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February best-selling albums on Amazon (UK, US, DE, FR)

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Monday 01 March 2010 01:00 GMT
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Sade's Soldier of Love was among top-selling albums across four Amazon sites during the month of February. Among other albums that appeared on multiple Amazon bestseller charts were Massive Attack's Heligoland and Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back (which has not yet been released in the US).

In the UK, February's top-selling album was Lungs by indie band Florence and The Machine. Other top albums included Sunny Side Up by Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini and American R&B singer Alicia Keys's The Element of Freedom. Also making the Amazon chart were Soldier of Love, Heligoland, Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster, and Sigh No More by English folk band Mumford & Sons.

February best-selling albums on Amazon.co.uk:

1. Lungs - Florence + The Machine
2. Sunny Side Up - Paolo Nutini
3. The Element of Freedom - Alicia Keys
4. Charity Single "Everybody Hurts" - Help For Haiti
5. Soldier of Love - Sade
6. Heligoland: Limited Edition - Massive Attack
7. Forever Vienna - Andre Rieu (Artist)
8. Glee: The Music, Volume 1 - Glee Cast
9. The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
10. Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons


In the US, Sade's Soldier of Love took the top spot, followed by Need You Now by American country group Lady Antebellum and I Dreamed a Dream by British reality-TV star Susan Boyle. Other hit CDs included posthumously released albums by Johnny Cash and Jimi Hendrix, the soundtrack from the film Crazy Heart, and a 2-CD set by Canadian singer/songwriter k.d. lang.

February best-selling albums on Amazon.com:

1. Soldier of Love - Sade
2. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
3. I Dreamed A Dream - Susan Boyle
4. The Canadian Tenors - The Canadian Tenors (Artist)
5. Recollection 2 CD Set - k.d. Lang
6. Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Ltd. Deluxe Edition) - Various
7. American VI: Ain't No Grave - Johnny Cash
8. Crazy Love - Michael Bublé
9. Valleys Of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix
10. The Sea - Corinne Bailey Rae


In Germany, Sade's Soldier of Love, Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster, Massive Attack's Heligoland, and Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back were all top sellers. In second place was German rock/pop musician Peter Maffay with his album Tattoos, followed by Bravo Hits 68, the latest in a series of greatest hits compilations.

February best-selling albums on Amazon.de:

1. Soldier Of Love - Sade
2. Tattoos (40 Jahre Maffay-Alle Hits-Neu Produziert) - Peter Maffay
3. Bravo Hits 68 - Various
4. Die drei Fragezeichen - Folge 136: und das versunkene Dorf - Die Drei Fragezeichen
5. Klassenfahrt von Wise Guys
6. Tattoos (40 Jahre Maffay-Alle Hits-Neu Produziert) - Peter Maffay
7. Grosse Freiheit - Unheilig
8. The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edt.) - Lady Gaga
9. Heligoland Ltd - Massive Attack
10. Scratch My Back (Special Edition) - Peter Gabriel


In France, Heligoland, Solider of Love, and Muse's The Resistance were the top-selling albums of the month. Another bestseller was Worrisome Heart, the first full-length album by American jazz singer Melody Gardot. The E.N.D. by Black Eyed Peas, Vampire Weekend's Contra, and Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back were all popular February picks.

February best-selling albums on Amazon.fr:

1. Heligoland - Massive Attack
2. Soldier of Love - Sade
3. The Resistance - Muse
4. Worrisome Heart - Melody Gardot
5. The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
6. Chopin : 19 Nocturnes, The Rubinstein Collection, vol.49 - Frédéric Chopin
7. Scratch My Back (Edition spéciale 2 CD - inclus 4 inédits) - Peter Gabriel
8. Contra - Vampire Weekend
9. Handmade - Hindi Zahra
10. 2010 Les Enfoirés... La Crise De Nerfs ! - Les Enfoires (Artiste)

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