There's No UK Acts On IFPI Global Charts For The First Time In 20 Years

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For the first time in over two decades, British pop stars failed to make it into the worldwide annual chart of the year’s top 10 best-selling singles or albums. 

Despite major releases from Coldplay, Dua Lipa and Charli XCX, fierce competition from the US and South Korea kept homegrown acts from the top 10.

Previously, British acts have appeared in at least one of the two top 10 lists every year since at least 2003, the BBC reports. 

Perhaps less surprising was Taylor Swift’s domination of the 2024 albums chart with her 11th record, The Tortured Poets Department, at number one.

Four out of five of the world’s biggest albums of the year were by women, with Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet at number two and three, respectively.

Jo Twist, chief executive of British record industry body the BPI, told the BBC: “British artists may have enjoyed stronger years on the international stage, which perhaps isn’t surprising given some of our biggest names were not in cycle in 2024.”

She admitted that it was becoming “much harder” to break talent in a “hyper-competitive global music economy”, while asserting that UK record companies do “an amazing job” at nurturing new talent.

 

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https://www.ifpi.org/benson-boones-beautiful-things-confirmed-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-single-of-the-year/

https://www.ifpi.org/taylor-swift-makes-music-history-as-ifpis-biggest-selling-global-recording-artist-of-the-year-for-the-fifth-time/

 

IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), is a non-profit organization that represents the global recording industry. It collects data from record labels on streaming, downloads, and physical formats & uses its methodology to convert the data into a single global chart. Publishes global charts that show how artists, albums, and tracks perform.

It's founded in 1933. Has national groups and music licensing companies in 63 countries & has member companies in 63 global markets.

 

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Despite a big year for brat, I guess the sales and streaming for it is just mediocre. So surprising! 

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I really like Benson, seen him perform at the vma's/grammys and I've been a fan ever since  

Beautiful Things is an amazing song imo 

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And he can do backflips 

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Kinda surprising so I went to check my 2024 album playlist and yeah, the only British albums are from Zayn, Charli, Dua and Coldplay. Only brat had any real impact, lbh.

But still British artists are such a juggernaut in pop music, I need them back - Adele, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, MARINA, Florence + TM, Olly Alexander, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, Jessie Ware. 

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because rita ora is coming

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Makes sense since Brat still has been the only Brit album and era that was big. Perhaps not as big as the US acts or Korean acts BUT that’s purely down to the fact that the biggest labels are based in the states and they make heavy promotion more US focused.

But regardless I’ve found Charli alone more artistically interesting than the crap I’ve seen charting in the states in the last 2 years lol

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1 hour ago, lastpopicon said:

I really like Benson, seen him perform at the vma's/grammys and I've been a fan ever since  

Beautiful Things is an amazing song imo 

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And he can do backflips 

Ooop! You're into Mormon guys 

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Yeah the issue is here probably the fact that the most interesting British acts at the moment are all on the smaller side. Had Radical Optimism lived up to expectations, it probably would've been up there, but acts like Charli, Shygirl and such are all a bit more niche.

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32 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Ooop! You're into Mormon guys 

I mean... Mormon guys are hot 

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Interesting. I wonder if it has to do more with consumerism or a difference in music consumption culture in UK vs. US, etc. as this is based purely on sales (from how I read the press release).

Anyway, there is undoubtedly some incredible music and artistry in the UK! I'm surprised RAYE hasn't made the list - perhaps she's not selling as much globally, but she is definitely one to watch.

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41 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Ooop! You're into Mormon guys 

I can fix him 

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Turns out she’s not everywhere she’s not so Julia ah ah uh ah ahh

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56 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Ooop! You're into Mormon guys 

Lmao how am I just finding out that Benson Boone is Mormon 

Tbh I doubt that will last long…a religion that crazy doesn’t hold up once you really get out and start experiencing the world

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39 minutes ago, juicyjuicy said:

I'm surprised RAYE hasn't made the list - perhaps she's not selling as much globally, but she is definitely one to watch.

she released her album in 2023 and she doesn't sell much, her debut sold only 15.5k in the first week in the UK and debuted at #58 in the US.