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This is a summary of the year 2024 in British music .
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The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
| Chart date (week ending) | Song | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References |
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| 4 January | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 96,653 | [165] |
| 11 January | "Stick Season" | Noah Kahan | 59,000 | [166] |
| 18 January | 65,834 | [167] | ||
| 25 January | 72,235 | [168] | ||
| 1 February | 82,424 | [169] | ||
| 8 February | 76,191 | [170] | ||
| 15 February | 71,175 | [171] | ||
| 22 February | 70,862 | [172] | ||
| 29 February | "Texas Hold 'Em" | Beyoncé | 59,272 | [173] |
| 7 March | 73,280 | [174] | ||
| 14 March | 62,113 | [175] | ||
| 21 March | 53,005 | [176] | ||
| 28 March | "Beautiful Things" | Benson Boone | 54,642 | [177] |
| 4 April | 57,067 | [178] | ||
| 11 April | "Texas Hold 'Em" | Beyoncé | 58,576 | [179] |
| 18 April | "Too Sweet" | Hozier | 61,030 | [180] |
| 25 April | 71,822 | [181] | ||
| 2 May | "Fortnight" | Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone | 93,451 | [182] |
| 9 May | "Espresso" | Sabrina Carpenter | 79,627 | [183] |
| 16 May | 76,506 | [184] | ||
| 23 May | 75,649 | [185] | ||
| 30 May | 72,898 | [186] | ||
| 6 June | 66,935 | [187] | ||
| 13 June | "Houdini" | Eminem | 104,803 | [188] |
| 20 June | 85,724 | [189] | ||
| 27 June | "Please Please Please" | Sabrina Carpenter | 88,962 | [190] |
| 4 July | 75,868 | [191] | ||
| 11 July | 61,495 | [192] | ||
| 18 July | "Espresso" | 54,074 | [193] | |
| 25 July | 51,679 | [194] | ||
| 1 August | "Please Please Please" | 49,414 | [195] | |
| 8 August | 46,019 | [196] | ||
| 15 August | "Guess" | Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish | 56,709 | [197] |
| 22 August | "Backbone" | Chase & Status and Stormzy | 58,554 | [198] |
| 29 August | 49,017 | [199] | ||
| 5 September | "Taste" | Sabrina Carpenter | 67,477 | [200] |
| 12 September | 68,496 | [201] | ||
| 19 September | 57,988 | [202] | ||
| 26 September | 58,352 | [203] | ||
| 3 October | 53,149 | [204] | ||
| 10 October | 52,878 | [205] | ||
| 17 October | 51,717 | [206] | ||
| 24 October | 47,263 | [207] | ||
| 31 October | 43,913 | [208] | ||
| 7 November | "Sailor Song" | Gigi Perez | 39,001 | [209] |
| 14 November | "That's So True" | Gracie Abrams | 40,798 | [210] |
| 21 November | 54,549 | [211] | ||
| 28 November | 50,727 | [212] | ||
| 5 December | 49,848 | [213] | ||
| 12 December | 48,176 | [214] | ||
| 19 December | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 46,188 | [215] |
| 26 December | 59,426 | [216] |
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
| Chart date (week ending) | Album | Chart sales | References |
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| 4 January | Now Christmas | 4,557 | [269] |
| 11 January | Barbie the Album | 3,236 | [270] |
| 18 January | Wonka | 2,760 | [271] |
| 25 January | Now Yearbook Extra 1988 | 2,821 | [272] |
| 1 February | Now 12" 80s: 1982 Part 1 | 2,850 | [273] |
| 8 February | The Greatest Showman | 2,695 | [274] |
| 15 February | Hazbin Hotel | 7,941 | [275] |
| 22 February | 7,346 | [276] | |
| 29 February | 6,801 | [277] | |
| 7 March | 6,235 | [278] | |
| 14 March | 5,535 | [279] | |
| 21 March | 4,978 | [280] | |
| 28 March | Now Jukebox Classics | 5,376 | [281] |
| 4 April | Hazbin Hotel | 3,999 | [282] |
| 11 April | 3,708 | [283] | |
| 18 April | Now 117 | 10,351 | [284] |
| 25 April | 3,820 | [285] | |
| 2 May | 2,817 | [286] | |
| 9 May | The Greatest Showman | 2,766 | [287] |
| 16 May | Now Yearbook 1974 | 5,030 | [288] |
| 23 May | Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | 11,589 | [289] |
| 30 May | 5,738 | [290] | |
| 6 June | 3,692 | [291] | |
| 13 June | Now Rock Anthems | 3,593 | [292] |
| 20 June | Now Yearbook Extra 1974 | 3,014 | [293] |
| 27 June | The Greatest Showman | 2,425 | [294] |
| 4 July | 2,278 | [295] | |
| 11 July | Now Yearbook 1993 | 3,468 | [296] |
| 18 July | The Greatest Showman | 2,340 | [297] |
| 25 July | Now 40 Years Part 2 | 3,362 | [298] |
| 1 August | Twisters: The Album | 3,118 | [299] |
| 8 August | Now 118 | 10,008 | [300] |
| 15 August | 4,071 | [301] | |
| 22 August | The Greatest Showman | 2,754 | [302] |
| 29 August | 2,721 | [303] | |
| 5 September | 2,701 | [304] | |
| 12 September | Now Yearbook 1987 | 5,137 | [305] |
| 19 September | Now 80s 2024 | 3,589 | [306] |
| 26 September | The Greatest Showman | 2,432 | [307] |
| 3 October | 2,446 | [308] | |
| 10 October | 2,514 | [309] | |
| 17 October | 2,551 | [310] | |
| 24 October | Saltburn | 3,966 | [311] |
| 31 October | The Greatest Showman | 2,481 | [312] |
| 7 November | Sunset Blvd – The Album | 2,624 | [313] |
| 14 November | Now Yearbook 1977 | 5,748 | [314] |
| 21 November | The Greatest Showman | 2,658 | [315] |
| 28 November | Now 119 | 9,759 | [316] |
| 5 December | Wicked: The Soundtrack | 20,874 | [317] |
| 12 December | 18,462 | [318] | |
| 19 December | 16,305 | [319] | |
| 26 December | 16,504 | [320] |
