2021 in British music explained

This is a summary of the year 2021 in British music.

Events

• 11 January – The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) announces that Sir Simon Rattle is to stand down as its music director in 2023, and is scheduled subsequently to take the title of LSO conductor emeritus for life.^[1]
• 21 January – The Glastonbury Festival announces the cancellation of its scheduled 2021 Festival, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]
• 22 January – The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra announces that Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla is to conclude her tenure as its music director after the 2021–2022 season, and subsequently to take on the post of principal guest conductor.^[3]
• 27 January – PRS for Music institutes its new "Online Live Concert" licence fee, for ticketed small-scale live-streamed performances,^[4] at a scale of £22.50 plus VAT for events with revenue up to £250, regardless of whether the takings surpass £250, and a doubling of the fee for events that gross between £251 and £500.^[5]
• 1 February – Following protests by musicians, PRS for Music announces an amendment to its new "Online Live Concert" licence fee scheme,^[6] whereby livestreamed events that produce less than £500 revenue are newly to be covered by a free licence, on the condition that artists exclusively perform their own works.^[7]
• 5 February – The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival announces Isata Kanneh-Mason as the recipient of its Leonard Bernstein Award for 2021.^[8]
• 18 February – The City of London Corporation announces the cancellation of plans for the intended Centre for Music, with scheduled renovations of the Barbican Centre to occur instead.^[9]
• 1 March – The Download Festival announces cancellation of its 2021 festival season, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10]
• 2 March – The Isle of Wight Festival announces the re-scheduling of its 2021 festival season from 17–20 June 2021 to 16–19 September 2021.^[10]
• 9 March – Winston Marshall announces that he is taking indefinite leave of absence from Mumford & Sons, following criticism of his Tweet in praise of Andy Ngo's book Unmasked.^[11]
• 12 March – The Association of British Orchestras announces its 2021 ABO Awards at its 2021 conference:^[12]
  • ABO Award: The Musicians^[13]
  • Classical Music Artist Manager of the Year: Moema Parrott
  • Classical Music Concert Hall Manager of the Year: John Gilhooly
  • Orchestra Manager of the Year: Crispin Woodhead
  • Commendation: Greg Felton
  • ABO Special Award: John Summers and Timothy Walker
• 16 March – Royal Northern Sinfonia announces the appointment of Dinis Sousa as its next principal conductor, effective September 2021.^[14]
• 18 March – The BBC announces that the leadership team of BBC Radio 3 is to relocate to Salford, along with relocation of select Radio 6 staff.^[15]
• 30 March
  • The London Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Sir Antonio Pappano as its next chief conductor, effective in September 2024.^[16]
  • The Royal Opera announces that Sir Antonio Pappano is to conclude his tenure as ROH music director at the close of the 2023-2024 season.^[17]
• 7 April – Southbank Sinfonia and St John's Smith Square mutually announce their merger into a single charity and organisation, Southbank Sinfonia at St John's Smith Square.^[18]
• 8 April – The London Philharmonic Orchestra announces the appointment of Elena Dubinets as its next artistic director, effective September 2021, following the departure of Cristina Rocca from the post.^[19]
• 13 April – English Touring Opera announces the appointment of Gerry Cornelius as its next music director, with immediate effect.^[20]
• 30 April – At Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, 3000 clubbers participate in an Events Research Programme test event headlined by DJ Jayda G, without social distancing or required mask-wearing, as part of a scientific study on coronavirus transmission at mass events.^[21]
• 2 May
  • The BBC announces percussionist Fang Zhang as the BBC Young Musician 2020.^[22]
  • At Sefton Park, Liverpool, 5000 attendees attend a live concert with performances by Zuzu and by Blossoms, in an Events Research Programme test event, without social distancing or required mask-wearing, as part of a scientific study on coronavirus transmission at mass events, the largest such UK music gathering since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[23]
• 12 June – Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021:^{[24] [25]}
  • Imogen Cooper is made a Dame Commander of the British Empire.
  • Ram John Holder, Lulu, and Rick Wakeman are each made an Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Eleanor Alberga, Julian Lloyd Webber, Alan Parsons, Skin (Deborah Anne Dyer), John Summers, and Michael Volpe are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Jess Gillam, Dennis Bovell, Engelbert Humperdinck, Alison Moyet, Huw Watkins, and Sarah Willis are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Alan Hawkshaw and Jeremy Huw Williams are each awarded the British Empire Medal.
• 18 June – The Download Pilot Festival begins in Donington Park in Leicestershire, a 3-day pilot test event without mask or social distance requirements for attendees.^[26]
• 24 June – Winston Marshall announces that he is leaving Mumford & Sons, following controversy over him praising right-wing journalist Andy Ngo.^[27]
• 4 August – The BBC announces the appointment of Bill Chandler as the new Director of the BBC Concert Orchestra, effective 4 September 2021.^[28]
• 10 August – The BBC announces the appointment of Suzy Klein as its new Head of Arts and Classical Music TV, effective 4 October 2021.^[29]
• 14 August – Simon Gallup announces that he has left The Cure, citing "betrayal" as his reasons for leaving.^[30] Gallup soon deleted his post, and confirmed on 14 October that he was still in the band.
• 17 August – Alan Leach and Joe Johnson announce that they will be leaving Shed Seven after fulfilling their touring commitments with the band in the Summer.
• 23 August – John Lydon loses a legal case, to prevent former Sex Pistols bandmates Steve Jones and Paul Cook from allowing the use of their songs in a television biopic based on the band.^[31]
• 5 September – The Sinfonia of London, in its newest incarnation, performs its first live concert at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the 2021 season of The Proms, conducted by John Wilson.^[32]
• 14 September – The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Kazuki Yamada as its next chief conductor and artistic advisor, the first Asian conductor ever named to the posts, effective 1 April 2023, with an initial contract of 4.5 years.^[33]
• 18 September – The 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition announces its prize winners:^[34]
  • First prize: Alim Beisembayev
  • Second prize: Kaito Kabayashi
  • Third prize: Ariel Lanyi
  • Fourth prize: Dmytro Choni
  • Fifth prize: Thomas Kelly
• 15 October – The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge announces its intention to admit female singers to the choir for the first time in its history, effective in 2022.^[35]
• 17 October – The London Handel Festival announces the appointment of Gregory Batsleer as its next festival director, with immediate effect.^[36]
• 25 October – The London Mozart Players announce the appointment of Flynn LeBrocq as its new chief executive, effective January 2022.^[37]
• 1 November – The Royal Philharmonic Society announces the recipients of the 2021 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards:^[38]
  • Chamber-Scale Composition: Laura Bowler – Wicked Problems
  • Conductor: Ryan Bancroft
  • Ensemble: Dunedin Consort
  • Gamechanger: Bold Tendencies
  • Impact: ENO Breathe
  • Inspiration: Hilary Campbell and Bristol Choral Society
  • Instrumentalist: Nicola Benedetti
  • Large-Scale Composition: Dani Howard - Trombone Concerto
  • Opera & Music Theatre: L'enfant et les sortilèges - Vopera
  • Series & Events: 'The World How Wide' - Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
  • Singer: Jennifer Johnston
  • Storytelling: Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason - House of Music
  • Young Artist: The Hermes Experiment
• 18 November – Sir Roger Norrington conducts his self-proclaimed final classical concert, with the Royal Northern Sinfonia at The Sage, Gateshead.^[39]
• 4 December – The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival announces Hannah Kendall as the recipient of its Hindemith Prize 2022.^[40]
• 8 December – The Ivors Composer Awards announces its 2021 recipients:
  • Impact Award – Zoe Rahman
  • Visionary Award – Sarah Angliss
  • Innovation Award – Cleveland Watkiss
  • Jazz Composition – Nikki Iles: The Caged Bird
  • Large-Scale Composition – Anna Þorvaldsdóttir: Catamorphosis
  • Outstanding Works Collection – Alexander Goehr
  • Small Chamber Composition – Alex Paxton: Sometimes Voices
  • Solo Composition – Martin Iddon: Lampades
  • Sound Art – Caroline Kraabel: London 26 And 28 March 2020: Imitation: Inversion
  • Vocal and Choral Composition – Thomas Adès: Gyökér (Root)
• 31 December – 2022 New Year Honours:^[41]
  • John Gilhooly is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Alpesh Chauhan, Steven Osborne, and Mark Pemberton are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Michael Asante, Peter Broadbent, Andrew Carwood, Sydney Harris, and Berendina Norton are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Nikki Iles and Mark Strachan are each awarded the British Empire Medal.

