Daft Punk, Avicii Amongst Top 3 Biggest Selling Singles of 2013 in the UK
2013 was a truly massive year in electronic music. Now, as we look back on the successes of the year it becomes even more apparent that electronic music has really broken through. In the UK two of the top three biggest selling singles in 2013 are by electronic artists. Daft Punk's collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Chic's Nile Rodgers, "Get Lucky", sold 1.3 million copies, making it the second most successful UK single in 2013 according the list published on Official Charts Company's website. They weren't the only electronic artists in the top three though as Avicii's "Wake Me Up" landed at #3 selling 1.18 million copies. Avicii's single was also the fastest selling single of 2013 with 267,000 copies being sold in the track's first week.