2017 in British music

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This is a summary of the year 2017 in British music.

Events[edit]

Television programmes[edit]

Artists and groups reformed[edit]

Groups on hiatus[edit]

Groups disbanded[edit]

Classical works[edit]

Opera[edit]

Musical theatre[edit]

Film scores and incidental music[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Awards[edit]

British music awards[edit]

  • Brit Awards – see 2017 Brit Awards
  • Royal Philharmonic Society Awards[110]
    • Audiences and Engagement: East Neuk Festival, in collaboration with 14–18 NOW – Memorial Ground (David Lang)
    • Chamber Music and Song: Fretwork
    • Chamber-Scale Composition: Rebecca Saunders – Skin
    • Concert Series and Festivals: Lammermuir Festival
    • Conductor: Richard Farnes
    • Creative Communication: Beethoven for a Later Age: The Journey of a String Quartet by Edward Dusinberre (Faber)
    • Ensemble: Manchester Camerata
    • Instrumentalist: James Ehnes
    • Large-Scale Composition: Philip Venables – 4.48 Psychosis
    • Learning and Participation: South-West Open Youth Orchestra
    • Opera and Music Theatre: Opera North – Ring Cycle
    • Singer: Karita Mattila
    • Young Artists: Joseph Middleton
  • Scottish Awards for New Music:[111]
    • Achievement in New Music: Allie Robertson
    • Award for Community / Education Project: Drake Music Scotland – 'Wagner's School of Cool'
    • Large Scale Work: Helen GrimeTwo Eardley Pictures: Catterline in Winter and Snow
    • New Music Performer(s) of the Year: Red Note Ensemble
    • Recorded New Work: Robert Irvine, Songs and Lullabies (Delphian Records)
    • Small/medium Scale Work: David Fennessy – Panopticon

Grammy awards[edit]

  • Album of the Year – 25, Adele
  • Song of the Year – 'Hello', Adele
  • Best Pop Solo Performance – 'Hello', Adele
  • Best Pop Vocal Album – 25, Adele
  • Best Rock Performance – Blackstar, David Bowie
  • Best Rock Song – 'Blackstar', David Bowie
  • Best Alternative Music Album – Blackstar, David Bowie
  • Best Recording Package – Blackstar
  • Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical – Blackstar
  • Best Classical Solo Vocal Album (tie)

Charts[edit]

Number-one singles[edit]

The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Chart date
(week ending)
Song Artist(s) Sales
5 January "Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Anne-Marie and Sean Paul 78,255
12 January 48,182
19 January "Shape of You" † Ed Sheeran 226,808
26 January 139,595
2 February 119,658
9 February 105,456
16 February 95,632
23 February 90,428
2 March 82,770
9 March 144,385
16 March 140,647
23 March 106,286
30 March 83,722
6 April 73,823
13 April 65,882
20 April "Sign of the Times" Harry Styles 62,900
27 April "Shape of You" † Ed Sheeran 48,770
4 May "Symphony" Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 54,223
11 May "I'm the One" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne 56,331
18 May "Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 71,925
25 May 94,730
1 June 113,912
8 June 129,256
15 June 101,761
22 June 94,551
29 June "Bridge over Troubled Water" Artists for Grenfell 170,360
6 July "Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 84,124
13 July 78,307
20 July 72,617
27 July "Wild Thoughts" DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller 51,308
3 August "Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 52,387
10 August 40,891
17 August "Feels" Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, and Big Sean 39,569
24 August "New Rules" Dua Lipa 41,666
31 August 45,507
7 September "Look What You Made Me Do" Taylor Swift 65,415
14 September 46,411
21 September "Too Good at Goodbyes" Sam Smith 61,685
28 September 46,415
5 October 43,230
12 October "Rockstar" Post Malone featuring 21 Savage 46,922
19 October 48,834
26 October 51,374
2 November 49,738
9 November "Havana" Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug 48,615
16 November 50,997
23 November 46,269
30 November 48,093
7 December 41,438
14 December "Perfect" Ed Sheeran 89,359
21 December 58,436
28 December 85,397

Number-one albums[edit]

The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.

Key
Best performing album of the year
Chart date
(week ending)
Album Artist Sales
5 January Glory Days Little Mix
12 January 24,962
19 January I See You The xx 26,513
26 January Classic House Pete Tong, The Heritage Orchestra and Jules Buckley
2 February La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
9 February Little Fictions Elbow
16 February Human Rag'n'Bone Man 117,000
23 February
2 March Gang Signs & Prayer Stormzy 69,000
9 March ÷ Ed Sheeran 672,000
16 March
23 March
30 March
6 April
13 April
20 April 62.108
27 April 53,809
4 May 51,205
11 May For Crying Out Loud Kasabian 52,000
18 May Harry Styles Harry Styles 57,000
25 May ÷ Ed Sheeran
1 June Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles
8 June ÷ Ed Sheeran 26,860
15 June Truth Is a Beautiful Thing London Grammar 43,403
22 June How Did We Get So Dark? Royal Blood 48,447
29 June ÷ Ed Sheeran
6 July 27,263
13 July
20 July Night & Day The Vamps
27 July Lust for Life Lana Del Rey
3 August Everything Now Arcade Fire
10 August ÷ Ed Sheeran
17 August
24 August
31 August Villains Queens of the Stone Age
7 September Freedom Child The Script
14 September Sleep Well Beast The National
21 September Concrete and Gold Foo Fighters 61,000
28 September Wonderful Wonderful The Killers 51,756
5 October Now Shania Twain
12 October As You Were Liam Gallagher 103,000
19 October Beautiful Trauma Pink 70,074
26 October Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 / MTV Unplugged George Michael
2 November Together Again Michael Ball and Alfie Boe
9 November The Thrill of It All Sam Smith 97,328
16 November Reputation Taylor Swift 83,648
23 November The Architect Paloma Faith 40,000
30 November Who Built the Moon? Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 78,000
7 December The Thrill of It All Sam Smith 58,299
14 December ÷ Ed Sheeran
21 December Revival Eminem 132,000
28 December ÷ Ed Sheeran

