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According to data provided by The Official Charts Company, women topped the Official Singles Chart for the majority (34) of weeks in 2024. They also claimed half of the year’s Top 20 albums for the first time. Physical music purchases saw positive year-on-year growth for the first time in 20 years, led by the 17th consecutive annual rise in vinyl album sales and CD purchases nearly level with 2023.
More than 20 British groups and solo acts topped the Official Album Chart during the year. These included The Last Dinner Party, D-Block Europe, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, singer-songwriter James Arthur, Beadadoobee and Lewis Capaldi, rock bands Blossoms, Elbow, Idles, James, Kasabian, The Libertines, Shed Seven, and Snow Patrol, Rod Steward & Jools Holland, Michael Ball & Alfie Boe, Liam Gallagher & John Squire, David Gilmour, Oasis, Coldplay and The Cure.
While UK artists and music companies remain at the vanguard of talent and creativity, 2024 also highlighted the intensifying global competition provided by both by traditional leading players, such as the US, as well as from emerging, fast-growing markets like South Korea and Latin America. Both South Korea and Latin America are achieving international success with their artists in part because their governments are backing their industries.
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BPI Says Recorded Music Market in UK Improved 9.7% In 2024 — And Physical Sales Are Stabilizing – Digital Music News
