> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# UK’s 7digital.com’s Top ’06 Sellers
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the_uks_7digita/
- Published: 2007-01-03T10:23:44.000Z
- Updated: 2007-01-03T10:23:44.000Z
- Description: The UK’s 7digital.com has announced it’s top selling downloads and artists of 2006. Leading the singles chart is Leona Lewis with "A Moment Like This" which sold 571,253 copies. Top. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/01/the_uks_7digita.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

The UK’s 7digital.com has announced it’s top selling downloads and  
artists of 2006.

[![7digital_logo_5](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/7digital_logo_5.gif "7digital_logo_5")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/7digital%5Flogo%5F5.gif&ref=hypebot.com)

Leading the singles chart is Leona Lewis with "A Moment Like This" which sold 571,253 copies. Top album is "Black  
Holes And Revelations" by Muse and top artists of 2006 i  
nclude Depeche Mode at #1, Sugababes at #5 and Coldplay at #14.

In addition, 7digital.com reported a 400%  
increase in sales from 2005 and a half million people purchasing tracks over the past 12 months. Speaking about  
this growth, Ben Drury, MD, 7digital.com says, "The digital music market has  
exploded, particularly over the past six months, accounting for approximately  
79% of all

[![Creativezenvplus_16](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/creativezenvplus_16.jpg "Creativezenvplus_16")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/creativezenvplus%5F16.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
single sales. We have seen Leona Lewis become the fastest selling  
female artist of all time with over 100,000 digital sales in the first 48 hours."

Changes to UK chart rules as of January 1st should  
also support future growth in digital music. Increasingly unsigned bands and indie labels can reach Top 40  
positions without the release a physical single or the backing of a major label.

**Read the full chart after the jump.**

**Top Singles of 2006**  
  
Ranking Artist Track   
1 Leona A Moment Like This   
2   
Gnarls Barkley Crazy   
3 David Hasselhoff Jump In My  
Car   
4 Scissor  
Sisters I Don’t Feel Like  
Dancin’   
5 José González Heartbeats   
6 Muse Assassin   
7 Thunder The Devil Made Me Do It  
8   
Snow Patrol Chasing  
Cars   
9 Orson No Tomorrow   
10 The Automatic Monster

  
**Top Albums of**  
**2006**   
Ranking  
Artist Track   
1 Muse Black Holes And Revelations   
2 Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere   
3 Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am,  
That’s What I’m Not   
4 Snow Patrol Eyes  
Open   
5 James  
Morrison Undiscovered   
6 Lily Allen Alright, Still   
7 Adam Ant Extra  
Wonderful  
8 José  
González Veneer   
9 Keane Under The Iron Sea   
10   
Pet Shop Boys Fundamental

  
**Top Artists**  
**of 2006**   
Ranking  
Artist Name   
1   
Depeche Mode   
2   
Gnarls Barkley   
3   
Pet Shop Boys   
4   
Muse   
5 Sugababes   
6 Snow Patrol   
7 Arctic Monkeys   
8 Madonna  
9 Girls Aloud   
10 Keane   
11 José González   
12 David Hasselhoff   
13   
Scissor Sisters  
14   
Coldplay   
15   
The Feeling   
16   
Thom Yorke   
17   
U2   
18 Orson   
19 Razorlight   
20 Embrace  
(Ends)

  
***About 7digital***   
Established in January 2004, 7digital is the digital media delivery  
company offering access to a huge catalogue of popular and eclectic legal  
downloads, competitive download prices and promotions, the highest quality sound  
available, a broad range of file formats and a very easy and secure online  
shopping experience. 7digital also enables secure digital media commerce on  
behalf of record labels, broadcast content owners, retail and brand partners.  
7digital’s clients include Universal, EMI, British Film Institute, Channel 5,  
Warner Music, MTV, Sony BMG, V2, Echo, Independiente and many more. The company  
has distributed content through over 500 partner sites including AOL, MSN,  
Lycos, Last.fm, Yahoo!, NME and XFM, delivered over 5,000,000 digital products  
in over 200 countries.

7digital is a privately held company  
based in central London, UK and is backed by Benchmark Capital, the venture  
capital firm behind eBay and other leading technology  
companies.