Singles strength secures EMI success

Universal claimed a personal best of 31.6% of the albums market in quarter one, thanks in large part to the XL Recordings act's two albums, which were the top two sellers of the quarter. The publisher's UK and Europe president Paul Connolly and his team controlled 54.6% of top seller 21, mainly through having Adele herself on its books but also because of the cover of The Cure's Lovesong, while its 87.5% share of her first album 19 included co-writes ...

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