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Westlife top UK download chart

BBC Radio 1 announced the top legally downloaded tracks today in the first official legal download charts. Surprisingly westlife topped the chart with Flying without wings, which was actually released years ago. This is of course good news to the major labels who now know that old tracks may become gold tracks all over again. Below is the Top 10, visit the source to find more.

1. Westlife - Flying Without Wings (BMG)
2. Blazin Squad - Blazin Day (Warner Bros.)
3. Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved (BMG)
4. Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme (EMI)
5. Green Day - American Idiot (Warner Bros.)
6. Maroon 5 - This Love (BMG)
7. Streets - Dry Your Eyes (Warner Bros.)
8. Keane - Bedshaped (Universal)
9. Scissor Sisters - Laura (Universal)
10. Muse - Apocalypse Please (Warner Bros.)

The numbers are coming from legal music downloading services such as iTunes and Napster.



Source:
BBC News

Written by: James Delahunty @ 1 Sep 2004 18:44

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• Toiletman

  Wow. I remember that Westlife song, when they were actually popular. Now, boybands are a thing of a past, or so it seemed...

  1.9.2004 22:09 #1

• Linzi

  this site is well cool but a would love 2 download songs but every time i try a cant

  12.1.2005 11:51 #2