List of best-selling music downloads by year in the United Kingdom

This is the list of the best-selling music downloads in the UK each year.

Most-downloaded singles by year

Year Single Artist Record label Ref.
2004 "Vertigo" U2 Universal [1]
2005 "You're Beautiful" Blunt, JamesJames Blunt Warner [2]
2006 "A Moment Like This" Lewis, LeonaLeona Lewis Sony [3]
2007 "Grace Kelly" Mika Universal [4]
2008 "Hallelujah" Alexandra Burke Sony
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" Thicke, RobinRobin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Universal
2014 "Happy" Williams, PharrellPharrell Williams Sony [6]
2015 "Uptown Funk" Ronson, MarkMark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars Sony

Most-downloaded albums by year

Year Album Artist Record label Ref.
2006 Eyes Open Snow Patrol Universal [7]
2007 Back to Black Winehouse, AmyAmy Winehouse Universal [4]
2008 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Coldplay EMI [7]
2009 The Fame Lady Gaga Universal [7]
2010 Sigh No More Mumford & Sons Universal [7]
2011 21 Adele Beggars [7]
2012
2013 Bad Blood Bastille Universal [8]
2014 x Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran Warner [9]
2015 25 Adele Beggars [10]

See also

References

  1. "Tony Christie still top download". London: Newsround. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. "Digital Download Factsheet" (PDF). London: Official Charts Company. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. Coleman, Maureen. "Superstar Leona on Simon, Jedward, that shock attack and playing Belfast". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast: Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 Cleland, Gary (12 December 2007). "Amy Winehouse tops year end iTunes chart". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 6412514. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. "Lady Gaga crowned queen of the downloads". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media. 7 September 2009. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 6412514. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  6. Copsey, Rob (1 January 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2014". Official Charts Company.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "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 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  8. "The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2013"
  9. "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014". Official Charts Company. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2015". Official Charts Company. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

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