Adele revealed to be most traded-in artist of the decade
Adele is the most traded-in music artist of the last decade, according to data from re-commerce specialist Music Magpie.
Despite her worldwide success and enduring popularity, Adele’s albums 21 and 25 were the most traded-in of 2012 and 2016 respectively and in total over 500,000 copies of her albums have been sold to the musicMagpie site over the last 10 years.
Other artists to make the top ten list of traded artists include Ed Sheeran, One Direction and Lady Gaga.
The most traded in artist of 2019 is Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, despite scooping multiple industry awards and topping the singles and albums charts this year.
Liam Howley, chief marketing officer at Music Magpie, said: “With 2020 on the horizon we thought it would be fun to reflect on the UK’s changing tastes in music over the last decade.
"Adele coming out as most traded-in is probably not that surprising for people given her continued popularity and the huge album sales she’s generated..
“And the top 10 most traded of the decade really is a who’s who of music royalty featuring major artists from the last 60 years, who remain as popular now as they were when they first hit the charts.”
Top Traded-in artists of the last decade (by year)
2019
Lewis Capaldi
2018
George Ezra
2017
Ed Sheeran
2016
Adele
2015
One Direction
2014
Arctic Monkeys
2013
Lady Gaga
2012
Adele
2011
Mumford & Sons
2010
Take That
Most traded-in artists of the last decade (total trade-ins)
Adele
Lady Gaga
Ed Sheeran
Michael Jackson
Coldplay
Madonna
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
One Direction
Fleetwood Mac