This statistic displays average weekly unit sales of music albums ranked number one on the album charts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016. After the significant success of Adele's album in 2015 that boosted the weekly sales to more than 81 thousand units, in 2016, this figure decreased by half, and reached the level of 39,506 units. In 2011, number one albums sales peaked with almost 110 thousand copies sold on average weekly.
Average weekly sales of albums ranked number one on the music album charts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Average weekly sales of albums ranked number one on the music album charts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323833/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-albums-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Average weekly sales of albums ranked number one on the music album charts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323833/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-albums-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Average weekly sales of albums ranked number one on the music album charts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323833/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-albums-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Average Weekly Sales of Albums Ranked Number One on The Music Album Charts in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323833/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-albums-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Average weekly sales of albums ranked number one on the music album charts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323833/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-albums-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Average weekly sales of albums ranked number one on the music album charts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323833/weekly-sales-of-top-selling-albums-uk/