# 2022 in British music

This is a summary of the year 2022 in British music.

## Events

* 19 January – English Touring Opera announces that James Conway is to stand down as its artistic director at the close of 2022, and to serve in a part-time capacity in the post for the remainder of the calendar year.
* 8 February
** The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Ryan Wigglesworth as its next chief conductor, effective September 2022.
** The 2022 Brit Awards are the first to be held without gender-related categories.
** Adele makes a rare live appearance at the 2022 Brit Awards.
* 9 February – The Barbican Centre announces the appointment of Claire Spencer as its first-ever chief executive officer, effective May 2022.
* 29 March – Concert for Ukraine, a two-hour fundraising event organised by ITV, Livewire Pictures, Global Radio and the Disasters Emergency Committee, takes place in Birmingham.
* 25 April – The Philharmonia Orchestra announces the appointment of Thorben Dittes as its next chief executive, effective 1 August 2022.
* 14 May – At the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Sam Ryder comes 2nd with his song "Space Man"
* 19 May – The Academy of St Martin in the Fields announces the appointment of Annie Lydford as its next chief executive, effective September 2022.
* 21 May – The first night of the new Glyndebourne Festival Opera production of The Wreckers takes place, the first opera by a female composer to be staged at Glyndebourne, and the first professional staging of the opera with its original French libretto.
* 23 May
** The BBC announces its new roster of New Generation Artists for the period 2022–2024:
*** Santiago Cañón-Valencia (cellist)
*** Ryan Corbett (accordionist)
*** Hugh Cutting (countertenor)
*** Leonkoro Quartet
*** Geneva Lewis (violinist)
*** Fergus McCreadie (jazz pianist)
*** Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano)
** The English Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Seb Lovell-Huckle as its next chief executive officer, effective 8 August 2022.
* 31 May – The Association of British Orchestra announces that Mark Pemberton is to stand down as its chief executive at the end of September 2022.
* 1 June: Queen's Birthday Honours (Platinum Jubilee)
** Stephen Hough is made a Knight Bachelor.
** Chi-chi Nwanoku is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
** Harry Bicket, Justin Hayward, and David Jackson are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
** Hugh Atkins (Tim Blacksmith), Sandra Colston, Julia Desbrulais, Beverley Humphreys, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Elaine Mitchener, and Bonnie Tyler are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
* 21 June – The Orlando Consort announces that it is to disband in June 2023.
* 24 June – Billie Eilish headlines the Pyramid stage at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival, the youngest headliner in Glastonbury's history.
* 25 June – Sir Paul McCartney headlines the Pyramid stage at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival, the oldest headliner in Glastonbury's history.
* 5 July
** Westminster Abbey announces the appointment of Andrew Nethsingha as its next organist and master of choristers, effective in 2023.
** St. John's College, Cambridge announces that Andrew Nethsingha is to stand down as its director of music at the close of 2022.
* 27 July – Belfast Cathedral announces the disbandement of its cathedral choir and the elimination of the post of Director of Music, effective 1 September 2022.
* 9 August – The Royal Albert Hall announces that Craig Hassall is to stand down as its chief executive officer in early 2023.
* 7 September – Southbank Sinfonia at St John's Smith Square announces the departure today of Richard Heaton as its co-director.
* 8 September
** Opera North announces that Richard Mantle is to stand down as its general director at the end of 2023.
** Following the death of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, the BBC Proms cancels the remaining three Proms of the 2022 season, including The Last Night, the first cancellation of The Last Night since 1944.
* 12 September – The BBC announces that Alan Davey is to stand down as controller of BBC Radio 3 in March 2023.
* 20 September – The Ulster Orchestra announces simultaneously the appointment of Auveen Sands as its next chief executive, the first woman named to the post, effective at the end of October 2022, and the elevation of Daniele Rustioni's title with the orchestra to music director with immediate effect.
* 9 October – Percussionist Jordan Ashman is named the 2022 BBC Young Musician of the Year.
* 18 October – Little Simz wins the 2022 Mercury Prize for her album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. The ceremony had previously been scheduled for 8 September but was suspended following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
* 22 December – Lambeth Council suspends the Brixton O2 Academy's licence following the deaths of two concertgoers during a crowd crush at the venue.
* 24 December – Sugababes surprise release The Lost Tapes, an album consisting of previously unreleased material recorded by original line-up Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy during their re-formation as Mutya Keisha Siobhán. It became the group's first release in twelve years and the first album to feature the original line-up since their debut One Touch in 2000.

