1 billionth download single sold in UK

by Tom Pakinkis
Tuesday, Apr 9th 2013 at 2:28PM

The total number of digital singles sold in the UK hit 1 billion last night, according to data tracked by the Official Charts Company.

The landmark was reached late yesterday evening, Monday 8 April 2013, nine years after legal downloads launched in the UK.

Since digital downloading took off in the UK in 2004, sales have exploded from around 500,000 a week to more than 3 million each week.

In 2012, digital singles sales reached new heights with 188.6 million ...

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