Proud Brits back UK artists, who account for 12% of global music sales

The figures come as a new Ipsos MORI poll found that a staggering 83% of the public believe that British music's achievements are something to be proud of.

In the US, UK acts accounted for one in 10 (9.8%) of every artist album sold in 2010, rising to one in seven (13.4%) in Canada.

In Europe, the picture remained healthy with British acts bagging around half (48.9%) of artist album sales in the UK. A sizeable impact on share was ...

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