Sales Figures
In the UK the number of sales required to achieve a hit single steadily declined in line with a general decline in single sales until the early 2000s (decade), but have recovered strongly with the growth in official digital downloads; 2011 was a record year for UK singles sales. Actual figures vary considerably depending on the time of year. In 2012 a number one single usually sold around 100,000 copies per week; sales of around 30,000 were often sufficient to reach the top ten, and a single selling over 6,000 copies could make the top forty.
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