music markets and generates a high revenue especially with live music and digital music formats.
According to a study from the third quarter of 2023, the most popular music artist of all times in the United Kingdom was Queen with 83 percent, followed by Freddy Mercury with 80 percent and ABBA with 76 percent of respondents having a positive opinion of the each of them. Fourth place tookthe Beathles with 75 percent while Tina Turner came fifth. Within Europe the United Kingdom has one of the largest Most popular music artists of all time in the United Kingdom as of the 3rd quarter of 2023
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YouGov. (November 6, 2023). Most popular music artists of all time in the United Kingdom as of the 3rd quarter of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233347/popular-music-artists-united-kingdom/
YouGov. "Most popular music artists of all time in the United Kingdom as of the 3rd quarter of 2023." Chart. November 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233347/popular-music-artists-united-kingdom/
YouGov. (2023). Most popular music artists of all time in the United Kingdom as of the 3rd quarter of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233347/popular-music-artists-united-kingdom/
YouGov. "Most Popular Music Artists of All Time in The United Kingdom as of The 3rd Quarter of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233347/popular-music-artists-united-kingdom/
YouGov, Most popular music artists of all time in the United Kingdom as of the 3rd quarter of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233347/popular-music-artists-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Most popular music artists of all time in the United Kingdom as of the 3rd quarter of 2023 [Graph], YouGov, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233347/popular-music-artists-united-kingdom/