The Overtones are one of the top 100 album sellers of 2011, according to an article yesterday (6th Feb) on the BBC news website!

It seems the British music industry have taken the world by storm and it was nice to see that our lovely chaps got a mention within this piece. With the great reception that all of the singles have had in the UK [*Plug.. Plug* Say What I Feel is out today for download... ha'way! Go... what you waiting for? Get it. Oh you're waiting to finish this article? Sorry!] and with plans of travel to major countries in Europe AND the trip planned to Australia to promote the album in the coming months AND that much anticipated second album…I know that our boys will not only by flying high in the skies but flying high in the charts in the months to come. Hopefully in the album reviews for next year the boys our will be on the top!

This is what the BBC had to say:

British artists had their biggest market share of the UK album market for 15 years in 2011, thanks to the likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J.

In total, British acts accounted for 52.7% of album sales last year, up from 48.9% in 2010.

The BPI said 56 of the top 100 albums came from Britons, according to Official Charts Company data. US artists were responsible for about a third of total album sales with 32.7% – their lowest share since 1999.

Adele helped boost the UK's figures, after scoring the biggest-selling album of the year. 21 shifted 3,772,000 copies, nearly three times as many as its nearest competitor, Michael Buble's Christmas album.

However, the BPI said even without Adele's sales British artists would still have accumulated their biggest share of the market since 2007 thanks to Sheeran, Coldplay, Jessie J, Amy Winehouse and Olly Murs – whose albums all sold between 500,000 and 1m copies across the year.

Other acts whose albums made the top 100 included newer acts like Rumer, The Overtones, Plan B, The Vaccines, Katy B and Professor Green – and more established artists like Will Young, PJ Harvey and Kasabian.

"A string of great albums by British artists has delivered the strongest performance in the domestic albums market since the days of Britpop and the Spice Girls in 1997," BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor said.

"Despite a challenging market, independent and major labels in the UK have kept the faith and continued to invest hundreds of millions in British talent. This success at home should provide a springboard for continued international success."

Congratulations to all of the other bands and artists that are making England a great place for new and upcoming artists right now, a stottie for each an' every one of you!