Most successful singles sales year in the UK

2011 was a record year for the UK singles market, with more than 177.9 million tracks downloaded (99.3 per cent of the total) or bought, shadowing 2010’s all-time high of 161.8 million and representing a fourth consecutive record-breaking year for singles sales. The charge was led by two million-sellers, Adele’s “Someone Like You”, which sold 1.24 million units, and “Moves Like Jagger”, Maroon 5’s duet with Christina Aguilera, which sold 1.04 million. A record 5.7 million singles were sold in the last week of 2011 alone. Top 20 UK Singles – 2011 01 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE 1,242,000 02 MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON 5 FT CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1,043,000 03 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM - LMFAO FT LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK 995,000 04 PRICE TAG - JESSIE J FT BOB 981,000 05 WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS 902,000 06 GIVE ME EVERYTHING - PITBULL FT NE-YO, AFROJACK AND NAYER 866,000 07 GRENADE - BRUNO MARS 852,000 08 THE A TEAM - ED SHEERAN 801,000 09 ROLLING IN THE DEEP - ADELE 798,000 10 ON THE FLOOR - JENNIFER LOPEZ FT PITBULL 784,000 11 JAR OF HEARTS - CHRISTINA PERRI 669,000 12 S&M - RIHANNA 643,000 13 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES AND GARETH MALONE 631,000 14 BORN THIS WAY - LADY GAGA 625,000 15 THE LAZY SONG - BRUNO MARS 618,000 16 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - CHRIS BROWN FT BENNY BENASSI 588,000 17 CHANGED THE WAY YOU KISS ME - EXAMPLE 582,000 18 I NEED A DOLLAR - ALOE BLACC 576,000 19 SWEAT - SNOOP DOGG 558,000 20 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - ONE DIRECTION 540,000