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Had events gone as predicted, quarter one could well have been the last time the famous name of Chrysalis appeared in the publishing market shares.
But the decision in April to reject all of the numerous takeover approaches means the company that has led the independent listings more than any other in recent years lives on to fight another day.
Last year was not a vintage one for Chrysalis, uncharacteristically finishing only as the fifth biggest independent of 2007, but it strongly bounced back at the start of 2008 to take second spot on the indie table with 8.6%.
Its new hits included a third of Kylie Minogue's Wow (13th top seller of the quarter) and more than a fifth of Estelle's chart-topping American Boy (15th),while it helped itself to 20% of Michael Jackson's 25th anniversary Thriller album via ...