Rankings
MUSE # 1: EL ROCK SIGUE SIENDO REY
El bombástico trío Muse llega por séptima vez al número uno de los rankings de ventas de álbumes en el Reino Unido con su disco “Will Of The People”, el noveno de su carrera. Con un sonido por momentos bien de hard rock, algo de pop duro e incluso en algunas secciones con toquecitos en teclados que remiten a Jean Michel Jarré, Bellamy, Wolstenholme y Howard demuestran que son una de las bandas fundamentales de este milenio y con más de 51000 de copias vendidas esta semana, quedaron bien lejos de sus perseguidores.
Y para confirmar nuestro título donde decimos que el Rock demuestra seguir reinando como en todas estas décadas, les mostramos el listado de los artistas que más numeros uno tuvieron en la historia de los Official Charts en UK. Saquen sus conclusiones:
| ARTIST | TOTAL DE ALBUMS #1 | SEMANAS EN EL #1 | |
| 1 | THE BEATLES | 15 | 176 |
| 2 | ELVIS PRESLEY | 13 | 66 |
| 3 | ROLLING STONES | 13* | 47 |
| 4 | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | MADONNA | 12 | 30 |
| 6 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | DAVID BOWIE | 11 | 27 |
| 8 | ABBA | 10 | 58 |
| 9 | ROD STEWART | 10 | 32 |
| 10 | MICHAEL JACKSON | 10 | 31 |
| 11 | EMINEM | 10 | 27 |
| 12 | QUEEN | 10 | 22 |
| 13 | U2 | 10 | 15 |
| 14 | BOB DYLAN | 9 | 26 |
| 15 | COLDPLAY | 9 | 19 |
| 16 | TAKE THAT | 8 | 30 |
| 17 | OASIS | 8 | 21 |
| 18 | LED ZEPPELIN | 8 | 14 |
| 18 | KYLIE MINOGUE | 8 | 14 |
| 20 | R.E.M. | 8 | 13 |
| 21 | STEREOPHONICS | 8 | 12 |
| 22 | TAYLOR SWIFT | 8 | 11 |
| 23 | WESTLIFE | 8 | 8 |
| 24 | CLIFF RICHARD | 7 | 30 |
| 25 | ELTON JOHN | 7 | 29 |
| 26 | BARBRA STREISAND | 7* | 20 |
| 27 | GEORGE MICHAEL | 7 | 16 |
| 27 | PAUL MCCARTNEY | 7 | 16 |
| 29 | PRODIGY | 7 | 11 |
| 30 | THE KILLERS | 7 | 10 |
| 31 | MUSE | 7 | 9 |
| 32 | PHIL COLLINS | 6 | 26 |
| 33 | ARCTIC MONKEYS | 6 | 13 |
| 34 | GENESIS | 6 | 12 |
| 35 | PINK FLOYD | 6 | 11 |
| 35 | KINGS OF LEON | 6 | 11 |
| 37 | RADIOHEAD | 6 | 9 |
| 37 | THE SCRIPT | 6 | 9 |
| 39 | BLUR | 6 | 8 |
| 39 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS | 6 | 8 |
| 41 | KASABIAN | 6 | 7 |
| 42 | PAUL WELLER | 6 | 6 |
| 43 | ED SHEERAN | 5 | 45 |
| 44 | SIMPLY RED | 5 | 26 |
| 45 | CELINE DION | 5 | 18 |
| 46 | BOYZONE | 5 | 17 |
| 47 | POLICE | 5 | 15 |
| 48 | BON JOVI | 5 | 13 |
| 48 | PAUL SIMON | 5 | 13 |
| 50 | KEANE | 5 | 11 |
| 51 | ERASURE | 5 | 8 |
| 52 | SIMPLE MINDS | 5 | 7 |
| 52 | LANA DEL REY | 5 | 7 |
| 54 | IRON MAIDEN | 5 | 6 |
| 55 | PRINCE | 5 | 5 |
| 55 | FOO FIGHTERS | 5 | 5 |
El crecimiento de venta de música en formato físico -fundamentalmente en vinilos y cassettes, también box sets- sigue dando que hablar, y cada año el porcentaje sube. En cuanto a los CDs, es el único formato que no crece ostensiblemente pero que de todas maneras, ha detenido su retroceso, lo que cual también es alentador. Todo ésto -tengamos en cuenta- durante una pandemia con mucho de cuarentenas y retrasos en la cadena de distribución.
La venta de discos de vinilo con respecto al 2020 fue de un 11% más – 8% más en álbumes, siendo además el 14° año consecutivo creciendo con respecto al inmediato anterior y más de 5.000.000 vendidos-.
