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The U.S. cult rockers Kings of Leon recorded the biggest selling album of 2008 in Australia, according to figures from the Record Industry Association of Australia.


"Only By The Night," the fourth studio album of the group hails from Tennessee, sold over 350,000 copies after four weeks remain in first place in the ranking, said the association.

The singer Pink was second for the third consecutive year, this time with the album "Funhouse." His previous album, "I'm Not Dead", was located in the second position in 2006 and 2007. The pop singer from the United States presented the awards ceremony, MTV Australia Video Music Awards in October.


The first studio album of Australians AC / DC in more than eight years, "Black Ice", won the third in this year's list.

The production of Kings of Leon was also the third biggest selling album in Britain during 2008. In the U.S., the album sold 253,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.


The single "Sex on Fire" during five weeks dominated the list of modern rock radio Billboard.