Call of Duty vanquished by Adele
ERA’s Entertainment Chart lists 40 biggest video, music and games
hits of 2011
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Thursday 12 January 2012: Adele's record-breaking album 21 has
knocked gaming
phenomenon Call of Duty off the top of the rankings for the first
time in three
years to become the UK's biggest-selling entertainment product by
volume.
The figures come from the annual Top 40 Entertainment Chart
produced by the
Entertainment Retailers Association combining sales of albums,
videos and
videogames.
On average every household in the UK should have at least two of
the 40 titles.
The two previous editions of Call of Duty led the Entertainment
Chart in 2009 and
2010, but in 2011, Adele's sales of an estimated 3.9m copies of 21
were nearly
800,000 copies ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Highlights from this year's chart include:
Hits are getting bigger
Despite declining sales of entertainment overall, the Top 40
Entertainment Chart
generated sales of 48.2m units in 2011, 1.5% up compared with
2010. Nineteen
titles sold over one million copies in 2011 compared with 18 in
2010.
A good year for video
Videos, led by Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, accounted
for 20 of the Top 40
titles compared with 18 in 2010.
Franchises and series rule the roost
Latest editions of popular franchises (Call of Duty, Harry
Potter) or series (Now
That's What I call Music) accounted for 15 of the Top 40 titles,
but 40% of the
sales.
Kim Bayley, Director General of the Entertainment Retailers
Association, said, "The
Entertainment Chart gives a fascinating insight into the tastes of
mainstream
Britain. These are the very biggest hits which have struck a chord
with the
British public. In tough times entertainment and escapism are more
important
than ever."
The UK Entertainment Chart
2011- Britain's
biggest selling entertainment products |
| |
Title |
Artist |
UK Sales
(units) |
|
| 1 |
21 |
Adele |
3,924,985 |
Album |
| 2 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 |
|
3,127,343 |
Game |
| 3 |
Harry Potter & The Deathly
Hallows - 1 |
|
2,532,551 |
Video |
| 4 |
FIFA 12 |
|
2,437,002 |
Game |
| 5 |
Harry Potter & The Deathly
Hallows - 2 |
|
2,147,606 |
Video |
| 6 |
The Inbetweeners Movie |
|
2,074,652 |
Video |
| 7 |
The King's Speech |
|
1,882,175 |
Video |
| 8 |
Christmas |
Michael Buble |
1,349,195 |
Album |
| 9 |
Battlefield 3 |
|
1,318,772 |
Album |
| 10 |
Doo-Wops & Hooligans |
Bruno Mars |
1,264,763 |
Album |
| 11 |
19 |
Adele |
1,264,273 |
Game |
| 12 |
Zumba Fitness |
|
1,197,231 |
Album |
| 13 |
Now that's what I call Music
80 |
Various Artists |
1,185,431 |
Video |
| 14 |
Despicable Me |
|
1,157,197 |
Video |
| 15 |
Pirates of the Caribbean - On
Stranger |
|
1,111,715 |
Video |
| 16 |
Paul |
|
1,108,851 |
Game |
| 17 |
Tangled |
|
1,043,857 |
Video |
| 18 |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
|
1,024,228 |
Game |
| 19 |
Peter Kay - Live - The Tour That
Didn't |
|
1,004,099 |
Video |
| 20 |
Bridesmaids |
|
979,475 |
Video |
| 21 |
Mylo Xyloto |
Coldplay |
943,498 |
Album |
| 22 |
Transformers - Dark of the
Moon |
|
935,693 |
Video |
| 23 |
Just Dance 3 |
|
911,481 |
Album |
| 24 |
Loud |
Rihanna |
910,455 |
Video |
| 25 |
The Hangover 2 |
|
904,351 |
Album |
| 26 |
Now That's what I Call Music
79 |
Various Artists |
896,831 |
Video |
| 27 |
Lee Evans - Roadrunner - Live at
the O2 |
|
875,573 |
Album |
| 28 |
Born This Way |
Lady Gaga |
854,524 |
Album |
| 29 |
Who You Are |
Jessie J |
837,475 |
Album |
| 30 |
+ |
Ed Sheeran |
821,180 |
Game |
| 31 |
Assassin's Creed: Revelations |
|
813,962 |
Video |
| 32 |
Inception |
|
735,458 |
Game |
| 33 |
The Hangover |
|
730,273 |
Video |
| 34 |
Gnomeo & Juliet |
|
725,816 |
Video |
| 35 |
Due Date |
|
712,330 |
Video |
| 36 |
Mrs Brown's Boys - Series One |
|
705,085 |
Video |
| 37 |
Now That's What I Call Music
78 |
Various Artists |
686,511 |
Album |
| 38 |
Talk That Talk |
Rihanna |
683,834 |
Album |
| 39 |
Taken |
|
670,913 |
Video |
| 40 |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
|
670,192 |
Video |
Source: Entertainment Retailers Association. Music albums
data
from Official Charts Company. Includes physical (grossed up to
whole market)
and digital. Video data from Official Charts Company, British
Video
Association. Games data courtesy of UKIE/Chart-Track.
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