Texas are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone, Ally McErlaine, and Sharleen Spiteri. Texas, despite their name, has no connection with the US state of Texas. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. The band released their debut album Southside in 1989, along with the debut single "I Don't Want a Lover", which was a top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top ten of the charts in many other European countries. Southside entered at number three on the UK Albums Chart and number 88 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, and sold over two million copies worldwide. Despite the success of Southside, the follow-up albums Mothers Heaven (1991) and Ricks Road (1993) were less successful, peaking at number 32 and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart respectively, but achieved moderate success on various European markets.
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 followed up their success with their third album Fellow Hoodlums (1991) and the release of their fourth album, Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (1993).
The Singles is the first greatest hits album by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx, released on 21 March 2005 via XL. The album contains two new songs, "Oh My Gosh" and "U Don't Know Me", which were both released as singles. "Do Your Thing" was previously included on the 2001 Rooty album, but with the release of this compilation album, the single was re-released in the UK after the two aforementioned singles.
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. 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 only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require additional chart placings.
The Official Charts Company is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.
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 formerly 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 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, with digital downloads being incorporated in 2005 and streaming in July 2014.
Guillemots are an England-based indie rock band formed in November 2004, originally a four-piece of Fyfe Dangerfield, MC Lord Magrão, Aristazabal Hawkes and Greig Stewart. The band formed in London, with members coming from England, Brazil, Canada and Scotland respectively.
The Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio stations BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. It was originally hosted by Simon Mayo, and later by Jo Whiley on her weekday mid-morning, and later weekend lunchtime radio shows, then by Fearne Cotton from 2009 until 2015, and then by Clara Amfo from May 2015 to August 2021. Since September 2021 the segment is now hosted by Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges.
Stephen Paul Manderson, better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London.
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, 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.
This is a summary of the year 2014 in British music charts.
David Rhodes, stagename Rhodes, is an English singer and songwriter from Baldock, Hertfordshire, England. He released his debut EP Raise Your Love on Hometown Records in October 2013 and released his second EP Morning on Rhodes Music on 12 May 2014. His debut album Wishes was released on 18 September 2015.
Circa Waves are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2013. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Kieran Shudall, guitarist Joe Falconer, bassist Sam Rourke, and drummer Colin Jones.
Years & Years were an English electropop band formed in London in 2010. The band rose to fame after their single "King" (2015) topped the UK Singles Chart and entered the top ten hit in thirteen other regions. It was preceded by the release of their debut studio album Communion (2015), which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and became the fastest-selling debut album of the year from a UK signed band. It also features the commercially successful single "Shine", which reached number two in the UK.
Isobel Bizu Beardshaw, better known as Izzy Bizu, is a British-Ethiopian singer-songwriter signed to Epic Records. Bizu has garnered mainstream radio support from BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac and Phil Taggart and BBC Radio 1Xtra's Trevor Nelson. She has supported Coldplay, Sam Smith, Rudimental, and Foxes. In November 2015, Bizu was shortlisted for a Brit Critics' Choice award and longlisted for BBC's Sound of... 2016. She won the BBC Music Introducing Award at the 2016 ceremony. On 25 June 2016, Bizu performed on the Park Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
David Orobosa Michael Omoregie, known professionally as Dave or Santan Dave, is a British rapper and actor. He is known for his socially conscious lyricism and wordplay.
Rachel Agatha Keen, known professionally as Raye, is an English singer and songwriter. She first rose to prominence after signing with Polydor Records, and later her 2016 collaborations, "By Your Side" and "You Don't Know Me" with Jonas Blue and Jax Jones respectively. She also gained media attention following her departure from Polydor after the label allegedly refused to release her debut album.
This is a summary of the year 2022 in British music.
This is a summary of the year 2023 in British music.