US music stats company Nielsen SoundScan announced yesterday that it will start to compile statistics for music downloads within what it calls its 'non-traditional' sales category, which also includes internet, mail-order and concert-venue sales of traditional formats.
Data will be based on pay-per-download sales from the key legit download sites including Apple's iTunes Music Store, Pressplay, MusicNet, Liquid Audio and Listen.com's Rhapsody service.
For the week ending 29 Jun, the top downloaded track was 'Crazy in Love' by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, which was followed by Kelly Clarkson's 'Miss Independent', Coldplay's 'Clocks', and Matchbox Twenty's 'Unwell'.