year 2008 in British music in terms of the charts. 21 singles occupied the number one position during the year, with 11 being new. The 6 January chart saw...
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The British music charts are compiled by the Official Charts Company to measure sales of recorded music on compact disc and digital download. In early...
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in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. The year saw the tradition of UK acts dominating the top of the charts carried...
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the year 2014 in British music charts. The UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart are two of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC)...
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summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. 2000 saw many British acts dominate the charts. The year saw...
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summary of the year 2007 in British music. It was the first year of digital downloads being fully integrated into the charts, leading to many songs not...
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The UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart are two of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles/albums...
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of the year 2009 in British music charts. 31 singles have occupied the number-one spot including 15 new entries. Due to the increase in downloads over physical...
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a summary of 2006 in music in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts. At both ends of the year, the chart was dominated by acts...
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2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts. Average sales for a number-one single were 80,437 per week. Prominent music genres...
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"Complicated", which made No. 3 in the singles charts, Avril Lavigne's début album, Let Go climbed to the top of the album charts for 3 weeks. Consequently...
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This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. In 2002, as in the previous year, there were 30...
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hits later in the year. Natasha Bedingfield topped the singles, album and download charts. Britney Spears and Usher returned to the charts and had two...
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The British music charts are compiled by the Official Charts Company to measure sales of recorded music on compact disc and digital download. From 6 July...
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success in the American charts, leading to talk of a "Third British Invasion", "Female Invasion" or "British soul invasion" leading the charts like "American...
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This is a summary of 2008 in music in the United Kingdom. 31 January – Laura Attwood of the King Edward VI School in Morpeth wins the second Eileen Bowler...
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The Official Charts Company (OCC or Official Charts; previously known as the Chart Information Network, CIN, and the Official UK Charts Company; legally...
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July 2015). "Chart Day: Every end of year chart from 2005–2014". Official Charts Company. "The Official Albums Chart 2011 Top 100". Music Week. London...
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compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based...
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entered the British charts in early 1955 – four months before it reached the US pop charts – topped the British charts later that year and again in 1956, and...
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released two albums and topped the singles chart four times. Other British artists who did well in the charts included The Chemical Brothers, James Blunt...
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variations on existing themes. From the British Invasion in the 1960s, led by The Beatles, British pop music has alternated between acts and genres with...
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summary of 2012 in music in the United Kingdom. In 2012, dance music continued to dominate the charts. 1 January – Musicians honoured in the Queen's New...
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history of the British Isles, the land that is now the United Kingdom has been a major music producer, drawing inspiration from church music and traditional...
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This article gives details on 2004 in music in the United Kingdom. Michelle McManus, the winner of the second British series of Pop Idol, enjoyed success...
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Coldplay – Moon Music" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 October 2024. "Official IFPI Charts: Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα:...
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This is a summary of 1981 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. 9 February – Phil Collins releases his first solo...
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British popular music and popular music in general, can be defined in a number of ways, but is used here to describe music which is not part of the art/classical...
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This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom. 13 February – Peter Frampton receives the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award. 17 February...
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summary of 1987 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. The start of the year saw an important milestone in electronic...
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