26 Aug 2011

Winehouse album now top seller

10:48 am on 26 August 2011

The late Amy Winehouse's second album is now the biggest selling album in Britain this century.

The Official Charts Company says Back To Black, which was released in 2006, has now sold more than three-point-two million copies.

Winehouse was nominated for six Grammys and won five.

The BBC's Tom Esslemont reports Back to Black shot back to the top of the charts for three weeks following her death on 23 July.

On Wednesday, it was announced that Tony Bennett would introduce a tribute to Winehouse at this weekend's MTV Video Music Awards.

The pair recorded a number together for Bennett's Duets II album, due for release on 20 September.

The song is also to be released as a single to help fund a foundation established by the Winehouse family to help people struggling with addiction.

Earlier this week Winehouse's family said toxicology results showed that ''no illegal substances'' were in her system when she died.