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Official Charts Company reveal UK's most streamed song | Official Charts Company reveal UK's most streamed song |
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The Official Charts Company has revealed the most streamed song of the last 12 months was We Are Young by Fun ft Janelle Monae. | |
It's exactly a year since figures for the UK's Official Streaming Chart started being compiled. | It's exactly a year since figures for the UK's Official Streaming Chart started being compiled. |
A total of 4.4 billion tracks were streamed in the last twelve months from sites including Spotify, We7, Zune, Napster and Deezer. | A total of 4.4 billion tracks were streamed in the last twelve months from sites including Spotify, We7, Zune, Napster and Deezer. |
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen was the second most streamed song. | |
Kevin Brown, from Spotify said: "The huge number of streams that have been delivered in the first year of the Official Streaming Chart is proof positive of the huge and growing popularity of music streaming." | |
Mark Foster, managing director of Deezer UK & Ireland said: "These figures show just how significant streaming now is in the UK and it's now an essential way of consuming music." | |
The Top 100 most listened to tracks account for less than 10% of the overall number of songs being listened to. | The Top 100 most listened to tracks account for less than 10% of the overall number of songs being listened to. |
The figures relate to the 12 months between May 2012 and the May 2013. | The figures relate to the 12 months between May 2012 and the May 2013. |
The Official Streaming Chart is different to the UK Official Chart on Radio 1, which is compiled using sales figures. | The Official Streaming Chart is different to the UK Official Chart on Radio 1, which is compiled using sales figures. |
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