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English singer-songwriter Adele has received various awards and nominations. She is the recipient of nine Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, fifteen Grammy Awards, eighteen Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, and two Ivor Novello Awards for Songwriter of the Year.

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Lily Allen is an English singer and songwriter, whose work incorporates elements of electropop, R&B, and reggae. Her first album Alright, Still was released in 2006, earning a triple platinum certification in the United Kingdom and a gold certification in the United States. Allen's 2009 album It's Not Me, It's You was certified triple platinum in the United Kingdom. Her third album Sheezus was released in 2014, receiving a gold certification in the United Kingdom, and fourth album No Shame was released in 2018.

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Arctic Monkeys are a British indie rock band from Sheffield, England. Formed in 2002, Arctic Monkeys currently consists of Alex Turner on lead vocals and guitar, Jamie Cook on guitar, Matt Helders on drums and backing vocals, and Nick O'Malley on bass guitar and backing vocals, a position formerly held by Andy Nicholson. The band's initial popularity came from fan-made demo tapes and online file sharing, and were heralded as one of the first acts to come to the public attention via the Internet. Commentators suggested at the time that they represented the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed. The band eventually signed to the independent record label Domino Records.

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The UK Singles Downloads Chart is a weekly music chart that ranks most-downloaded songs in the United Kingdom over the past seven days. It is compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the British music industry, and is based solely on non-subscription downloads of songs from official music retailers. The chart was founded in 2004 and was first published on 1 September that year. The first artist ever to reach number one was Irish boy band Westlife. Since then, as of 13 April 2013, 200 different artists have reached number-one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart as either a main or featured artist. The following table lists those artists. The totals do not include non-credited appearances, although they are listed below.

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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Sasha, a Welsh DJ and record producer.

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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a lineup that consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the group has been regarded as the foremost and most influential music band in popular music history. The group received various awards and nominations during their career as a band, and has received more since their break-up.

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The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool who recorded hundreds of songs during their career. The group's "main catalogue"—songs released between 1962 and 1970—consists of 213 songs : 188 originals and 25 covers. Since their break-up, over 100 more songs by the group have been officially released, which include live songs the group never recorded in the studio and numerous outtakes. The band also recorded several songs that remain unreleased. Often considered the most influential band of the rock era, the group's music pioneered new recording techniques and was primarily responsible for pop music's evolution into an art form. The majority of their recordings were produced by George Martin, who also played and composed string arrangements on multiple songs; his influence on the group led him to be referred to as the "Fifth Beatle". Between 1962 and 1968, the Beatles released their songs in both mono and stereo versions; Abbey Road and Let It Be were mixed and released only in stereo. Their songs often featured differences between the mixes and the group put the most effort into making the mono mixes. All mono mixes were remastered and released on The Beatles in Mono box set in 2009, along with the remastering of the band's entire catalogue in stereo.

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The best-selling album in the United Kingdom is Greatest Hits, a compilation album by the British rock band Queen that was first released in 1981. As of December 2018, it has sold more than 6.3 million copies, of which approximately 124,000 have been from downloads. Queen's second greatest hits album, Greatest Hits II, has sold approximately 4 million copies since being released in 1991, and is the tenth biggest-selling album in the UK. These sales figures include 50% of sales of box sets containing both albums and 33% of sales of box sets of Queen's three Greatest Hits albums.

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The UK Singles Chart is a music chart compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. During the 1990s the chart was based purely on the sales of physical singles, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.

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Blur are an English rock band formed of singer–keyboardist Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. The band are best known for popularising the Britpop movement. However, their later material was more influenced by Indie Rock, Electronic and Hip Hop music. After a hiatus, the band reformed in 2009.

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David Bowie (1947–2016) was an English musician and actor. Throughout his career, he won 49 awards from a total of 113 nominations.

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Chari XCX is an English singer and songwriter who has received various recognitions including two Grammy Award nominations, a Billboard Music Award, five nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards, four nominations at the MTV Europe Music Awards and a Brit Award nomination.

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This is a comprehensive list of songs recorded by the English punk rock band the Clash that have been officially released. The list includes songs that have been performed by the band. Other side projects are not included in this list. The list consists of mostly studio recordings; remixes and live recordings are not listed, unless the song has only been released in one of the two formats. Singles are listed as having been released on their respective albums, unless the single has no associated album.

