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Lady Gaga’s 'Bad Romance' on track to be most downloaded single

Published: Jun 9, 2010 by wlmmusic Filed under: International News Views: 209 Tags: Lady Gaga, Bad Romance, Ke$ha, Rihanna, The Black Eyed Peas, Iyaz, Owl City, Jay-Z
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Lady Gaga’s 'Bad Romance' is on track to be the most popular single of the year – after Nokia revealed it has dominated Ovi Music download charts around the world over the past five months. The chart-topping track spent an average of seven weeks at the no.1 spot in 13 countries worldwide including Russia, Brazil and Italy, helping to make Gaga the most downloaded artist of 2010, so far.

Available in 36 countries, Ovi Music provides a unique insight into current music trends. A recent snapshot of the most popular downloads from Ovi Music saw Grammy award-winners Rihanna and The Black Eyed Peas pipped to the no.1 artist spot in countries as varied as Finland, Russia and Malaysia.

With two songs making the top ten, the Princess of Pop’s musical crusade has been widely recognized as a critical factor in the rise in digital music sales since 2009, and has helped push the recorded music market into growth for the first time in six years**. 

"The world is going truly Gaga for 'Bad Romance'! As we approach the half way point of 2010, Lady Gaga is firmly on track for a record breaking year with unprecedented popularity amongst Ovi Music downloaders around the world. It's great to see newcomer, Ke$ha, also having a great time, with the hit, 'Tik Tok', being the second most downloaded track to date', said Ovi Musicologist, Geoff Roberts.

GLOBAL TOP 10 DOWNLOADS IN 2010 ACCORDING TO OVI MUSIC:

1. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
2. Ke$ha - TiK ToK
3. Rihanna - Rude Boy
4.The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
5. Iyaz - Replay 
6. Owl City - Fireflies 
7. The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
8. Lady Gaga - Telephone
9. Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind [Jay-Z + Alicia Keys] 
10. Rihanna - Russian Roulette

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