## Bands formed

* CuteBad
* Say Now

## Bands disbanded

* Genesis
* Lighthouse Family
* Supergrass

## Bands reformed

* The Damned (original line-up)
* The Delgados
* Everything but the Girl
* Hard-Fi
* Inspiral Carpets
* Pink Floyd – a one off recording, "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", in aid of Ukrainian Humanitarian relief, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Pulp
* Roxy Music
* Symposium

## Classical works

* Joseph Davies – Parallax (for violin and orchestra)
* Simon Holt – The Sower
* Helen Grime – Trumpet Concerto: night-sky-blue
* Richard Baker – The Price of Curiosity
* Alex Mills – Landsker
* Graham Fitkin – Bla, Bla, Bla
* Gavin Higgins (music) and Francesca Simon (text) – The Faerie Bride
* Charlotte Bray
** Forsaken
** 'The Earth Cried Out to the Sky' (settings of English translations of texts by Borys Humenyuk and Ostap Slyvynsky)
* Conor Mitchell – Look Both Ways (text excerpts by Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten)
* Claire Victoria Roberts – Like Ships Adrift
* Sally Beamish – Hive (concerto for harp and orchestra)
* Julian Anderson – Symphony No. 2 (Prague Panoramas)
* Gavin Higgins – Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra
* Matthew Kaner (music) and Simon Armitage (text) – Pearl
* Errolyn Wallen – LADY SUPER SPY ADVENTURER
* Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise
* Judith Weir – 'Like as the hart'
* Sir James MacMillan – 'Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?'

### New operas

* Tom Coult and Alice Birch – Violet
* Will Todd (composer), David Pountney, Sarah Woods, Edson Burton, Miles Chambers, Eric Ngalle Charles, Shreya Sen-Handley (librettists) – Migrations
* Laura Bowler and Laura Lomas – The Blue Woman

## British music awards

* 6 January – PinkPantheress is announced as the BBC Sound of 2022.
* 8 February – Brit Awards – see 2022 Brit Awards

## Charts and sales
### Number-one singles

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Key :
| † | Best performing single of the year |
| Chart date (week ending) | Song | Artist(s) | Chart sales |
| 6 January | "Merry Christmas" | Ed Sheeran and Elton John | 82,780 |
| 13 January | "Easy on Me" | Adele | 39,156 |
| 20 January | "ABCDEFU" | Gayle | 41,079 |
| 27 January | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | 45,684 |
| 3 February | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | 55,709 |
| 10 February | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | 59,169 |
| 17 February | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | 59,904 |
| 24 February | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | 59,175 |
| 3 March | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | 53,355 |
| 10 March | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | 46,262 |
| 17 March | "Starlight" | Dave | 62,805 |
| 24 March | "Starlight" | Dave | 64,073 |
| 31 March | "Starlight" | Dave | 58,642 |
| 7 April | "Starlight" | Dave | 52,718 |
| 14 April | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 94,140 |
| 21 April | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 70,389 |
| 28 April | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 65,387 |
| 5 May | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 63,873 |
| 12 May | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 61,277 |
| 19 May | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 59,281 |
| 26 May | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 65,568 |
| 2 June | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 80,725 |
| 9 June | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 65,974 |
| 16 June | "As It Was"† | Harry Styles | 55,768 |
| 23 June | "Running Up That Hill" | Kate Bush | 77,903 |
| 30 June | "Running Up That Hill" | Kate Bush | 78,568 |
| 7 July | "Running Up That Hill" | Kate Bush | 65,013 |
| 14 July | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 52,402 |
| 21 July | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 61,357 |
| 28 July | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 61,443 |
| 4 August | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 48,932 |
| 11 August | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 46,625 |
| 18 August | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 49,320 |
| 25 August | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 47,117 |
| 1 September | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 41,283 |
| 8 September | "B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)" | Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal | 43,576 |
| 15 September | "B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)" | Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal | 46,725 |
| 22 September | "Forget Me" | Lewis Capaldi | 56,882 |
| 29 September | "I'm Good (Blue)" | David Guetta and Bebe Rexha | 50,988 |
| 6 October | "Unholy" | Sam Smith and Kim Petras | 55,928 |
| 13 October | "Unholy" | Sam Smith and Kim Petras | 58,358 |
| 20 October | "Unholy" | Sam Smith and Kim Petras | 57,290 |
| 27 October | "Unholy" | Sam Smith and Kim Petras | 59,493 |
| 3 November | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | 78,993 |
| 10 November | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | 64,914 |
| 17 November | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | 57,525 |
| 24 November | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | 51,851 |
| 1 December | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | 47,851 |
| 8 December | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | 44,473 |
| 15 December | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 44,797 |
| 22 December | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 48,535 |
| 29 December | "Food Aid" | LadBaby | 65,335 |

