By location |
---|
By genre |
By topic |
| |||
---|---|---|---|
+... |
2020s in music in the UK |
Events |
---|
|
Charts |
|
This is a summary of the year 2023 in British music .
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
† | Best performing single of the year |
Chart date (week ending) | Song | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 January | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 79,622 | [144] |
12 January | "Escapism" | Raye featuring 070 Shake | 45,570 | [145] |
19 January | "Pointless" | Lewis Capaldi | 55,903 | [146] |
26 January | "Flowers" † | Miley Cyrus | 91,731 | [147] |
2 February | 121,151 | [148] | ||
9 February | 106,508 | [149] | ||
16 February | 81,435 | [150] | ||
23 February | 72,975 | [151] | ||
2 March | 64,259 | [152] | ||
9 March | 56,374 | [153] | ||
16 March | 53,686 | [154] | ||
23 March | 56,815 | [155] | ||
30 March | 52,340 | [156] | ||
6 April | "Eyes Closed" | Ed Sheeran | 60,265 | [157] |
13 April | "Miracle" | Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding | 49,753 | [158] |
20 April | 45,563 | [159] | ||
27 April | "Wish You the Best" | Lewis Capaldi | 49,587 | [160] |
4 May | "Miracle" | Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding | 44,178 | [161] |
11 May | 47,671 | [162] | ||
18 May | 41,057 | [163] | ||
25 May | 42,378 | [164] | ||
1 June | 44,291 | [165] | ||
8 June | 45,536 | [166] | ||
15 June | "Sprinter" | Dave and Central Cee | 108,200 | [167] |
22 June | 89,194 | [168] | ||
29 June | 71,086 | [169] | ||
6 July | 67,346 | [170] | ||
13 July | 61,918 | [171] | ||
20 July | 62,680 | [172] | ||
27 July | 63,487 | [173] | ||
3 August | 59,397 | [174] | ||
10 August | 53,518 | [175] | ||
17 August | 49,021 | [176] | ||
24 August | "What Was I Made For?" | Billie Eilish | 45,488 | [177] |
31 August | "Dance the Night" | Dua Lipa | 41,204 | [178] |
7 September | "Vampire" | Olivia Rodrigo | 43,211 | [179] |
14 September | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | 57,962 | [180] |
21 September | 54,414 | [181] | ||
28 September | 50,144 | [182] | ||
5 October | 48,890 | [183] | ||
12 October | 41,014 | [184] | ||
19 October | "Strangers" | Kenya Grace | 40,152 | [185] |
26 October | 38,809 | [186] | ||
2 November | 37,139 | [187] | ||
9 November | "Is It Over Now?" | Taylor Swift | 45,360 | [188] |
16 November | "Now and Then" | The Beatles | 78,168 | [189] |
23 November | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | 46,389 | [190] |
30 November | 52,688 | [191] | ||
7 December | 55,128 | [192] | ||
14 December | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 53,473 | [193] |
21 December | 48,643 | [194] | ||
28 December | 61,784 | [195] |
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
The best-performing album of 2023, The Highlights by The Weeknd, peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart dated week ending 9 February 2023. |
The compilation chart includes a proportion for streaming.
† | Best performing compilation of the year |
Chart date (week ending) | Album | Chart sales | References |
---|---|---|---|
5 January | Now 113 | 3,925 | [248] |
12 January | The Greatest Showman | 2,593 | [249] |
19 January | Now Yearbook Extra 1985 | 3,016 | [250] |
26 January | The Greatest Showman | 2,556 | [251] |
2 February | 2,459 | [252] | |
9 February | 2,549 | [253] | |
16 February | 2,435 | [254] | |
23 February | Now Yearbook Extra 1980–1984 | 2,984 | [255] |
2 March | Now Dance – The 80s | 4,328 | [256] |
9 March | Now Yearbook 1986 | 5,495 | [257] |
16 March | The Greatest Showman | 2,290 | [258] |
23 March | Now 60s Pop | 4,767 | [259] |
30 March | The Greatest Showman | 2,371 | [260] |
6 April | Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska...Live | 3,810 | [261] |
13 April | The Greatest Showman | 2,522 | [262] |
20 April | Now Yearbook Extra 1986 | 3,392 | [263] |
27 April | Now 114 | 10,946 | [264] |
4 May | 4,399 | [265] | |
11 May | Now Yearbook 1978 | 6,710 | [266] |
18 May | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | 4,978 | [267] |
25 May | Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | 17,477 | [268] |
1 June | 9,772 | [269] | |
8 June | 6,322 | [270] | |
15 June | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | 7,518 | [271] |
22 June | 6,655 | [272] | |
29 June | 5,298 | [273] | |
6 July | 4,193 | [274] | |
13 July | 3,285 | [275] | |
20 July | Now Yearbook 1992 | 4,205 | [276] |
27 July | Now 12" 80s: 1980 | 2,296 | [277] |
3 August | Barbie the Album † | 21,207 | [278] |
10 August | 20,653 | [279] | |
17 August | 16,778 | [280] | |
24 August | 14,041 | [281] | |
31 August | 12,213 | [282] | |
7 September | 10,511 | [283] | |
14 September | 9,643 | [284] | |
21 September | 8,226 | [285] | |
28 September | 7,301 | [286] | |
5 October | 6,577 | [287] | |
12 October | 5,712 | [288] | |
19 October | 5,205 | [289] | |
26 October | 4,500 | [290] | |
2 November | 4,531 | [291] | |
9 November | 4,085 | [292] | |
16 November | Now Yearbook 1988 | 5,865 | [293] |
23 November | Barbie the Album† | 3,529 | [294] |
30 November | Now 116 | 9,709 | [295] |
7 December | Now 40 Years | 7,263 | [296] |
14 December | Now Christmas | 7,711 | [297] |
21 December | 7,982 | [298] | |
28 December | 8,255 | [299] |
This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on December 29, 2023 [300]
This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 3, 2024 [301]
For the first time in British music history, an album that never reached number one on the weekly chart became the biggest-selling album of the year. The Highlights , by The Weeknd, also sold all its albums in digital and streaming formats.
Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985. The line-up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond. The band released their debut album, Raintown, on 1 May 1987 in the United Kingdom and in the United States in February 1988. Their second album, When the World Knows Your Name (1989), topped the UK Albums Chart for two weeks, and included "Real Gone Kid" which became their first top ten single in the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in Spain. Deacon Blue released their fourth album, Whatever You Say, Say Nothing, in 1993.
Telstar Records was a British record label that operated from 1982 to 2004.
"Nights in White Satin" is a song by the Moody Blues, written and composed by Justin Hayward. It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album Days of Future Passed. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 103 in the United States in 1968. It was the first significant chart entry by the band since "Go Now" and its recent lineup change, in which Denny Laine and Clint Warwick had resigned and both Hayward and John Lodge had joined.
Marc Kinchen, known by his initials MK, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He hit number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993 and 1994 with the songs "Always" and "Love Changes". Lead vocals on both of those tracks were performed by Alana Simon. The combo also recorded the underground house music classic anthem "Burning". "Always" peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1995. MK also hit the dance chart with "4 You", using the pseudonym 4th Measure Men.
The Official Albums Chart, previously the UK Albums Chart, is a list of albums ranked by sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays. It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on UKChartsPlus as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums book only including this data. As of 2021, the OCC still only tracks how many UK Top 75s album hits and how many weeks in Top 75 albums chart each artist has achieved.
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence. The rules have changed many times as technology has developed, the most notable being the inclusion of digital downloads in 2005 and streaming in July 2014.
Guillemots are a British indie rock band formed in November 2004, originally a four-piece of Fyfe Dangerfield, MC Lord Magrão, Aristazabal Hawkes and Greig Stewart. The band are based in London, with members coming from England, Brazil, Canada and Scotland respectively.
"Rock On" is a song written by English singer David Essex. Recorded in 1973 and released as a single by Essex, it became an international hit. In 1989, American actor and singer Michael Damian recorded a cover version that went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been recorded many times, including a 2006 version by the English hard rock group Def Leppard.
English rock band The Zutons have released three studio albums and 14 singles, nine of which entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.
The Scottish Albums Chart is a chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) which is based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Albums Chart fare in Scotland. The official singles chart for Scotland, the Scottish Singles Chart, which was based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Singles Chart were faring in Scotland, has not been published since 20 November 2020.
Cocteau Twins were a Scottish gothic rock and dream pop group whose discography contains nine studio albums, seven compilations, and numerous EPs and singles. The band have had several UK top 40 albums, with four of their studio albums also reaching the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States.
This is a summary of the year 2014 in British music charts.
This is a summary of the year 2016 in British music.
The Singles Collection 1984/1990 is a compilation album covering Scottish pop singer Jimmy Somerville's career in the bands Bronski Beat, The Communards and as a solo artist. It was released in 1990. In Italy, the album was marketed under the alternate title, 1984/1990 Greatest Hits.
This is a summary of the year 2019 in British music.
Amritpal Singh Dhillon, known professionally as AP Dhillon, is an Indo-Canadian singer, rapper and record producer associated with Punjabi music. Five of his singles have peaked on the Official Charts Company UK Asian and Punjabi charts, while "Majhail" and "Brown Munde" have topped the Billboard’s chart. Dhillon, alongside his label-mates Gurinder Gill, Shinda Kahlon and Gminxr, work as group under their label 'Run-Up Records'.
This is a summary of the year 2021 in British music.
This is a summary of the year 2022 in British music.
This is a summary of the year 2024 in British music.