This statistic displays the average weekly number of music singles sold and streamed in the United Kingdom in 2016, broken down by chart position. During the period of consideration, the positive correlation between the chart position and weekly sales and streams could be observed, with more than 85 thousand units of singles that charted at number one sold and streamed. In 2016, the average number of combined weekly sales for singles that charted at number five was roughly 47 thousand.
Average weekly combined music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in singles sold)
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Average weekly combined music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in singles sold) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323851/top-sellers-share-of-singles-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Average weekly combined music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in singles sold)." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323851/top-sellers-share-of-singles-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Average weekly combined music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in singles sold). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323851/top-sellers-share-of-singles-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Average Weekly Combined Music Single Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016, by Chart Position (in Singles Sold)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323851/top-sellers-share-of-singles-sales-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Average weekly combined music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in singles sold) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323851/top-sellers-share-of-singles-sales-uk/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
Average weekly combined music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016, by chart position (in singles sold) [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323851/top-sellers-share-of-singles-sales-uk/