"Music lovers listened to the equivalent of 210.3m albums by UK artists during 2025, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) annual report, up 4.9% on 2024 and the 11th year of growth in a row. Female pop artists and touring middle-aged male rockers led the way in the charts, while sales were further bolstered by Britain's enduring love affair with the British-American band Fleetwood Mac."
"Vinyl still makes up a relatively small proportion of total consumption: 7.6m albums compared with 189m streaming equivalent albums. But record sales grew by 13.3%, the 18th consecutive year of growth and far ahead of the 5.5% increase registered by streaming. Fans of Taylor Swift, known as Swifties, helped propel her 2025 release The Life of a Showgirl to 147,000 vinyl units the most sold by anyone since the Official Charts Company began compiling the charts in the 1990s."
UK music consumption reached the equivalent of 210.3 million albums in 2025, an increase of 4.9% from 2024 and the 11th consecutive year of growth. Physical formats were the fastest-growing segment, reversing a two-decade decline and driving overall gains. Vinyl accounted for 7.6 million album sales while streaming equated to 189 million albums; record sales rose 13.3% and streaming grew 5.5%. Taylor Swift sold 147,000 vinyl units for The Life of a Showgirl, marking the highest single-year vinyl total since the Official Charts Company began compiling charts. CD sales fell 7.6% to 9.7 million, cassettes grew almost 80% to 330,000, and total physical album sales reached 17.6 million.
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