Popularity of rap and hip hop soars in the UK, topping 50 million streams in 2020

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All About the Music yearbook, which has been launched today (April 15).The findings are based on streaming data and record sales that were provided by the Official Charts Company, with rap and hip-hop songs accounting for over a fifth (22 per cent) of all UK singles consumption in 2020. The two genres’ share in the overall album market in the UK also rose to 12.2 per cent.Rap and hip-hop’s market share in the UK is now over six times greater than it was in 1999.

UK record industry trade group BPI publishes its annual ‘All About The Music’ report today, and among the many stats contained within it, it shows that rap and hip hop continued to boom in the UK in 2020.Rap and hip hop made up 22% of overall single track consumption last year, and 12% of album consumption – the latter helped by British acts Headie One, Nines and KSI.That’s up from 21.5% for single tracks and 10.8% for albums in 2019.