Half Million Digital Songs Sold in UK

More than half a million digital downloads have been sold in the UK so far this year, buoyed by the launch of heavily promoted services from Coca Cola, MSN, Tiscali and others.

The bestselling download in the UK to date was Coldplay track 2,000 Miles, a cover of the Pretenders song made available exclusively as a download. It narrowly beat big-selling OutKast single Hey Ya to the accolade.

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