Music

British Music Artists

Notable music artists from the United Kingdom.

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George Frideric HandelPersonGB16851759classical, german, composer100German‐British baroque composer
J. K. RowlingPersonGB1965Presentauthor, terf, uk97English novelist
Stephen FryPersonGB1957Presentuk, british, english92English comedian, actor, writer, presenter & activist
Eric ClaptonPersonGB1945Presentblues rock, blues, rock91
Enid BlytonPersonGB18971968audiobook, audio drama, has german audio plays91
Sir Arthur Conan DoylePersonGB18591930_edit, author, united kingdom90
Elton JohnPersonGB1947Presentpop, pop rock, piano rock90English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer
John LennonPersonGB19401980rock, pop, experimental89The Beatles
J.R.R. TolkienPersonGB18921973author, fantasy, elvish88
Benjamin BrittenPersonGB19131976classical, composer, british88English composer, conductor, and pianist
Paul McCartneyPersonGB1942Presentpop, pop rock, rock88The Beatles
Henry PurcellPersonGB16591695classical, british, baroque87Baroque composer
Ken FollettPersonGB1949Presenthas german audiobooks, has german audio plays, audiobook87
Rod StewartPersonGB1945Presentrock, blues rock, pop rock86
Cliff RichardPersonGB1940Presentpop, rock and roll, rock86
Edward ElgarPersonGB18571934classical, british, composer85composer
Agatha ChristiePersonGB18901976drama, crime, has german audio plays85English writer
Andrew Lloyd WebberPersonGB1948Presentmusical, british, uk85English composer and impresario of musical theatre
Peter GabrielPersonGB1950Presentart rock, pop rock, progressive rock85formerly of Genesis
Douglas AdamsPersonGB19522001author, audio drama, comedy85English author
Barrie GleddenPersonGBN/APresentmedia music84
Terry Devine-KingPersonGBN/APresentmedia music83production music
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsPersonGB18721958classical, british, composer83English composer
Nick PhoenixPersonGB1967Presentelectronic, soundtrack, classical82composer, “Two Steps From Hell” co‐founder
Joe CockerPersonGB19442014rock, pop, british82
MorrisseyPersonGB1959Presentalternative rock, indie rock, indie pop82English singer‐songwriter
John BarryPersonGB19332011british, soundtrack, composer82English score composer
David ArnoldPersonGB1962Presentbritish, english, cinematic classical82English score composer
Phil CollinsPersonGB1951Presentsoft rock, pop rock, pop82of Genesis
Arthur SullivanPersonGB18421900opera, uk, british82composer
Bonnie TylerPersonGB1951Presentrock, pop rock, pop82
Robbie WilliamsPersonGB1974Presentpop, britpop, pop rock82
Gary MoorePersonGB19522011blues rock, hard rock, rock82Thin Lizzy, blues guitar
Gary NumanPersonGB1958Presentnew wave, electronic, post-punk82
Neil GaimanPersonGB1960Presentauthor, uk, british82
George HarrisonPersonGB19432001rock, electronic, singer/songwriter81The Beatles
Steve HackettPersonGB1950Presentrock, progressive rock, classical81
Elvis CostelloPersonGB1954Presentnew wave, pub rock, pop81
DonovanPersonGB1946Presentfolk, psychedelic folk, singer-songwriter81Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist
Roger WhittakerPersonGB19362023pop, british, singer-songwriter81
Mark KnopflerPersonGB1949Presentrock, soft rock, singer-songwriter81
Petula ClarkPersonGB1932Presentpop, dance-pop, vocal jazz81English singer & actress
Harry BluestonePersonGB19071992composer, production music81
Nicholas BriggsPersonGB1961PresentN/A81English actor, writer, director, sound designer, composer and voice actor
Mike OldfieldPersonGB1953Presentprogressive rock, new age, electronic81
Dusty SpringfieldPersonGB19391999pop, pop soul, soul81
Ozzy OsbournePersonGB19482025heavy metal, hard rock, british81
MuslimgauzePersonGB19611999electronic, experimental, dub81
Bill NelsonPersonGB1948Presentrock, electronic, new wave81English experimental musician
Brian EnoPersonGB1948Presentambient, electronic, experimental rock80
Roy DotricePersonGB19232017N/A80
Roger WatersPersonGB1943Presentrock, progressive rock, art rock80
Chris ReaPersonGB19512025blues rock, rock, blues80
Engelbert HumperdinckPersonGB1936Presentpop, easy listening, english80British pop singer
Ed SheeranPersonGB1991Presentpop, folk pop, folk80UK singer‐songwriter
Cat StevensPersonGB1948Presentfolk rock, singer-songwriter, rock80now known as Yusuf Islam
Lorne BalfePersonGB1976Presentfilm score composer, film composer, game composer80Scottish score composer
ChicanePersonGB1971Presenttrance, electronic, chillout80UK trance/electronic music producer
Paul WellerPersonGB1958Presentalternative rock, britpop, rock79English singer‐songwriter and musician
Rick WakemanPersonGB1949Presentprogressive rock, symphonic prog, rock79
Alan HawkshawPersonGB19372021electronic, pop, ambient79British pianist, composer and producer.
