The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums Of 2014

1 X ED SHEERAN [1,689,000]
2 IN THE LONELY HOUR SAM SMITH [1,248,000]
3 WANTED ON VOYAGE GEORGE EZRA [678,000]
4 CAUSTIC LOVE PAOLO NUTINI [545,000]
5 GHOST STORIES COLDPLAY [544,000]
6 A PERFECT CONTRADICTION PALOMA FAITH
7 FOUR ONE DIRECTION
8 NEVER BEEN BETTER OLLY MURS
9 THE ENDLESS RIVER PINK FLOYD
10 III TAKE THAT
11 1989 TAYLOR SWIFT
12 HALCYON ELLIE GOULDING
13 BLUE SMOKE - THE BEST OF DOLLY PARTON
14 PARTNERS BARBRA STREISAND
15 GIRL PHARRELL WILLIAMS
16 LOVE IN THE FUTURE JOHN LEGEND
17 IF YOU WAIT LONDON GRAMMAR
18 AM ARCTIC MONKEYS
19 CHAPTER ONE ELLA HENDERSON
20 BAD BLOOD BASTILLE
21 NO SOUND WITHOUT SILENCE SCRIPT
22 ROYAL BLOOD ROYAL BLOOD
23 MEET THE VAMPS VAMPS
24 BEYONCE BEYONCE
25 ROCK OR BUST AC/DC
26 SONIC HIGHWAYS FOO FIGHTERS
27 48:13:00 KASABIAN
28 SINCE I SAW YOU LAST GARY BARLOW
29 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
30 CHRISTMAS MICHAEL BUBLE
31 TRUE AVICII
32 THE TAKE OFF AND LANDING OF EVERYTHING ELBOW
33 THE 1975 1975
34 LOVE IN VENICE ANDRE RIEU
35 SYMPHONICA GEORGE MICHAEL
36 STARS COLLABRO
37 IT'S THE GIRLS BETTE MIDLER
38 NIGHT VISIONS IMAGINE DRAGONS
39 MIDNIGHT MEMORIES ONE DIRECTION
40 MELODY ROAD NEIL DIAMOND

http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-...-of-2014-3387/

So, albums sales were relatively better in the UK than the US? Woow.

George Ezra
Sam Smith
X Factor runner up Olly Murs still slaying years later

So happy for Ed

BEYONCÉ would have been top 10 had she released in 2014

UK's trinity



The whole top 10 is british
Paloma Faith is the only female in the top 10.

As it should be, for year end. The UK supporting their acts

UK did well!

Swift

Paolo selling more than Coldplay... Yass

Paloma in the Top10 and Ellie at 12 with a 2 year old record

Paloma.

Ed Taylor

Damn Sam, Ed and George, three of my favourite albums of the year

There's barely anything interesting in this top 40. Paloma tho

Taylor the best selling non-british

taylor #11 with just two months
highest non british act

38 NIGHT VISIONS IMAGINE DRAGONS

When will our faves slay with a 2 year old album

King of Pop Edward slaying the scene

These are the best estimates we have for the top 40 sales so far.

1 x ed sheeran [1,689,000]
2 in the lonely hour sam smith [1,248,000]
3 wanted on voyage george ezra [678,000]
4 caustic love paolo nutini [545,000]
5 ghost stories coldplay [544,000]
6 a perfect contradiction paloma faith [520,000]
7 four one direction [501,000]
8 never been better olly murs [430,000]
9 the endless river pink floyd [381,500]
10 iii take that [379,000]
11 1989 taylor swift [375,000]
12 halcyon ellie goulding [363,000] [990,000]
13 blue smoke - the best of dolly parton [356,500]
14 partners barbra streisand [332,000]
15 girl pharrell williams [305,000]
16 love in the future john legend [301,000] [312,000]
17 if you wait london grammar [295,500] [514,000]
18 am arctic monkeys [280,500] [779,500]
19 chapter one ella henderson [261,500]
20 bad blood bastille [257,000] [734,000]
21 no sound without silence script [247,000]
22 royal blood royal blood [227,500]
23 meet the vamps vamps [227,500]
24 beyonce beyonce [226,000] [429,000]
25 rock or bust ac/dc [225,000]
26 sonic highways foo fighters [223,000]
27 48:13:00 kasabian [217,000]
28 since i saw you last gary barlow [212,000] [706,000]
29 5 seconds of summer 5 seconds of summer [189,000]
30 christmas michael buble [188,500] [2,214,000]
31 true avicii [188,000] [336,500]
32 the take off and landing of everything elbow [182,000]
33 the 1975 1975 [180,500] [316,000]
34 love in venice andre rieu [180,500]
35 symphonica george michael [179,000]
36 stars collabro [171,000]
37 it's the girls bette midler [168,000]
38 night visions imagine dragons [160,500] [385,500]
39 midnight memories one direction [158,500] [843,500]
40 melody road neil diamond [157,000]

I can't remember the last time we had an all British top 10. That's quite unbelievable.

Kudos to Paloma who's quite easily going to get her 3rd 2x platinum album at some point this year.

And Ellie who'll soar passed 1m with ease in a few weeks.

Ellie & Taylor