1. The UK is the world’s greatest market for music consumers, buying more albums per head than anywhere else globally.
2. The value of UK music exports exceeds £17 billion every year and British artists account for almost 12% of global sales of recorded music.
3. From Glyndebourne to Glastonbury, the UK hosts the world’s greatest music festivals.
4. The Beatles are the No1. selling artists of all time.
5. Adele had the longest running top ranked UK record in the billboard charts for 20 years.