La Vida (also 2nd biggest selling album of the year in the US)
2) AC/DC - Black Ice
3) Leona Lewis - Spirit
4) Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
5) Duffy - Rockferry
UK artists selling 1m+ tracks
Coldplay - 5.054
Leona Lewis - 4.728
Natasha Bedingfield - 3.923
M.I.A. - 2.235
Queen - 1.725
Estelle - 1.565
Rolling Stones - 1.304
Led Zeppelin - 1.176
Duffy - 1.039