Its not just the music industry, the British have a genius for creativity.

The British music scene is massive and world famous the UK as been pumping out music since the 60s

Tracy Chapman's original "Fast Car" is so beautiful but then I'm a different generation 😊

The problem with these most streamed songs vids, is that is doesn't necessarily relate to the best of British music. It only reflects the modern trend of streaming, so it's going to be top heavy on modern music which doesn't hold a candle to older classics. Saying that, it does show the durability of some of our older artists in the modern era.

It's not just music but science/inventions/transport/energy/literature/films andd the list goes on.

Let’s be real and give credit where it’s due, without the Brits the whole world would still be living in the horse and cart Era, the ‘what did Britain do for us?’ Video is WILD if people haven’t seen it 😅😂

the problem with americans is that they think the world starts in new york and ends at california

person with the thickest most distinctively british accent comes on

"OMG i never wouldve guessed they were british!"

If you haven't watched it already, you could react to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olymics in London. That's an amazing show of British talent. And s hoot😂

90s dance music was amazing, and I still listen to it today.

Population of the uk is about 70 million, which is about 20% of the us population, 340 million. So even though it’s a fairly small island, it still has a lot of people.

I am British and proud of our musical heritage. Also proud of our history and inventions.

UK being great at music is partly due to every single school encouraging kids to learn instruments.  Not seen a school that doesn't have one or two actually decent bands!  These kids get encouraged to go to local venues and perform, and this is where the good ones quickly get moved up to headline at the local top venue for music.  Every UK city (especially university cities) has a venue or two that are known internationally for the amount of talent that goes through them.  The Leadmill in Sheffield is one examples and they discovered Arctic Monkeys, George Ezra, Lewis Capaldi, Creeper, Haze, Muse,  Coldplay.  Every city has a club like this and they feed into festivals and each other as well so many artists who are unreal get fast tracked quick to BBC introducing stage at glasto or similar stages at others it's really cool how quick we get to see new music.

Tracy Chapman was the artist behind Fast Car.

Original Fleetwood Mac were English with the fabulous Peter Green.  Check out 'Albatross' way back in 1969 !!!

2:46 MY SHEYLASSSS

9:50 - As a 41 year old, I heard a new Calvin Harris song on the radio yesterday and (Not realising who it was) I said "This takes me back to the glory days of my 20s/30s!". He was the soundtrack to every night out, every summer and every vacation.

I'm really surprised Bohemian Rhapsody isn't number 1! That's a banger!

Annie Lennox and Dave A Stewart are most definitely British.

Annie Lennox comes from Aberdeen in Scotland, while Dave comes from Sunderland a little bit down the East Coast from Newcastle upon Tyne.

It's funny how musical tastes can differ so much between people an cultures. Most of Calvin Harris's work is what we consider music for a Childeren's birthday party in Belgium.