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Rock takes a back seat as pop music storms into first place as the biggest selling music genre.The success of the pop sales can be contributed to artists such as Lady Gaga, Cheryl Cole and Lily Allen. In fact it appears that Kings of Leon were the only rock artists to sell more thana million copies in 2009.

"Rock music has dominated the UK charts for several years, a trend that continued last year. However, its stranglehold on album sales appeared to be slipping, with rock's share falling from 35.7% to 31% in 2009, the lowest proportion of sales since 2004".

"Shifting patterns in music tastes, from pop to less mainstream acts and back again, occurred regularly in the music charts, said Martin Talbot, chief executive of the Official Charts Company.But the shift from rock to pop could also reflect the changing economic situation of the music industry, he added, It is generally a safer bet when developing talent to go for a pop act.They have the potential to attract a wider audience."