According to the Belfast Telegraph, some 730,000 people named Adele as their number one artist.

The research, which was conducted by ticketers StubHub, says that Britons spent about £36m on buying Adele concert tickets and merchandise between 2011 and 2012.

However, Take That fans spent £40m towards their band over the same period.

Glasgow and Liverpool meanwhile were found to have the most dedicated fans, with 30% and 27% respectively of people in the cities saying they spent most of their money on their favourite music acts or sports team.