Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) CEO Kim Bayley has called for major albums to be spread more evenly throughout the year as three titles debuted with 50,000-plus sales.

Michael Bublé’s Love (Warner Bros) triumphed with sales of 66,794 (Official Charts Company). Mumford & Sons’ Delta (Island) opened at No.2 (58,239 sales) and Little Mix’s LM5 (Syco) at No.3 (56,841 sales).

Following Take That’s Odyssey, Now That’s What I Call Music 101 and Rita Ora’s Phoenix (Nov 23), there are new albums ...