Oasis racked up a million album sales in the UK this year – without releasing a single new tune.
Their reunion tour has fuelled a massive resurgence in their records, meaning two of their albums finished in 2025’s Top Ten, according to the British Phonographic Industry.
This year, vinyl sales in the UK were up 13.3 per cent to 7.6million units. Oasis’ greatest hits collection Time Flies . . . 1994-2009 was the fourth most popular album of the year, while (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? was at No7 thanks to a reissue.
Elsewhere, Taylor Swift’s The Life Of A Showgirl has been crowned the best-selling album of 2025. This, despite it only coming out in October, while Sabrina Carpenter has two records in the Top Ten.
The figures have been released as part of a report by the BPI on recorded music consumption.
It also tells how a new wave of British talent including Olivia Dean and Lola Young have helped UK recorded music grow for the 11th year, with 210 million albums sold.
The highest-grossing world tours of 2025 have been revealed, offering a clear snapshot of which artists dominated the global live music industry — and once again, Ireland played a pivotal role in some of the most iconic moments in touring history.
According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, Coldplay topped the global rankings, grossing an extraordinary $464.9 million (approximately £347.6 million) between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025. The British band’s dominance is particularly familiar to Irish audiences, with Coldplay long viewing Ireland as one of their most reliable and passionate touring territories. Their previous Irish shows — including sell-out nights at Croke Park and multiple dates at Slane Castle — are still widely regarded as some of the band’s strongest live performances.
Coldplay’s success marks their fourth consecutive year in the Top 5, driven by the sprawling Music of the Spheres Tour, which has now grossed more than $1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) and sold an estimated 13.1 million tickets globally. That figure makes it the highest-attended concert tour in history, with further dates already teased for 2027.
