James Blunt Tops 2006's Best Sellers List

Ahead of Madonna and Chili Peppers...

December 23, 2006 by Chris Taylor

James Blunt Tops 2006's Best Sellers List

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I’m sure we’ll all agree that James Blunt clearly deserved to sell more albums this year in Europe than any other artist.

As we prepare to celebrate the birth of the Son of God, the news that the extremely talented singer-songwriter’s debut LP ‘Back To Bedlam’ topped the sales charts in 2006 really does restore one’s faith in humanity, doesn’t it?

As if to hammer home the point, Madonna’s ‘Confessions On A Dancefloor’ and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Stadium Arcadium’ made up the top three.

Even better than this though, is the confirmation Katie Melua is the public’s best loved female artist, selling over three million copies of her second album ‘Piece By Piece’.

Anyways, for the record - as no one bothered to ask me thus far - your correspondent’s favourite two albums this year by a country mile, are Akira The Don’s ‘When We Were Young’ and The Television Personalities’ ‘My Dark Places’, both of which mysteriously just missed out on the 2006 top sellers lists.

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Madonna’s album is far better than Blunts, I have them both. Blunts drags at points where as Madonna’s is a masterpiece in ever word of the sense. Ever song on Confessions is timeless. To bad America has turned their back on the Queen of Pop who is American herself all over age and politics. Thank God the rest of the world had better judgment and loyalty. Madonna promotes freedom of speech and expression and does not follow the establishment. It has cost her in records sales but not
~ by Tiggerboi26 11/30/1999 Report
Madonna is a no talent hag. Her songwriting talent extends to 1. turn on drum machine 2. que Casio keyboard 3. Moan like a $2 whore.
~ by russ2022 11/30/1999 Report
Well that’s certainly restored my faith in humanity and The Baby Jesus!
~ by andy 11/30/1999 Report
i don’t see why everyone puts down james blunt’s album - if the people that are doing this actually listened to the songs on the album instead of going along with the ’trend’ of dissing the artist, they would see that every song tells a different story and is a masterpiece - there is a reason why this many people bought the album - in my opinion it thoroughly deserves to top the best sellers list.
~ by sophsxx 11/30/1999 Report