### Number-one albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Key :
| † | Best performing album of the year |
| Chart date (week ending) | Album | Artist(s) | Chart sales |
| 6 January | = | Ed Sheeran | |
| 13 January | = | Ed Sheeran | 17,499 |
| 20 January | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | 20,726 |
| 27 January | Fix Yourself, Not the World | The Wombats | 13,812 |
| 3 February | Night Call | Years & Years | 20,398 |
| 10 February | Amazing Things | Don Broco | 14,959 |
| 17 February | Give Me the Future | Bastille | 19,906 |
| 24 February | FTHC | Frank Turner | 20,290 |
| 3 March | = | Ed Sheeran | 9,831 |
| 10 March | 23 | Central Cee | 29,764 |
| 17 March | Oochya! | Stereophonics | 24,067 |
| 24 March | Who Cares? | Rex Orange County | 18,089 |
| 31 March | Crash | Charli XCX | 16,117 |
| 7 April | Higher | Michael Bublé | 21,170 |
| 14 April | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 27,426 |
| 21 April | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | 28,972 |
| 28 April | Noughty by Nature | Digga D | 8,855 |
| 5 May | Skinty Fia | Fontaines D.C. | 19,983 |
| 12 May | Ribbon Around the Bomb | Blossoms | 14,362 |
| 19 May | WE | Arcade Fire | 18,821 |
| 26 May | Dance Fever | Florence and the Machine | 31,187 |
| 2 June | Harry's House† | Harry Styles | 113,812 |
| 9 June | C'mon You Know | Liam Gallagher | 70,261 |
| 16 June | Harry's House† | Harry Styles | 23,458 |
| 23 June | Gold Rush Kid | George Ezra | 44,514 |
| 30 June | Harry's House† | Harry Styles | 27,468 |
| 7 July | Harry's House† | Harry Styles | 19,507 |
| 14 July | Last Night in the Bittersweet | Paolo Nutini | 34,436 |
| 21 July | Harry's House† | Harry Styles | 12,804 |
| 28 July | Harry's House† | Harry Styles | 11,742 |
| 4 August | The Theory of Whatever | Jamie T | 20,311 |
| 11 August | Renaissance | Beyoncé | 31,064 |
| 18 August | Renaissance | Beyoncé | 11,621 |
| 25 August | The Alchemist's Euphoria | Kasabian | 21,548 |
| 1 September | Platinum Collection | Steps | 24,123 |
| 8 September | Will of the People | Muse | 51,510 |
| 15 September | Yungblud | Yungblud | 22,825 |
| 22 September | XXV | Robbie Williams | 37,925 |
| 29 September | Born Pink | Blackpink | 20,957 |
| 6 October | 5SOS5 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 14,853 |
| 13 October | The End, So Far | Slipknot | 14,068 |
| 20 October | N.K-Pop | Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott | 19,597 |
| 27 October | Being Funny in a Foreign Language | The 1975 | 40,962 |
| 3 November | Midnights | Taylor Swift | 204,501 |
| 10 November | Midnights | Taylor Swift | 48,113 |
| 17 November | Her Loss | Drake and 21 Savage | 36,194 |
| 24 November | Faith in the Future | Louis Tomlinson | 35,239 |
| 1 December | Sonder | Dermot Kennedy | 25,748 |
| 8 December | This Is What I Mean | Stormzy | 27,875 |
| 15 December | Marry Me | Olly Murs | 20,156 |
| 22 December | There's Nothing but Space, Man! | Sam Ryder | 24,847 |
| 29 December | Midnights | Taylor Swift | 17,109 |