Top singles of the year[edit]

This chart was published by the Official Charts Company in January 2018

Combined Title Artist(s) Peak
position
Combined
1 "Shape of You" Ed Sheeran 1 3,267,000
2 "Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 1 2,300,000
3 "Castle on the Hill" Ed Sheeran 2
4 "Unforgettable" French Montana featuring Swae Lee 2 1,400,000
5 "Galway Girl" Ed Sheeran 2
6 "Perfect" Ed Sheeran 1
7 "Symphony" Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 1 1,300,000
8 "Human" Rag'n'Bone Man 2 1,100,000
9 "Something Just Like This" Coldplay and The Chainsmokers 2
10 "You Don't Know Me" Jax Jones featuring RAYE 3
11 "New Rules" Dua Lipa 1
12 "I'm the One" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne 1
13 "Wild Thoughts" DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller 1
14 "Mama" Jonas Blue featuring William Singe 4
15 "Solo Dance" Martin Jensen 7
16 "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" Shawn Mendes 4
17 "Touch" Little Mix 4
18 "Havana" Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug 1
19 "Swalla" Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign 6
20 "Strip That Down" Liam Payne featuring Quavo 3
21 "Did You See" J Hus 9
22 "Rockstar" Post Malone featuring 21 Savage 1
23 "Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Anne-Marie and Sean Paul 1
24 "Feels Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean 1
25 "It Ain't Me" Kygo & Selena Gomez 7
26 "Attention" Charlie Puth 9
27 "Call on Me" Starley 6
28 "Pretty Girl" Maggie Lindemann 8
29 "September Song" JP Cooper 7
30 "Passionfruit" Drake 3
31 "Your Song" Rita Ora 7
32 "Paris" The Chainsmokers 5
33 "Power" Little Mix & Stormzy 6
34 "Slide" Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos 10
35 "Issues" Julia Michaels 10
36 "That's What I Like" Bruno Mars 12
37 "Stay" Zedd featuring Alessia Cara 8
38 "One Last Time" Ariana Grande 2
39 "Too Good at Goodbyes" Sam Smith 1
40 "Ciao Adios" Anne-Marie 9
41 "Skin" Rag'n'Bone Man 13
42 "Scared to Be Lonely" Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa 14
43 "Mask Off" Future 22
44 "Big for Your Boots" Stormzy 6
45 "Slow Hands" Niall Horan 7
46 "Say You Won't Let Go" James Arthur 1
47 "Humble" Kendrick Lamar 6
48 "Came Here for Love" Sigala and Ella Eyre 6
49 "Chained to the Rhythm" Katy Perry and Skip Marley 5
50 "Be the One" Dua Lipa 9

Best-selling albums[edit]

[112]

No. Title Artist Peak
position
Sales
1 ÷ Ed Sheeran 1 2,700,000
2 Human Rag'n'Bone Man 1
3 The Thrill of It All Sam Smith 1
4 Glory Days Little Mix 1
5 Beautiful Trauma Pink 1
6 × Ed Sheeran 1
7 Together Again Michael Ball and Alfie Boe 1
8 More Life Drake 2
9 As You Were Liam Gallagher 1
10 Gang Signs & Prayer Stormzy 1
11 A Love So Beautiful Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2
12 Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various artists 7
13 Wonderland Take That 2
14 The Architect Paloma Faith 1
15 Reputation Taylor Swift 1
16 + Ed Sheeran 1
17 Listen Without Prejudice/MTV Unplugged George Michael 1
18 25 Adele 1
19 Who Built the Moon? Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 1
20 Revival Eminem 1
21 Nat King Cole & Me Gregory Porter 3
22 Harry Styles Harry Styles 1
23 Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various artists 4
24 Christmas Michael Bublé 1
25 24K Magic Bruno Mars 3
26 Starboy The Weeknd 5
27 Damn Kendrick Lamar 2
28 Twenty Five George Michael 1
29 Diamonds Elton John 5
30 Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael George Michael 1
31 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 1
32 Concrete and Gold Foo Fighters 1
33 Truth Is a Beautiful Thing London Grammar 1
34 Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem 1
35 Time Flies... 1994–2009 Oasis 1
36 La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various artists 1
37 Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 6
38 Legend Bob Marley and the Wailers 1
39 How Did We Get So Dark? Royal Blood 1
40 For Crying Out Loud Kasabian 1
41 Legacy David Bowie 5
42 Dua Lipa Dua Lipa 3

Deaths[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

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