Female artists (and Oasis) drove UK music sales in 2025
Taylor Swift was the biggest-seller, with Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter also topping the charts.
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Alright so Taylor Swift was the biggest-seller, with Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter also topping the charts.
Female artists (and Oasis) drove UK music sales in 2025 58 minutes ago Save Mark Savage Music correspondent Save Olivia Deans The Art of Loving was one of 2025s best-selling albums To almost no-ones surprise, Taylor Swift dominated the UK music charts in 2025. The stars 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl , was the years biggest seller, shifting an wild 642,000 copies since its release in October. (plot twist fr)
Women led the way all year, with breakout Brits like Olivia Dean and Lola Young powering the music industry to a record-breaking year, as combined sales rose by nearly 5% to 201 million albums sold or streamed.
The Details
There was also a huge resurgence for Oasis, whose blockbuster reunion tour helped them shift more than one million albums during 2025. The bands greatest hits compilation, Time Flies, was the fourth biggest album of the year, while (Whats The Story) Morning Glory, was seventh.
4 million tickets for their comeback tour The figures were spilled Phonographic Industry (BPI), which dropped streaming now accounts for 89% of the overall music market. The best albums and songs of 2025 The big acts with new music on the way - what 2026 has in store the fandom streamed 210.
Why This Matters
3 billion songs over the course of the year, with US singer Alex Warrens Ordinary the years most-played track. But, Warrens song was one of the only new releases to make a major impact - as older songs clogged up the charts. Six of the Top 10 best-selling tracks came out in 2024.
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Key Takeaways
- Chappell Roans Pink Pony Club was even older: It was originally dropped in 2020.
- It was a banner year for new female talent in the UK, with Lola Young landing the years second-biggest single , with Messy.
The Bottom Line
It was a banner year for new female talent in the UK, with Lola Young landing the years second-biggest single , with Messy. Olivia Dean also became the first woman in UK chart history to achieve her first number one single (Man I Need) and album (The Art Of Loving) in the same week.
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