Bands formed

• Flo^[42]

Bands reformed

• Altered Images
• The Boo Radleys
• Electrasy
• Faces
• Hundred Reasons
• The Wanted

Classical works

• Thomas Adès
  • Shanty – Over the Sea^[43]
  • Alchymia (clarinet quintet)^[44]
• Sir George Benjamin – Concerto for Orchestra^[45]
• Charlotte Bray – When Icebergs Dance Away
• Jay Capperauld – Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death^[46]
• Tom Coult – Pleasure Garden^[47]
• Jonathan Dove – In Exile^[48]
• Bryn Harrison - A Coiled Form^[49]
• Simon Holt – Cloud Shadow^[50]
• Hannah Kendall
  • Rosalind (text Sabrina Mahfouz) – ^[51]
  • Where is the chariot of fire?^[52]
• Daniel Kidane - Revel^[53]
• Natalie Klouda – Nightscapes 2020^[54]
• Cecilia McDowall – There is no rose^[55]
• Sir James MacMillan – When Soft Voices Die^[56]
• Grace-Evangeline Mason – The Imagined Forest^[57]
• Colin Matthews – Seascapes (texts by Sidney Keyes)^[50]
• Adam Pounds – Symphony No 3^[58]
• Rebecca Saunders (music) and Ed Atkins (text) – Us Dead Talk Love^[59]
• Jack Sheen – Hollow propranolol séance^[60]
• Mark Simpson – Violin Concerto^[61]
• Sir John Tavener – La Noche Oscura (completed in 2012, premiered 25 June 2021)^[62]
• Mark-Anthony Turnage
  • Owl Songs^[50]
  • Up for Grabs^[63]
• Errollyn Wallen – Sojourner Truth^[64]
• Kate Whitley (music) and Laura Attridge (text) – Our Future in Your Hands^[65]