### Number-one compilation albums

The compilation chart includes a proportion for streaming.
| Chart date (week ending) | Album | Chart sales |
| 6 January | Now 110 | 4,681 |
| 13 January | Encanto | 6,684 |
| 20 January | Encanto | 9,205 |
| 27 January | Encanto | 11,395 |
| 3 February | Encanto | 13,855 |
| 10 February | Encanto | 14,761 |
| 17 February | Encanto | 15,315 |
| 24 February | Encanto | 15,591 |
| 3 March | Encanto | 15,123 |
| 10 March | Encanto | 12,991 |
| 17 March | Encanto | 11,112 |
| 24 March | Encanto | 10,046 |
| 31 March | Encanto | 8,747 |
| 7 April | Encanto | 7,944 |
| 14 April | Encanto | |
| 21 April | Now 111 | 14,197 |
| 28 April | Now 111 | 5,517 |
| 5 May | Now 111 | 4,642 |
| 12 May | Encanto | 4,255 |
| 19 May | Encanto | 3,524 |
| 26 May | Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | 10,351 |
| 2 June | Now Yearbook 1981 | 7,205 |
| 9 June | Now Timeless... The Songs | 5,610 |
| 16 June | Top Gun: Maverick | 2,664 |
| 23 June | Top Gun: Maverick | |
| 30 June | Now Pride | 2,733 |
| 7 July | Now 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun | 4,491 |
| 14 July | Now Yearbook Extra 1981 | 2,536 |
| 21 July | The Greatest Showman | 2,110 |
| 28 July | Now Yearbook 1980 | 7,213 |
| 4 August | The Greatest Showman | |
| 11 August | Now 112 | 14,308 |
| 18 August | Now 112 | 6,201 |
| 25 August | Now 112 | 4,193 |
| 1 September | Now 112 | 3,223 |
| 8 September | Now 112 | 2,810 |
| 15 September | Now 12" 70s | 3,665 |
| 22 September | Now Yearbook 1979 | 6,707 |
| 29 September | The Greatest Showman | 1,922 |
| 6 October | The Greatest Showman | 2,049 |
| 13 October | The Greatest Showman | 2,158 |
| 20 October | The Greatest Showman | 2,218 |
| 27 October | Now 90s Dancefloor | 3,460 |
| 3 November | Now Yearbook Extra 1979 | 3,077 |
| 10 November | The Greatest Showman | 2,219 |
| 17 November | Now Yearbook 1985 | 7,481 |
| 24 November | Now Christmas | 3,944 |
| 1 December | Now 113 | 14,420 |
| 8 December | Now 113 | 8,458 |
| 15 December | Now 113 | 8,016 |
| 22 December | Now 113 | 7,312 |
| 29 December | Now 113 | 7,876 |

