British Music Has Its Best Year In US In A Decade

“British artists accounted for 11.7% of all albums sold in the US in 2011, the BPI said, up from 9.8% in 2010. Adele’s second album 21 led the pack, selling 5.8 million copies, followed by Mumford and Sons’ Sigh No More, which sold 1.4 million. A total of 30 albums by UK acts sold more than 100,000 copies in the US.”