Research reveals the UK’s female musicians who smashed 2023, working hardest from worldwide tour schedules to song steams & Ellie Goulding takes the crown.
Yesterday ATV Today Entertainment looked at the hardest-working blokes in the music business with Ed Sheeran taking the top spot. Today we turn our attention to the women in the business.
The team athave analysed the work ethic of the UK’s top female musicians, delving into tour schedules, song streams, and estimated earnings to reveal the UK’s hardest-working female music stars.
Taking the crown for the UK’s hardest-working female musician is Ellie Goulding, earning an overall score of 9.47/10. Ellie’s career began nearly 15 years ago, and since then she has released five studio albums (four of which reached UK number one) and achieved 281 weeks in the UK Top 40 singles char. Goulding has won various awards, including two Brit Awards, a Billboard Music Award and a People’s Choice Award!
The UK’s hardest-working female music stars:
|
Rank
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Artist
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Overall Score
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No. of Shows
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No. of Show Locations (Countries)
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No. of UK Shows
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No. of International Shows
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Most Streamed Song
|
No. of Streams for Most Streamed Song
|
Estimated Earnings from Most Streamed Song (£)
|
|
1
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Ellie Goulding
|
9.47
|
687
|
49
|
232
|
455
|
Love Me Like You Do
|
1,461,998,490
|
£5,088,274.34
|
|
2
|
Dua Lipa
|
8.61
|
541
|
50
|
106
|
435
|
Don’t Start Now
|
2,428,768,184
|
£8,452,976.46
|
|
3
|
MARINA
|
8.33
|
575
|
31
|
201
|
374
|
Bubblegum B***h
|
489,486,242
|
£1,703,586.09
|
|
4
|
Jessie J
|
8.29
|
494
|
45
|
199
|
295
|
Flashlight
|
518,105,441
|
£1,803,191.07
|
|
5
|
Charli XCX
|
8.21
|
692
|
40
|
123
|
569
|
Boom Clap
|
399,483,532
|
£1,390,344.66
|
|
6
|
KT Tunstall
|
8.16
|
962
|
25
|
417
|
545
|
Suddenly I See
|
288,309,828
|
£1,003,420.67
|
|
7
|
Anne-Marie
|
8.12
|
363
|
36
|
180
|
183
|
2002
|
1,436,403,789
|
£4,999,195.69
|
|
7
|
Rita Ora
|
8.12
|
427
|
48
|
175
|
252
|
Your Song
|
615,119,795
|
£2,140,835.50
|
|
9
|
Bonnie Tyler
|
7.84
|
545
|
47
|
63
|
482
|
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
|
674,555,438
|
£2,347,692.66
|
|
10
|
Kate Nash
|
7.22
|
535
|
29
|
237
|
298
|
Foundations
|
115,730,134
|
£402,782.00
|
In second place in the findings by
Spin Genie UK is the pop princess Dua Lipa, receiving an overall score of 8.1/10. Since appearing on the music scene in 2013, Dua has released two studio albums, the latter of which went to number one in the UK. Throughout her career, she has performed over 540 shows in 50 countries & generated almost 44 billion streams across all audio platforms. Dua has received five Brit Awards and achieved two Guinness World Records!
Coming in third is MARINA (previously known as Marina and the Diamonds), earning an overall score of 8.33/10. Since she first rose to fame in 2009, MARINA has released five studio albums and become known for her fun and quirky music style. MARINA has been nominated for 15 awards, winning three of these, such as Best Newcomer at the Virgin Music Awards in 2010.
