1 Taylor Swift Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 25,554
2 Wiz Khalifa See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) 22,197
3 WALK THE MOON Shut Up and Dance 20,709
4 Rachel Platten Fight Song 19,948
5 Omi Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit) 19,159
6 Andy Grammer Honey, I’m Good. 18,916
7 Jason Derulo Want to Want Me 14,371
8 Fetty Wap Trap Queen 14,152
9 David Guetta Hey Mama (feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack) 13,285
10 Fifth Harmony Worth It (feat. Kid Ink) 12,755
11 Little Big Town Girl Crush 12,047
12 DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge You Know You Like It 11,482
13 Skrillex & Diplo Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber) 10,899
14 Mark Ronson Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) 10,643
15 Silento Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) 10,562
16 Luke Bryan Kick the Dust Up 9,720
17 Major Lazer Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) 9,545
18 The Weeknd The Hills 9,311
19 Tove Lo Talking Body 8,812
20 Taylor Swift Bad Blood 8,561

BPI and Brit Awards chief executive, Geoff Taylor, said the figures showed the UK is a “creative powerhouse” & he is absolutely correct. British acts account for 1 in 7 albums sold worldwide with 13.7% of worldwide sales. Sales of albums by British artists rose in Canada, Australia, Italy and Sweden, as well as the US.

Kings of A&R recently featured new acts from the UK including Flight Brigade who released their new track Housefire.

Flight Brigade almost completed their debut album, co-produced by Gavin Monaghan (The Editors, Kings of Leon, Robert Plant) and mixed by Donald Clark (The Knife, Noah & The Whale, Muse) at Artillery Studios. The album is due for release in early Autumn. Flight Brigade have released the official music video for their upcoming single ‘Housefire’ which is set in the Welsh mountains and follows the story of a girl fleeing the haunting influence of her past. They have been confirmed for Bestival and Glastonbury Festival. Housefire has a haunting atmospheric vibe with a singable anthem.
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1 Wiz Khalifa See You Again 32,665 (paid downloads)
2 WALK THE MOON Shut Up and Dance 18,593
3 Jason Derulo Want to Want Me 14,458
4 The Weeknd Earned It 14,351
5 Fetty Wap Trap Queen 13,131
6 Andy Grammer Honey, I’m Good. 13,023
7 David Guetta Hey Mama 12,608
8 T-Wayne Nasty Freestyle 12,528
9 Britney Spears Pretty Girls 10,630
10 Little Big Town Girl Crush 10,180
11 Tove Lo Talking Body 9,414
12 Meghan Trainor Dear Future Husband 8,856
13 Mark Ronson Uptown Funk 8,816
14 Fifth Harmony Worth It 8,625
15 Maroon 5 Sugar 8,162
16 DJ Snake You Know You Like It 7,883
17 Ellie Goulding Love Me Like You Do 7,859
18 Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud 7,720
19 Flo Rida GDFR 7,716
20 Rachel Platten Fight Song 7,385
21 Skrillex Where Are Ü Now 7,133
22 Natalie La Rose Somebody 6,735
23 Blake Shelton Sangria 6,735
24 Nick Jonas Chains 6,256
25 Sam Hunt Take Your Time 6,236

1 Wiz Khalifa See You Again 40,722 paid downloads
2 WALK THE MOON Shut Up and Dance 19,024
3 Fetty Wap Trap Queen 14,933
4 Little Big Town Girl Crush 14,247
5 Jason Derulo Want to Want Me 13,695
6 The Weeknd Earned It 13,596
7 David Guetta Hey Mama 12,348
8 Mark Ronson Uptown Funk 11,075
9 Andy Grammer Honey, I’m Good 10,404
10 Twayne Nasty Freestyle 10,195
11 Ellie Goulding Love Me Like You Do 10,146
12 Flo Rida GDFR 9291
13 Natalie La Rose Somebody 8,694
14 Maroon 5 Sugar 8,649
15 Nick Jonas Chains 8,331
16 Sam Hunt Take Your Time 8,306
17 Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud 8,232
18 Tove Lo Talking Body 7,750
19 Meghan Trainor Dear Future Husband 7,461
20 Nashville Cast Shotgun 7,173
21 Panic! At the Disco Hallelujah 6,994
22 Rihanna Better Have My Money 6,437

1. Wiz Khalifa See You Again 46,097 (paid downloads)
2. WALK THE MOON Shut Up and Dance 20,291
3. Mark Ronson Uptown Funk 16,352
4. Fetty Wap Trap Queen 15,840
5. The Weeknd Earned It 14,675
6. Jason Derulo Want to Want Me 12,385
7. Ellie Goulding Love Me Like You Do 11,316
8. David Guetta Hey Mama 11,147
9. Maroon 5 Sugar 10,224
10 Little Big Town Girl Crush 10,162
11 Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud 9,988
12 Andy Grammer Honey, I’m Good. 9,690
13 Nick Jonas Chains 9,515
14 Natalie La Rose Somebody 8,846
15 Flo Rida GDFR 7,850
16 Meghan Trainor Dear Future Husband 7,490
17 Rihanna FourFiveSeconds 7,394
18 Tove Lo Talking Body 7,321
19 Sam Hunt Take Your Time 7,158
20 Rihanna Better Have My Money 7,107
21 Fifth Harmony Worth It 6,550
22 Taylor Swift Style 6,409