2022 in British music explained

This is a summary of the year 2022 in British music.

Events

• 19 January – English Touring Opera announces that James Conway is to stand down as its artistic director at the close of 2022, and to serve in a part-time capacity in the post for the remainder of the calendar year.^[1]
• 8 February
  • The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Ryan Wigglesworth as its next chief conductor, effective September 2022.^[2]
  • The 2022 Brit Awards are the first to be held without gender-related categories.^[3]
  • Adele makes a rare live appearance at the 2022 Brit Awards.^[4]
• 9 February – The Barbican Centre announces the appointment of Claire Spencer as its first-ever chief executive officer, effective May 2022.^[5]
• 29 March – Concert for Ukraine, a two-hour fundraising event organised by ITV, Livewire Pictures, Global Radio and the Disasters Emergency Committee, takes place in Birmingham.^[6]
• 25 April – The Philharmonia Orchestra announces the appointment of Thorben Dittes as its next chief executive, effective 1 August 2022.^[7]
• 14 May – At the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Sam Ryder comes 2nd with his song "Space Man"^[8]
• 19 May – The Academy of St Martin in the Fields announces the appointment of Annie Lydford as its next chief executive, effective September 2022.^[9]
• 21 May – The first night of the new Glyndebourne Festival Opera production of The Wreckers takes place, the first opera by a female composer to be staged at Glyndebourne, and the first professional staging of the opera with its original French libretto.^[10]
• 23 May
  • The BBC announces its new roster of New Generation Artists for the period 2022–2024:^[11]
    • Santiago Cañón-Valencia (cellist)
    • Ryan Corbett (accordionist)
    • Hugh Cutting (countertenor)
    • Leonkoro Quartet
    • Geneva Lewis (violinist)
    • Fergus McCreadie (jazz pianist)
    • Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano)
  • The English Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Seb Lovell-Huckle as its next chief executive officer, effective 8 August 2022.^[12]
• 31 May – The Association of British Orchestra announces that Mark Pemberton is to stand down as its chief executive at the end of September 2022.^[13]
• 1 June: Queen's Birthday Honours (Platinum Jubilee)^[14]
  • Stephen Hough is made a Knight Bachelor.
  • Chi-chi Nwanoku is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Harry Bicket, Justin Hayward, and David Jackson are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
  • Hugh Atkins (Tim Blacksmith), Sandra Colston, Julia Desbrulais, Beverley Humphreys, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Elaine Mitchener, and Bonnie Tyler are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
• 21 June – The Orlando Consort announces that it is to disband in June 2023.^[15]
• 24 June – Billie Eilish headlines the Pyramid stage at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival, the youngest headliner in Glastonbury's history.^[16]
• 25 June – Sir Paul McCartney headlines the Pyramid stage at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival, the oldest headliner in Glastonbury's history.^[17]
• 5 July
  • Westminster Abbey announces the appointment of Andrew Nethsingha as its next organist and master of choristers, effective in 2023.^[18]
  • St. John's College, Cambridge announces that Andrew Nethsingha is to stand down as its director of music at the close of 2022.^[19]
• 27 July – Belfast Cathedral announces the disbandement of its cathedral choir and the elimination of the post of Director of Music, effective 1 September 2022.^[20]
• 9 August – The Royal Albert Hall announces that Craig Hassall is to stand down as its chief executive officer in early 2023.^[21]
• 7 September – Southbank Sinfonia at St John's Smith Square announces the departure today of Richard Heaton as its co-director.^[22]
• 8 September
  • Opera North announces that Richard Mantle is to stand down as its general director at the end of 2023.^[23]
  • Following the death of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, the BBC Proms cancels the remaining three Proms of the 2022 season, including The Last Night, the first cancellation of The Last Night since 1944.^[24]
• 12 September – The BBC announces that Alan Davey is to stand down as controller of BBC Radio 3 in March 2023.^[25]
• 20 September – The Ulster Orchestra announces simultaneously the appointment of Auveen Sands as its next chief executive, the first woman named to the post, effective at the end of October 2022,^[26] and the elevation of Daniele Rustioni's title with the orchestra to music director with immediate effect.^[27]
• 9 October – Percussionist Jordan Ashman is named the 2022 BBC Young Musician of the Year.^[28]
• 18 October – Little Simz wins the 2022 Mercury Prize for her album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. The ceremony had previously been scheduled for 8 September but was suspended following the death of Queen Elizabeth.^[29]
• 22 December – Lambeth Council suspends the Brixton O2 Academy's licence following the deaths of two concertgoers during a crowd crush at the venue.^[30]
• 24 December – Sugababes surprise release The Lost Tapes, an album consisting of previously unreleased material recorded by original line-up Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy during their re-formation as Mutya Keisha Siobhán. It became the group's first release in twelve years and the first album to feature the original line-up since their debut One Touch in 2000.^[31]

