One Direction, Mumford & Sons and Adele have amassed the top-selling albums worldwide by UK artists.

A new report from the BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) has found that one in every eight albums sold globally last year was by a UK musical act. That figure accounts for 13% of all albums sold for 2013.



One Direction finished in first place with their album Midnight Memories. That LP topped the global chart for 2013 just six weeks after its release.

Mumford & Sons's Babel came in second, while the Adele record 21 finished in third position.

The top five was rounded out by Robbie Williams's Swings Both Ways and One Direction's sophomore LP Take Me Home. Their debut album release Up All Night also made the chart.



The BPI's Gennaro Castaldo said in a statement: "For home-grown talent to have recorded the world's biggest-selling album six out of the last seven years is a phenomenal achievement that says a great deal about the popularity of British music around the world, especially taking into account the fact that one in every eight albums sold globally are by UK artists.

"Aside from the obvious contribution to British exports, this success underlines the vital role that our music and artists play in promoting the appeal of British culture around the world."

The best-selling albums by British artists in 2013 are presented below:

1. One Direction - Midnight Memories

2. Mumford & Sons- Babel

3. Adele - 21

4. Robbie Williams - Swings Both Ways

5. One Direction - Take Me Home

6. Emeli SandÃ© - Our Version of Events

7. David Bowie - The Next Day

8. Black Sabbath - 13

9. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine

10. One Direction - Up All Night

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