This is the time when several charts and lists make the news rather than poverty and weather issues. In the process of making these lists, people have observed that a new sort of British colonization is in process, a musical colonization. The world was spellbound by some extremely exciting music releases of 2022. The year was completely dominated by UK artists and the Harry Styles rules them all with his ‘As It Was’.
“This clean sweep of the UK singles chart by British artists demonstrates the depth of creative talent we have”, said Michelle Donelan after seeing the lists published by British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Here are the lists of the top 10 singles and top 10 best albums of 2022; surely you will find your favorite:
UK’s Top 10 most popular Singles of 2022
- Harry Styles – As It Was
- Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits
- Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran – Peru
- Cat Burns – Go
- Ed Sheeran – Shivers
- Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
- Glass Animals – Heat Waves
- Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott – Where Are You Now
- LF System – Afraid to Feel
- Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under
While Harry Styles topped the list; but the maximum number of hits was given by the beloved ‘Shape of You‘ singer Ed Sheeran. Along with the Cat Burns, Kate Bush, and Glass Animals also have made a huge impact on this list with their respective releases. Leon Neville, British Phonographic Industry (BPI)’s director of research and insight designated it as “astonishing” after he witnessed that British Artists have occupied all the top positions with their tracks.
He said, “This outstanding achievement is a testament to the rich musical talent that continues to emerge from across the UK’s nations and regions, fuelled by the passion, investment, and skills of UK record labels.”
However, not just the best singles British singers have dominated 2022 with their album releases as well. They have been in complete form this year and their music has been captivating the most-streamed lists on almost every music-streaming platform. Here’s the best album list of UK artists:
UK’s Top 10 most popular albums of 2022
- Harry Styles – Harry’s House
- Ed Sheeran – =
- Taylor Swift – Midnights
- The Weeknd – The Highlights
- Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
- Eminem – Curtain Call: The Hits
- Elton John – Diamonds
- Fleetwood Mac – 50 Years – Don’t Stop
- Little Mix – Between Us
- Abba – Gold-Greatest Hits
Again Harry Style has ruled the list with his impressive musical fireworks and Ed Sheeran has followed in this queue as well. And Eminem is also getting his fair share of attraction with his exhilarating release ‘Curtain Call: The Hits’. Keeping into the count of all the digital downloads they have been the most prominent artist of this year.
Musical Series
However, the list cannot be completed without mentioning the charming musical compositions of the sci-fi series ‘The Stranger Things’. The world has bowed down to this exquisite musical piece. Even the powerful ‘Unholy’ star Sam Smith was also making the news for his kinky and quirky musical styles. While his previous release of this same year ‘Love Me More’ is an exquisite love ballad, which you would like to dedicate yourself to. Not just that English artists in their brief guest appearances have also made the news.
The Business Charts
The music industry is worried after they witnessed that download has diminished the sales of physical albums in form of CDs, vinyl, and cassettes by over 13% in 2021. Yet the boat is sailing strong with these charming releases of this year. On the other hand, independent record labels were doing well and their business has hiked from 26.9% in 2021 to 28.6% in 2022. And the Arctic Monkeys’ ‘The Car’ has beaten to the top spot on Spotify. If you look at the streaming charts you will see that British artists have grown from 147bn audio streams in 2021 to 159bn in 2022.
This is already 2023 and the world is still not over with ‘As It Was’ and ‘Shivers’ of ‘Bad Habits’. A New Year always brings new hopes and new aspirations. Along with that it also brings lists; lists of holidays, resolutions, lists of things to achieve, and the invisible lists of liabilities and obligations. Overall it can be said that this was the year for them and they have successfully achieved to offer extensive waves of compelling musical releases. This has been a great year for British artists and music enthusiasts from around the world would like to witness more from them in 2023 as well. More exciting numbers are coming your way to give you those enticing numbers for your TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, GET READY.
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