2024: the year of the decline of the British pop stars
Difficult year for the British pop stars, as reported by the newspaper The Guardian, for the first time since 2003 they have not been able to reach the top ten of the annual rankings of the individuals and the best -selling albums in the world.
This year, leader among the British artists was the producer and singer Artemaswith “I like the way you kiss me”. To dominate the 2024 rankings were the American and Korean musicians. The only intruder, in the ranking of individuals, the Irish singer -songwriter Hozier with “Too Sweet”.
Jo Twist, CEO of the British BPI British British industry, told the BBC: “British artists may have enjoyed stronger years on the international scene, which perhaps is not surprising since some of our greatest names were not engaged in 2024. There is still much of which to be enthusiastic about, since a new generation has announced, last but not least Charli Xcx, Global, together with the success in the international rankings of emerging artists such as Jordan Adventunji, Artemas and Good Neighbours, while artists of the caliber of Lola Young and Myles Smith are rapidly building an international following “. The Twist also said that “it is undoubtedly becoming much more difficult to bring out talents in a hypercompetitive global musical economy”.
Best -selling albums in the world in 2024:
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n ‘Sweet
Enhypen – Romance: Untold
Sza – sos
Seventenen – Spill the Feels
Morgan Wallen – One Thing At A Time
Seventenen – 17 is right here
Noah Kahan – Stick Season
Stray Kids – ATE
The best -selling singles in the world in 2024:
BENSON BOONE – Beautiful Things
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Teddy Swims – Lose Control
Billie Eilish – Birds of a feather
Shaboozey – at Bar Song (Tipsy)
Hozier – Too Sweet
Post Malone – I Had Some Help Ft Morgan Wallen
Kendrick Lamar – Not like us
Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
Noah Kahan – Stick Season