Bands formed

• CuteBad^[32]

Bands disbanded

• Genesis
• Lighthouse Family
• Supergrass

Bands reformed

• The Damned (original line-up)
• The Delgados
• Everything but the Girl
• Hard-Fi
• Inspiral Carpets
• Pink Floyd – a one off recording, "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", in aid of Ukrainian Humanitarian relief, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Pulp
• Roxy Music
• Symposium

Classical works

• Joseph Davies – Parallax (for violin and orchestra)
• Simon Holt – The Sower^[33]
• Helen Grime – Trumpet Concerto: night-sky-blue^[34]
• Richard Baker – The Price of Curiosity^[35]
• Alex Mills – Landsker^[36]
• Graham Fitkin – Bla, Bla, Bla^[37]
• Gavin Higgins (music) and Francesca Simon (text) – The Faerie Bride^[37]
• Charlotte Bray
  • Forsaken^[38]
  • 'The Earth Cried Out to the Sky' (settings of English translations of texts by Borys Humenyuk and Ostap Slyvynsky)^[39]
• Conor Mitchell – Look Both Ways (text excerpts by Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten)^[40]
• Claire Victoria Roberts – Like Ships Adrift^[40]
• Sally Beamish – Hive (concerto for harp and orchestra)^[41]
• Julian Anderson – Symphony No. 2 (Prague Panoramas)^[42]
• Gavin Higgins – Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra^[43]
• Matthew Kaner (music) and Simon Armitage (text) – Pearl^[44]
• Errolyn Wallen – LADY SUPER SPY ADVENTURER^[45]
• Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise^[46]
• Judith Weir – 'Like as the hart'^[47]
• Sir James MacMillan – 'Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?'^[48]

New operas

• Tom Coult and Alice Birch – Violet^[49]
• Will Todd (composer), David Pountney, Sarah Woods, Edson Burton, Miles Chambers, Eric Ngalle Charles, Shreya Sen-Handley (librettists) – Migrations^[50]
• Laura Bowler and Laura Lomas – The Blue Woman^[51]

British music awards

• 6 January – PinkPantheress is announced as the BBC Sound of 2022.^[52]
• 8 February – Brit Awards – see 2022 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
6 January	"Merry Christmas"		82,780	^[53]
13 January	"Easy on Me"		39,156	^[54]
20 January	"ABCDEFU"		41,079	^[55]
27 January	"We Don't Talk About Bruno"		45,684	^[56]
3 February			55,709	^[57]
10 February			59,169	^[58]
17 February			59,904	^[59]
24 February			59,175	^[60]
3 March			53,355	^[61]
10 March			46,262	^[62]
17 March	"Starlight"		62,805	^[63]
24 March			64,073	^[64]
31 March			58,642	^[65]
7 April			52,718	^[66]
14 April	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=10	"As It Was"		94,140	^[67]
21 April	70,389	^[68]
28 April	65,387	^[69]
5 May	63,873	^[70]
12 May	61,277	^[71]
19 May	59,281	^[72]
26 May	65,568	^[73]
2 June	80,725	^[74]
9 June	65,974	^[75]
16 June	55,768	^[76]
23 June	"Running Up That Hill"		77,903	^[77]
30 June			78,568	^[78]
7 July			65,013	^[79]
14 July	"Afraid to Feel"		52,402	^[80]
21 July			61,357	^[81]
28 July			61,443	^[82]
4 August			48,932	^[83]
11 August			46,625	^[84]
18 August			49,320	^[85]
25 August			47,117	^[86]
1 September			41,283	^[87]
8 September	"B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)"	Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal	43,576	^[88]
15 September			46,725	^[89]
22 September	"Forget Me"		56,882	^[90]
29 September	"I'm Good (Blue)"		50,988	^[91]
6 October	"Unholy"		55,928	^[92]
13 October			58,358	^[93]
20 October			57,290	^[94]
27 October			59,493	^[95]
3 November	"Anti-Hero"		78,993	^[96]
10 November			64,914	^[97]
17 November			57,525	^[98]
24 November			51,851	^[99]
1 December			47,851	^[100]
8 December			44,473	^[101]
15 December	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"		44,797	^[102]
22 December	"Last Christmas"		48,535	^[103]
29 December	"Food Aid"		65,335	^[104]

