UK SINGLES SALES DROP AS DOWNLOADS GROW

Rueters reports that the single that topped this week’s U.K. pop charts had the lowest ever sales for a No. 1 It’s the latest indication that singles format is dying as Brits turn to downloading. Swedish DJ Eric Prydz bounced back to the top of the charts after his single “Call On Me” registered weekly sales of just over 23,000 copies.

The Official U.K. Charts Company which compiles the list, confirmed it had recorded the worst sales for a song reaching No. 1 and said it was looking at combining single sales with legal downloads from the Internet.