## Year-end charts
### Top singles of the year

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 4, 2023
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Peak position | Combined |
| 1 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles | 1 | 1,570,000 |
| 2 | "Bad Habits" | Ed Sheeran | 11 | 1,180,000 |
| 3 | "Peru" | Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran | 2 | |
| 4 | "Go" | Cat Burns | 2 | |
| 5 | "Shivers" | Ed Sheeran | 10 | |
| 6 | "Running Up That Hill" | Kate Bush | 1 | |
| 7 | "Heat Waves" | Glass Animals | 20 | |
| 8 | "Where Are You Now" | Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott | 3 | |
| 9 | "Afraid to Feel" | LF System | 1 | |
| 10 | "Seventeen Going Under" | Sam Fender | 3 | |
| 11 | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | 1 | |
| 12 | "Make Me Feel Good" | Belters Only featuring Jazzy | 4 | |
| 13 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa | 13 | |
| 14 | "Starlight" | Dave | 1 | |
| 15 | "Green Green Grass" | George Ezra | 3 | |
| 16 | "Where Did You Go?" | Jax Jones featuring MNEK | 7 | |
| 17 | "ABCDEFU" | Gayle | 1 | |
| 18 | "Baby" | Aitch and Ashanti | 2 | |
| 19 | "About Damn Time" | Lizzo | 3 | |
| 20 | "I Ain't Worried" | OneRepublic | 3 | |
| 21 | "Crazy What Love Can Do" | David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson | 5 | |
| 22 | "Easy on Me" | Adele | 1 | |
| 23 | "Down Under" | Luude featuring Colin Hay | 5 | |
| 24 | "B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)" | Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal | 1 | |
| 25 | "I'm Good (Blue)" | David Guetta and Bebe Rexha | 1 | |
| 26 | "Last Last" | Burna Boy | 4 | |
| 27 | "Another Love" | Tom Odell | 12 | |
| 28 | "First Class" | Jack Harlow | 2 | |
| 29 | "Mr. Brightside" | The Killers | 51 | |
| 30 | "Stay" | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | 27 | |
| 31 | "Unholy" | Sam Smith and Kim Petras | 1 | |
| 32 | "Late Night Talking" | Harry Styles | 2 | |
| 33 | "Overseas" | D-Block Europe featuring Central Cee | 6 | |
| 34 | "Bam Bam" | Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran | 7 | |
| 35 | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 1 | |
| 36 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 1 | |
| 37 | "Save Your Tears" | The Weeknd | 57 | |
| 38 | "Break My Soul" | Beyoncé | 2 | |
| 39 | "Surface Pressure" | Jessica Darrow | 3 | |
| 40 | "Forget Me" | Lewis Capaldi | 1 | |
| 41 | "Good 4 U" | Olivia Rodrigo | 34 | |
| 42 | "House on Fire" | Mimi Webb | 6 | |
| 43 | "BMW" | Bad Boy Chiller Crew | 7 | |
| 44 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | 39 | |
| 45 | "Under the Influence" | Chris Brown | 7 | |
| 46 | "IFTK" | Tion Wayne and La Roux | 6 | |
| 47 | "She's All I Wanna Be" | Tate McRae | 14 | |
| 48 | "Wait for U" | Future featuring Drake and Tems | 8 | |
| 49 | "2step" | Ed Sheeran | 9 | |
| 50 | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | - | |
| 51 | "Overpass Graffiti" | Ed Sheeran | 11 | |
| 52 | "Remember" | Becky Hill and David Guetta | 31 | |
| 53 | "Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | 72 | |
| 54 | "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)" | George Ezra | 12 | |
| 55 | "21 Reasons" | Nathan Dawe featuring Ella Henderson | 9 | |
| 56 | "Levitating" | Dua Lipa | 52 | |
| 57 | "The Motto" | Tiësto and Ava Max | 12 | |
| 58 | "Bad Habit" | Steve Lacy | 8 | |
| 59 | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | 1 | |
| 60 | "Enemy" | Imagine Dragons and JID | 17 | |
| 61 | "Fingers Crossed" | Lauren Spencer-Smith | 4 | |
| 62 | "Ghost" | Justin Bieber | 19 | |
| 63 | "Ferrari" | James Hype and Miggy Dela Rosa | 6 | |
| 64 | "505" | Arctic Monkeys | 73 | |
| 65 | "Big City Life" | Luude and Mattafix | 8 | |
| 66 | "Space Man" | Sam Ryder | 2 | |
| 67 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | - | |
| 68 | "Happier Than Ever" | Billie Eilish | 31 | |
| 69 | "Riptide" | Vance Joy | 99 | |
| 70 | "Coming for You" | SwitchOTR featuring A1 x J1 | 5 | |
| 71 | "Watermelon Sugar" | Harry Styles | 78 | |
| 72 | "Doja" | Central Cee | 2 | |
| 73 | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | 79 | |
| 74 | "Dreams" | Fleetwood Mac | 94 | |
| 75 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Brenda Lee | 4 | |
| 76 | "No Excuses" | Bru-C | 14 | |
| 77 | "The Family Madrigal" | Stephanie Beatriz and Olga Merediz | 7 | |
| 78 | "Love Nwantiti" | CKay | 33 | |
| 79 | "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" | Harry Styles | 3 | |
| 80 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis | 99 | |
| 81 | "Sweater Weather" | The Neighbourhood | 74 | |