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
6 January	=			^[105]
13 January			17,499	^[106]
20 January	Dawn FM		20,726	^[107]
27 January	Fix Yourself, Not the World		13,812	^[108]
3 February	Night Call		20,398	^[109]
10 February	Amazing Things		14,959	^[110]
17 February	Give Me the Future		19,906	^[111]
24 February	FTHC		20,290	^[112]
3 March	=	Ed Sheeran	9,831	^[113]
10 March	23		29,764	^[114]
17 March	Oochya!		24,067	^[115]
24 March	Who Cares?		18,089	^[116]
31 March	Crash		16,117	^[117]
7 April	Higher		21,170	^[118]
14 April	Unlimited Love		27,426	^[119]
21 April	Wet Leg		28,972	^[120]
28 April	Noughty by Nature		8,855	^[121]
5 May	Skinty Fia		19,983	^[122]
12 May	Ribbon Around the Bomb		14,362	^[123]
19 May	WE		18,821	^[124]
26 May	Dance Fever		31,187	^[125]
2 June	Harry's House		113,812	^[126]
9 June	C'mon You Know		70,261	^[127]
16 June	Harry's House	Harry Styles	23,458	^[128]
23 June	Gold Rush Kid		44,514	^[129]
30 June	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=2	Harry's House	Harry Styles	27,468	^[130]
7 July	19,507	^[131]
14 July	Last Night in the Bittersweet		34,436	^[132]
21 July	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2"	Harry's House	Harry Styles	12,804	^[133]
28 July	11,742	^[134]
4 August	The Theory of Whatever		20,311	^[135]
11 August	Renaissance		31,064	^[136]
18 August			11,621	^[137]
25 August	The Alchemist's Euphoria		21,548	^[138]
1 September	Platinum Collection		24,123	^[139]
8 September	Will of the People		51,510	^[140]
15 September	Yungblud		22,825	^[141]
22 September	XXV		37,925	^[142]
29 September	Born Pink		20,957	^[143]
6 October	5SOS5		14,853	^[144]
13 October	The End, So Far		14,068	^[145]
20 October	N.K-Pop		19,597	^[146]
27 October	Being Funny in a Foreign Language		40,962	^[147]
3 November	Midnights		204,501	^[148]
10 November			48,113	^[149]
17 November	Her Loss		36,194	^[150]
24 November	Faith in the Future		35,239	^[151]
1 December	Sonder		25,748	^[152]
8 December	This Is What I Mean		27,875	^[153]
15 December	Marry Me		20,156	^[154]
22 December	There's Nothing but Space, Man!		24,847	^[155]
29 December	Midnights	Taylor Swift	17,109	^[156]