Opera

• Samantha Ferrando and Melanie Wilson – Current, Rising^[66]

Musical theatre

• , with book by Amanda Whittington - ran from 13 to 30 October at the Cornwall Playhouse, Truro, starring Calum Callaghan and Susie Blake.^{[67] [68]}
• Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, with book by Lee Hall - opened on 21 October at the Lyric Theatre, London, starring Arinzé Kene as Bob Marley.^[69]

Film scores and incidental music

Film

• Stefan Gregory – The Dig^[70]
• Dominic Lewis – , directed by Will Gluck^[71]

Television

• John Paesano – Leonardo

British music awards

• Brit Awards – see 2021 Brit Awards

Charts and sales

Number-one singles

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.

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Best performing single of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Song	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
7 January	"Last Christmas"		40,149	^[72]
14 January	"Sweet Melody"		31,186	^[73]
21 January	"Drivers License"		95,000	^[74]
28 January			117,000	^[75]
4 February			86,000	^[76]
11 February			69,000	^[77]
18 February			59,000	^[78]
25 February			52,000	^[79]
4 March			46,404	^[80]
11 March			42,279	^[81]
18 March			38,429	^[82]
25 March	"Wellerman"	Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted	50,891	^[83]
1 April			50,454	^[84]
8 April	"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"		45,426	^[85]
15 April			62,065	^[86]
22 April			64,140	^[87]
29 April			59,769	^[88]
6 May			57,475	^[89]
13 May	"Body"		71,208	^[90]
20 May			81,119	^[91]
27 May			70,528	^[92]
3 June	"Good 4 U"	Olivia Rodrigo	117,000	^[93]
10 June			108,219	^[94]
17 June			95,867	^[95]
24 June			82,305	^[96]
1 July			73,421	^[97]
8 July	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="11"	"Bad Habits"		92,086	^[98]
15 July	102,705	^[99]
22 July	101,080	^[100]
29 July	101,353	^[101]
5 August	85,433	^[102]
12 August	81,655	^[103]
19 August	76,561	^[104]
26 August	87,324	^[105]
2 September	83,622	^[106]
9 September	71,720	^[107]
16 September	69,446	^[108]
23 September	"Shivers"	59,181		^[109]
30 September		56,424		^[110]
7 October		63,520		^[111]
14 October		61,366		^[112]
21 October	"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"		63,298	^[113]
28 October	"Easy on Me"		217,317	^[114]
4 November			103,194	^[115]
11 November			78,628	^[116]
18 November			67,742	^[117]
25 November			67,102	^[118]
2 December			100,627	^[119]
9 December			69,372	^[120]
16 December	"Merry Christmas"	Ed Sheeran and Elton John	76,700	^[121]
23 December			63,443	^[122]
30 December	"Sausage Rolls for Everyone"	LadBaby featuring Ed Sheeran and Elton John	136,445	^[123]

Number-one albums

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

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Best performing album of the year

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Artist(s)	Chart sales	References
7 January	Christmas		10,202	^[124]
14 January	Evermore		7,330	^[125]
21 January	Greenfields		16,166	^[126]
28 January	Suckapunch		14,298	^[127]
4 February			14,904	^[128]
11 February	Not Your Muse		22,475	^[129]
18 February	Medicine at Midnight		42,846	^[130]
25 February	Tyron		16,940	^[131]
4 March	As the Love Continues		10,456	^[132]
11 March	For Those That Wish to Exist		12,542	^[133]
18 March	When You See Yourself		19,530	^[134]
25 March	Evering Road		17,322	^[135]
1 April	Chemtrails over the Country Club		40,111	^[136]
8 April	Collections from the Whiteout		15,621	^[137]
15 April	W.L.		20,455	^[138]
22 April	Fearless (Taylor's Version)		21,145	^[139]
29 April	Californian Soil		31,106	^[140]
6 May	Surrounded by Time		14,936	^[141]
13 May	Typhoons		32,000	^[142]
20 May	Life By Misadventure		41,855	^[143]
27 May	Fat Pop		26,005	^[144]
3 June	Sour		50,942	^[145]
10 June			32,844	^[146]
17 June	Blue Weekend		36,182	^[147]
24 June			28,384	^[148]
1 July	Sour	Olivia Rodrigo	20,249	^[149]
8 July	Europiana		20,594	^[150]
15 July	Sour	Olivia Rodrigo	18,044	^[151]
22 July	It Won't Always Be Like This		17,728	^[152]
29 July	All Over the Place		34,328	^[153]
5 August	We're All Alone in This Together		74,191	^[154]
12 August	Happier Than Ever		38,885	^[155] ^[156]
19 August	We're All Alone in This Together	Dave	15,437	^[157]
26 August	Pressure Machine		25,110	^[158]
2 September	Sour	Olivia Rodrigo	17,476	^[159]
9 September	Donda		19,617	^[160]
16 September	Certified Lover Boy		45,651	^[161]
23 September	The Ultra Vivid Lament		27,345	^[162]
30 September	Certified Lover Boy	Drake	12,414	^[163]
7 October	How Beautiful Life Can Be		16,341	^[164]
14 October			23,285	^[165]
21 October	Seventeen Going Under		43,717	^[166]
28 October	Music of the Spheres		101,045	^[167]
4 November	The Lockdown Sessions		30,814	^[168]
11 November	=		139,107	^[169]
18 November	Voyage		203,909	^[170]
25 November	Red (Taylor's Version)	Taylor Swift	72,319	^[171]
2 December	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="5"	30		261,856	^[172]
9 December	102,261	^[173]
16 December	73,212	^[174]
23 December	68,139	^[175]
30 December	70,813	^[176]

