A new report by BPI has revealed that nearly two-thirds of the biggest releases by domestic UK artists in 2021 came from acts born outside of London.
New data also reveals that the North West is the region of the UK leading the way with a whole host of artists and bands either born or formed in the area that have contributed to the success of homegrown albums last year.
The results have been calculated from data from the Official Charts Company, and details the top 300 albums released by UK artists in the past year.
Overall, artists in the nations and regions outside London made up 62% of the chart overall, which is an illuminating statistic into the growth of artists and genres outside of 'the London bubble.' Diving further in, you can see that the North West region accounted for 29 of the total 300 entries in the chart.
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