Number-one compilation albums

The compilation chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Chart date (week ending)	Album	Chart sales	References
6 January	Now 110	4,681	^[157]
13 January	Encanto	6,684	^[158]
20 January		9,205	^[159]
27 January		11,395	^[160]
3 February		13,855	^[161]
10 February		14,761	^[162]
17 February		15,315	^[163]
24 February		15,591	^[164]
3 March		15,123	^[165]
10 March		12,991	^[166]
17 March		11,112	^[167]
24 March		10,046	^[168]
31 March		8,747	^[169]
7 April		7,944	^[170]
14 April			^[171]
21 April	Now 111	14,197	^[172]
28 April		5,517	^[173]
5 May		4,642	^[174]
12 May	Encanto	4,255	^[175]
19 May		3,524	^[176]
26 May	Eurovision Song Contest 2022	10,351	^[177]
2 June	Now Yearbook 1981	7,205	^[178]
9 June	Now Timeless... The Songs	5,610	^[179]
16 June	Top Gun: Maverick	2,664	^[180]
23 June			^[181]
30 June	Now Pride	2,733	^[182]
7 July	Now 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun	4,491	^[183]
14 July	Now Yearbook Extra 1981	2,536	^[184]
21 July	The Greatest Showman	2,110	^[185]
28 July	Now Yearbook 1980	7,213	^[186]
4 August	The Greatest Showman		^[187]
11 August	Now 112	14,308	^[188]
18 August		6,201	^[189]
25 August		4,193	^[190]
1 September		3,223	^[191]
8 September		2,810	^[192]
15 September	Now 12" 70s	3,665	^[193]
22 September	Now Yearbook 1979	6,707	^[194]
29 September	The Greatest Showman	1,922	^[195]
6 October		2,049	^[196]
13 October		2,158	^[197]
20 October		2,218	^[198]
27 October	Now 90s Dancefloor	3,460	^[199]
3 November	Now Yearbook Extra 1979	3,077	^[200]
10 November	The Greatest Showman	2,219	^[201]
17 November	Now Yearbook 1985	7,481	^[202]
24 November	Now Christmas	3,944	^[203]
1 December	Now 113	14,420	^[204]
8 December		8,458	^[205]
15 December		8,016	^[206]
22 December		7,312	^[207]
29 December		7,876	^[208]

Year-end charts

Top singles of the year

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 4, 2023^{[209] [210]}

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Combined
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	"As It Was"	Harry Styles	1	1,570,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	"Bad Habits"	Ed Sheeran	11	1,180,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	"Peru"	Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	"Go"	Cat Burns	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	"Shivers"	Ed Sheeran	10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6	"Running Up That Hill"	Kate Bush	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	"Heat Waves"	Glass Animals	20
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	"Where Are You Now"	Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	"Afraid to Feel"	LF System	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	"Seventeen Going Under"	Sam Fender	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	"We Don't Talk About Bruno"	Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	"Make Me Feel Good"	Belters Only featuring Jazzy	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"	Elton John and Dua Lipa	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	"Starlight"	Dave	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	"Green Green Grass"	George Ezra	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	"Where Did You Go?"	Jax Jones featuring MNEK	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	"ABCDEFU"	Gayle	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	"Baby"	Aitch and Ashanti	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	"About Damn Time"	Lizzo	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	"I Ain't Worried"	OneRepublic	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	"Crazy What Love Can Do"	David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	"Easy on Me"	Adele	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	"Down Under"	Luude featuring Colin Hay	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	"B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)"	Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	"I'm Good (Blue)"	David Guetta and Bebe Rexha	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	"Last Last"	Burna Boy	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	"Another Love"	Tom Odell	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28	"First Class"	Jack Harlow	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	"Mr. Brightside"	The Killers	51
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	"Stay"	The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber	27
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	"Unholy"	Sam Smith and Kim Petras	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	"Late Night Talking"	Harry Styles	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	"Overseas"	D-Block Europe featuring Central Cee	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	"Bam Bam"	Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	"Last Christmas"	Wham!	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	"Save Your Tears"	The Weeknd	57
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	"Break My Soul"	Beyoncé	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	"Surface Pressure"	Jessica Darrow	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	"Forget Me"	Lewis Capaldi	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	41	"Good 4 U"	Olivia Rodrigo	34
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	42	"House on Fire"	Mimi Webb	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	43	"BMW"	Bad Boy Chiller Crew	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	44	"Blinding Lights"	The Weeknd	39
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	45	"Under the Influence"	Chris Brown	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	46	"IFTK"	Tion Wayne and La Roux	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	47	"She's All I Wanna Be"	Tate McRae	14
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	48	"Wait for U"	Future featuring Drake and Tems	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	49	"2step"	Ed Sheeran	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	50	"Perfect"		-
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	51	"Overpass Graffiti"		11
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	52	"Remember"	Becky Hill and David Guetta	31
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	53	"Someone You Loved"	Lewis Capaldi	72
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	54	"Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)"	George Ezra	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	55	"21 Reasons"	Nathan Dawe featuring Ella Henderson	9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	56	"Levitating"	Dua Lipa	52
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	57	"The Motto"	Tiësto and Ava Max	12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	58	"Bad Habit"	Steve Lacy	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	59	"Anti-Hero"	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	60	"Enemy"	Imagine Dragons and JID	17
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	61	"Fingers Crossed"	Lauren Spencer-Smith	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	62	"Ghost"	Justin Bieber	19
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	63	"Ferrari"	James Hype and Miggy Dela Rosa	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	64	"505"	Arctic Monkeys	73
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	65	"Big City Life"	Luude and Mattafix	8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	66	"Space Man"	Sam Ryder	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	67	"Shape of You"	Ed Sheeran	-
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	68	"Happier Than Ever"	Billie Eilish	31
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	69	"Riptide"	Vance Joy	99
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	70	"Coming for You"	SwitchOTR featuring A1 x J1	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	71	"Watermelon Sugar"	Harry Styles	78
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	72	"Doja"	Central Cee	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	73	"Iris"	Goo Goo Dolls	79
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	74	"Dreams"	Fleetwood Mac	94
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	75	"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"	Brenda Lee	4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	76	"No Excuses"	Bru-C	14
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	77	"The Family Madrigal"	Stephanie Beatriz and Olga Merediz	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	78	"Love Nwantiti"	CKay	33
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	79	"Music for a Sushi Restaurant"	Harry Styles	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	80	"Wonderwall"	Oasis	99
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	81	"Sweater Weather"	The Neighbourhood	74

