List of best-selling music downloads by year in the United Kingdom explained

This is the list of the best-selling music downloads in the UK each year.

Most-downloaded singles by year

scope=col	Year	scope=col	Single	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Record label	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref.
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2004	"Vertigo"	U2	Universal	^[1]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2005	"You're Beautiful"		Warner	^[2]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2006			Sony	^[3]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2007	"Grace Kelly"	Mika	Universal	^[4]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2008	"Hallelujah"	Alexandra Burke	Sony
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2009	"Poker Face"	Lady Gaga	Warner	^[5]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2010	"Love the Way You Lie"	Eminem featuring Rihanna	Universal
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2011	"Someone Like You"	Adele	Beggars
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2012	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye featuring Kimbra	Universal
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2013	"Blurred Lines"	featuring T.I. and Pharrell	Universal
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2014	"Happy"		Sony	^[6]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2015	"Uptown Funk"	featuring Bruno Mars	Sony
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2016	"7 Years"	Lukas Graham	Warner	^[7]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2017	"Shape of You"		Warner	^[8]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2018	"This Is Me"		Warner	^[9]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2019
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2020	"Blinding Lights"		Universal	^[10]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2021	"Bad Habits"		Warner	^[11]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2022	"As It Was"		Sony	^[12]

Most-downloaded albums by year

scope=col	Year	scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist	scope=col	Record label	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref.
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2006	Eyes Open	Snow Patrol	Universal	^[13]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2007	Back to Black		Universal
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2008	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	Coldplay	EMI
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2009	The Fame	Lady Gaga	Universal
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2010	Sigh No More	Mumford & Sons	Universal
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2011	21	Adele	Beggars
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2012
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2013	Bad Blood	Bastille	Universal	^[14]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2014	x		Warner	^[15]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2015	25	Adele	Beggars	^[16]

See also

• List of best-selling compilation albums by year in the United Kingdom

External links

• Singles Download Chart at the Official Charts Company

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tony Christie still top download. 6 April 2005. Newsround. London. 12 April 2012.
2. Web site: Digital Download Factsheet. January 2007. Official Charts Company. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20070303062034/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/docs/Digital%20Download%20Factsheet_Jan_2007.pdf. 3 March 2007. dead. 12 April 2012.
3. News: Superstar Leona on Simon, Jedward, that shock attack and playing Belfast. Maureen. Coleman. The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. Belfast. 12 April 2012.
4. News: Amy Winehouse tops year end iTunes chart. Gary. Cleland. The Daily Telegraph. London. 0307-1235. 6412514. 12 December 2007. 12 April 2012.
5. News: Lady Gaga crowned queen of the downloads. The Daily Telegraph. London. 0307-1235. 6412514. 7 September 2009. 12 April 2012.
6. Web site: The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2014. Official Charts Company. 1 January 2015. Rob. Copsey.
7. http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2016__17517/ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2016"
8. http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2017-on-the-official-chart__21327/ "The Top 40 biggest songs of 2017 on the Official Chart"
9. News: The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2018. Copsey. Rob. 3 January 2019. Official Charts Company. 16 April 2019.
10. News: The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2020. Copsey. Rob. 4 January 2021. Official Charts Company. 8 January 2024.
11. News: The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2021. Griffiths. George. 4 January 2022. Official Charts Company. 8 January 2024.
12. News: The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2022. Griffiths. George. 4 January 2023. Official Charts Company. 8 January 2024.
13. Web site: Adele and Ed Sheeran push digital albums sales over the 100 million milestone . 3 August 2012 . . London . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804231327/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-and-ed-sheeran-push-digital-albums-sales-over-the-100-million-milestone-1517/ . 4 August 2012 . live . 3 August 2012 .
14. http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-artist-albums-of-2013-2708/ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2013"
15. Web site: The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014. Official Charts Company. 12 January 2015. 1 January 2015.
16. Web site: The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2015. 4 January 2016. Official Charts Company. 27 February 2016.