This statistic shows a timeline of single sales in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2016, broken down by format. After a peak in 2012, when almost 185 million of digital singles were sold, there was a downward trend in sales, and by 2016 digital singles sales had decreased to almost 98 million units. During the period of consideration, CD singles sales also dropped from more than 4 million singles sold in 2008 to 0.1 million singles sold in 2016.
Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016, by format (in million singles)
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016, by format (in million singles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276196/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-format/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016, by format (in million singles)." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276196/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-format/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016, by format (in million singles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276196/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-format/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music Single Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2016, by Format (in Million Singles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276196/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-format/
British Recorded Music Industry, Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016, by format (in million singles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276196/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-format/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016, by format (in million singles) [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276196/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-format/