Keith MansfieldPersonGB1941Presentproduction music, composer79
Richard HarveyPersonGB1953Presentorchestral, production music, composer79UK multi‐instrumentalist and composer
Fatboy SlimPersonGB1963Presentelectronic, big beat, british79
C. S. LewisPersonGB18981963author, apologetics, has german audiobooks79
Jim DalePersonGB1935Presenttraditional pop79
Dua LipaPersonGB1995Presentdance-pop, pop, electropop79
Frazer HinesPersonGB1944Presentvoice actor79Actor
Billy OceanPersonGB1950Presentpop soul, contemporary r&b, soul78
Kim WildePersonGB1960Presentpop, synth-pop, new wave78
George MichaelPersonGB19632016pop, blue-eyed soul, soul78
Billy IdolPersonGB1955Presentrock, hard rock, new wave78English rock singer‐songwriter
Chris de BurghPersonGB1948Presentsoft rock, rock, pop78British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist
William ByrdPersonGB15401623classical, composer, baroque78English composer
Bryan FerryPersonGB1945Presentart rock, glam rock, pop rock78
Patrick TroughtonPersonGB19201987doctor who78British actor
Pete TownshendPersonGB1945Presentrock, pop rock, rock opera78of The Who
Harry Gregson‐WilliamsPersonGB1961Presentsoundtrack, classical, composer78English score composer
Gustav HolstPersonGB18741934classical, composer, british78composer
Duncan PittockPersonGBN/APresentmedia music78
Anthony PhillipsPersonGB1951Presentprogressive rock, contemporary folk, symphonic prog78Genesis ex‐member/co‐founder, prolific composer for film/TV
Robert PalmerPersonGB19492003rock, blue-eyed soul, pop78English singer‐songwriter
Grant KirkhopePersonGB1962Presentvgm78
John MartynPersonGB19482009folk, folk rock, contemporary folk77British singer‐songwriter and guitarist
Arthur C. ClarkePersonGB19172008british, uk, english77
Henry JackmanPersonGB1974Presentsoundtrack, film score composer, film composer77English score composer
John DowlandPersonGB15631626baroque, composer, lute77composer and lutenist
Roald DahlPersonGB19161990author, children, has german audio plays77
Philippa GregoryPersonGB1954PresentN/A77author, historian
Patrick DoylePersonGB1953Presentsoundtrack, film composer, scottish77Scottish score composer
Billy BraggPersonGB1957Presentalternative rock, folk, british77
Dave HewsonPersonGB1953Presentproduction music, composer77British composer
Sir John Eliot GardinerPersonGB1943Presentclassical, conductor, british conductor77
Ellie GouldingPersonGB1986Presentelectropop, dance-pop, indie pop77
Sarah BrightmanPersonGB1960Presentclassical crossover, classical, pop77
Howard JonesPersonGB1955Presentnew wave, singer-songwriter, classic pop and rock77English singer, songwriter
SealPersonGB1963Presentsoul, pop, pop soul77English‐born singer and songwriter
Max RichterPersonGB1966Presentclassical, modern classical, ambient77German pianist and score composer
Vera LynnPersonGB19172020traditional pop, british, rhyming slang77
Al StewartPersonGB1945Presentfolk rock, singer-songwriter, 1970s77UK folk singer/songwriter
Michael NymanPersonGB1944Presentclassical, composer, british composer77composer
Tony RobinsonPersonGB1946PresentN/A77English actor, voice actor, comedian and TV presenter
Jane AustenPersonGB17751817has german audiobooks, british, english77English novelist
