Best British chart figures since 1996

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The singer, right, led the charge with her album 21 as domestic talent made up 52 per cent of overall sales in the UK album charts last year, according to figures today. The current crop of British talent is the best since 1996, when Oasis topped the album charts with (What's The Story) Morning Glory? and Spice Girls did so with their debut Spice.

The Brit success was also boosted by Coldplay, Jessie J, Ed Sheeran, Amy Winehouse and Olly Murs, who released albums that sold more than 500,000 copies. US artists made up 32 per cent of UK album sales, with strong sales from Bruno Mars, Lady GaGa and Cee Lo Green. But the figure was America's lowest contribution since 1999, according to the Official Charts Company.

Forty four of the top 100 singles last year were British acts, including 11 consecutive No 1 singles.