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Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland (guitar), Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Phil Harvey. They have released nine studio albums: Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), X&Y (2005) Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), Mylo Xyloto (2011), Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full of Dreams (2015), and Everyday Life (2019), Music of the Spheres (2021), which have sold over 100 million copies. The band have released over thirty singles as well, including "Yellow", which was their first hit in the United States and reached number six on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart; "Speed of Sound", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart; "Viva la Vida", which was their first number-one single in both the UK and the US; "Paradise", which was the best selling rock song of 2011 in the UK; and "My Universe", which debuted at number one on Billboard's Hot 100, making Coldplay the first British group to do so.

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British rock band Coldplay have recorded over 175 songs during their career. Since their formation in 1996, Coldplay have credited all of their songs to all four members of the group. At the beginning of their career, Coldplay's music was described as post-Britpop, with the band Travis being one of their primary influences. The group also has an alternative rock style, said to be reminiscent of Oasis and Radiohead. After releasing two EPs, Safety (1998) and The Blue Room (1999), the group released their debut album Parachutes in 2000. It showcased the group's alternative rock, post-Britpop and indie rock side, with moody, atmospheric songs characterised as dream pop. Compared to its predecessor, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) contains more piano-driven and guitar-driven songs, as well as ballads and lyrical themes that reflect love and relationships.

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The English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) recorded over 190 songs from 1971 to 2019. The band's music is characterised by their blending of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography.

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English singer FKA Twigs has a total of 17 awards and 39 nominations.

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Professional association football players have released records in the United Kingdom since at least the 1930s, when the Arsenal team issued a now-collectible gramophone disc. The first such record to achieve commercial success was "Back Home", released by the England national team as part of their build-up to the 1970 FIFA World Cup, at which they would defend the trophy they had won four years earlier. The single, written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter, spent 17 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and reached number one on the chart dated 16 May. England did not qualify for the World Cup again until 1982, but the Scotland national team had hits in 1974 and 1978 with singles released ahead of the World Cup, on the latter occasion teaming up with celebrity fan Rod Stewart. England topped the charts again in 1990 with the single "World in Motion", recorded in collaboration with the band New Order and remembered for the rap performed by player John Barnes.

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This is a complete listing of awards and nominations received by Scottish-American alternative rock band Garbage. Garbage have received twenty-two nominations, winning seven awards. Major awards which Garbage have been nominated for include the Grammy Awards and the BRIT Awards.

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Gorillaz are a British virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. While watching MTV, Hewlett came up with the idea to create the band, and later commented, "If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that." Gorillaz is a virtual band consisting of four cartoon characters: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel. They are used in promotional material such as album covers, posters, and in concerts, during which holographic versions of the characters are used. The band's music is usually a collaboration between various musicians; Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor. Gorillaz have released seven studio albums, all on the Parlophone and Virgin record labels: Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010), The Fall, Humanz (2017), The Now Now (2018) and Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (2020).

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This is a list of awards received by English artist George Harrison. Harrison has won awards both as a recording artist and for his work in film. Additional honors are posted at George Harrison#Legacy.

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Hyde Park in London, England, has been an important venue for rock music concerts since the late 1960s. The music management company Blackhill Enterprises held the first rock concert there on 29 June 1968, attended by 15,000 people. On the bill were Pink Floyd, Roy Harper and Jethro Tull. The supergroup Blind Faith played their debut gig in Hyde Park on 7 June 1969. The Rolling Stones headlined a concert on 5 July that year, two days after the death of founding member Brian Jones, and is now remembered as one of the most famous gigs of the 1960s. The early gigs from 1968–71 were free events, while later concerts were pay-to-enter.

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The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has a widely recognized album cover that depicts several dozen celebrities and other images. The image was made by posing the Beatles in front of life-sized, black-and-white photographs pasted onto hardboard and hand tinted.

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Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1975 by bassist and only original member Steve Harris, and since 1999, also consists of vocalist Bruce Dickinson, guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers, and drummer Nicko McBrain. The band have released seventeen studio albums: Iron Maiden (1980), Killers (1981), The Number of the Beast (1982), Piece of Mind (1983), Powerslave (1984), Somewhere in Time (1986), Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988), No Prayer for the Dying (1990), Fear of the Dark (1992), The X Factor (1995), Virtual XI (1998), Brave New World (2000), Dance of Death (2003), A Matter of Life and Death (2006), The Final Frontier (2010), The Book of Souls (2015) and Senjutsu (2021). As one of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands of all time, Iron Maiden have sold well over 100 million albums worldwide. According to MD Daily Record by 2021 all audio-visual releases of the band have sold in over 200 million copies worldwide, including regular albums, singles, VHS’, DVDs and all compilations.

