This statistic displays a timeline of music single sales in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2016. In 2012, almost 189 million singles were sold. This number dropped to 97.9 million singles in 2016.
Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (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 (in million singles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276193/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in million singles)." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276193/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in million singles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276193/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Music Single Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2016 (in Million Singles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276193/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in million singles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276193/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Music single sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in million singles) [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276193/music-single-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/