David Bowie’s long lost Toy album has finally appeared and it’s delivered a Top 5 result with strong physical sales.
Based on Official Charts Company data and Music Week analysis ...
New figures from ERA reveal the full extent of the vinyl revival and its impact on the physical music market.
For the first time in two decades, the Entertainment Retailers ...
The figures are in for the end-of-year charts and - no surprise - Adele and Ed Sheeran have come out on top.
Adele’s comeback album 30 (Columbia) went double platinum ...
Recorded music consumption in the UK increased by 2.5% year-on-year in 2021, with 159.3 million albums or their equivalent either streamed or purchased across all formats.
The Album Equivalent Streams ...
While full-year 2021 music consumption figures – which will include 2021’s streaming data – will be released on January 4, 2022, the BPI has today (December 29) given a glimpse into some ...
A run of big releases from superstar artists is driving a surprise revival in the CD as the format approaches its 40th anniversary, Music Week can reveal.
Based on our ...
Vinyl sales dipped in the third quarter after a period of strong growth.
As revealed in Music Week’s exclusive Q3 analysis, vinyl LP purchases were down by ...
This time last year, the music business was still in uncertain territory as release plans were scrapped and campaigns had to be transformed.
But 16 months on from the onset ...
Sainsbury’s is to stop selling CDs and DVDs as consumers make the switch to streaming.
The decision is a blow for physical music sales, which represented 18.3% of the market ...