Number-one compilation albums

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Chart sales	References
7 January	Now 107		^[177]
14 January	The Greatest Showman		^[178]
21 January			^[179]
28 January			^[180]
4 February			^[181]
11 February	Now 70s Glam Pop		^[182]
18 February	The Greatest Showman		^[183]
25 February			^[184]
4 March	Now Country		^[185]
11 March			^[186]
18 March	Now The 60s Girls - Then He Kissed Me		^[187]
25 March			^[188]
1 April	The Greatest Showman		^[189]
8 April	Now 108		^[190]
15 April			^[191]
22 April			^[192]
29 April	Now 12" 80s		^[193]
6 May	Now 108		^[194]
13 May	Now Eurovision		^[195]
20 May	Now 108		^[196]
27 May			^[197]
3 June	80s Rock Down		^[198]
10 June	Now Live Forever - The Anthems		^[199]
17 June	The Greatest Showman		^[200]
24 June			^[201]
1 July			^[202]
8 July	Now Yearbook 1983		^[203]
15 July	The Greatest Showman		^[204]
22 July	Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella		^[205]
29 July	Now Gold		^[206]
5 August	Now 109		^[207]
12 August			^[208]
19 August			^[209]
26 August			^[210]
2 September			^[211]
9 September	Now 12" 80s Extended		^[212]
16 September	Now 109		^[213]
23 September	The Greatest Showman		^[214]
30 September	Now Boogie Nights - Disco Classics		^[215]
7 October	The Best of Bond... James Bond		^[216]
14 October			^[217]
21 October	The Greatest Showman		^[218]
28 October			^[219]
4 November			^[220]
11 November	Now Yearbook 1984		^[221]
18 November	Now Rock		^[222]
25 November	Dreamboats & Petticoats - Bringing On		^[223]
2 December	Now 110	22,712	^[224]
9 December			^[225]
16 December			^[226]
23 December			^[227]
30 December			^[228]

Year-end charts

Top singles of the year

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 4, 2022^[229]

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Combined
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	"Bad Habits"	Ed Sheeran	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	"Good 4 U"		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	"Drivers License"		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	"Save Your Tears"	The Weeknd	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"	Lil Nas X	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6	"Levitating"	Dua Lipa	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	"Stay"	The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	"Heat Waves"	Glass Animals	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	"Blinding Lights"	The Weeknd	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	"Body"	Russ Millions and Tion Wayne	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	"Wellerman (Sea Shanty)"	Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	"Easy on Me"	Adele	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	"Friday"	Riton and Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa and Hypeman	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	"Kiss Me More"	Doja Cat featuring SZA	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	"Shivers"	Ed Sheeran	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	"The Business"	Tiësto	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	"Head & Heart"	Joel Corry and MNEK	19
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	"Bed"	Joel Corry, Raye and David Guetta	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	"Without You"	The Kid Laroi	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	"Little Bit of Love"	Tom Grennan	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	"Cold Heart"	Elton John and Dua Lipa	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	"Black Magic"	Jonasu	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	"Peaches"	Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	"Heartbreak Anthem"	Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	"Let's Go Home Together"	Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan	10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	"Latest Trends"	A1 x J1	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	"Remember"	Becky Hill and David Guetta	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	"Don't Play"	Anne-Marie, KSI and Digital Farm Animals	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	"Your Love (9PM)"	ATB, Topic and A7S	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	"Someone You Loved"	Lewis Capaldi	42
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	"Goosebumps (Remix)"	Travis Scott and Hvme	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	"Deja Vu"	Olivia Rodrigo	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	"Mr. Brightside"	The Killers	61
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	"Last Christmas"	Wham!	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	"Perfect"	Ed Sheeran	57
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	"Paradise"	Meduza featuring Dermot Kennedy	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	"Dance Monkey"	Tones and I	38
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	"Get Out My Head"	Shane Codd	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	"I Wanna Be Your Slave"	Måneskin	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	41	"Astronaut in the Ocean"	Masked Wolf	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	42	"Traitor"	Olivia Rodrigo	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	43	"Watermelon Sugar"	Harry Styles	25
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	44	"Good Without"	Mimi Webb	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	45	"Industry Baby"	Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	46	"Mood"	24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	47	"Sweet Melody"	Little Mix	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	48	"Calling My Phone"	Lil Tjay and 6lack	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	49	"Clash"	Dave featuring Stormzy	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	50	"Streets"	Doja Cat	12

