British Invasion

Snow Patrol topped a long list of musicians from the UK to release some of the biggest selling albums of 2006.

Headed by Snow Patrol's Eyes Open with over 1.5 million copies sold, album sales for last year were the highest they've been in the past ten years for British music. Other UK bands exceeding 1 million units sold include The Kooks, Arctic Monkeys and Razorlight with their self-titled album. The last time UK music was selling so fast was in 1997 when the Spice Girls, Oasis and The Prodigy were at their peaks.