UK pop stars get out of Global Bestseller Chart

After years of global domination by stars such as Ed Sheeran, Edel and Harry Styles, British music artists have failed to make it in the annual charts of the top 10 bestseling solo or albums around the world – the first time over two decades .

Published by the Global Music Industry Body The IFPI, no UK acts describing the most popular albums and songs of 2024 are not either included in the list.

Two years ago, the UK Acts held seven out of 20 entries in two charts.

American singer Banson Boonee claimed 2024 number one song with beautiful things, while Taylor Swift was the Bestseling album in the Tortard Poets Department world.

The release by Coldplay, Charlie XCX and Dua LIPA did not make lists – with the highest ranked British representative singer and producer Artemas, whose songs I like, the way you liked the 15th most popular singles of Kiss Me Mi Mi 2024.

Earlier, the UK Act has appeared in one or both of the top 10 lists every year since at least 2003.

The decrease in British stars is not just a global event. No British Act has put none of the top 10 most popular singles of the year in the UK in the most recent list – the first time since at least 2005.

UK artists are facing competition from pop stars from Korea and Latin America, with four of the 10 bestseling albums in the world last year by South Korean boy band.

Global Bestsailing album of 2024

1. Taylor Swift – Tortured Poets Department
2. Billy Eileish – hit me hard and soft
3. Sabarina Carpenter – Short N ‘Sweet
4. Engypen – Romance: Untold
5. SZA – SOS
6. Seventeen – Feel
7. Morgan Waln – One thing at a time
8. Seventeen – 17 is here
9. Noah Kahan – Stick season
10. Stray children – ate

Source: IFPI

However, a crop of new British stars, including Lola Young, Central CEE and Miles Smith, has made a major impact at home and abroad in recent months, suggesting that the wells are not running dry.

The British record industry body the BPI’s chief executive Joe Twist said: “British artists may have enjoyed strong years on the international stage, which is probably not surprising that some of our biggest names were not in the cycle in 2024.

“There was still a lot to be very excited, as a new generation announced themselves – at least Charlie XCX, who globally enjoyed a success year, which Jordan Adatunji, Artemas and good neighbors For example, with the success of international charts for emerging artists, Lola Young and Miles are now rapidly creating an international. “

UK record companies claiming to have “a wonderful work” in the nutrition of new artists, it is “undoubtedly becoming very difficult to break talent in a hyper-practiced global music economy”, he admitted.

“Streaming has created many benefits, enabled more artists to succeed, but have also leveled the playground for music markets around the world, which open more challenges for the UK.”

Global best selling singles of 2024

1. Banson Boon – Beautiful things
2. Sabarina Carpenter – Espresso
3. Teddy swims – losing control
4. Billy Eileish – Birds of Wing
5. Shabozey – Once song (Tips)
6. Hozier – Very Sweet
7. Post Malon – I got some help (Karatab Morgan Walen)
8. Kendrick Lamor – not like us
9. Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
10. Noah Kahan – Stick season

Source: IFPI

According to Billboard UK editor Thomas Smith, last year was one of the most competitive years in “recent Memory to Release Music”, with major American stars such as Swift, Beeonse, and Billy Elish.

He said, “In the context of Britain where it is, it is not very good. I would not say that it is still an existential danger, but we are probably not far away,” he said.

“It is related to that it is going down – it seems quite fast.

“But then, towards Flip, it is all cyclical.”

At the end of the next week, the British music industry will celebrate the achievements of acts like Charlie XCX, Ezra Collective and Final Dinner Party at the British Awards.

Another enrolled, Sam Fender released his latest album for strong reviews on Friday.

This year “a great start from the UK’s perspective has taken place”, Smith said, and things can lose even more if superstars such as Sheeran, Styles and Sam Smith return later in 2025.

But the landscape of the music industry is very different from a decade ago, he says.

“We see the K-Pop scene and the artists from Latin America-as the bed became the biggest, one of the most listening artists on the planet.

“UK has some really specific issues that need to be addressed, such as rising costs. A lot of UK acts have to be really careful and cannot take the risk of losing money on every tour that they do When they go.

He said that the ground -level music place is “major hubs for nourishing talent”, but many are closed or struggling, they said.

UK music exports increased by 15% in 2023, the latest year for which figures are available.

But US music data company Chartmetric has said that it is so much inspired by heritage acts such as Queen, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

Journalist Sonia Chione wrote in chartmetric, “Although it may not be problematic for the UK’s lower line, it may highlight potential concerns for the future.” How to music chart newspaper Last week.

“If the UK today does not promote the career of new talents, then the contribution of the current heritage artists will be expected to be reduced without recurring.”