Noah Kahan had the year's most popular single with "Stick Season," which generated the equivalent of 1.99 million sales in Britain.

Reputation (Taylor's Version) could be coming in the Year of the Snake if the eagle-eyed fans' speculation proves true.

Streaming giants such as Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon contributed to a 7.8% revenue increase in music, reaching £2.018bn. Meanwhile, vinyl album sales saw a 10.5% jump to £196m, though CD album revenues remained steady at £126.

UK sales of recorded music topped the 2001 record of £2.2bn and Taylor Swift is to thank for a sizeable chunk, according to new figures released by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA).

Subscriptions to streaming services and the revival of the popularity of vinyl pushed the UK music industry’s revenues to a record high last year at almost £2.4 billion, the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) said.