July 11th 2010 Black Eyed are Really Peas’ed having British Download Milestone
The Black Eyed Peas number 1 tune “I Gotta Feeling” has grown to be the 1st ever single to be downloaded more than 1 million times in Great Britain. Originally unveiled on 8th June, 09, it lasted 2 weeks at the number one spot and a total of 33 inside of the top forty. Fergie explained: “It’s exhilarating to know we are so connected to our Peabodies.”Hopefully the good vibes from that song will continue to brighten people’s lives.” Martin Talbot, MD of the Official Charts Company, believed the milestone has been “a very significant step for the download market.”It’s been with us for five years but this really marks a coming of age,” he said. Downloads were first counted as part of the singles chart in Apr 2005, although only when a CD was for sale in the shops. A year down the road, digital downloads in their own right became eligable for the chart, and a couple of weeks shortly after, Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy became the very first single to reach number one whilst not selling any disc copies. Since that time downloads have been able to command the top 40. Nearly 98% of all single sales come through downloads, with just about 100,000 needed every week to have the top spot. While that amount is rather high when compared to all the rest of the music charts history, there are concerns from the music marketplace that it’s masking a much larger issue. Record company executives say that millions of pounds annually are being lost because of concerns like online piracy - not at all aided through the ready accessibility of downloads. Martin Talbot said that down load music single sales are only one part of the picture. He said: “Around the world album sales are declining rather dramatically. “But here in the UK things aren’t quite as bad. This isn’t a boom time but it’s not a time for real concern either.” Browse the Black Eyed Peas schedule to discover if they are performing at a venue near you while on their latest North American Travels.