Best-selling albums

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 4, 2022^[230]

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Combined sales
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	30	Adele	1	600,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	=	Ed Sheeran	1	432,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	Voyage	ABBA	1	400,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	Sour	Olivia Rodrigo	1	395,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	Greatest Hits	Queen	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6	Future Nostalgia	Dua Lipa	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	÷	Ed Sheeran	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	Diamonds	Elton John	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	50 Years – Don't Stop	Fleetwood Mac	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	We're All Alone in This Together	Dave	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	The Highlights	The Weeknd	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	Fine Line	Harry Styles	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	ABBA Gold	ABBA	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	Music of the Spheres	Coldplay	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	Pop Smoke	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent	Lewis Capaldi	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	Planet Her	Doja Cat	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19		Eminem	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	Life by Misadventure	Rag'n'Bone Man	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	Justice	Justin Bieber	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	Certified Lover Boy	Drake	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	Time Flies... 1994–2009	Oasis	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	AM	Arctic Monkeys	19
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	F*ck Love	The Kid Laroi	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	Happier Than Ever	Billie Eilish	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	25	Adele	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	Oasis	21
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	Number Ones	Michael Jackson	26
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	Legend	Bob Marley and the Wailers	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	Evermore	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	Red (Taylor's Version)		1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Billie Eilish	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	1	The Beatles	16
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	High Expectations	Mabel	21
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	Legends Never Die	Juice Wrld	11
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa	23
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	Folklore	Taylor Swift	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	The Lockdown Sessions	Elton John	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	Confetti	Little Mix	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	41	Get to Know	Becky Hill	24
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	42	Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie)	David Bowie	18
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	43	Singles	Maroon 5	32
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	44	No.6 Collaborations Project	Ed Sheeran	25
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	45	Seventeen Going Under	Sam Fender	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	46	All Over the Place	KSI	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	47	Wild West	Central Cee	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	48	Without Fear	Dermot Kennedy	17
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	49	21	Adele	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	50	Positions	Ariana Grande	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	51	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Arctic Monkeys	36
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	52	Evering Road	Tom Grennan	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	53	Twenty Five	George Michael	30
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	54	Back to Black	Amy Winehouse	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	55	×	Ed Sheeran	27
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	56	Medicine at Midnight	Foo Fighters	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	57	Christmas	Michael Bublé	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	58	Between Us	Little Mix	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	59	1989	Taylor Swift	43
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	60	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	Bruno Mars	40
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	61	Goodbye & Good Riddance	Juice Wrld	23
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	62	Hollywood's Bleeding	Post Malone	41
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	63	After Hours	The Weeknd	19
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	64	In the Lonely Hour	Sam Smith	32
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	65	Greatest Hits	Foo Fighters	43
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	66	?	XXXTentacion	30