Best-selling albums

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 4, 2023^{[211] [212]}

scope=col		scope=col	Title	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Peak position	scope=col	Combined
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1	Harry's House	Harry Styles	1	460,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2	=	Ed Sheeran	1	433,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	3	Midnights	Taylor Swift	1	417,000
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	4	The Highlights	The Weeknd	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	5	Sour	Olivia Rodrigo	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	6		Eminem	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	7	Diamonds	Elton John	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	8	50 Years – Don't Stop	Fleetwood Mac	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	9	Between Us	Little Mix	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	10	ABBA Gold	ABBA	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	11	Greatest Hits	Queen	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	12	÷	Ed Sheeran	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	13	AM	Arctic Monkeys	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	14	30	Adele	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	15	Time Flies... 1994–2009	Oasis	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	16	Fine Line	Harry Styles	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	17	The Car	Arctic Monkeys	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	18	Gold Rush Kid	George Ezra	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	19	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent	Lewis Capaldi	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	20	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	21	Seventeen Going Under	Sam Fender	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	22	Dawn FM	The Weeknd	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	23	Number Ones	Michael Jackson	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	24	Planet Her	Doja Cat	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	25	We're All Alone in This Together	Dave	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	26	Legend	Bob Marley and the Wailers	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	27	Only Honest on the Weekend	Becky Hill	7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	28		Elvis Presley	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	29	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	Oasis	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	30	Folklore	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	31	1	The Beatles	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	32	Future Nostalgia	Dua Lipa	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	33	1989	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	34	Certified Lover Boy	Drake	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	35	Renaissance	Beyoncé	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	36	Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers	Kendrick Lamar	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	37	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Arctic Monkeys	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	38	Happier Than Ever	Billie Eilish	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	39	Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie)	David Bowie	5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	40	Home Alone 2	D-Block Europe	6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	41		Whitney Houston	13
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	42	Singles	Maroon 5	32
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	43	Lover	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	44	Pier Pressure	ArrDee	2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	45	C'mon You Know	Liam Gallagher	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	46	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	Pop Smoke	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	47	Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa	3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	48	Twenty Five	George Michael	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	49	23	Central Cee	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	50	Wet Leg	Wet Leg	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	51	Best of 50 Cent	50 Cent	41
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	52	Red (Taylor's Version)	Taylor Swift	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	53	25	Adele	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	54	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	Bruno Mars	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	55	In the Lonely Hour	Sam Smith	1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	56	Psychodrama	Dave	1

