Photo: Miley Cyrus | By Mark Savage, BBC Music Correspondent | The only new release in the top 10 was Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – but even that was a re-recorded and repackaged version of an album from 2014.
The pattern was repeated, to a lesser extent, in the singles chart – with throwback hits like The Killers’ Mr Brightside and Tom Odell’s Another Love nestling alongside newer tracks by Calvin Harris, SZA and Harry Styles
The reason is simple: With decades of music available at the touch of the button, people gravitate towards the classics.
However, that makes it harder for new music to make an impact, raising the question: where will the classics of tomorrow come from?
According to data from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Miley Cyrus’s Flowers was the only song released in 2023 to be certified double platinum.
That means it racked up 1.2 million “chart units” – a measure that combines streams, downloads and physical sales.
No other record reached that milestone.
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Read the rest of the report here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67862412
[Thanks to Alex Teitz for contributing this article! http://www.femmusic.com]
Photo: Miley Cyrus | from her Facebook page
Female Artists Dominated 2023 Music Charts – But New Acts Are Being Squeezed Out
