2024 in British music

This is a summary of the year 2024 in British music.The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on December 27, 2024[322] This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on December 31, 2024[323]
Timeline of musical events2024 in musicAfricaCanadaPhilippinesSouth KoreaUnited Statesclassicalcountryheavy metalhip hoprhythm and bluesList of albums releasedArchaeologyArchitectureLiteraturePhilosophyScienceNumber-one singlesNumber-one albumsBritish music1 JanuaryBBC OneRick Astley Rocks New Year's EveRick AstleyRylan ClarkDead of AliveYou Spin Me Round (Like a Record)3 JanuaryBritish Phonographic IndustryUK Singles Chart5 JanuaryThe Last Dinner PartyBBC Sound of 20246 JanuaryGilbert and SullivanUtopia Limited7 January75th Creative Arts Emmy AwardsFoy VanceEd SheeranPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyricsfinal episodeTed Lasso8 JanuaryRoger DaltreyTeenage Cancer TrustRoyal Albert Hall10 JanuaryStevie SpringPRS for Music11 JanuaryRoyal MailSpice Girls22 JanuaryBirmingham Royal BalletKoen Kessels24 JanuaryBrit Awards29 JanuaryNicki Minaj21 SavageDoja CatWireless FestivalEquity30 JanuaryWomen and Equalities Committee31 JanuaryNothing but ThievesRadio XO2 Forum Kentish Towna series of concertsMunich3 FebruaryWelsh Government8 FebruaryKings Place11 FebruaryRock & Roll Hall of FameSinéad O'ConnorMariah Carey15 FebruaryBBC SingersVoces816 February22 FebruaryLondon Philharmonic Choir23 February26 FebruaryRoyal MintGeorge Michael29 FebruaryCo-op Live2024 MTV Europe Music Awards1 MarchSwing Feverbig bandJools HollandRod Stewartnumber one in the UK album chartOlly Alexander2024 Eurovision Song Contest2 March2024 Brit AwardsO2 ArenaHarry Styles4 MarchBBC Concert OrchestraHome Office5 MarchRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraNaxos Music GroupChandos RecordsRoyal Philharmonic SocietyFrançois-Xavier RothKaija SaariahoInnocenceHuddersfield Contemporary Music FestivalNicky SpenceLeah Broad6 MarchNational Opera Studio7 MarchDave RowntreeLabour PartyMid Sussex10 MarchUK Country Airplay chartUnited KingdomCreek Will RiseConner Smith14 MarchDua LipaColdplayShania TwainGlastonbury 202418 MarchBournemouth Symphony OrchestraMark Wigglesworth19 MarchRag'n'Bone ManCharli XCXSt John's College, Cambridge5 April12 AprilSupersonicLimelightJames McCartneySean Ono Lennon15 AprilThree Choirs Festival16 AprilWelsh National OperaArts Council of WalesArts Council of England18 April19 AprilBrixton Academycrowd crush20 AprilVictoria Beckham21 April23 April25 AprilBBC PromsFlorence and the MachineSam Smith26 AprilTaylor SwiftThe Tortured Poets DepartmentUK Album Chart30 AprilGranite HarbourA Boogie Wit Da HoodieManchester ArenaTake ThatBBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists schemeSpotify10 May11 Mayrepresents the UK14 May17 MaySir Paul McCartney2024 Sunday Times Rich ListGirls AloudThe Girls Aloud ShowSarah Harding21 MayEnglish National Opera22 MayBingley24 MayBBC Radio 1's Big WeekendChase & StatusVampire Weekend29 MayEnglish Touring OperaSheffield2 JuneBrockwell ParkLondonJessie WareEn VogueNelly Furtado6 JunePyramid Stage11 JuneEasy LifeEasyJetGibson Les Paul CustomKate BushWuthering Heights14 June2024 Birthday HonoursJohn RutterRoger WrightLiz MitchellDuran DuranSimon Le Bon26 JuneSean RaffertyPetroc Trelawny28 June29 JuneCyndi LauperMichael J. Fox30 June11 JulyVirgin Radio UKCarFestLatitude FestivalScottish Ensemble16 July23 JulyNorthern Chamber Orchestra9 AugustBoardmasters FestivalNewquay15 AugustEras Tour24 AugustCharles IIIErrollyn Wallen26 AugustBBC Radio 1Live LoungeAmy