The Wilmslow band's follow up to BRIT Award Album of the Year winner 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships' features the lead single 'People', Greta Thunberg call-to-arms album opener, 'The 1975' alongside singles ‘ If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’ ‘Me & You Together Song’ & ‘Frail State Of Mind.’. (22 May 2020)
The 75 latest releases from the "Rock'n'Goal Capital of the World" (listed in order of Spotify plays)
Chart includes artists from Manchester, groups formed in Manchester, bands with Mancunian lead singers or key musicians, RNCM and Chetham's alumni, and includes bands with a strong Manchester connection.
Following last week's collab with Justin Bieber, Florida's Manchester Bee tattoo-wearing, first Honorary Citizen of Manchester teams up with Lady Gaga for this single, with 63 million streams in barely a few days. (20 May 2020)
The Wilmslow band's follow up to BRIT Award Album of the Year winner 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships' features the lead single 'People', Greta Thunberg call-to-arms album opener, 'The 1975' alongside singles ‘ If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’ ‘Me & You Together Song’ & ‘Frail State Of Mind.’. (22 May 2020)
The eighth track to be released from the Wilmslow favourite's new "Notes On A Conditional Form" album - released later this week - scores over 2 million streams in barely a few days and sneaks into the UK charts at no.96. (13 May 2020)
The popular Stockport band team up with Last Shadow Puppets vocalist Miles Kane, cover Tame Impala's track from the safety of their own homes. (12 May 2020)
The new five track EP from Charlotte O'Connor - raised just up the road in Blackburn. Undoubtedly one of music's brightest stars, her music has drawn favourable comparisons to Fleetwood Mac and it can only be a matter of time before she is a household name. (15 May)
Always one to wear his heart on his sleeve, Breightmeight raised, Chorlton living Damon Gough returns with his ninth album, a truly personal and heartfelt collection of songs, a huge statement of intent, and a glorious, colourful warming, honest pop record. (22 May)
The new solo album with folk strings from The Charlatans frontman features twelve tunes written on acoustic guitar in the middle of the Norfolk countryside, with the nearest shop eight miles away. - just Dreaming away with music. (22 May 2020)
A four track John Peel BBC radio session from iconic German superstar model Christa Paeffgen, recorded ten years before she moved to Prestwich in 1981. (8 May 2020)
The final instalment of superb eclectic 6 track EPs in as many weeks from the excellent Bolton indie rockers, featuring specially selected tracks from the band's 15 year history, including unheard and unrealised demos, live tracks and studio recordings. (11 May)
Manchester artists currently in the Official UK charts
Chart includes artists from Manchester, groups formed in Manchester, bands with Mancunian lead singers or key musicians, RNCM and Chetham's alumni, and includes bands with a strong Manchester connection.
Entering the UK charts at no.3, this is the second album from Holmes Chapel's One Direction star, who has come a long way from Manchester band White Eskimo. Winning 5 Star reviews across the board, it includes the hit singles "Lights Up" (UK no.3), "Adore You" (no.7), "Watermelon Sugar" (UK no.17), and "Falling" (UK no.22). (13 Dec)
Entering the UK Charts at no.4 (this week no.8) with 82 milion streams in barely a week, Florida's Manchester Bee tattoo-wearing, first Honorary Citizen of Manchester teams up with Justin Bieber for this lockdown love song. (8 May 2020)
The Manchester pianist went straight to the top of the UK Classical Charts with this recording of a cycle of live performances in Helsinki, with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Hannu Lintu. Only available on CD, it is sure to be recognised as one of his most important recordings. Originally from Thelwall, he studied at Chetham's School of Music from the age of 10 to 15 (1972-1977) followed by four years at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he is now the International Chair of Piano Studies. (1 May 2020)
The brand new single from the popular New Moston rapper with AJ Tracey and Tay Keith, scores over 32 million steams, reaching no.3 in the UK charts (5 Mar 2020)
Geordie DJ Henry Smithson - who started his career in Manchester with Mark Rae's Grand Central label in 2001 whilst working at the Fat City Records shop - remixes the new single from the German producer. (26 Mar)
Reaching UK no.7, with 402 million Spotify streams, the third single taken from the new "Fine Line" album (released 13th Dec) by Holmes Chapel's One Direction star. (6 Dec 2019)
The 350th week in the charts for the Gallagher brother's chart-topping "greatest hits" collection, which includes previous non-album tracks "Whatever" and "Lord Don't Slow Me Down". (14 Jun 2010)
Ironically, climbing to its highest UK chart position (no.15), four months after release, - with over 167 million Spotify streams - the brilliant album track from Holmes Chapel's One Direction star's second album, "Fine Line". (17 Nov)
The chart-topping New Moston rapper appears on the UK no.1 album, "Heavy Is The Head", from fellow United fan Stormzy , with their collab track streamed 12 million times. (13 Dec 2019)
The 437th week in the charts for the Gallagher brother's chart-topping second album, their most commercially successful release selling over 22 million copies so far. It includes hits "Some Might Say", "Roll with It", "Morning Glory", ""Don't Look Back in Anger","Champagne Supernova" and the 917 million streamed "Wonderwall", the most popular song by a Manchester artist on Spotify (2 Oct 1995)
Entering the UK Classical Charts at no.18, the latest album from the London-born, Manchester University educated cellist's Gabrielli Consort is another first-class performance, superb interpretation of Purcell’s "The Fairy Queen", which is based on Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" (10 Apr 2020)
The 359th week in the charts for the Burnage band's 8 million selling chart-topping debut album. It includes hits "Supersonic" , "Shakermaker" , "Live Forever" , "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and "Rock 'N' Roll Star". (29 Aug 1994)
Reaching no.14 in the UK charts, with almost 12 million streams in less than a month, the Wilmslow favourites release the seventh track from their forthcoming "Notes On A Conditional Form" album (due 22nd May). (23 Apr)
The incredible debut album from the Brit Award winning Chelford vocalist surprisingly entered the UK charts at no.1, beating Bryan Adams and Ariana Grande. Absolutely brilliant stuff, featuring duets with Zara Larsson and Rudimental, (1 Mar 2019)
The new album from Florida's Manchester Bee tattoo-wearing, first Honorary Citizen of Manchester - now the most popular artist in the world on Spotify - topped the UK charts for three weeks before being displaced by Manchester's Tom Walker. (8 Feb 2019)
Florida's Manchester Bee tattoo-wearing, first Honorary Citizen of Manchester, appears on this remix of Lizzo's UK no.7 single, with 204 million Spotify streams (25 Oct 2019)
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