Mumford & Sons' Babel smashes 2012 US records

Not content with being the fastest-selling album in the UK so far in 2012, Mumford & Sons' Babel has now achieved the same feat in the US market.

According to Nielsen Soundscan, the British band's album sold in excess of 600,000 last week to claim their first ever No.1 on the Billboard 200.

It also marks the first ever No.1 on the chart for the band's US indie label, Glassnote Records.

Babel easily beats the first-week sales recorded by Justin ...


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