WinehouseValerieZutons27 Augustperformances in the UK and Ireland in July and August 202529 AugustAnja BihlmaierGlyndebourne Festival OperaGeorges BizetCarmen31 August2 Septemberdynamic pricing5 SeptemberCompetition and Markets AuthorityEnglish Teacher2024 Mercury PrizeThis Could Be Texas9 SeptemberJohn Eliot Gardiner12 SeptemberWigmore Hall14 SeptemberLast Night of the PromsAngel Blue17 SeptemberSupergrassI Should Coco18 SeptemberRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic21 SeptemberLeeds International Piano Competition30 September3 OctoberNewcastleMOBO Awards8 October11 OctoberMoon MusicUK Albums Chart20 OctoberOne DirectionLiam PayneBuenos AiresOzzy OsbourneRock and Roll Hall of Fame25 October5 November6 NovemberI'll Stand by YouChildren in Need14 NovemberMyles Smith21 November23 Novemberher residencyLas VegasCaesars Palace24 November25 NovemberSir Elton JohnGood Morning America26 November28 November29 NovemberCentral Arcade30 NovemberThe ProclaimersAlex SalmondEdinburghSt Giles' Cathedral6 DecemberIn Tune9 December19 DecemberBeatlesSir Ringo Starr20 DecemberLast ChristmasChristmas number oneGracie AbramsTom GrennanAriana Grande30 December2025 New Year HonoursMyleene Klass31 DecemberSophie Ellis-BextorNew Year DiscoAtomic KittenBlack LaceBlack MidiJohn Mayall & the BluesbreakersSteve Harley & Cockney RebelSundara KarmaDario GBabyshamblesCardiacsGirls@PlayFairground AttractionThe MaccabeesMoose BloodRizzle KicksSex PistolsThomas AdèsPaul GriffithsZeami MotokiyoCharlotte BrayAnna ClyneEmily DickinsonJonathan DoveAlasdair MiddletonHelen GrimeSimon HoltStephen HoughDani HowardMark Simpson (clarinetist)Huw WatkinsJudith WeirStick SeasonNoah KahanTexas Hold 'EmBeyoncéBeautiful ThingsBenson BooneToo SweetHozierFortnightPost MaloneEspressoSabrina CarpenterHoudiniEminemPlease Please PleaseBillie EilishBackboneStormzySailor SongGigi PerezThat's So TrueChristmasMichael BubléBroken by Desire to Be Heavenly SentLewis CapaldiA Matter of TimeShed SevenRolling StoneD-Block EuropeSaviorsGreen DayBitter Sweet LoveJames ArthurPrelude to EcstasyLiam Gallagher John SquireLiam GallagherJohn SquireEternal SunshineAudio VertigoCowboy CarterAll Quiet on the Eastern EsplanadeThe LibertinesRadical OptimismHit Me Hard and SoftThe Secret of UsHappeningsKasabianThe Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessChappell RoanThis Is How Tomorrow MovesBeabadoobeeF-1 TrillionShort n' SweetDefinitely MaybeLuck and StrangeDavid GilmourThe Forest Is the PathSnow PatrolBlossomsTension IIKylie MinogueChromakopiaTyler, the CreatorSongs of a Lost WorldThe CureMichael BallAlfie BoeFrom ZeroLinkin ParkKendrick LamarBarbie the AlbumThe Greatest ShowmanHazbin HotelSaltburnLose ControlTeddy SwimsA Bar Song (Tipsy)ShaboozeyBirds of a FeatherGood Luck, Babe!AustinCruel SummerStargazingI Had Some HelpMorgan WallenMurder on the DancefloorI Like the Way You Kiss MeArtemasGreedyTate McRaeScared to StartMichael MarcagiMr BrightsideThe KillersEnd of BeginningWe Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)UnwrittenNatasha BedingfieldBelong TogetherMark AmborLovin on MeJack HarlowMillion Dollar BabyTommy RichmanSlow It DownThe DoorHot to Go!KissesElla HendersonRudimentalRiptideVance JoyDie With a SmileLady GagaBruno MarsI Can Do It With a Broken HeartI Remember EverythingZach BryanKacey MusgravesEverywhereFleetwood MacThe HighlightsThe Weeknd50 Years – Don't StopOlivia RodrigoTime Flies... 