The Black Eyed Peas number 1 tune “I Gotta Feeling”has become the very first ever single to be downloaded more than 1 million times in the United Kingdom. Initially made available on 8 June, 09, it lasted a couple of weeks in the number one spot and a total of thirty three weeks in the top 40. Vocalist Fergie said: “It’s exhilarating to know we are so connected to our Peabodies.”Hopefully the good vibes from that song will continue to brighten people’s lives.”
Martin Talbot, MD of the Official Charts Company, pointed out the milestone seemed to be “a very significant step for the download market.”It’s been with us for five years but this really marks a coming of age,” he added. Downloading was initially taken into account within the singles chart in April 05, but only if the Disc was actually for sale in the shops. It was only a year after, digital downloading became eligible for the chart in their own right, and only a month or so after, Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy became the very first music single to reach number 1 whilst not selling any CD copies. Consequently downloading has been able to dominate the top 40. In fact, 98% of virtually all single sales are actually through downloading, with about a hundred thousand needed every week to find the top spot.
While that amount is fairly high in contrast to the rest of the music charts history, you’ll find issues from the music industry that it might be masking a much greater issue. Record company executives state millions of pounds every year are now being lost as a consequence of problems such as on-line piracy – in no way helped from the easy accessibility of downloads. Martin Talbot said that download single sales are just one part of the picture. He stated: “Around the world album sales are declining rather dramatically. “But here in the UK things aren’t quite as bad. This isn’t a boom time but it’s not a time for real concern either.”
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