Digital No. 1: Reviving Singles With Downloads

BBC - 04/03/06

Digital downloading has revived the singles market. "In the period between the start of the decline in sales of physical formats and the introduction of legal download services, the relevance of the top 40 was called into question. However, that didn't spell an end to the desire for singles by music fans - it just reflected a shift in the way many of us choose to purchase our favourite new tracks."