Last year you bought 100 albums by English artists all written and produced in the one year and not over a couple or so?
Like I said - more than 100 albums by
contemporary artists - the English don't have a monopoly on good music, although a good portion of the albums in question are from UK artists.
I imagine that most of the albums were probably written and recorded over a period of about 18 months to two years. Obviously some will have taken longer (some artists are really prolific and release an album every year), but I'm not sure why that's relevant. The stream of releases is ongoing and last year was - as I said - pretty slow.
What position did they reach in the top selling albums charts and how many had a hit single of them?
I wouldn't have a clue and I frankly couldn't care less. Popularity is rarely a good indication of quality, especially when so many talented artists don't get the exposure they deserve - hence my comment about you looking in the wrong place. If you are only looking in the charts or listening to commercial radio, then I'm not surprised that you find a lot of contemporary music lacking.