Deaths

• 3 January – Gerry Marsden, singer, musician (Gerry and the Pacemakers), 78^[231]
• 5 January – John Georgiadis, orchestral violinist and leader, and conductor, 81^[232]
• 6 January – Osian Ellis, classical harpist, 92^[233]
• 10 January – Mark Keds, singer, musician (Senseless Things), 50
• 29 January – Hilton Valentine, musician, guitarist (The Animals), 77
• 30 January – Sophie, Scottish musician, producer, singer-songwriter, DJ, 34^[234]
• 13 February – Sydney Devine, Scottish singer, entertainer, 81
• 15 February – Steuart Bedford, conductor and specialist in the music of Benjamin Britten, 81^[235]
  • 22 February – Tony "Feedback" Morrison, musician, (Angelic Upstarts), 61, Covid-19 2 March
  • Chris Barber, jazz trombonist and bandleader, 90^[236]
  • Anna Shuttleworth, classical cellist and pedagogue, 93^[237]
• 4 March - Alan Cartwright, English bass musician, (Procol Harum), 75, stomach cancer
• 20 March – Robert Gard, classical tenor resident in Australia, 90^[238]
• 29 March – Elaine Hugh-Jones, classical composer, 93^[239]
• 31 March
  • Jane Manning, classical soprano and advocate of contemporary music, 82^[240]
  • Valerie, Lady Solti, classical music philanthropist, former arts journalist, and widow of Sir Georg Solti, 83^[241]
• 2 April – Simon Bainbridge, classical composer, 68^[242]
• 20 April – Les McKeown, Scottish singer, (Bay City Rollers), 65.^[243]
• 29 April - John Hinch, English drummer (Judas Priest), 73^[244]
• 30 April – Anthony Payne, classical composer, 84^[245]
• 4 May – Nick Kamen, singer, songwriter, and model, 59^[246]
• 5 May – Ray Teret, disc jockey and convicted rapist, 79^[247]
• 10 May – Pauline Tinsley, English opera singer, 93^[248]
• 15 May – Emily Mair, Scottish-New Zealand opera singer, pianist and vocal coach, 92^[249]
• 15 May – Fred Dellar, music journalist, 89^[250]
• 20 May – Freddy Marks, television actor and musician (Rod, Jane and Freddy), 71^[251]
• 23 June – Peter Zinovieff, engineer (EMS VCS 3) and composer, 88^[252]
• 22 July – Peter Rehberg, Austrian-English electronic musician (KTL), heart attack, 53.^[253]
• 3 August – Allan Stephenson, English-born South African composer, cellist, and conductor, 71.^[254]
• 6 August – Les Vandyke, English singer and songwriter ("What Do You Want?", "Poor Me", "Well I Ask You"), 90.^[255]
• 10 August – Stephen Wilkinson, English choral conductor and composer, 102.^[256]
• 14 August – Hugh Wood, English composer, 89.^[257]
• 20 August – Peter Ind, jazz double bassist and record producer, 93.^[258]
• 22 August – Brian Travers, English saxophonist, (UB40), 62.^[259]
• 24 August
  • Fritz McIntyre, English keyboardist (Simply Red), 62.^[260]
  • Charlie Watts, English drummer, (The Rolling Stones), 80.^[261]
• 25 August – Dave Harper, English drummer, (Frankie & The Heartstrings).^[262]
• 5 September – Sarah Harding, singer (Girls Aloud), model and actress, breast cancer, 39.^[263]
• 8 September – Matthew Strachan, composer and singer-songwriter (Next Door's Baby), 50.^[264]
• 9 September – Amanda Holden, musician, librettist (Bliss) and translator, 73.^[265]
• 10 September – Michael Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (True North), 80.^[266]
• 15 September – Norman Bailey, British-born opera singer resident in the US, 88.^[267]
• 20 September
  • Colin Bailey, English-born jazz drummer, 87.^[268]
  • Julz Sale, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Delta 5), cancer.^[269]
• 21 September – Richard H. Kirk, English musician, composer, producer, (Cabaret Voltaire), 65.^[270]
• 26 September – Alan Lancaster, English bassist, (Status Quo, The Party Boys), complications from multiple sclerosis, 72.^[271]
• 28 September – Barry Ryan, English pop singer ("Eloise") and photographer, 72.^[272]
• 30 September – Greg Gilbert, English singer, guitarist, (Delays), bowel cancer, 44.^[273]
• 2 October – John Rossall, saxophonist, (The Glitter Band), cancer, 75.^[274]
• 5 October – Pat Fish, musician, (The Jazz Butcher), 64.^[275]
• 7 October – Rick Jones, Canadian-born television presenter (Play School, Fingerbobs) and musician (Meal Ticket), oesophageal cancer, 84.^[276]
• 9 October – Jim Pembroke, English rock musician (Wigwam), 75.^[277]
• 16 October – Alan Hawkshaw, composer, performer (Grange Hill), (Countdown), pneumonia, 84.^[278]
• 19 October – Leslie Bricusse, English composer (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), lyricist ("Goldfinger", "You Only Live Twice") and playwright, Oscar winner (1968, 1983), 90.^[279]
• 21 October – Bernard Haitink, Dutch conductor active in the UK, 92^[280]
• 27 October – Gay McIntyre, Northern Irish jazz musician, 88.^[281]
• 29 October – Malcolm Dome, English music journalist (Record Mirror, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer), 66.^[282]
• 31 October – Joan Carlyle, classical soprano, 90^[283]
  • • 6 November Terence "Astro" Wilson, English singer, musician, (UB40), 64.^[284]
  • Andrew Barker, bassist, keyboardist, (808 State), 53.^[285]
• 11 November – Graeme Edge, English drummer, musician, (The Moody Blues), 80, metastatic cancer.
• 21 November – Gordon Crosse, composer, 83^[286]
• 30 November – Pamela Helen Stephen, classical mezzo-soprano, 57^[287]
• 2 December – Richard Cole, English music manager (Led Zeppelin), 75.^[288]
• 5 December – John Miles, English singer and musician ("Music"), 72.^[289]
• 9 December – Steve Bronski, Scottish musician, (Bronski Beat), 61.^[290]
• 10 December – Thomas "Mensi" Mensforth, English singer, (Angelic Upstarts), COVID-19, 65.
• 13 December – Toby Slater, English singer, musician, (Catch (band)), 42
• 17 December – John Morgan, English drummer (The Wurzels), COVID-19, 80.^[291]
• 25 December – Janice Long, English radio DJ, presenter, 66.
• 31 December – Graham Pauncefort, classical music recording executive and founder of the CRD label, 81^[292]

