Music - Female artists shaped British charts in 2023
Female artists were particularly successful in the British singles charts in 2023. They occupied the top position for 31 out of 52 weeks, either alone or in music projects with other artists, according to the news agency PA, citing the music industry association British Phonographic Industry. Never before since the survey began in 1952 had there been so many weeks.
US singer Miley Cyrus spent ten weeks at number one with her song "Flowers". Ellie Goulding with Calvin Harris ("Miracle"), Doja Cat ("Paint The Town Red"), Kenya Grace ("Strangers"), Taylor Swift ("It's Over Now") and Billie Eilish ("What Was I Made For"), for example, also made it to the top.
"Women have spent more weeks at number one in the official singles charts than in any other year," said Jo Twist, head of the association. She warned against complacency and called for further work to be done on the representation of women in the industry. Overall, 48.5 percent of the songs that made it into the UK top ten in 2023 featured female artists.
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Female artists like Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift also contributed to this success, each claiming several weeks at the top of the chart with their songs "What Was I Made For" and "It's Over Now" respectively. Interestingly, in the same year, Miley Cyrus' single "Flowers" held the number one position in the Singlechart for a notable ten weeks in Great Britain. This remarkable achievement by women in the music industry in 2023 was noticed globally, highlighting the significant influence of artists like these from Great Britain.
Source: www.stern.de
