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Ben Howard's BRITs success catapults singer to No.1 Amazon spot

Star's album sales increase by 4,600%

 

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Thursday 21st February 2013 by Ashley Clements | Photos by WENN.com

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Ben Howard's Brits Awards 2013 success has seen his album sales increase by a whopping 4,600% in the Amazon music charts.

The 'Only Love' singer picked up two gongs at this year's Brits winning both British Breakthrough and Best British male as well as performing on the night.

It seems to have paid off, as his album Every Kingdom is currently number one on the Amazon music chart - closely followed by Mumford & Sons' Babel.

Vice President of EU Retail at Amazon, Xavier Garambois said: "In terms of chart impact, Ben Howard was the big winner of the night.

"Whilst most people own albums by Mumford & Sons and Emeli Sandé, there was certainly less who were aware of Ben Howard’s music, let alone had purchased his album.

"The double Brits win last night has resulted in a massive uplift in sales and he could be at the top of the music charts for a long time to come.”


Ben Howard's album sales have been boosted by his Brits success

Other artists to benefit from the ceremony includes Frank Ocean whose album Channel Orange has increased 1,000% in sales and The Black Keys' El Camino which was up by 2,010%.

The current Amazon album chart is dominated by Brits award winners as the top five albums includes the offerings from Mumford & Sons, Emeli Sande, One Direction and of course Ben Howard.

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