Lewis Capaldi and The Weeknd among best-selling artists in the UK as streaming and physical music sales soar in 2020

nme.com:

Lewis Capaldi and The Weeknd have been named among the best-selling artists of 2020 in the UK.New data published by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) today (January 4) sheds light on what the UK listened to and bought in 2020, with the findings also revealing that recorded music consumption in the UK rose by 8.2% last year.There were 139 billion audio streams in the UK in 2020 (up by over a fifth compared to 2019) as nearly 200 artists had their music streamed over 100 million times.

155 million albums (or their equivalent) were either streamed or purchased by UK music lovers last year, with the coronavirus pandemic not having an adverse effect on the recorded music market.The BPI noted that that while the pandemic has had a.