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t was not just XL Beggars that was on a real high during the first quarter of 2011. Warner in that period delivered


four of the 10 biggest artist albums through releases by Bruno Mars, Plan B, Cee Lo Green and Rumer. Mars was still in the frame 12 months


later with Doo-Wops & Hooligans finishing as Q1 2012’s sixth biggest album, while fellow Warner act Ed Sheeran was two places higher with his Asylum/Atlantic debut +. But that pair aside, the major did not have the same firepower between January and March as


Q1 2012 10 BIGGEST-SELLING ARTIST ALBUMS OF THE QUARTER POS ARTIST/ TITLE/ LABEL/ Q1 SALES/ (POS IN OVERALL QUATERLY CHART)


1 ED SHEERAN + Asylum 299,841 (4) 2 BRUNO MARS Doo-Wops & Hooligans Elektra 161,114 (6) 3 THE BLACK KEYS El Camino Nonesuch 84,849 (25) 4 CHRISTINA PERRI Lovestrong Atlantic 55,383 (40) 5 CHRIS ISAAK Beyond The Sun Rhino 51,077 (42) 6 MICHAEL BUBLE Crazy Love Reprise 45,808 (49) 7 BEE GEES Number Ones Reprise 39,232 (61) 8 SKRILLEX Bangarang Atlantic 38,919 (62) 9 CEE LO GREEN The Lady KillerWarner Bros 38,125 (64) 10 BIRDY Birdy 14th Floor/Atlantic 32,660 (73)


Q1 2012 10 BIGGEST-SELLING SINGLES OF THE QUARTER POS ARTIST/ TITLE/ LABEL/ Q1 SALES/ (POS IN OVERALL QUATERLY CHART)


1 FLO RIDA FEAT. SIA Wild Ones Atlantic 441,387 (4) 2 FLO RIDA GOOD FEELING Atlantic 272,685 (10) 3 ED SHEERAN Drunk Asylum 196,237 (21) 4 ED SHEERANLego House Asylum 158,124 (27) 5 SEAN PAUL She Doesn’t Mind Atlantic/VP 127,200 (34) 6 CHRISTINA PERRI Jar Of Hearts Atlantic 116,125 (37) 7 STOOSHIE FEAT. TRAVIE MCCOY Love MeWarner Bros 94,170 (42) 8 BIRDY Skinny Love 14th Floor/Atlantic 79,551 (53) 9 GLYM CLASS HEROES FEAT. NEON HITCH Ass Back Home Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen 79,254 (54) 10 ED SHEERAN The A TeamAsylum 78,648 (55)


TOP SELLING SINGLES FROM PREVIOUS QUARTERS POSS ARTIST / TITLE / LABEL / Q1 SALES (POSITION ON OVERALL QUARTER-END CHART)


2011 01 BRUNO MARS Grenade Elektra 665,051 (2) 02 CEE LO GREEN Forget You Warner Bros 177,018 (21) 03 BRUNO MARS Just The Way You Are (Amazing) Elektra 156,133 (28) 04 WIZ KHALIFA Black And Yellow Atlantic 145,420 (33) 05 CEE LO GREEN It’s OK Warner Bros 67,940 (64) 2010 01 IYAZ Replay Reprise 456,942 (3) 02 30H3 FEAT. KATY PERRY Starstrukk Asylum/Photo Finish 349,659 (6) 03 JASON DERULO In My Head Warner Bros 248,970 (15) 04 JAY-Z FEAT. MR HUDSON Young Forever Roc Nation 178,280 (23) 05 JAY- FEAT. ALICIA KEYS Empire State Of Mind Roc Nation 175,027 (24) 2009 01 FLO RIDA FEAT. KESHA Right Round Atlantic 240,557 (8) 02 ALESHA DIXON Breathe Slow Asylum 231,616 (9) 03 TI FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Dead And Gone 195,065 (12) 04 JASON MRAZ I’m Yours Atlantic 128,947 (29) 05 ALESHA DIXON The Boy Does Nothing Asylum 101,122 (34) 2008 01 NICKELABCK Rockstar Roadrunner 310,481 (3) 02 LUPE FIASCO FEAT. MATTHEW SANTOS Superstar Atlantic 127,402 (12) 03 ESTELLE FEAT. KANYE WEST American Boy Atlantic/Homeschool 114,659 (15) 04 FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN Low Atlantic 104,478 (18) 05 WOMBATSMoving To New York 14th Floor 57,121 (40) 2007 01 P DIDDY FEAT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA Tell Me Bad Boy 53,666 (31) 02 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Famous Last Words Reprise 39,670 (46) 03 P DIDDY FEAT. KEYSIA COLE Last Night Bad Boy 39,051 (47) 04 PAOLO NUTINI New Shoes Atlantic 29,232 (57) 05 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Welcome To The Black Parade Reprise 25,995 (65)


