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This is a summary of the year 2023 in British music.

Events

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January

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  • 6 JanuaryGlyndebourne Festival Opera announces that its originally planned 2023 Glyndebourne on Tour season will not occur, as a result of the reduced funding from Arts Council England for the 2023–2026 National Portfolio.[1]
  • 9 January – The Royal Albert Hall announces the appointment of James Ainscough as its next chief executive director, effective in the late spring of 2023.[2]
  • 10 January – The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra announces that Kirill Karabits is to conclude his chief conductorship of the orchestra at the close of the 2023–2024 season.[3]
  • 13 January – The BBC announces the appointment of Sam Jackson as the new controller of BBC Radio 3, effective April 2023.[4]
  • 17 JanuaryArts Council England (ACE) announces the presentation to English National Opera (ENO) of a one-year grant of £11.46M for the period of April 2023 – March 2024, following its previous November 2022 announcement of a total withdrawal of ACE's funding to ENO for the period 2023–2026 unless ENO relocates outside of London.[5][6]
  • 31 January – The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation announces Sir George Benjamin as the recipient of the 2023 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.[7]

February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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  • 2 November
  • 3 November – The re-recorded version of Taylor Swift's album 1989 becomes the fastest selling album of 2023, selling 184,000 copies in the UK in its week of release, more than doubling the sales of the original version released in 2014.[87]
  • 7 November –
    • The Barbican Centre announces the appointment of Helen Wallace as its new head of music, effective February 2024.[88]
    • Kings Place announces that Helen Wallace is to stand down as its artistic and executive director at the close of January 2024.[89]
    • English National Ballet announces the appointment of Maria Seletskaja as its next music director, effective with the 2024–2025 season.[90]
    • Arcangelo announces the appointment of Sir Nicholas Kenyon as its next chair of trustees, effective March 2024.[91]
  • 10 November
    • Remastered versions of The Beatles' Red Album and Blue Album are released to coincide with the issue of their final track, "Now and Then", which is included on the release.[84]
    • "Now and Then" tops the UK Singles Chart, giving The Beatles the longest gap between the first and last number one.[92]
  • 16 NovemberOxford Brookes University announces the scheduled closure of its music department and the shuttering of its music programmes in 2026.[93]
  • 17 November – The new versions of The Beatles' Red Album and Blue Album are beaten to the top of the UK Album Chart by Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version), putting them in the same position as the original 1973 release of the albums, which were beaten to number one by David Bowie Young Americans. The Blue Album reaches number two, while the Red Album reaches number three, the same positions they were at in 1973.[94]
  • 19 November – Tickets for Glastonbury 2024 go on sale at 9.00am, and sell out within an hour.[95]
  • 22 November – The four remaining members of Girls AloudCheryl Tweedy, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts–announce a reunion tour for 2024 following an eleven year break, and will dedicate the show to their late bandmate, Sarah Harding.[96]
  • 23 November – The BBC announces that David Pickard is to stand down as director of The Proms after the 2024 season.[97]
  • 24 November
  • 27 November – Members of Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry vote to ban the use of the Confederate Flag at the venue.[100]
  • 30 November – The Bristol Beacon music venue, previously known as Colston Hall, reopens after refurbishment and five years after it closed for repairs.[101]

