The recorded music industry is coming together to celebrate 10 years of digital music with a new Now! compilation and Radio 1 show.
Official Charts Company (OCC), the BPI and ERA are all supporting the Decade of Digital celebrations which kick off on Easter Monday with an unveiling of the all-time Official Download Chart Top 100 on BBC Radio 1.
On the same day Now! is also releasing a tie-in compilation - Now That’s What I Call 21st Century - featuring 62 of the official biggest selling downloads of the past 10 years.
MTV will broadcast its own Decade Of Digital programmes on May Day Bank Holiday weekend (May 3-5) while further celebrations are expected over the course of the year.
Martin Talbot, OCC chief executive said: ‘The past 10 years has seen digital consumption revolutionise the music industry, transforming the singles market and allowing fans instant access to their favourite tunes at highly competitive prices.
‘And the digital revolution continues apace - just as downloading changed the way fans access music 10 years ago, so streaming will continue this evolution over the coming decade.’
OCC figures revealed that during the first week of 2004, a total of 13,934 single track downloads were registered. This number has risen to 3.49m downloads a week on average throughout 2013.
Further stats showed that demand has combined to make 2012 and 2013 the two biggest years for singles sales in the history of the UK market with sales of 188.6m and 182.2m respectively.
Visit www.officialcharts.com for more charts statistics and information.
Official Charts Company (OCC), the BPI and ERA are all supporting the Decade of Digital celebrations which kick off on Easter Monday with an unveiling of the all-time Official Download Chart Top 100 on BBC Radio 1.
On the same day Now! is also releasing a tie-in compilation - Now That’s What I Call 21st Century - featuring 62 of the official biggest selling downloads of the past 10 years.
MTV will broadcast its own Decade Of Digital programmes on May Day Bank Holiday weekend (May 3-5) while further celebrations are expected over the course of the year.
Martin Talbot, OCC chief executive said: ‘The past 10 years has seen digital consumption revolutionise the music industry, transforming the singles market and allowing fans instant access to their favourite tunes at highly competitive prices.
‘And the digital revolution continues apace - just as downloading changed the way fans access music 10 years ago, so streaming will continue this evolution over the coming decade.’
OCC figures revealed that during the first week of 2004, a total of 13,934 single track downloads were registered. This number has risen to 3.49m downloads a week on average throughout 2013.
Further stats showed that demand has combined to make 2012 and 2013 the two biggest years for singles sales in the history of the UK market with sales of 188.6m and 182.2m respectively.
Visit www.officialcharts.com for more charts statistics and information.