Deaths

• 10 January – Francis Jackson, organist and composer, 104^[213]
• 17 January – Jennifer Toye, operatic soprano, 88^[214]
• 18 January – Roger Tapping, classical violist resident in the US and past violist of the Takács Quartet, 61^[215]
• 19 January – Nigel Rogers, classical tenor and early music specialist, 86^[216]
• 30 January – Norma Waterson, English folk singer, songwriter (The Watersons), 82, pneumonia.
• 9 February
  • Joseph Horovitz, Austrian-born classical composer, 95^[217]
  • Ian McDonald, English multi-instrumental musician, (King Crimson), (Foreigner), 75, cancer.
• 19 February – Gary Brooker, singer, songwriter, musician, (Procol Harum), 76 (cancer)
• 20 February – Jamal Edwards, DJ, entrepreneur, 31 (heart attack)^[218]
• 25 February – MC Skibadee, musician, drum and bass MC, 54^[219]
• 26 February – Nicky Tesco, singer, (The Members), 66^[220]
• 13 March – Mary Lee, singer, 100
• 24 March – John McLeod, classical composer, 88
• 25 March – Philip Jeck, experimental composer, 69^[221]
• 26 March – Tina May, singer, 60^[222]
• 30 March – Tom Parker, singer, (The Wanted), 33, brain tumour.^[223]
• 7 April – Christopher Ball, classical composer, 85
• 18 April – Harrison Birtwistle, classical composer, 87^[224]
• 1 May – Ric Parnell, drummer (Atomic Rooster), (Spinal Tap), 70.^[225]
• 11 May – William Bennett, classical flautist, 86^[226]
• 13 May
  • Ricky Gardiner, guitarist, composer, worked with (David Bowie), (Iggy Pop), 73, Parkinsons.
  • Simon Preston, classical organist, conductor, and composer, 83^[227]
• 17 May – Rick Price, bassist (The Move) (Wizzard), 77
• 18 May
  • Cathal Coughlan, singer and musician, (Microdisney), (The Fatima Mansions), 61
  • Anne Howells, classical mezzo-soprano, 81^[228]
    • 26 May Andy Fletcher, keyboard player, DJ, (Depeche Mode), 60
  • Alan White, drummer, (Yes), (Plastic Ono Band), 72
• 8 June – David Lloyd-Jones, classical conductor and founder of Opera North, 87^[229]
• 2 July – Peter Brook, theatre and opera director, 97^[230]
• 4 July – Alan Blaikley, songwriter and composer, 82
• 5 July – Manny Charlton, rock guitarist (Nazareth), 81
• 9 July – Barbara Thompson, jazz saxophonist (Colosseum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Keef Hartley Band), 77
• 10 July – Andrew Ball, classical pianist, 72^[231]
• 11 July – Monty Norman, composer ("James Bond Theme"), 94
• 12 July – Bramwell Tovey, classical conductor and composer, 69^[232]
• 15 July – Paul Ryder, bassist, (Happy Mondays), 58
• 25 July – Martin How, classical composer and organist, 91^[231]
  • • 27 July Bernard Cribbins, actor and singer ("Hole in the Ground", "Right Said Fred"), 93.^[233]
  • Tom Springfield, musician (The Springfields) and songwriter ("I'll Never Find Another You", "Georgy Girl"), 88
• 3 August – Nicky Moore, singer (Samson), 75^[234]
  • • 8 August Darryl Hunt, bassist (The Pogues), 72
  • Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress, 73
• 11 August – Darius Campbell, Scottish singer ("Colourblind". "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)", "Girl in the Moon"), songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, 41.^[235]
• 15 August
  • Daphne Godson, classical violinist and founding member of the Scottish Baroque Ensemble, 90^[236]
  • Steve Grimmett, heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart), 62
• 2 September – Drummie Zeb, English reggae musician (Aswad) and record producer, 62.^[237]
• 14 September – Paul Sartin, English folk singer, musician (Bellowhead, Faustus, Belshazzar's Feast) and composer, 51.^[238]
• 22 September – Stu Allan, dance music DJ (Clock) and record producer, 60, stomach cancer.^[239]
• 3 November – Noel McKoy, soul singer, 62.^[240]
• 8 November – Dan McCafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician (Nazareth), 76.^[241]
• 10 November – Nik Turner, English musician, saxophonist and flautist (Hawkwind), 82.^[242]
• 11 November
  • Keith Levene, English guitarist, musician, founding member of (The Clash), (Public Image Ltd), 65.^[243]
  • Rab Noakes, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician (Stealers Wheel), 75.^[244]
• 21 November – Wilko Johnson, English guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, (Dr. Feelgood), (The Blockheads), 75.^[245]
• 30 November – Christine McVie, English singer, musician, keyboardist, (Fleetwood Mac), (Chicken Shack), 79
• 3 December – Jamie Freeman, singer and songwriter, brain cancer, 57.^{[246] [247]}
• 6 December – Jet Black, English drummer, (The Stranglers), 84.^[248]
• 10 December – Tracy Hitchings, English musician (Landmarq), 60, cancer.^[249]
• 13 December
  • Bayan Northcott, English music critic (The Independent, BBC Music Magazine) and composer, 82.^[250]
  • Kim Simmonds, Welsh rock singer and musician, (Savoy Brown), 75, colon cancer.^[251]
• 18 December
  • Martin Duffy, English keyboardist, (Primal Scream), (Felt), 55, complications from a fall.^[252]
  • Terry Hall, English singer, musician, (The Specials), (Fun Boy Three), (The Colourfield), 63.^[253]
• 23 December – Maxi Jazz, English musician, rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ.(Faithless), 65