See also

• 2021 in British radio
• 2021 in British television
• 2021 in the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. Sir Simon Rattle announces an extension of his contract as Music Director until 2023 and accepts lifetime position of Conductor Emeritus thereafter . London Symphony Orchestra . 2021-01-11 . 2021-01-14.
2. News: Glastonbury 2021 officially cancelled due to Covid pandemic . The Guardian . Laura Snapes . 2021-01-21 . 2021-01-22.
3. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla extends contract with the CBSO . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . 22 January 2021 . 2021-01-22.
4. PRS for Music launches new Online Live Concert licence for small-scale livestreamed gigs . PRS for Music . 27 January 2021 . 2021-02-05.
5. News: UK music industry outraged over licence fee cost for live-streamed events . The Guardian . Laura Snapes . 2021-01-28 . 2021-02-05.
6. Members performing their own works in small online ticketed concert can obtain free licence . PRS for Music . 1 February 2021 . 2021-02-05.
7. News: PRS for Music backs down on livestream licence fee plan . The Guardian . Ben Beaumont-Thomas . 2021-02-01 . 2021-02-05.
8. Leonard Bernstein Award für Isata Kanneh-Mason . Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival . 2021-02-05 . 2021-02-22 . 16 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210216105000/https://www.shmf.de/de/lba . dead .
9. City of London Corporation puts culture at the heart of recovery . City of London Corporation . 18 February 2021 . 2021-02-22.
10. News: Isle of Wight festival moves to September as Download and Primavera cancel . The Guardian . Ben Beaumont-Thomas . 2021-03-02 . 2021-03-10.
11. News: Winston Marshall on break from Mumford & Sons after praising rightwing writer . The Guardian . Laura Snapes . 2021-03-10 . 2021-03-10.
12. The unsung heroes of the classical music industry are honoured at the ABO Awards . Association of British Orchestras . 12 March 2021 . 2021-03-26.
13. This is a collective award to all UK orchestra musicians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
14. Dinis Sousa appointed Principal Conductor of the Royal Northern Sinfonia . Askonas Holt . 16 March 2021 . 2021-03-26.
15. News: BBC to relocate 400 jobs outside London . The Guardian . Jim Waterson . 2021-03-18 . 2021-03-26.
16. London Symphony Orchestra appoints Sir Antonio Pappano as Chief Conductor . London Symphony Orchestra . 2021-03-30 . 2021-04-08.
17. The Royal Opera House confirms Antonio Pappano as Music Director until 2023/24 Season . The Royal Opera . 2021-03-30 . 2021-04-08.
18. Southbank Sinfonia at St John's Smith Square: Building a Sound Future Together . Southbank Sinfonia . 2021-04-07 . 2021-04-08.
19. Artistic Director announcement . London Philharmonic Orchestra . 2021-04-08 . 2021-05-06.
20. English Touring Opera announce the appointment of Gerry Cornelius as Music Director . English Touring Opera . 13 April 2021 . 2021-05-06.
21. News: Clubbers' joy at returning to the dance floor in Liverpool . BBC News . 2021-05-01 . 2021-05-06.
22. News: Percussionist Fang Zhang wins BBC Young Musician 2020 . The Guardian . Imogen Tilden . 2021-05-02 . 2021-05-06.
23. News: Covid: Packed pilot festival brings the good times back - for one night . BBC News . Ian Youngs . 2021-05-03 . 2021-05-06.
24. Queen's Birthday Honours: 2021 . Government of the United Kingdom . 12 June 2021 . 2021-06-28.
25. News: Classical musicians named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list . Gramophone . 2021-06-12 . 2021-07-02.
26. News: 'It's going to be weird': Download festival opens with no social distancing . The Guardian . Jessica Murray . 2021-06-18 . 2021-07-02.
27. News: Winston Marshall quits Mumford & Sons after Andy Ngo controversy, citing free speech . The Guardian . Ben Beaumont-Thomas . 2021-06-24 . 2021-07-02.
28. BBC Concert Orchestra announce Bill Chandler as new Director . BBC Media Centre . 4 August 2021 . 2021-08-31.
29. BBC announces Suzy Klein as new Head of Arts and Classical Music TV from October 2021 . BBC Media Centre . 10 August 2021 . 2021-08-31.
30. News: The Cure Bassist Simon Gallup Says He's Leaving the Band . Variety . Ethan Shanfeld . 2021-08-15 . 2021-08-31.
31. News: John Lydon responds to recent Sex Pistols lawsuit verdict . NME . Elizabeth Aubrey . 2021-08-31 . 2021-08-31.
32. News: Sinfonia of London/Wilson/ Chiejina review – a remarkable debut for Vertigo orchestra . The Guardian . Tim Ashley . 2021-09-05 . 2021-09-13.
33. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra appoints Kazuki Yamada as Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . 14 September 2021 . 2021-09-24.
34. 2021 Prize-winners . The Leeds International Piano Competition . 18 September 2021 . 2021-09-24.
35. Girls and women to sing as members of The Choir of St John's . Choir of St John's College, Cambridge . 15 October 2021 . 2021-11-16.
36. Gregory Batsleer to lead London Handel Festival . London Handel Festival . 17 October 2021 . 2021-11-16.
37. Introducing our new Chief Executive . London Mozart Players . 25 October 2021 . 2021-11-16.
38. 2021 RPS Awards Winners Announced . Royal Philharmonic Society . 1 November 2021 . 2021-11-16.
39. News: Roger Norrington: a musical revolutionary bids farewell with Haydn, cheer and chat . The Guardian . Martin Kettle . 2021-11-19 . 2022-01-10.
40. News: SHMF: Hindemith-Preis 2022 für Komponistin Hannah Kendall . NDR . 2021-12-04 . 2021-12-12.
41. New Year Honours List 2022: Cabinet Office . Government of the United Kingdom . 31 December 2021 . 2022-01-03.
42. News: Gordon . Lauren . FLO: radiant London trio leading the next generation of girl groups . 2 July 2022 . . 20 April 2022.
43. https://www.abc.net.au/classic/programs/lunchtime-concert/aco-tabula-rasa/13167394 Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 February 2021, 'Australian Chamber Orchestra: Tabula Rasa'
44. News: Mark Simpson/Quatuor Diotima review – virtuosic Adès premiere is mesmerising . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2021-10-01 . 2021-11-16.
45. News: Mahler CO/Benjamin/Aimard review – intricate textures and the sparkle of cut glass . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2021-08-31 . 2021-08-31.
46. News: Scottish Chamber Orchestra/MacMillan review – Capperauld's dance of death has style but lacks substance . The Guardian . Rowena Smith . 2021-11-12 . 2021-11-16.
47. News: BBC Phil/Schwarz review – Coult's bewitching Pleasure Garden goes back to nature . The Guardian . Hugh Morris . 2021-11-08 . 2021-11-16.
48. Simon Keenlyside debuts at the George Enescu Festival performing World Premiere new commission . Askonas Holt . 3 September 2021 . 2021-09-13.
49. Web site: Riot Ensemble, 7 September 2021 concert . Wigmore Hall . 2021-09-07 . 2021-09-24.
50. Web site: Wigmore Hall, Nash Ensemble, 27 April 2021 programme . Wigmore Hall . 2021-04-27 . 2021-05-06.
51. News: Leeds Lieder festival finale review – a beautifully voiced inquiry into gender . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2021-06-21 . 2021-07-02.
52. https://www.halle.co.uk/whats-on/winter-2020-episode3/ The Hallé, 14 January 2021 programme
53. News: The family prom review: Poetry, pranks and a graceful Elephant . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 2021-08-30 . 2021-09-24.
54. Web site: Isata Kanneh-Mason, 8 March 2021 Wigmore Hall recital programme . Wigmore Hall . 2021-03-08 . 2021-03-26.
55. King's announces commissioned carol for Christmas Eve . King’s College Cambridge . 12 November 2021 . 2022-01-03.
56. News: First Night of the Proms review: a delightful shared experience with some surprises . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 2021-07-30 . 2021-08-31.
57. Web site: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, RLPO, Hindoyan, BBC Proms review - wood magic and swashbuckling show-offs . Fakaza HQ . David Nice . 2021-09-06 . 2021-09-13 .
58. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/03/sinfonia-of-london-ravel-berkeley-pounds-orchestral-works-john-wilson-review-igor-levit-mendelssohn-lieder-ohne-worte Fiona Maddox. Chandos CHSA5324 review in The Guardian, 3 February, 2024
59. Web site: 100 Jahre Donaueschinger Musiktage, Konzert [21]