December

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Bands reformed

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Classical works

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New operas

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British music awards

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Charts and sales

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Number-one singles

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The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Key
Best performing single of the year
Chart date
(week ending)
Song Artist(s) Chart sales References
5 January "Last Christmas" Wham! 79,622 [144]
12 January "Escapism" Raye featuring 070 Shake 45,570 [145]
19 January "Pointless" Lewis Capaldi 55,903 [146]
26 January "Flowers" † Miley Cyrus 91,731 [147]
2 February 121,151 [148]
9 February 106,508 [149]
16 February 81,435 [150]
23 February 72,975 [151]
2 March 64,259 [152]
9 March 56,374 [153]
16 March 53,686 [154]
23 March 56,815 [155]
30 March 52,340 [156]
6 April "Eyes Closed" Ed Sheeran 60,265 [157]
13 April "Miracle" Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding 49,753 [158]
20 April 45,563 [159]
27 April "Wish You the Best" Lewis Capaldi 49,587 [160]
4 May "Miracle" Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding 44,178 [161]
11 May 47,671 [162]
18 May 41,057 [163]
25 May 42,378 [164]
1 June 44,291 [165]
8 June 45,536 [166]
15 June "Sprinter" Dave and Central Cee 108,200 [167]
22 June 89,194 [168]
29 June 71,086 [169]
6 July 67,346 [170]
13 July 61,918 [171]
20 July 62,680 [172]
27 July 63,487 [173]
3 August 59,397 [174]
10 August 53,518 [175]
17 August 49,021 [176]
24 August "What Was I Made For?" Billie Eilish 45,488 [177]
31 August "Dance the Night" Dua Lipa 41,204 [178]
7 September "Vampire" Olivia Rodrigo 43,211 [179]
14 September "Paint the Town Red" Doja Cat 57,962 [180]
21 September 54,414 [181]
28 September 50,144 [182]
5 October 48,890 [183]
12 October 41,014 [184]
19 October "Strangers" Kenya Grace 40,152 [185]
26 October 38,809 [186]
2 November 37,139 [187]
9 November "Is It Over Now?" Taylor Swift 45,360 [188]
16 November "Now and Then" The Beatles 78,168 [189]
23 November "Lovin on Me" Jack Harlow 46,389 [190]
30 November 52,688 [191]
7 December 55,128 [192]
14 December "Last Christmas" Wham! 53,473 [193]
21 December 48,643 [194]
28 December 61,784 [195]

Number-one albums

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The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

The best-performing album of 2023, The Highlights by The Weeknd, peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart dated week ending 9 February 2023.
Chart date
(week ending)
Album Artist(s) Chart sales References
5 January Christmas Michael Bublé 19,985 [196]
12 January Midnights Taylor Swift 11,311 [197]
19 January 10,003 [198]
26 January St. Jude Courteeners 19,022 [199]
2 February What's Rock and Roll? The Reytons 12,252 [200]
9 February Gloria Sam Smith 14,155 [201]
16 February Queen of Me Shania Twain 17,976 [202]
23 February This Is Why Paramore 21,093 [203]
2 March Trustfall Pink 37,570 [204]
9 March Cracker Island Gorillaz 22,440 [205]
16 March From Nothing to a Little Bit More The Lathums 17,937 [206]
23 March Endless Summer Vacation Miley Cyrus 18,746 [207]
30 March Songs of Surrender U2 20,569 [208]
6 April Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey 41,925 [209]
13 April The Record Boygenius 18,869 [210]
20 April Higher Than Heaven Ellie Goulding 11,818 [211]
27 April 72 Seasons Metallica 29,249 [212]
4 May A Kiss for the Whole World Enter Shikari 13,513 [213]
11 May Anxiety Replacement Therapy The Lottery Winners 22,209 [214]
18 May - Ed Sheeran 76,263 [215]
25 May 18,381 [216]
1 June Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent Lewis Capaldi 95,882 [217]
8 June 12,187 [218]
15 June But Here We Are Foo Fighters 44,513 [219]
22 June The Show Niall Horan 26,937 [220]
29 June What Ifs & Maybes Tom Grennan 27,065 [221]
6 July The Good Witch Maisie Peters 20,760 [222]
13 July Dead Club City Nothing but Thieves 13,622 [223]
20 July Speak Now (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 67,112 [224]
27 July Beautiful and Brutal Yard J Hus 17,260 [225]
3 August The Ballad of Darren Blur 44,051 [226]
10 August Utopia Travis Scott 25,027 [227]
17 August Victory Cian Ducrot 15,668 [228]
24 August Knebworth 22 Liam Gallagher 16,204 [229]
31 August Unreal Unearth Hozier 19,068 [230]
7 September I Told Them... Burna Boy 14,164 [231]
14 September Back to the Water Below Royal Blood 18,856 [232]
21 September Guts Olivia Rodrigo 60,272 [233]
28 September Greatest Hits 2.0 Busted 27,319 [234]
5 October Tension Kylie Minogue 53,237 [235]
12 October Autumn Variations Ed Sheeran 30,016 [236]
19 October For All the Dogs Drake 29,408 [237]
26 October Sick Boi Ren 18,653 [238]
2 November Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones 72,204 [239]
9 November 1989 (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 184,965 [240]
16 November 23,561 [241]
23 November 16,773 [242]
30 November Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie Madness 18,024 [243]
7 December This Life Take That 116,163 [244]
14 December I/O Peter Gabriel 15,645 [245]
21 December Rebel Diamonds The Killers 25,360 [246]
28 December Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones 16,460 [247]