See also

• 2022 in British radio
• 2022 in British television
• 2022 in the United Kingdom
• List of British films of 2022

Notes and References

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2. Ryan Wigglesworth appointed Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra . BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra . 8 February 2022 . 2022-02-21.
3. Web site: Adele sweeps gender-neutral Brit awards dominated by women. 8 February 2022. The Guardian. 13 February 2022.
4. Web site: Adele to make rare live appearance at Brit Awards 2022. East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 13 February 2022.
5. City of London Corporation appoints the Barbican Centre's first-ever CEO . City of London Corporation / Barbican Centre . 9 February 2022 . 2022-02-21.
6. Web site: Global signs up as media partner with DEC for fundraising concert. 16 March 2022. 24 March 2022.
7. New Chief Executive Officer announced . Philharmonia Orchestra . 27 May 2022 . 2022-06-28.
8. Web site: Results of the Grand Final of Turin 2022 .
9. Announcing Our New Chief Executive . Academy of St Martin in the Fields . 19 May 2022 . 2022-06-28.
10. News: The Wreckers review – Glyndebourne bring Smyth's rarity to vivid and passionate life . The Guardian . Tim Ashley . 2022-05-22 . 2022-08-13.
11. Young performers from four continents join BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme in September 2022 . BBC Media Centre . 23 May 2022 . 2022-07-06.
12. English Symphony Orchestra Appoints a New CEO . English Symphony Orchestra . 23 May 2022 . 2022-06-28.
13. Mark Pemberton OBE to Step Down as Chief Executive of ABO . HarrisonParrott . 31 May 2022 . 2022-06-28.
14. The Queen's Birthday Honours 2022 . Government of the United Kingdom . 1 June 2022 . 2022-06-14.
15. News: Orlando Consort set to retire . Classical Music.com (BBC Music Magazine) . Hannah Nepilova . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-28.
16. News: Billie Eilish at Glastonbury 2022: pyrotechnic pop packs a punch . The Guardian . Alexis Petridis . 2022-06-24 . 2022-07-06.
17. News: Paul McCartney at Glastonbury 2022 review: Springsteen, Grohl and a euphoric trip through time . The Guardian . Alexis Petridis . 2022-06-26 . 2022-07-06.
18. Andrew Nethsingha appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers . Westminster Abbey  . 5 July 2022 . 2022-08-13.
19. Andrew Nethsingha appointed to Westminster Abbey . The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge . 5 July 2022 . 2022-08-13.
20. Restructuring of Belfast Cathedral Music Department . Belfast Cathedral . 27 July 2022 . 2022-09-26.
21. Royal Albert Hall CEO Craig Hassall to step down at beginning of 2023 season . Royal Albert Hall . 9 August 2022 . 2022-08-13.
22. A St John's Smith Square Update . Southbank Sinfonia at St John's Smith Square . 7 September 2022 . 2022-09-12.
23. Richard Mantle to retire next year . Opera North . 8 September 2022 . 2022-09-26.
24. News: Last night of the Proms cancelled out of respect for Queen . The Guardian . Imogen Tilden . 2022-09-09 . 2022-09-12.
25. Alan Davey to step down as Controller of BBC Radio 3 . BBC Media Centre . 12 September 2022 . 2022-09-26.
26. Auveen Sands Appointed New Chief Executive of Ulster Orchestra . Ulster Orchestra . 20 September 2022 . 2022-09-26.
27. Daniele Rustioni to continue with Ulster Orchestra . Ulster Orchestra . 20 September 2022 . 2022-09-26.
28. News: BBC Young Musician: Percussionist Jordan Ashman wins 2022 contest. BBC News . 9 October 2022. 10 October 2022.
