Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Sabrina Carpenter top best selling albums chart for 2024
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Culture-defining female musicians dominated the majority of the rankings. Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Sabrina Carpenter had the best selling albums in the UK in 2024, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In the newly-released list, Swift’s 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, is named as the best selling record of 2024 in the UK. In a second place is The Weeknd’s 2021 compilation album The Highlights, which has had staying power thanks to its popularity among TikTok users.
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Meanwhile, culture-defining female singers dominate the rest of the rankings, with American “Espresso” singer Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth album Short ‘n’ Sweet in third place, and Billie Eilish reaching number five with her third studio album Hit Me Hard And Soft.
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Noah Kahan’s record Stick Season hasmade it to number four. Chappell Roan, the 26-year-old “Pink Pony Club” musician, who has soared to international fame in the past six months, arrives in sixth place with her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hit record 50 Years - Don’t Stop has reached number seven, and British singer Charli XCX claims eighth place with her culture-shaping album Brat, which inspired the “Brat Summer” trend. At number nine is Coldplay’s 10th studio album Moon Music, which was one of the fastest selling albums of any British act, as US singer Olivia Rodrigo rounds out the list at 10 with Guts.