Number-one compilation albums

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The compilation chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Key
Best performing compilation of the year
Chart date
(week ending)
Album Chart sales References
5 January Now 113 3,925 [248]
12 January The Greatest Showman 2,593 [249]
19 January Now Yearbook Extra 1985 3,016 [250]
26 January The Greatest Showman 2,556 [251]
2 February 2,459 [252]
9 February 2,549 [253]
16 February 2,435 [254]
23 February Now Yearbook Extra 1980–1984 2,984 [255]
2 March Now Dance – The 80s 4,328 [256]
9 March Now Yearbook 1986 5,495 [257]
16 March The Greatest Showman 2,290 [258]
23 March Now 60s Pop 4,767 [259]
30 March The Greatest Showman 2,371 [260]
6 April Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska...Live 3,810 [261]
13 April The Greatest Showman 2,522 [262]
20 April Now Yearbook Extra 1986 3,392 [263]
27 April Now 114 10,946 [264]
4 May 4,399 [265]
11 May Now Yearbook 1978 6,710 [266]
18 May Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 4,978 [267]
25 May Eurovision Song Contest 2023 17,477 [268]
1 June 9,772 [269]
8 June 6,322 [270]
15 June Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 7,518 [271]
22 June 6,655 [272]
29 June 5,298 [273]
6 July 4,193 [274]
13 July 3,285 [275]
20 July Now Yearbook 1992 4,205 [276]
27 July Now 12" 80s: 1980 2,296 [277]
3 August Barbie the Album 21,207 [278]
10 August 20,653 [279]
17 August 16,778 [280]
24 August 14,041 [281]
31 August 12,213 [282]
7 September 10,511 [283]
14 September 9,643 [284]
21 September 8,226 [285]
28 September 7,301 [286]
5 October 6,577 [287]
12 October 5,712 [288]
19 October 5,205 [289]
26 October 4,500 [290]
2 November 4,531 [291]
9 November 4,085 [292]
16 November Now Yearbook 1988 5,865 [293]
23 November Barbie the Album 3,529 [294]
30 November Now 116 9,709 [295]
7 December Now 40 Years 7,263 [296]
14 December Now Christmas 7,711 [297]
21 December 7,982 [298]
28 December 8,255 [299]

Year-end charts

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Top singles of the year

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This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on December 29, 2023[300]

No. Title Artist(s) Peak
position
Combined
1 "Flowers" Miley Cyrus 1 1,700,000
2 "Sprinter" Dave and Central Cee 1 1,200,000
3 "Escapism" Raye featuring 070 Shake 1 1,200,000
4 "Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift 2 [a] 1,100,000
5 "Miracle" Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding 1
6 "Calm Down" Rema 3
7 "Kill Bill" SZA 3
8 "Boy's a Liar" PinkPantheress 3
9 "As It Was" Harry Styles 4 [b]
10 "People" Libianca 2
11 "Cruel Summer" Taylor Swift 2
12 "Sure Thing" Miguel 4
13 "I'm Good (Blue)" David Guetta and Bebe Rexha 16 [c]
14 "Vampire" Olivia Rodrigo 1
15 "Messy in Heaven" Venbee and Goddard. 3
16 "Daylight" David Kushner 2
17 "Die for You" The Weeknd 3
18 "Last Christmas" Wham! 1
19 "Dance the Night" Dua Lipa 1
20 "React" Switch Disco and Ella Henderson 4
21 "Another Love" Tom Odell 10
22 "Mr. Brightside" The Killers 53 [d]
23 "Creepin'" Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage 7
24 "I Ain't Worried" OneRepublic 30 [e]
25 "Forget Me" Lewis Capaldi 7 [f]
26 "Paint the Town Red" Doja Cat 1
27 "Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi 49 [g]
28 "Giving Me" Jazzy 3
29 "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey 2 [h]
30 "Bad Habits" Ed Sheeran 44 [i]
31 "Eyes Closed" 1
32 "Green Green Grass" George Ezra 9 [j]
33 "Prada" Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe 2
34 "Unholy" Sam Smith and Kim Petras 13 [k]
35 "Ceilings" Lizzy McAlpine 6
36 "Made You Look" Meghan Trainor 5 [l]
37 "10:35" Tiësto and Tate McRae 8
38 "Shivers" Ed Sheeran 43 [m]
39 "Until I Found You" Stephen Sanchez 14
40 "Riptide" Vance Joy 67 [n]