### Best-selling albums

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 4, 2023
| No. | Title | Artist | Peak position | Combined |
| 1 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | 1 | 460,000 |
| 2 | = | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 433,000 |
| 3 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | 1 | 417,000 |
| 4 | The Highlights | The Weeknd | 2 | |
| 5 | Sour | Olivia Rodrigo | 1 | |
| 6 | Curtain Call: The Hits | Eminem | 1 | |
| 7 | Diamonds | Elton John | 5 | |
| 8 | 50 Years – Don't Stop | Fleetwood Mac | 5 | |
| 9 | Between Us | Little Mix | 3 | |
| 10 | ABBA Gold | ABBA | 1 | |
| 11 | Greatest Hits | Queen | 1 | |
| 12 | ÷ | Ed Sheeran | 1 | |
| 13 | AM | Arctic Monkeys | 1 | |
| 14 | 30 | Adele | 1 | |
| 15 | Time Flies... 1994–2009 | Oasis | 1 | |
| 16 | Fine Line | Harry Styles | 2 | |
| 17 | The Car | Arctic Monkeys | 2 | |
| 18 | Gold Rush Kid | George Ezra | 1 | |
| 19 | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | Lewis Capaldi | 1 | |
| 20 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | |
| 21 | Seventeen Going Under | Sam Fender | 1 | |
| 22 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | 1 | |
| 23 | Number Ones | Michael Jackson | 1 | |
| 24 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | 3 | |
| 25 | We're All Alone in This Together | Dave | 1 | |
| 26 | Legend | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 1 | |
| 27 | Only Honest on the Weekend | Becky Hill | 7 | |
| 28 | ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits | Elvis Presley | 1 | |
| 29 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | 1 | |
| 30 | Folklore | Taylor Swift | 1 | |
| 31 | 1 | The Beatles | 1 | |
| 32 | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | 1 | |
| 33 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | 1 | |
| 34 | Certified Lover Boy | Drake | 1 | |
| 35 | Renaissance | Beyoncé | 1 | |
| 36 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | 2 | |
| 37 | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | 1 | |
| 38 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | 1 | |
| 39 | Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) | David Bowie | 5 | |
| 40 | Home Alone 2 | D-Block Europe | 6 | |
| 41 | I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | 13 | |
| 42 | Singles | Maroon 5 | 32 | |
| 43 | Lover | Taylor Swift | 1 | |
| 44 | Pier Pressure | ArrDee | 2 | |
| 45 | C'mon You Know | Liam Gallagher | 1 | |
| 46 | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | Pop Smoke | 1 | |
| 47 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | 3 | |
| 48 | Twenty Five | George Michael | 1 | |
| 49 | 23 | Central Cee | 1 | |
| 50 | Wet Leg | Wet Leg | 1 | |
| 51 | Best of 50 Cent | 50 Cent | 41 | |
| 52 | Red (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | 1 | |
| 53 | 25 | Adele | 1 | |
| 54 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars | 1 | |
| 55 | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | 1 | |
| 56 | Psychodrama | Dave | 1 | |

