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# Where’s The Bump? Young Fathers Wins Mercury Prize 2014, Nomination Drives Just 561 Sales
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/wheres-the-bump-young-fathers-wins-mercury-prize-2014-nomination-drives-just-561-sales/
- Published: 2014-10-30T08:54:44.000Z
- Updated: 2014-10-30T08:54:44.000Z
- Description: Edinburgh hip-hop trio Young Fathers won the 2014 Mercury Prize for best British or Irish record of the last 12 months last night. Hopefully a win for the group means. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/10/wheres-the-bump-young-fathers-wins-mercury-prize-2014-nomination-drives-ju
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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Edinburgh hip-hop trio **Young Fathers** won the **2014 Mercury Prize** for best British or Irish record of the last 12 months last night. Hopefully a win for the group means more than the nomination for one of the UK's top music awards did. According to **Official Charts Company**, Young Fathers post- nomination **sales bump was a mere 561 units**. Several other **Mercury Prize nominees did not fair much better.**

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Polar Bear saw sales surges of 31% but that meant just 569 more albums were sold. **Anna Calvi**’s One Breath sold 800 copies post-nomination, up just 6% and **East India Youth**’s Stolen rose 13%, up 765 units.

As the Gaurdian's Sean Michaels, who crunched the numbers [pointed out](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/29/quarter-of-mercury-prize-finalists-sold-under-1000-albums-since-nomination?ref=hypebot.com), "These numbers are not a condemnation of the Mercury so much as a reflection of a fractured music industry. Very few albums are sold nowadays, even by the most critically acclaimed artists."

At this rate, the **£20,000/$32,000 USD** prize awarded to Young Fathers last night **may be the biggest payday the band ever sees.**