Noah Kahan had the year's most popular single with "Stick Season," which generated the equivalent of 1.99 million sales in Britain.

Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album returns to two charts in the U.K. and rises into the top 10 on one more this week, almost 19 years after it was released.

Streaming giants such as Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon contributed to a 7.8% revenue increase in music, reaching £2.018bn. Meanwhile, vinyl album sales saw a 10.5% jump to £196m, though CD album revenues remained steady at £126.

Taylor Swift. With barely a week into the new year, Swift has already earned an accolade as she is the No. 1 artist of the 21 century, according to Billboard. This is not to be confused with their editorial list,

U.K. music sales reached a record high in 2024 thanks to massive streaming and increased vinyl purchases of hits by top artists, notably Taylor Swift,

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 8, 2025 Taylor Swift reigns as Billboard’s No. 1 artist of century’s first 25 years To the surprise of no one, Taylor Swift has emerged as the No. 1 musical artist on Billboard’s recap of the first 25 years of the 21st century,