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Jessie Ware is a British singer and songwriter who has received various recognitions including six Brit Awards nominations, a Mercury Prize nomination and a MTV Europe Music Award nomination. She released her debut album Devotion in 2012. The album peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and was met with positive reviews from critics and received a nomination for the Mercury Prize. At the 2013 Brit Awards, Ware received two nominations, for British Breakthrough Artist and for British Female Solo Artist. She also received the award for Best Newcomer at the Silver Clef Awards and a nomination for the same category at the MOBO Awards.

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Kasabian is an English alternative rock band formed in 1997 by Sergio Pizzorno (guitar), Tom Meighan, Chris Edwards and Christopher Karloff. They were later joined by drummer Ian Matthews in 2004 and guitarist Jay Mehler replaced Karloff in 2006 as a live member. To date the band have released six studio albums: Kasabian (2004), Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor! (2011) 48:13 (2014) and For Crying Out Loud (2017).

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Awards and nominations for awards for the rock band Keane are indicated in this article. Keane is a British rock band formed in Battle, East Sussex by Tim Rice-Oxley, Richard Hughes, Jesse Quin and Tom Chaplin. They have released four studio albums—Hopes and Fears (2004), Under the Iron Sea (2006), Perfect Symmetry (2008) and Strangeland (2012).

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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who were active from 1968–1980. They are widely considered to be one of the most powerful, innovative, successful, and influential bands in the history of rock music. Led Zeppelin have sold over 300 million albums worldwide, including 111.5 million certified units in the United States, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists in history, as well as the second best selling band of all time in the United States.

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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band whose career spanned twelve years from 1968 to 1980. They are widely considered one of the most successful, innovative, and influential rock groups in history. During the band's tenure and in the years since they disbanded, many artists have recorded and released cover versions of their songs. These include complete tribute albums, live versions, as well as versions on studio albums. Led Zeppelin has also garnered tribute acts, such as Dread Zeppelin, who performs their songs in a reggae style as sung by an obese Elvis impersonator, and the all-female Zepparella.

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Paul McCartney's awards include eight BRIT Awards, eighteen Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, one MTV Europe Music Award, one Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, one Classical Brit Awards and two UK's Q Awards. As a member of The Beatles, his songwriting partnership with John Lennon produced "some of the most popular music in rock and roll history".

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This is a list of commercially released studio recordings from the solo career of ex-Icicle Works front-man, Ian McNabb. A song has to contain vocals by McNabb to qualify for inclusion on this list.

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George Michael (1963–2016) was an English singer, songwriter, and record producer, who was in the pop duo Wham! before starting a career as a solo pop musician. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, and had ten albums reach the Billboard 200. During his career as a solo musician, Michael released five studio albums: Faith (1987), Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), Older (1996), Songs from the Last Century (1999), and Patience (2004).

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Muse are an English alternative rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon by Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard. The band have released eight studio albums: Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006), The Resistance (2009), The 2nd Law (2012), Drones (2015), Simulation Theory (2018). "Supermassive Black Hole", the first single from the band's fourth album Black Holes and Revelations, is Muse's highest charting single, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #6 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks. The band's fourth studio album, Black Holes and Revelations, has been their highest-selling album, with over three and a half million copies sold worldwide.

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Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon. Originally formed in 1994, the band features vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Matt Bellamy, bassist and backing vocalist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard. The band released their debut full-length studio album Showbiz in 1999, songwriting for which was credited entirely to Bellamy. Origin of Symmetry followed in 2001, which once again credited Bellamy for songwriting, but also featured the band's first cover version recording in the form of "Feeling Good".

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There are many notable music festivals in the United Kingdom, covering a wide variety of genres. Some are world-renowned and have been held for many years, including the world's largest greenfield festival, Glastonbury, which has been held since the 1970s.

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This list of music schools in the United Kingdom includes all tertiary level conservatoires, vocational music schools and specialist music schools for school-aged children.

