This statistic displays average weekly sales among music singles ranking number one on the music singles charts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016. After the significant success of Adele's Hello song in 2015 that boosted the weekly sales to more than 75 thousand units, in 2016, this figure decreased almost by half, and reached the level of 37,800 units. In 2013, number one singles sales peaked with more than 107 thousand copies sold on average weekly.
Average weekly sales of singles ranked number one on the music singles chart in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Average weekly sales of singles ranked number one on the music singles chart in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/323841/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-singles-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Average weekly sales of singles ranked number one on the music singles chart in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/323841/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-singles-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Average weekly sales of singles ranked number one on the music singles chart in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/323841/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-singles-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Average Weekly Sales of Singles Ranked Number One on The Music Singles Chart in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/323841/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-singles-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Average weekly sales of singles ranked number one on the music singles chart in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/323841/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-singles-uk/ (last visited June 02, 2024)
Average weekly sales of singles ranked number one on the music singles chart in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/323841/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-singles-uk/