A continuación, ránkings finales de ventas físicas en el Reino Unido (suministrados por The Official Charts UK), porque como siempre decimos: #comprendiscos
Top 40 oficial best-selling álbumes de vinilo en 2021
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | VOYAGE | ABBA |
| 2 | 30 | ADELE |
| 3 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC |
| 4 | = | ED SHEERAN |
| 5 | BACK TO BLACK | AMY WINEHOUSE |
| 6 | NEVERMIND | NIRVANA |
| 7 | GREATEST HITS | QUEEN |
| 8 | CHEMTRAILS OVER THE COUNTRY CLUB | LANA DEL REY |
| 9 | BLUE WEEKEND | WOLF ALICE |
| 10 | FINE LINE | HARRY STYLES |
| 11 | SEVENTEEN GOING UNDER | SAM FENDER |
| 12 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | PINK FLOYD |
| 13 | KNEBWORTH 1996 | OASIS |
| 14 | TYPHOONS | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 15 | MUSIC OF THE SPHERES | COLDPLAY |
| 16 | MEDICINE AT MIDNIGHT | FOO FIGHTERS |
| 17 | AM | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 18 | BACK THE WAY WE CAME – VOL 1 | NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING |
| 19 | HAPPIER THAN EVER | BILLIE EILISH |
| 20 | RED (TAYLOR’S VERSION) | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 21 | EVERMORE | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 22 | SOUR | OLIVIA RODRIGO |
| 23 | ABBEY ROAD | BEATLES |
| 24 | CRAWLER | IDLES |
| 25 | THE STONE ROSES | STONE ROSES |
| 26 | COLLAPSED IN SUNBEAMS | ARLO PARKS |
| 27 | LET IT BE | BEATLES |
| 28 | LEGEND | BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
| 29 | FAT POP | PAUL WELLER |
| 30 | WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY | OASIS |
| 31 | SENJUTSU | IRON MAIDEN |
| 32 | CALIFORNIAN SOIL | LONDON GRAMMAR |
| 33 | WE’RE ALL ALONE IN THIS TOGETHER | DAVE |
| 34 | SOMETIMES I MIGHT BE INTROVERT | LITTLE SIMZ |
| 35 | BLUE BANISTERS | LANA DEL REY |
| 36 | KID A MNESIA | RADIOHEAD |
| 37 | WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT’S WHAT I’M | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 38 | IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS | INHALER |
| 39 | FOLKLORE | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 40 | W.L. | SNUTS |
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Top 40 oficial best-selling singles de vinilo en 2021
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | GHOST TOWN | THE SPECIALS |
| 2 | WATERMELON SUGAR | HARRY STYLES |
| 3 | COSMIC DANCER | MORRISSEY & DAVID BOWIE |
| 4 | REAL GROOVE | KYLIE MINOGUE & DUA LIPA |
| 5 | ALL YOU’RE DREAMING OF | LIAM GALLAGHER |
| 6 | KYOTO | PHOEBE BRIDGERS |
| 7 | I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU | ABBA |
| 8 | NO TIME TO DIE | BILLIE EILISH |
| 9 | 3 LIONS | BADDIEL/SKINNER/LIGHTNING SEED |
| 10 | COSMIC FRINGES | PAUL WELLER |
| 11 | BLUE MONDAY | NEW ORDER |
| 12 | MOTHER | DAVID BOWIE |
| 13 | DARK DAYS | YARD ACT |
| 14 | FIRE | U2 |
| 15 | CHRISTMAS LIGHTS | COLDPLAY |
| 16 | BRITISH BOMBS | DECLAN MCKENNA |
| 17 | I SEE YOUR GHOST | LATHUMS |
| 18 | THE PRETTIEST STAR | DAVID BOWIE |
| 19 | ERRORS IN THE HISTORY OF GOD | BIFFY CLYRO |
| 20 | GLORIA | U2 |
| 21 | AT THE HOME ORGAN – DEMOS 1980-1982 | JERRY DAMMERS |
| 22 | TYPHOONS | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 23 | MODEL VILLAGE | IDLES |
| 24 | LOVE ME LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW | FREDDIE MERCURY |
| 25 | THE A TEAM | ED SHEERAN |
| 26 | GASOLINE | HAIM FT TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 27 | 1 WAY | DMA’S |
| 28 | WEEKENDER | FLOWERED UP |
| 29 | RADIO FREE EUROPE | REM |
| 30 | BACK TO THE LIGHT | BRIAN MAY |
| 31 | LIMBO | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 32 | THROUGH THE MISTS OF TIME | AC/DC |
| 33 | SIMMER | HAYLEY WILLIAMS |
| 34 | 2010 | SQUID |
| 35 | I MORON | LOVELY EGGS FT IGGY POP |
| 36 | ALIVE | PEARL JAM |
| 37 | TEXAS SUN | KHRUANGBIN & LEON BRIDGES |
| 38 | SPIRIT POWER AND SOUL | JOHNNY MARR |
| 39 | WANNABE | SPICE GIRLS |
| 40 | SEVEN NATION ARMY | WHITE STRIPES |
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La venta de cassettes es la más alta desde 2003, con un crecimiento con respecto al 2020 del 19%. Se vendieron más de 185.000 álbumes en formato cassettes, un medio que hasta hace poco tiempo estaba difunto.
