Tuesday 8 September 2009

Lady Gaga's Poker Face is the UK's most downloaded song, with 779,000 downloads

"Lady Gaga's single "Poker Face" is the most downloaded song in the five years since download charts were first compiled, the Official UK Charts Company has said.
Digital sales now make up 98 percent of the singles market.
The New York singer, 23, known for her outlandish dress sense, topped the all-time chart, with US band Kings of Leon also among the most downloaded artists.
"Poker Face" notched up 779,000 sales on downloads, while "Just Dance", her first single release in Britain, came third in the chart with 700,000 sales.
"Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon came second, while the Tennessee family were also fourth with "Use Somebody". British electropop duo La Roux's "In For The Kill" -- the most recent release in the top 10 -- was at number five.
The top five were all released within the past 12 months, indicating the importance of download sales to the music industry."
Full top 10:
1 "Poker Face" -- Lady Gaga
2 "Sex On Fire" -- Kings Of Leon
3 "Just Dance" -- Lady Gaga
4 "Use Somebody" -- Kings Of Leon
5 "In For The Kill" -- La Roux
6 "Run" -- Leona Lewis
7 "Hallelujah" -- Alexandra Burke
8 "Bleeding Love" -- Leona Lewis
9 "Chasing Cars" -- Snow Patrol
10 "Rockstar" -- Nickelback
Source: Official UK Charts Company, reported by AFP, 7th September 2009

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