Best-selling albums

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This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 3, 2024[301]

For the first time in British music history, an album that never reached number one on the weekly chart became the biggest-selling album of the year. The Highlights, by The Weeknd, also sold all its albums in digital and streaming formats.

No. Title Artist Peak
position
Combined
1 The Highlights The Weeknd 2 391,000
2 Midnights Taylor Swift 1
3 1989 (Taylor's Version) 1 299,000
4 Diamonds Elton John 2
5 Harry's House Harry Styles 2 [o]
6 50 Years - Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac 6 [p]
7 Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem 5 [q]
8 SOS SZA 2
9 AM Arctic Monkeys 9 [r]
10 ABBA Gold ABBA 10 [s]
11 Lover Taylor Swift 8 [t]
12 1989 5 [u]
13 Folklore 6 [v]
14 Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent Lewis Capaldi 1 210,000
15 Guts Olivia Rodrigo 1 209,000
16 Sour 5 [w]
17 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent Lewis Capaldi 4 [x]
18 Time Flies... 1994-2009 Oasis 15 [y]
19 = Ed Sheeran 4 [z]
20 Greatest Hits Queen 13 [aa]
21 Reputation Taylor Swift 13 [ab]
22 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 12 [ac]
23 - Ed Sheeran 1
24 Speak Now (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 1
25 The Essential Michael Jackson Michael Jackson 18 [ad]
26 ÷ Ed Sheeran 16 [ae]
27 Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones 1
28 Born to Die Lana Del Rey 22 [af]
29 Trustfall Pink 1
30 Fine Line Harry Styles 13 [ag]
31 Curtain Call 2 Eminem 21 [ah]
32 Starboy The Weeknd 23 [ai]
33 Between Us Little Mix 20 [aj]
34 The Diamond Collection Post Malone 14
35 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis 26 [ak]
36 I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 13
37 This Life Take That 1
38 ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits Elvis Presley 22 [al]
39 Renaissance Beyoncé 6 [am]
40 Singles Maroon 5 35 [an]

Deaths

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Reached number 1 in 2022
  2. ^ Reached number 1 in 2022
  3. ^ Reached number 1 in 2022
  4. ^ Reached number 10 in 2004
  5. ^ Reached number 3 in 2022
  6. ^ Reached number 1 in 2022
  7. ^ Reached number 1 in 2019
  8. ^ Reached number 1 in 2020
  9. ^ Reached number 1 in 2021
  10. ^ Reached number 3 in 2022
  11. ^ Reached number 1 in 2022
  12. ^ Reached number 2 in 2022
  13. ^ Reached number 1 in 2021
  14. ^ Reached number 10 in 2014
  15. ^ Reached number 1 in 2022
  16. ^ Reached number 5 in 2018
  17. ^ Reached number 1 in 2005
  18. ^ Reached number 1 in 2013
  19. ^ Reached number 1 in 1992
  20. ^ Reached number 1 in 2019
  21. ^ Reached number 1 in 2014
  22. ^ Reached number 1 in 2020
  23. ^ Reached number 1 in 2021
  24. ^ Reached number 1 in 2019
  25. ^ Reached number 1 in 2010
  26. ^ Reached number 1 in 2021
  27. ^ Reached number 1 in 1981
  28. ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
  29. ^ Reached number 1 in 1978
  30. ^ Reached number 1 in 2009
  31. ^ Reached number 1 in 2017
  32. ^ Reached number 1 in 2012
  33. ^ Reached number 2 in 2021
  34. ^ Reached number 3 in 2022
  35. ^ Reached number 5 in 2016
  36. ^ Reached number 3 in 2022
  37. ^ Reached number 1 in 1995
  38. ^ Reached number 1 in 2002
  39. ^ Reached number 1 in 2022
  40. ^ Reached number 32 in 2021

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