U.K.'S BIGGEST SELLERS TO DATE

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U.K.'S BIGGEST SELLERS TO DATE

10/3/18

The U.K.’s biggest selling albums through the first three quarters are a mixed bag of U.S. releases and 2017 albums, with George Ezra claiming the highest homegrown new entry and Anne-Marie logs in the best-selling debut. Over on singles, Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa are behind Drake at #2.

Last year’s Top 10 best-seller list had six albums from British acts released that same year, three of which were solo debuts. This year so far, the pendulum has swung in the way of big-selling U.S. releases—a sign of the global nature of streaming, or a lack of superstar new British talent?