Top 40 best-selling cassettes en 2021
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | SOUR | OLIVIA RODRIGO |
| 2 | WE’RE ALL ALONE IN THIS TOGETHER | DAVE |
| 3 | CHEMTRAILS OVER THE COUNTRY CLUB | LANA DEL REY |
| 4 | GREATEST HITS | QUEEN |
| 5 | MUSIC OF THE SPHERES | COLDPLAY |
| 6 | BLUE WEEKEND | WOLF ALICE |
| 7 | HAPPIER THAN EVER | BILLIE EILISH |
| 8 | THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS | ELTON JOHN |
| 9 | DANCING WITH THE DEVIL – THE ART OF | DEMI LOVATO |
| 10 | = | ED SHEERAN |
| 11 | VOYAGE | ABBA |
| 12 | BETWEEN US | LITTLE MIX |
| 13 | W.L. | SNUTS |
| 14 | IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS | INHALER |
| 15 | SEVENTEEN GOING UNDER | SAM FENDER |
| 16 | BLUE BANISTERS | LANA DEL REY |
| 17 | LIFE’S A BEACH | EASY LIFE |
| 18 | MOST WANTED – THE GREATEST HITS | WANTED |
| 19 | WEIRD | YUNGBLUD |
| 20 | TALES FROM THE SCRIPT – GREATEST HITS | THE SCRIPT |
| 21 | PROTEST SONGS 1924-2012 | SPECIALS |
| 22 | ALL OVER THE PLACE | KSI |
| 23 | POST HUMAN – SURVIVAL HORROR | BRING ME THE HORIZON |
| 24 | SCALED AND ICY | TWENTY ONE PILOTS |
| 25 | WILD DREAMS | WESTLIFE |
| 26 | THE DREAM OF CHRISTMAS | GARY BARLOW |
| 27 | THE ULTRA VIVID LAMENT | MANIC STREET PREACHERS |
| 28 | SPICE | SPICE GIRLS |
| 29 | WHO AM I | PALE WAVES |
| 30 | HOW BEAUTIFUL LIFE CAN BE | LATHUMS |
| 31 | TYPHOONS | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 32 | OUTSIDER | ROGER TAYLOR |
| 33 | CALIFORNIAN SOIL | LONDON GRAMMAR |
| 34 | 30 | ADELE |
| 35 | WE ARE MORE THAN ONE | MICHAEL BALL |
| 36 | THE GREATEST HITS – PT 1 | KURUPT FM |
| 37 | 2 | JLS |
| 38 | SUCKAPUNCH | YOU ME AT SIX |
| 39 | BACK IN LOVE CITY | VACCINES |
| 40 | PRESSURE MACHINE | THE KILLERS |
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El excelente website amigo Mellotronweb.com.ar tradujo el listado de los mejores discos de Rock Clásico editados durante el 2020 que eligiera el prestigioso sitio Ultimate Classic Rock.
Según ellos, los 25 más destacados del año pasado son éstos (tras la lista podés acceder a links para escuchar los tres del podio):
- 1. BOB DYLAN Rough and Rowdy Ways
- 2. PAUL MCCARTNEY McCartney III
- 3. AC/DC Power Up
- 4. NEIL YOUNG Homegrown
- 5. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Letter to You
- 6. PEARL JAM Gigaton
- 7. NINE INCH NAILS
- Ghosts V: Together – Ghosts IV: Locusts
- 8. OZZY OSBOURNE Ordinary Man
- 9. ELVIS COSTELLO Hey Clockface
- 10. JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT Reunions
- 11. PRETENDERS Hate for Sale
- 12. DRIVE-BY-TRUCKERS The Unraveling
- 13. ANGELHEADED HIPSTER:
- The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
- 14. JOE SATRIANI Shapeshifting
- 15. JEFF TWEEDY Love Is the King
- 16. BLUE OYSTER CULT The Symbol Remains
- 17. YUSUF/CAT STEVENS Tea for the Tillerman2
- 18. THE STROKES The New Abnormal
- 19. THE SMASHING PUMPKINS CYR
- 20. MARILYN MASON We Are Chaos
- 21. ACE FREHLEY Origins Vol. 2
- 22. DEEP PURPLE Whoosh
- 23. DRIVE-BY-TRUCKERS The New OK
- 24. JAMES TAYLOR American Standard
- 25. DENNIS DEYOUNG 26 East, Vol. 1
- RICK WAKEMAN The Red Planet (empate)
