Liam and Noel Gallagher live with Oasis in New York (Photos: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)
The Official Charts Company is predicting a ‘bright future’ for British music after revealing UK artists dominated its best selling albums of 2017.
Both Liam and Noel Gallagher made the Top 20, with the former’s debut solo LP As You Were the ninth best seller and the latter’s Who Built The Moon? at #19 despite its late release in November. If streaming is taken out of the equation, Liam jumps up to #7 and Noel to #14.
“Demand for music in the UK is growing fast, driven by brilliant British artists such as Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Rag‘n’Bone Man, Little Mix, Stormzy and Dua Lipa and the innovative music industry that supports them,” BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor reflects.
20 best selling albums of 2017 (UK):
1/ Ed Sheeran – Divide
2/ Rag N Bone Man – Human
3/ Sam Smith – The Thrill Of It All
4/ Little Mix – Glory Days
5/ Pink – Beautiful Trauma
6/ Ed Sheeran – x
7/ Michael Ball & Alfie Boe – Together Again
8/ Drake – More Life
9/ Liam Gallagher – As You Were
10/ Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer
11/ Roy Orbison/RPO – A Love So Beautiful
12/ Moana OST
13/ Take That – Wonderland
14/ Paloma Faith – The Architect
15/ Taylor Swift – Reputation
16/ Ed Sheeran – +
17/ George Michael – Listen Without Prejudice
18/ Adele – 25
19/ Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Who Built The Moon?
20/ Eminem – Revival