## Deaths

* 10 January – Francis Jackson, organist and composer, 104
* 17 January – Jennifer Toye, operatic soprano, 88
* 18 January – Roger Tapping, classical violist resident in the US and past violist of the Takács Quartet, 61
* 19 January – Nigel Rogers, classical tenor and early music specialist, 86
* 30 January – Norma Waterson, English folk singer, songwriter (The Watersons), 82, pneumonia.
* 9 February
** Joseph Horovitz, Austrian-born classical composer, 95
** Ian McDonald, English multi-instrumental musician, (King Crimson), (Foreigner), 75, cancer.
* 19 February – Gary Brooker, singer, songwriter, musician, (Procol Harum), 76 (cancer)
* 20 February – Jamal Edwards, DJ, entrepreneur, 31 (heart attack)
* 25 February – MC Skibadee, musician, drum and bass MC, 54
* 26 February – Nicky Tesco, singer, (The Members), 66
* 13 March – Mary Lee, singer, 100
* 24 March – John McLeod, classical composer, 88
* 25 March – Philip Jeck, experimental composer, 69
* 26 March – Tina May, singer, 60
* 30 March – Tom Parker, singer, (The Wanted), 33, brain tumour.
* 7 April – Christopher Ball, classical composer, 85
* 18 April – Harrison Birtwistle, classical composer, 87
* 1 May – Ric Parnell, drummer (Atomic Rooster), (Spinal Tap), 70.
* 11 May – William Bennett, classical flautist, 86
* 13 May
** Ricky Gardiner, guitarist, composer, worked with (David Bowie), (Iggy Pop), 73, Parkinsons.
** Simon Preston, classical organist, conductor, and composer, 83
* 17 May – Rick Price, bassist (The Move) (Wizzard), 77
* 18 May
** Cathal Coughlan, singer and musician, (Microdisney), (The Fatima Mansions), 61
** Anne Howells, classical mezzo-soprano, 81
* 26 May
** Andy Fletcher, keyboard player, DJ, (Depeche Mode), 60
** Alan White, drummer, (Yes), (Plastic Ono Band), 72
* 8 June – David Lloyd-Jones, classical conductor and founder of Opera North, 87
* 2 July – Peter Brook, theatre and opera director, 97
* 4 July – Alan Blaikley, songwriter and composer, 82
* 5 July – Manny Charlton, rock guitarist (Nazareth), 81
* 9 July – Barbara Thompson, jazz saxophonist (Colosseum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Keef Hartley Band), 77
* 10 July – Andrew Ball, classical pianist, 72
* 11 July – Monty Norman, composer ("James Bond Theme"), 94
* 12 July – Bramwell Tovey, classical conductor and composer, 69
* 15 July – Paul Ryder, bassist, (Happy Mondays), 58
* 25 July – Martin How, classical composer and organist, 91
* 27 July
** Bernard Cribbins, actor and singer ("Hole in the Ground", "Right Said Fred"), 93.
** Tom Springfield, musician (The Springfields) and songwriter ("I'll Never Find Another You", "Georgy Girl"), 88
* 3 August – Nicky Moore, singer (Samson), 75
* 8 August
** Darryl Hunt, bassist (The Pogues), 72
** Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress, 73
* 11 August – Darius Campbell, Scottish singer ("Colourblind". "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)", "Girl in the Moon"), songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, 41.
* 15 August
** Daphne Godson, classical violinist and founding member of the Scottish Baroque Ensemble, 90
** Steve Grimmett, heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart), 62
* 2 September – Drummie Zeb, English reggae musician (Aswad) and record producer, 62.
* 14 September – Paul Sartin, English folk singer, musician (Bellowhead, Faustus, Belshazzar's Feast) and composer, 51.
* 22 September – Stu Allan, dance music DJ (Clock) and record producer, 60, stomach cancer.
* 3 November – Noel McKoy, soul singer, 62.
* 8 November – Dan McCafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician (Nazareth), 76.
* 10 November – Nik Turner, English musician, saxophonist and flautist (Hawkwind), 82.
* 11 November
** Keith Levene, English guitarist, musician, founding member of (The Clash), (Public Image Ltd), 65.
** Rab Noakes, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician (Stealers Wheel), 75.
* 21 November – Wilko Johnson, English guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, (Dr. Feelgood), (The Blockheads), 75.
* 30 November – Christine McVie, English singer, musician, keyboardist, (Fleetwood Mac), (Chicken Shack), 79
* 3 December – Jamie Freeman, singer and songwriter, brain cancer, 57.
* 6 December – Jet Black, English drummer, (The Stranglers), 84.
* 10 December – Tracy Hitchings, English musician (Landmarq), 60, cancer.
* 13 December
** Bayan Northcott, English music critic (The Independent, BBC Music Magazine) and composer, 82.
** Kim Simmonds, Welsh rock singer and musician, (Savoy Brown), 75, colon cancer.
* 18 December
** Martin Duffy, English keyboardist, (Primal Scream), (Felt), 55, complications from a fall.
** Terry Hall, English singer, musician, (The Specials), (Fun Boy Three), (The Colourfield), 63.
* 23 December – Maxi Jazz, English musician, rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ.(Faithless), 65