James Blunt and Tony Christie released the biggest selling albums and singles of 2005 in the UK, it has been confirmed.

Blunt’s “Back To Bedlam” was the number one album of 2005, while Christie’s “(Is This The Way To) Amarillo” topped the list of singles.

“Back To Bedlam” sold 2.37 million copies across the year, putting it markedly ahead of “X&Y” by Coldplay, which shifted 1.999 million, reports Music Week.

Christie’s “…Amarillo” sold 1.10 million copies, ahead of Shayne Ward’s “That’s My Goal”, which is reported to have sold 874,000 copies in just 11 days, to claim the UK Christmas Number One.

The top five albums of 2005 were as follows:

01 James Blunt - “Back To Bedlam”
02 Coldplay - “X&Y”
03 Robbie Williams - “Intensive Care”
04 Kaiser Chiefs - “Employment”
05 Gorillaz - “Demon Days”

The top five singles were:

01 Tony Christie - “(Is This The Way To) Amarillo”
02 Shayne Ward - “That’s My Goal”
03 Crazy Frog - “Axel F”
04 James Blunt - “You’re Beautiful”
05 McFly - “All About You” / “You’ve Got A Friend”