This statistic displays the number of singles sold in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, broken down by sales threshold. In 2015, 8 singles sold more than one million copies, and this number doubled to 16 singles in 2016 (including tracks by Fifth Harmony and Shawn Mendes). The number of singled that reached 100k+ sales mark also increased from 277 singles in 2015 to 455 singles in 2016. Overall, 1,752,526 singles were sold at least once in 2016.
Number of music singles sold in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by sales threshold
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Number of music singles sold in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by sales threshold [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324301/singles-sold-by-sales-threshold-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Number of music singles sold in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by sales threshold." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324301/singles-sold-by-sales-threshold-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Number of music singles sold in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by sales threshold. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324301/singles-sold-by-sales-threshold-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Number of Music Singles Sold in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2016, by Sales Threshold." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324301/singles-sold-by-sales-threshold-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Number of music singles sold in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by sales threshold Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324301/singles-sold-by-sales-threshold-uk/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of music singles sold in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by sales threshold [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324301/singles-sold-by-sales-threshold-uk/