Charts Update Of The Year

Amy Winehouse

So, before we get down to the business of this week's Chart Update, how about a quick run through the charts of the year for 2007, the best selling singles and albums overall?

And Leona Lewis and Simon Cowell's Syco top the singles chart, having the best selling single of 2007 with 'Bleeding Love', a final quarter release which outsold previous best seller Rihanna's 'Umbrella' (on Universal's Def Jam) by over 250,000 units, the former selling 788,000 compared to the latter's 512,000.

In the album stakes Lewis was beaten by Universal/Island's Amy Winehouse, even though her album was released in 2006 (and was one of CMU's albums of that year). No doubt aided by Winehouse's frequent tabloid exposure, and the timely release of a 'deluxe' version of the long player, Winehouse's 'Back To Black' sold 1.85 million units in 2007. Lewis debut long player 'Spirit' shifted 1.59 million units despite only being released in November.

Anyway, here's the top ten albums and singles of the year and from these lists I think it's fair to say 2007 was a mighty fine year to be Universal Music or Simon Cowell.

2007's Top 10 Biggest Selling Albums:
1. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (Universal/Island)
2. Leona Lewis - Spirit (SonyBMG/Syco)
3. Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion (Universal/Island)
4. Take That - Beautiful World (Universal/Polydor)
5. Westlife - Back Home (SonyBMG/S)
6. Eagles - Long Road Our Of Eden (Universal/Polydor)
7. Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly Angry Mob (Universal/Polydor)
8. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (Domino)
9. Timbaland - Shock Value (Universal/Interscope)
10. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (Universal/Def Jam)

2007's Top 10 Biggest Selling Singles
1. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (SonyBMG/Syco)
2. Rihanna Feat Jay-Z - Umbrella (Universal/Def Jam)
3. Mika - Grace Kelly (Universal/Island)
4. Leon Jackson - When You Believe (SonyBMG/Syco)
5. Take That - Rule The World (Universal/Polydor)
6. Sugababes - About You Now (Universal/Island)
7. Timbaland Feat Keri Hilson - The Way I Are (Universal/Interscope)
8. Proclaimers/Brian Potter/Andy Pipkin - (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles (EMI)
9. Mark Ronson Feat Amy Winehouse - Valerie (SonyBMG/Columbia)
10. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby (Universal/Polydor)