First British artist to sell one million digital copies of a single in UK

First British artist to sell one million digital copies of a single in UK
Who
Adele
What
first
Where
United Kingdom ()
When

Boosted by her show-stopping performance at the 2011 BRIT Awards, Adele’s (b. Adele Adkins) “Someone Like You”, from the record-shattering album 21, was the first ever single by a British artist to amass digital sales of one million domestically, a feat accomplished on 5 July 2011 - 162 days after its release.