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BPI sales awards reflect shrinking singles market. (News).
The ever-shrinking singles market is hitting industry certifications, with the number of disc presentations halving in just a year.
Only a dozen platinum, gold or silver singles sales awards were certified by the BPI during the opening quarter of this year, compared with 24 in the same period of 2002. Four years ago, some 43 singles awards were presented in the first three months of the year.
Two 2002 hits still selling into 2003, Girls Aloud's Sound Of The Underground and Las Ketchup's The Ketchup Song, were the only singles releases to reach platinum status or above during the period, while just four singles turned gold. The first quarter of 1999 saw 11 gold awards.
However, the biggest decline is among singles reaching silver status, with six releases making the grade in quarter one 2003 compared with 15 last year, 18 in 2001, 17 in 2000 and 25 in 1999. ...
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