Vinyl is still booming, cassettes wind back the years, but streaming breaks the recordThis wild orgy of
music consumption is mostly about streamingBritish fans bought or streamed the equivalent of more than 150m albums last year as music consumption in the
UK hit its highest level since 2006, driven by the success of artists including Lewis Capaldi, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande.
Across all formats – including digital downloads and streams from subscription services as well as CDs, vinyl and cassettes – music fans purchased or streamed the equivalent of 154m albums in 2019.