The superb debut album from the Joy Divison inspired Manchester Post-Punk band is a joy to behold and reached no.3 in the UK indie charts. A must listen - this is a band going places (after lockdown is lifted, that is). (1 May)
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.
Entering the UK charts at no.14, with almost 3 million streams in less than a week, the Wilmslow favourites release the seventh track from their forthcoming "Notes On A Conditional Form" album (due 22nd May). (23 Apr)
With 1.5 million streams in a week, this recently unearthed lo-fi acoustic demo by Noel Gallagher of an unreleased song believed to have been originally recorded by the band for either the "Don't Believe the Truth" or "Dig Out Your Soul" albums. (1 May)
The Mercury Prize-shortlisted Manchester-based leftfield jazz piano trio release their latest single, the third track to be taken from their forthcoming eponymous album (due 5th June) (24 Apr 2020)
The first album in three years from the Manchester rapper inspired by his Jamaican and Sierra Leonean roots, featuring fellow Manchester artists Children Of Zeus, [K S R] & Akemi Fox. (1 May)
The superb debut album from the Joy Divison inspired Manchester Post-Punk band is a joy to behold and reached no.3 in the UK indie charts. A must listen - this is a band going places (after lockdown is lifted, that is). (1 May)
The final ever album from popular Manchester anti-folk duo James Clayton and Daniel Watson, before they call it a day, is as quintessentially eclectic as their past output. They'll be sadly missed. (1 May)
A compilation of British blues from the late sixties/early seventies on the Decca/Deram labels, featuring many tracks from the Macclesfield Godfather of British Blues, who studied at Manchester School of Art. (22 Apr)
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)
The 347th 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)
The brand new single from the popular New Moston rapper with AJ Tracey and Tay Keith, scores over 26 million steams, entering the UK charts at no.3 (5 Mar 2020)
Ironically, climbing to its highest UK chart position (no.15), four months after release, - with over 153 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 11.5 million times. (13 Dec 2019)
The 434th 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 740 million streamed "Wonderwall", the most popular song by a Manchester artist on Spotify (2 Oct 1995)
Reaching UK no.7, with 374 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 356th 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)
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)
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)
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)
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 195 million Spotify streams (25 Oct 2019)
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