In a narrow victory over EMI, Universal claimed 21.6% of the market across singles and albums during 2010 after a run that included a number of breakthrough UK successes, including Mumford & Sons, Plan B and Florence + The Machine. It marks the end of a remarkable run by EMI, which had been publisher of the year every year since 1995, although in 2008 shared victory with Universal.

Universal was also top albums company for the year with 24.4% of ...