This statistic displays the number of albums sold and streamed on average weekly by chart position in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. During the period of consideration, the positive correlation between the album chart position and weekly sales and streams could be observed, with more than 40 thousand albums that charted at number one sold and streamed. In 2016, 37 artists, including Blossoms, Craig David and The 1975, had a number one album.
Average weekly combined album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in albums sold)
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Average weekly combined album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in albums sold) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323850/top-sellers-share-of-total-album-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Average weekly combined album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in albums sold)." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323850/top-sellers-share-of-total-album-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Average weekly combined album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in albums sold). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323850/top-sellers-share-of-total-album-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Average Weekly Combined Album Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016, by Chart Position (in Albums Sold)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323850/top-sellers-share-of-total-album-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Average weekly combined album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in albums sold) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323850/top-sellers-share-of-total-album-sales-uk/ (last visited May 29, 2024)
Average weekly combined album sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in albums sold) [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323850/top-sellers-share-of-total-album-sales-uk/