1994-2009DiamondsElton JohnABBA Gold1989 (Taylor's Version)The Essential Michael JacksonMichael JacksonFolkloreArctic MonkeysMidnightsRumours(What's the Story) Morning Glory?Greatest HitsReputationThe Diamond CollectionLegendBob Marley and the WailersPapercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023)Curtain Call 2I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1)SinglesMaroon 5Born to DieLana Del ReyTwenty FiveCocomelon4 JanuaryGlynis JohnsMary PoppinsA Little Night MusicDavid SoulStarsky & HutchDon't Give Up on UsDel PalmerTony ClarkinMagnumAnnie Nightingale12 JanuaryDavid Lumsdaine16 JanuaryLaurie Johnson18 JanuaryIvan Moody2 FebruarySteve BrownJamiroquaiEmeli SandeWill YoungBeverley Knight4 FebruaryUltra-SonicPublic Domain12 FebruaryStewart RobertsonSteve Wright14 FebruaryIan AmeyDave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & TichJohn LoweThe QuarrymenKarl WallingerThe WaterboysWorld PartyShip of Fools12 MarchJames Whitbourn13 MarchDick AllixVanity FareJohn BluntThe SearchersAngela McCluskeyWild ColonialsBreathe17 MarchSteve HarleyMake Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)Mr. Soft25 MarchChris CrossUltravox29 MarchGerry ConwayJethro TullFairport ConventionCat Stevens7 AprilChryssie Lytton Cobbold, Baroness CobboldKnebworth Festival11 AprilRobin FieldSir Andrew DavisMC DukeFergie MacDonald24 AprilMike PinderHall of FameThe Moody BluesThe Best Way to TravelA Simple GameRichard TandyElectric Light OrchestraThe Move15 MayJohn HawkenThe Nashville TeensRenaissanceStrawbs18 MayFrank Ifield7 JuneRose-Marie10 JuneMichael GraubartGaps HendricksonThe Selecter17 JunePaul Spencer19 JuneJames LoughranPeter CollinsPower WindowsThese Days6 JulyJoe EganStealers WheelStuck in the Middle with YouApril Cantelo17 JulyHeather WoodThe Young Tradition22 JulyJohn Mayall25 JulyBenjamin Luxon31 JulyDJ RandallCarl Bevan60 Ft. Dolls16 AugustCharles Blackwell20 August21 AugustRussell StoneR&J StoneAlexander GoehrRichard MacphailGenesis30 AugustDanielle MooreCrazy PDerek BoshierHerbie FlowersBlue MinkT. RexMartin France8 SeptemberZoot MoneyEric Burdon and The AnimalsZoot Money's Big Roll BandBen ThapaRobin GuySham 69All About EveKenny HyslopSimple Minds29 SeptemberMartin LeeBrotherhood of ManSave Your Kisses for MeAngeloRohan de Saram10 October12 OctoberJackmaster16 October21 OctoberPaul Di'AnnoIron MaidenRunning Free12 NovemberBarrie GavinDennis BryonAmen CornerBee GeesPeter Sinfield21st Century Schizoid ManI Believe in Father ChristmasKing Crimson18 NovemberJ. Saul KaneBelcea Quartet1 DecemberSamantha Lawrencehip-hopWee Papa Girl Rappers4 DecemberChristopher Wright10 DecemberLennie De IceWe Are I.E.18 DecemberSteve LewinsonSimply RedJohnnie Walker2024 in British radio2024 in British television2024 in the United KingdomList of British films of 2024Smooth RadioBBC NewsOfficial Charts CompanyThe Hollywood ReporterMusic of the United KingdomEarly musicEnglandIrelandScotlandBaroqueEarly popular music2000s and 2010sBritish folk revivalBalladChildren's songHornpipeMorris danceSea shantyStrathspeyWar songWork songAfrobeatsAfroswingAmericanaPopularCaribbeanBBC Music AwardsBBC Radio 2 Folk AwardsClassic Brit AwardsGlobal AwardsGramophone Classical Music AwardsIvor Novello AwardsKerrang! AwardsMercury PrizeAlbums chartClassical chartsCompilation chartCountry chartDance chartDownload chartIndie chartR&B chartRock chartSingles chartSubscription plays chartBoomtownCambridge FolkDownloadEisteddfodGlastonburyIsle of WightKnebworthRoyal National MòdThe PromsReading and LeedsSidmouthT in the ParkfRootsThe GramophoneKerrang!Melody MakerThe WireGod Save the KingClassical musicPopular musicCardiffCornwallLiverpoolNewportNorthumbriaSomersetSussexAnguillaBermudaCayman IslandsGibraltarMontserratTurks and CaicosVirgin Islands