Leo SayerPersonGB1948Presentbritish, uk, songs77
John MayallPersonGB19332024rock, blues rock, british blues76
Sir Neville MarrinerPersonGB19242016classical, conductor, violinist76conductor
David GilmourPersonGB1946Presentprogressive rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock76Pink Floyd
Colin BakerPersonGB1943Presentdoctor who, voice actor76English actor
P. G. WodehousePersonGB18811975N/A76
George ShearingPersonGB19192011jazz, easy listening, swing76British jazz pianist
Lisa StansfieldPersonGB1966Presentpop, soul, dance-pop76
Jeff BeckPersonGB19442023rock, jazz rock, hard rock76English rock guitarist
Bob BradleyPersonGB1974Presentmedia composer76
Marc AlmondPersonGB1957Presentnew wave, synth-pop, rock76English pop singer and songwriter
Steve WinwoodPersonGB1948Presentpop, rock, blues rock76
Robert J. FosterPersonGB1941Presentproduction music76UK production/library music composer
Funky DLPersonGB1977Presenthip hop, boom bap, jazz rap76UK rapper and producer
Robert PlantPersonGB1948Presentrock, folk rock, blues rock76of Led Zeppelin
Richard KimmingsPersonGBN/APresentmedia music76Media composer, musician & mastering
Philip PullmanPersonGB1946Present_edit, author, fantasy76English novelist
Richard ThompsonPersonGB1949Presentrock, folk, folk rock76UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist
Amy WinehousePersonGB19832011soul, contemporary r&b, jazz76
Robert FrippPersonGB1946Presentprogressive rock, ambient, british76
Paul MottramPersonGBN/APresentorchestral76
Chris NormanPersonGB1950Presentrock, soft rock, english76English soft rock singer
Marianne FaithfullPersonGB19462025pop, art pop, rock76
Acker BilkPersonGB19292014easy listening, jazz, british76
Peter DavisonPersonGB1951Presentdoctor who, voice actor76English actor
Paul YoungPersonGB1956Presentblue-eyed soul, pop, british76English pop singer and musician
Paul HartPersonGB19452022N/A76British multi-instrumentalist and composer
Stephen BriggsPersonGB1951PresentN/A76British writer and audiobook reader
Paul OakenfoldPersonGB1963Presenttrance, progressive trance, electronic75
John LeePersonGB1928PresentN/A75actor and narrator
Curtis SchwartzPersonGBN/APresentN/A75UK engineer
Warren BennettPersonGB1962PresentN/A75
Daniel PembertonPersonGB1977PresentN/A75English score composer
Sam SmithPersonGB1992Presentpop, soul, queer75English singer‐songwriter
Aleksi PeräläPersonGB1976Presentidm, ambient techno, ambient75
Steven WilsonPersonGB1967Presentprogressive rock, art rock, pop75founder of Porcupine Tree
DidoPersonGB1971Presentpop, trip hop, downtempo75English singer‐songwriter
George FentonPersonGB1950Presentsoundtrack, film, film composer75English score composer
William HartnellPersonGB19081975doctor who75
Ringo StarrPersonGB1940Presentrock, pop, british75The Beatles
Matt MonroPersonGB19301985classic pop and rock, death by liver cancer75
James BluntPersonGB1974Presentpop rock, pop, soft rock75
Samantha FoxPersonGB1966Presentpop, dance-pop, house75
Kes LoyPersonGBN/APresentrock75production music composer
Patrick WilsonPersonGB1939PresentN/A75English composer
MIKAPersonGB1983Presentpop, queer, british75Lebanese-born English pop singer
Matt FittonPersonGBN/APresentN/A75writer
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