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Kate Nash is an English singer-songwriter from London, England. She debuted in 2005, uploading several demos to the social networking service Myspace. Nash released her debut single "Caroline's a Victim" through independent record label Moshi Moshi Records in February 2007. The release brought her to the attention of Fiction Records, which signed her two months later. She has released three studio albums: Made of Bricks (2007), My Best Friend Is You (2010) and Girl Talk (2013). Made of Bricks reached number one in the United Kingdom and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). My Best Friend Is You charted at number eight in the UK, while Girl Talk peaked at number eighty-five.

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Concerts were held at the National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales, between 1987 and 1996 and included U2, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson and The Rolling Stones. The last concert at the stadium was performed by Tina Turner on 14 July 1996. In 1997 the National Stadium was demolished to make way for the Millennium Stadium.

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Oasis are a britpop band formed in Manchester by Liam Gallagher (vocals), Paul Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass) and Tony McCarroll (drums), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher.

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This is a list of Robbie Williams' studio recordings during his time as a solo artist. More details on scarce tracks are given later in the article. Tracks highlighted blue have only appeared on other artists' or compilation albums; rather than Williams' own albums or releases. 61 of the 299 songs listed here are cover versions of songs previously performed by other artists. For details of songs recorded by Williams as a member of Take That, see List of Take That songs.

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The English rock band the Smiths recorded 74 songs during their five-year career, which included 70 originals and 4 covers. The band was formed in Manchester in 1982 and signed a one-off recording contract with independent record label Rough Trade Records, releasing their debut single, "Hand in Glove" in May 1983. The single found success in the UK, earning the group a full contract. Their follow-up singles, "This Charming Man" and "What Difference Does It Make?" fared better on the UK charts and helped increase the band's popularity. The next year saw the release of their self-titled debut album, several non-album singles, and Hatful of Hollow, a collection of B-sides, live recordings, and numerous non-album singles. The band's popularity increased with Meat Is Murder (1985), their only UK number one album, and The Queen Is Dead (1986), which reached number two on the UK charts and peaked in the US Top 100. Several non-album singles after Hatful of Hollow saw release on the compilations The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs in early 1987. Despite their chart success, tensions began growing in the band, mainly between Marr and Morrissey and the band's label; the band announced their break-up shortly before the release of their final album, Strangeways, Here We Come. The live album Rank followed in 1988.

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Snow Patrol is a Scottish-Northern Irish alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gary Lightbody, lead guitarist Nathan Connolly, bassist Paul Wilson, drummer Jonny Quinn and keyboardist Tom Simpson. They have released five studio albums to date, which have been released either by the Jeepster or Fiction/Interscope labels. They have sold more than thirteen million albums worldwide.

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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who recorded 108 songs between 1968 and 1980. The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles, instead viewing their albums as indivisible, complete listening experiences, and disliked record labels re-editing their songs for single releases.

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The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994. The group comprises Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell.

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The following is a list of music awards and/or nominations earned by the British singer-songwriter Lisa Stansfield, along with her music recording sales certifications and entries in the year-end charts.

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This is a list of songs recorded by the English girl group Sugababes.

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The English rock band Supertramp recorded over 100 songs from 1970 to 2002. They were one of the most popular British bands in the 70s and 80s, known for their success with progressive rock.

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This is a list of commercially released songs by the British boy band Take That, details of remixes and 'concert only' tracks can be found later in the article. There are currently 139 Take That songs that have been commercially released as studio recordings, including 16 from their latest album Wonderland. All are listed below.

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The 1975 are an English pop rock band originating from Manchester. As of May 2019, they have won 10 awards from 40 nominations.

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Amy Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter. She was best known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres, including soul, jazz, rock and roll and R&B. Winehouse released two albums of original music: Frank (2003) and Back to Black (2006). Frank was originally released by Island Records in October 2003 in the United Kingdom and in November 2007 in the United States. Because of the success of her second album, Frank was later re-issued in the UK in May 2008 and in the US in June 2008. Back to Black was issued under Island Records in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia, and under Universal Republic in the US. Several of Winehouse' singles have charted worldwide, including "Rehab", "You Know I'm No Good", "Back to Black", "Tears Dry on Their Own", and "Valerie".

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A number of Wurlitzer theatre organs were imported and installed in the United Kingdom in the period from 1925 to just before the Second World War (1939–45).