it did over the same timeframe in 2011. As a consequence, its


market share for non- budget albums dropped year-on-year from 15.3% to 12.1% with the fall even more notable on compilations. Having raised its game in 2011’s opening quarter with Rhino titles including the official Brit Awards album, Warner saw its compilation share more than halve a year


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later to 4.7% with the major’s only presence among the quarter’s Top 10 sellers a stake in R&B Slowjamz with UMTV. The story was better


on singles where its share rose across the 12 months from 13.2% to 14.1% and sales increased by around


720,000 units. Atlantic act Flo Rida provided Warner’s top two singles


of the period and Ed Sheeran the third and fourth biggest sellers.


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TOP SELLING ARTIST ALBUMS FROM PREVIOUS QUARTERS POSS ARTIST / TITLE / LABEL / Q1 SALES (POSITION ON OVERALL QUARTER-END CHART)


2011 01 BRUNO MARS Doo­Wops & Hooligans Elektra 414,566 (4) 02 PLAN B The Defamation Of Strickland Banks 679/Atlantic 225,697 (6) 03 CEE LO GREEN The Lady Killer Warner Bros 194,478 (8) 04 RUMER Seasons Of My Soul Atlantic 164,286 (10) 05 OVERTONES Good Ol’ Fashioned Love Warner Music Entertainment155,431 (12) 2010 01 PAOLO NUTINI Sunny Side Up Atlantic 423,314 (2) 02 MICHAEL BUBLE Crazy Love Reprise 217,834 (9) 03 BIFFY CLYRO Only Revolutions 14th Floor 118,891 (19) 04 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 Rhino 115,259 05 FLEETWOOD MAC The Very Best Of WSM 94,834 2009 01 BETTE MIDLER The Best Bette Rhino 145,480 (15) 02 ALESHA DIXON The Alesha Show Asylum 119,227 (24) 03 JASON MRAZ We Sing We Dance We Steal Things Atlantic 107,650 (28) 04 SEASICK STEVE I Started Out With Nothin’ And I Still Got .... Warner Bros 97,478 (30) 05 SEAL Soul Warner Bros 73,674 (42) 2008 01 NICKELBACK All The Right Reasons Roadrunner 295,929 (2) 02 MICHAEL BUBLE Call Me Irresponsible – Special Edition Reprise 198,678 (9) 03 JAMES BLUNT All The Lost Souls Atlantic/Custard 109,478 (23) 04 WOMBATS A Guide To Love Loss & Desperation 14th Floor 96,116 (30) 05 THE ENEMY We’ll Live And Die In These Towns Warner Bros 91,470 (34) 2007 01 PAOLO NUTINI These Streets Atlantic 152,331 (16) 02 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE The Black ParadeReprise 81,013 (39) 03 MUSE Black Holes & Revelations Helium 3/Warner Bros 69,322 (47) 04 RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS Stadium Arcadium Warner Bros 56,846 (56) 05 RAY LAMONTAGNE Trouble 14th Floor 51,562 (64)


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