List of best-selling music downloads by year in the United Kingdom
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This is the list of the best-selling music downloads in the UK each year.
Most-downloaded singles by year
[edit]Year | Single | Artist | Record label | Ref. |
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2004 | "Vertigo" | U2 | Universal | [1] |
2005 | "You're Beautiful" | James Blunt | Warner | [2] |
2006 | "A Moment Like This" | Leona Lewis | Sony | [3] |
2007 | "Grace Kelly" | Mika | Universal | [4] |
2008 | "Hallelujah" | Alexandra Burke | Sony | [citation needed] |
2009 | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | Warner | [5] |
2010 | "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | Universal | |
2011 | "Someone Like You" | Adele | Beggars | |
2012 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | Universal | |
2013 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell | Universal | |
2014 | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | Sony | [6] |
2015 | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | Sony | |
2016 | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | Warner | [7] |
2017 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | Warner | [8] |
2018 | "This Is Me" | Keala Settle | Warner | [9] |
2019 | ||||
2020 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | Universal | [10] |
2021 | "Bad Habits" | Ed Sheeran | Warner | [11] |
2022 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles | Sony | [12] |
Most-downloaded albums by year
[edit]Year | Album | Artist | Record label | Ref. |
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2006 | Eyes Open | Snow Patrol | Universal | [13] |
2007 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Universal | [4] |
2008 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Coldplay | EMI | [13] |
2009 | The Fame | Lady Gaga | Universal | [13] |
2010 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons | Universal | [13] |
2011 | 21 | Adele | Beggars | [13] |
2012 | ||||
2013 | Bad Blood | Bastille | Universal | [14] |
2014 | x | Ed Sheeran | Warner | [15] |
2015 | 25 | Adele | Beggars | [16] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tony Christie still top download". London: Newsround. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Digital Download Factsheet" (PDF). London: Official Charts Company. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ Coleman, Maureen. "Superstar Leona on Simon, Jedward, that shock attack and playing Belfast". The Belfast Telegraph. Belfast: Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ a b Cleland, Gary (12 December 2007). "Amy Winehouse tops year end iTunes chart". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 6412514. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Lady Gaga crowned queen of the downloads". The Daily Telegraph. London. 7 September 2009. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 6412514. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (1 January 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2014". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2016". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Top 40 biggest songs of 2017 on the Official Chart". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (3 January 2019). "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (4 January 2021). "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, George (4 January 2022). "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, George (4 January 2023). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Adele and Ed Sheeran push digital albums sales over the 100 million milestone". London: Official Charts Company. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2013"
- ^ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014". Official Charts Company. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2015". Official Charts Company. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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