Emeli Sande ‘Our Version Of Events’ was the biggest selling album of the year in the UK.
To the rest of the world Emeli Sande was “that chick who we didn’t know who sang at the Olympics’ but in the UK she is kind of famous.
Her first single ‘Heaven’ was released in the UK in 2011. It features on her debut album. The second single from the album was ‘Daddy’. The third single ‘Read All About It’ took her to number one on the UK chart,
‘Our Version of Events’ reached number one in the UK after its release in February 2012. She is now writing songs for the new album by the original line-up of Sugababes.
Emeli Sande ‘Our Version Of Events’ sold 1,393,000 copies in the UK.
The top 10 selling albums in the UK for 2012 were:
1. Emeli Sande – Our Version Of Events
2. Adele – 21
3. Ed Sheeran – +
4. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
5. One Direction – Take Me Home
6. Mumford & Sons – Babel
7. Olly Murs – Right Place Right Time
8. Michael Buble – Christmas
9. Coldplay – Mylo Oxloto
10. Rihanna – Unapologetic