29. News: D'Souza . Shaad . Snapes . Laura . 18 October 2022 . Mercury prize: Little Simz wins for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert . . September 24, 2023.
30. Web site: Harry . Low . Brixton Academy licence suspended after fatal crush . 22 December 2022 . 15 September 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
31. Web site: 'Thank you': Sugababes release album they recorded eight years ago. The Independent. O'Connor. Roisin. 24 December 2022. 24 December 2022.
32. News: Kheraj . Alim . Girl bands made British pop great – so where have all the good ones gone?. 2 July 2022 . . 11 May 2022.
33. News: Psappha review – new music group celebrate with shrieks, ceramics, poetry and piano . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2022-02-18 . 2022-02-21.
34. News: LSO/Roth review – vivid, violent and virtuosic premieres . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2022-04-04 . 2022-06-28.
35. Web site: BBC Symphony Orchestra, 27 May 2022 programme . BBC Symphony Orchestra . 2022-05-27 . 2022-06-28.
36. Web site: BBC National Orchestra of Wales, 3 June 2022 programme . BBC National Orchestra of Wales. 2022-06-03 . 2022-07-06.
37. News: Aldeburgh festival review – Gavin Higgins' Faerie Bride brings otherworldly aura to Aldeburgh . The Guardian . Rian Evans . 2022-06-19 . 2022-07-06.
38. Philharmonischen Orchesters Hagen Perform the World Premiere of Charlotte Bray's Forsaken . HarrisonParrott . 10 June 2022 . 2022-07-06.
39. Charlotte Bray's The Earth Cried Out to the Sky Premieres at Kissinger Sommer Music Festival . HarrisonParrott . 22 June 2022 . 2022-07-06.
40. News: Ed Lyon/James Cleverton/Psappha review – touching, lyrical premieres . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2022-06-17 . 2022-08-13.
41. News: Prom 9: BBCNOW/Matiakh review – Beamish and Finch create a buzz . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2022-07-22 . 2022-08-13.
42. News: Prom 26: BBCSO/Bychkov review – ambitious and striking Czech theme . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2022-08-07 . 2022-08-13.
43. News: Prom 30: Tredegar Band/BBCNOW/Bancroft review – vivid and expressive love letter to brass bands . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2022-08-09 . 2022-08-13.
44. News: Prom 33: BBCSO/Wigglesworth review – an evening of fizzing and sparkling mysticism . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 2022-08-11 . 2022-08-13.
45. Web site: Proms at Birmingham: Claire Bartlett-Jones and Simon Lepper . BBC Proms . 2022-08-29 . 2022-09-12.
46. Web site: Prom 58: Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise . BBC Proms . 2022-08-30 . 2022-09-12.
47. Web site: 'Like as the hart' composed by Master of The King's Music, Judith Weir CBE for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II . Wise Music Classical . September 2022 . 2022-09-26.
48. James MacMillan: Funeral anthem for Queen Elizabeth II . Boosey & Hawkes . September 2022 . 2022-09-26.
49. News: Violet review – Coult's debut opera opens Aldeburgh with assurance . BBC Symphony Orchestra . Andrew Clements . 2022-06-05 . 2022-06-28.
50. News: Migrations review – ambitious and timely new opera examines freedom . The Guardian . Rian Evans . 2022-06-30 . 2022-07-06.
51. News: The Blue Woman review – tensely atmospheric opera of violence on women . The Guardian . Erica Jeal . 2022-07-07 . 2022-08-16.
52. Web site: PinkPantheress made hits from her bedroom – now she's won the BBC Sound Of 2022. Savage. Mark. 5 January 2022. . 6 January 2022.
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