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60. https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/britten-sinfonia-jennifer-france-202101131300 Wigmore Hall, 18 January 2021 programme
61. Web site: Programme note: Mark Simpson & Tchaikovsky . London Symphony Orchestra . Mark Simpson . 2021-04-29 . 2021-07-02.
62. News: Dark night: why it took so long to hear John Tavener's La Noche Oscura. The Guardian . Nicholas Daniel . 2021-06-21 . 2021-07-02.
63. News: Up for Grabs review – Turnage's deliriously unbuttoned score celebrates thrilling football history . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2021-11-07 . 2021-11-16.
64. News: A Century of Music by British Women review – densely packed celebration feels understated . The Guardian . Flora Willson . 2021-03-09 . 2021-03-10.
65. News: Our Future in Your Hands review – Kate Whitley's galvanising oratorio . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 2021-09-15 . 2021-09-24.
66. News: 'Anything could happen': inside the world's first virtual reality opera . The Guardian . Stuart Jeffries . 2021-05-04 . 2021-05-06.
67. Web site: 2021-09-09. Full cast announced for Fisherman's Friends: the Musical. 2021-10-07. Performing Arts Mag. en-GB.
68. Web site: Trewhela. Lee. 2021-09-09. Renowned actors announced for Hall For Cornwall premiere. 2021-10-07. CornwallLive. en.
69. Web site: Limited. London Theatre Direct. 2021-05-17. First Look: Images of Arinzé Kene from Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical have been released!. 2021-06-08. London Theatre Direct. en.
70. News: Stefan Gregory Scoring Simon Stone's Netflix Film 'The Dig' . 17 January 2021 . Film Music Reporter . 21 December 2020.
71. Web site: Dominic Lewis Scoring Will Gluck's 'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'. 10 February 2020. Film Music Reporter. 18 November 2020.
72. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20210101/7501 UK Singles Chart 7 January 2021
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